Artist Reception - Donna Friedman

The South Shore Art Center presents Perspective, an exhibit featuring the art of Donna Friedman, at the library from January 4th through February 28th. 

Donna Friedman, an artist and social activist, found ways to reignite her passions for the visual arts by completing South Shore Art Center’s (SSAC) Studio Arts Certificate program. In April 2022 she became a juried Gallery Artist at the SSAC where she now serves as a board member. In September 2020, she became a juried member of the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA). In July 2022, she received the SSAC’s DeeDee Agee Art Award. A book which includes her paintings, “Ways to Survive”, a collaboration with Poet Berna Kahraman, was published in Boston and Istanbul in May 2020 (www.waystosurvive.org). All proceeds from sales of this book were distributed to the four nonprofits Donna and Berna hold dear to their hearts.

The Southwest US national parks never fail to inspire me. Having recently spent time in Arches, Canyonlands, and Capital Reef National Parks, I was entranced. Their magnificent sandstone arches, natural bridges and other geologic formations, set against intense blue skies, captivated my imagination. Powerful forces of nature fashioned these breath-taking landscapes over millions and millions of years. I am reminded there that we humans are new to the earth; this perspective gives me pause and centers my spirit, as does the act of expressing, through painting, their impacts on my heart and soul.   

Meet Donna at an afternoon reception on Sunday, January 29th. All are welcome.