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  • Freya Powell

    Assistant Professor of Photography

    Email
    freya@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    Parsons Faculty Hotseat

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    Freya Powell

    Profile

    Freya Powell is a multi-disciplinary artist making time-based projects that address languages relationship to individual and collective memory. She received an MFA from Hunter College, New York, NY and a BA from Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY. Her work has been exhibited in solo shows at Art in General, Brooklyn, NY (2017), Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN (2017), Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain (2014) and Emerson Dorsch, Miami, FL (2013). She has participated in group shows at institutions including EFA Project Space, New York, NY (2016), Queens Museum, Corona, NY (2016), Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY (2015), the International Center of Photography Library, New York, NY (2014), #1 Cartagena: the First International Biennale of Art, Cartagena de India, Colombia (2014), and the Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY (2013).

    Degrees Held

    MFA, Combined Media, CUNY: Hunter College

    BA, Studio Arts, Bard College

    Recent Publications

    April 2020. 'Only Remains Remain'. MoMA Magazine.
    June 2020. 'A conversation: Audra Wolowiec and Freya Powell'. Sound American. 

     

    Research Interests

    voice, memory, myth, history, idea development, individual/collective memory, archives

    Awards And Honors

    2023     Individual Artist Grant. NYSCA. New York, NY
    2022     Creative Time Open Call Commission. Shortlist. New York, NY
    2021     Engaging Artists Fellowship. More Arts. Brooklyn, NY
    2021     New Works Grant. Queens Council on the Arts. Astoria, NY
    2019     New Works Grant. Queens Council on the Arts. Astoria, NY
    2018     Residency Fellowship, NARS Foundation. Brooklyn, NY
    2017     New Commission. Art in General. Brooklyn, NY
    2015     Socrates Sculpture Park Emerging Artist Fellowship, Long Island City, NY
    2015     Creative Capital Award, Finalist. New York, NY
    2012     C-12 Emerging Artist Award, Shortlist, Hunter College. New York, NY
    2011     William Graf Travel Grant, Hunter College. New York, NY
    2011     Artist Grant. Contemporary Arts Center- Woodside. Troy, NY
    2009     Artist Grant. Vermont Studio Center. Johnson, VT

    Current Courses

    Core Sem 3: Still to Moving
    PUPH 3101, Fall 2024

    Core Studio 3: Moving Image
    PUPH 3100, Fall 2024

    Future Courses

    Core Studio 4: Photo Contexts
    PUPH 3110, Spring 2025

    Past Courses

    Core Studio 4: Photo Contexts
    PUPH 3110, Spring 2024

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