Bio
Danielle Friesen (b. 1997, Winnipeg) is a biracial Canadian artist of Bajan descent. She holds a diploma in Graphic Design from Red River College (2019) and moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2022 to study Fine Art at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Danielle 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. She anticipates graduating in 2025.
Danielle's interdisciplinary practice is rooted in drawing, with a focus on abstraction. Her current work focuses on repeated mark-making, allowing the process to reveal unexpected outcomes. Influenced by artists who continuously evolve their practice, Danielle is particularly drawn to the act of discovery and surprise that unfolds during the making of her work.
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
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, lectures
Guest Presentation, Mad Studies | Jay Heisler 2024
NSCAD, Halifax, NS
NSCAD, Halifax, NS
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