Bio
Danielle Friesen (b. 1997 Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Bajan, Canadian Visual Artist. With a diploma in Graphic Design from Red River College (2019), Danielle moved to Halifax, NS in 2021 to study Fine Art at NSCAD University and is a recipient of the Harrison McCain Scholarship in memory of Marion McCain, Thomas George and Ethel Pearson MacKenzie Scholarship, and the Bernadette Macdonald Bursary, anticipating graduation in 2025. Danielle’s practice is interdisciplinary and considers her grounding medium to be drawing. Inspired by artists who are actively investigating their practice and exploring various themes, her current practice is mainly influenced by abstraction and utilizing repetitive mark-making and applications with the anticipation to be surprised by the process.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts 2022 — present
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Graphic Design Diploma 2017 — 2019
Red River College
Red River College
experience
Instructor 2024
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Art Camp, Halifax, NS
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Art Camp, Halifax, NS
Facilitator 2024
Wonder'neath Art Society, Halifax, NS
Wonder'neath Art Society, Halifax, NS
Summer Art Programming Intern 2023
Wonder'neath Art Society, Halifax, NS
Wonder'neath Art Society, Halifax, NS
Certifications, Publications, Exhibitions, Articles
MUST Advance Drawing Group Exhibition 2024
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
THAWTS Exhibition 2019
Danielle Friesen, Maggie Ikemiya, Winnipeg, MB
Danielle Friesen, Maggie Ikemiya, Winnipeg, MB
U&i perspective Exhibition 2016
Danielle Friesen, Ashtyn Walker, Winnipeg, MB
Danielle Friesen, Ashtyn Walker, Winnipeg, MB