DVAA Member since January 2020

Terri Fridkin

Website:

terrifridkin.com

About:

Terri Fridkin is best known for her dynamic, abstract and mixed media works that embody intense color and graphic forms. An honors graduate of the arts and design college at Drexel University, Fridkin lives and works in the Philadelphia area.
Fridkin has presented several solo shows at Muse Gallery, Main Line Art Center, and Coldwell Banker. She has participated in numerous juried and invitational exhibitions and selected collections include Einstein Medical Networks, PA, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, NY, Mattleman, Weinroth & Miler Law Offices, PA. Fridkin has received many awards including The Gail Taflin Silvert Memorial Award for Abstract Work, the Stella Drabkin Memorial Award for Printmaking and the Michael Lauschin Memorial Award for Printmaking. She is a member of Muse Gallery, The American Color Print Society, The Cheltenham Guild of Printmakers, Star Wheel Printers and The Guild of Papermakers.

Artist Statement:

“Structure, pattern, line, and color, are the underpinnings of my hand-pulled prints.  They are simple and complex, bold and subtle, yet resist a specific meaning.  These outcomes provide discipline and a comforting sense of order to counteract the uncertainty and chaos that exists in our world today.  Years of precise and meticulous renderings have impacted this vision.

My fascination with printmaking is influenced by the fusion of techniques along with the  sudden effects generated by the press. The intuitive creative process is guided by inks, matrices, and paper as the composition develops a strong graphic imagery. This result is achieved by using multiple plates with transparent and opaque layers of inks and acrylics.  Collage elements, mixed media, and artist-made paper enhance the image.  Experimentation, invention, and discovery, are the driving forces that inspire me.”