Biography
Danielle Friesen (b. 1997, Winnipeg) is a mixed Canadian and Barbadian artist currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She holds a diploma in Graphic Design from Red River College (2019) and a Bachelor's of Fine Art at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (2025). 
Rooted in drawing and focused on abstraction, Danielle's work explores repeated mark-making and action, committed to a process-led approach that reminds her to have openness to what is and what will be. Energized by curiosity, she is particularly drawn to the sense of not knowing and welcoming surprises. 

Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts 2022 — 2025
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University 
Graphic Design Diploma 2017 — 2019
Red River College

experience
Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator 2019 — present
Remote (password: graphicdesign)
Summer Camp Instructor 2024 
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Facilitator 2024 
Wonder'neath Art Society, Halifax, NS
Summer Art Programming Intern 2023 
Wonder'neath Art Society, Halifax, NS

awards
Arthur Lismer Award of Academic Excellence 
2025 | NSCAD University 
Simon Chang Foundation for Change Scholarship  
2025 | NSCAD University 
Dalglish Family Foundation Exhibition Bursary 
2024 | NSCAD University 
Bernadette Macdonald Bursary
2024 | NSCAD University 
Thomas George and Ethel Pearson MacKenzie Scholarship 
2023 | NSCAD University 
Harrison McCain Scholarship in Memory of Marion McCain 
2022 — 2025 | NSCAD University 

Certifications, Publications, Exhibitions, Articles, lectures 
Upcoming solo exhibition: hum, 2025
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS 
Something Sentimental: NSCAD Graduation Exhibition, 2025
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS 
Guest Presentation, Mad Studies | Jay Heisler 2024
NSCAD, Halifax, NS
MUST Advance Drawing Group Exhibition, 2024
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS 
Winnipeg Free Press 2020
THAWTS Exhibition, 2019
Danielle Friesen, Maggie Ikemiya, Winnipeg, MB
PRISM International: FIGURES 2019
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