Artwork exploring female tears, the romance plot, and the fantasy of reality in the Bachelor franchise.
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The Whole Package, 2016, Fabric, thread, packing peanuts, 35 x 29 x 6″
Please Accept My Rose, 2016, Fabric, thread, dye, gesso, polyfil, 19 x 21 x 14″
Here For the Right Reasons, 2016, Fabric, thread, gesso, glitter glue, polyfil, 18 x 32 x 6″
There’s Nothing Better Than Watching Girls Crying, 2016, Fabric, thread, dye, glitter glue, polyfil, 30 x 46 x 11″
She Was Always the One, 2016, Fabric, thread, dye, polyfil, glass vase, magazine cover, 13 x 11 x 10″
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Zoë Frederick was born in rural Virginia and raised in a small wooden house built by her potter parents. After attending Sarah Lawrence College, she moved to Brooklyn to make work. Following a brief stint in Philadelphia, Zoë returned to New York to begin her MFA at the School of Visual Arts in 2015. She has participated in residencies in New Mexico, Maine, and Brooklyn. See more of her work at zoefrederick.com, and in person in the upcoming group show “In Cylinder” at SVA Flatiron Gallery, 133 W 21st Street, NYC, August 13 – September 10, 2016.
