"Borders of Intimacy", an exhibition mixed media paintings by Patricia Frischer was shown at San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA. March 31-April 26, 2005 and Mary Ogilvie Gallery, St. Anne's College, Oxford University, Oct. 2005.
An illustrated catalogue of the exhibition with essays by the gallery director, is available online at www.DrawsCrowd.com.
Elegant mixed media paintings by Patricia Frischer emerged from a 2-year project, which focused on the nature of relationships and the shifting of public and personal boundaries in contemporary society.
Frischer's images in muted colors alternate between sensual cinematic close-ups of luscious lips or flirty cleavages, and witty visual collages were political characters and historical romantic figures float and mingle in an evanescent landscape.
Symbols of human interchanges are echoed across the works: clowns as lovers, lips that attract, hands in places which are suspect, shadow men, and rings of devotion and bondage.
The works reflect the complexities of human nature. The paintings attract you with their beauty and their wit, and then they challenge you to interpret the mystery, to find the heart and soul of each piece.
Patricia Frischer lives in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA, and has published books on Artists in the Marketplace. A founder of the San Diego Visual Arts Network, Frischer earned her BA and MFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts.
 
Home Address: |
2487 Montgomery Avenue, Cardiff by the Sea, Ca. 92007
Tel & Fax: 760.943.0148
Email: patricia@DrawsCrowd.com
Web site: www.DrawsCrowd.com |
Birth Date and Places Studied: |
May 3, 1948 Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
Washington University, St. Louis Missouri: Boston Museum School of Fine Art,
Boston, Mass.
Kansas City Art Institute, KC, Missouri |
Degrees:
Scholarships: |
B.F.A., 1970 M.F.A., 1972 Major: Sculpture at California College of Arts and Crafts
Half-tuition, CCAC, 1971; Full-tuition, CCAC, 1971,1972; Teaching Assistantship
CCAC, 1971,1972; Sophomore Tutorial Program, CCAC, 1971,1972 |
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One Woman Exhibition
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Mesa College Gallery with Cheryl Tall, San Diego, CA 2005
Humor and Healing, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, 2001
COVA Open Studio Exhibition, San Diego, 1999, 2000
Union Bank of California, Encinitas, California, 1999
Mary Ogilvie Gallery, St Anne’s College, Oxford, England, 1998, 2005
Via Cicada, Palm Springs, California, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001
L’Escargot, London, England, 1990
Sue Williams Gallery, London, England, 1989, 1991
Chateau de Lesvault, Onlay, France, 1988
Patricia Carega Gallery, Washington D.C., 1986
Quinton Green Gallery, London, England, 1989
Private Stock Gallery, Kansas City, MO., 1983 |
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Selected Group Exhibitions:
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Multiple Universes, Poway Art Center, 2006
Oceanside Museum of Art Artist Alliance and Jazzercise, Carlsbad, 2006
Without Limits: Latin American Slant, Expressions of Mexico Gallery, 2006
Double Vision: Mixed Diptychs, Mixture Gallery, San Diego, CA 2005
La Dolce Vita, Galerie d’Art International, San Diego, CA, 2005
Dawn of the Living Pixel, Poway Art Center, 2005
The Golem, Gotthelf Art Gallery, SD Center for Jewish Culture, La Jolla, CA 2005
Oceanside Museum of Art, Art Auction Preview Exhibition, Oceanside, CA.2004
Galerie d’Art International Art Auction Preview Exhibition, San Diego, CA. 2004
California Digital, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA. 2003
Karsi Art Works, "Families Only, Istanbul, Turkey 2003
Artist Alliance, Oceanside Museum of Art Phantom Gallery, 2002
Arts Alive, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA., 2001, Cardiff, 2002
Sony Art Walk, San Diego, CA., 1998, Café Deception, 1999, Menagerie, 2000
Pump House Gallery, Group Show, Battersea, London, England, 1994
Wardolfs, Group Show, London, England, 1992,1993,1994
National Theatre, Group Show, London, England, 1993
Economist Gallery, Group Show, London, England, 1992
Sadler Wells Theatre, Group Show, London, England, 1992
Sue Williams Gallery, “Candle Power", London, England, 1991
MM Arts, Group Shows, London, England, 1987,1988,1989, 1991
Oscar Woolens, Group Show, London, England, 1990
Trace Computer, Group Show, London, England, 1989
Spectrum Gallery, “Glass and Paper, “ Palm Desert, Ca., 1989, 1990
Patricia Carega Gallery, “Five Artist Paint Washington” Washington, D.C. 1986
Quinton Green Gallery, “Birds Beasts and Humans,” London, England, 1985 and
Summer Show at the Cork Street Art Fair, 1984
Contemporary Art Society, “Art Market.” sponsored by Sainsbury, Smith Gallery,
London, England, 1985, 1986
Art works by Patricia Frischer are in private collections and have been shown in group
exhibitions throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, the Eastern Block
countries, France, and Sweden. |
Publications:
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“The Artist in the Marketplace,” with James Adams, H.Even, New York,
“Advice to the Artist in Search of a Gallery,” Arts Review Magazine, London, 1986
"New Collectors", Open Studio Catalogue, San Diego, CA 2000
"Women Artists Datebook, 2003", Syracuse Cultural Workers
SmART Collector, www.SDVisualArts.net, and numerous articles 2003 to present |
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Selected Work Experience:
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Coordinator, San Diego Visual Arts Network, 2002 to present
Board of Directors, Combined Organisation of the Visual Arts, 1999 to 2004
Freelance lecturer, 1979 to present, Artist Agents Training Course, 2001 to
Head of Art, Southbank International School, London, England, 1979-1996
Assistant Professor, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, 1977-1979
Director, JPL Fine Art Gallery, London, England, 1973-1976 |
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