Viola Frey

Double Self

1978

Medium
ceramic and glazes
Dimensions
largest 64 x 20 x 18 1/2 inches (162.6 x 50.8 x 47 cm)
Inventory Number
VF-0291CSS
Credit Line
Artists’ Legacy Foundation, Oakland, CA
Exhibition History
  • 2024   She Laughs Back: Feminist Wit in 1970s Bay Area Art, University Library Gallery, CSU Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
  • 2019   Viola Frey: Her Self, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA (catalogue)
  • 2009   Bigger, Better, More: The Art of Viola Frey, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI (catalogue); also traveled to Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON; Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
  • 1998   Viola Frey: Survey 1969-1981, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalogue)
  • 1993   From the Fire, Three Exhibitions in Clay: Incendiary Spirits, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA (catalogue)
  • 1988   California Crossroads, Koll Company, Newport Beach, CA
  • 1982   Viola Frey: Figures, Art Gallery/Visual Arts Center, CSU Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
  • 1982   Clay Bodies: Autio, DeStaebler, Frey, Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD (catalogue)
  • 1982   Currents 18: Viola Frey, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
  • 1981   Viola Frey, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA (catalogue); also traveled to Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA; Sheehan Art Gallery, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA; Blanden Memorial Gallery, Fort Dodge, IA; Matthew’s Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Illinois State University, Normal, IL; Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
Bibliography
  • 2024    de Bos, Cynthia, Nancy Lim, Viola Frey with Charles Fiske, Jenelle Porter, and Jodi Throckmorton. de Bos, Cynthia, and Jenelle Porter, eds. Viola Frey: Artist’s Mind/Studio/World. Oakland: Artists’ Legacy Foundation and New York: Gregory R. Miller, forthcoming September 2024.
  • 2019    Ellis, Anita and Nancy Rehkopf. Viola Frey: Her Self. Novato: Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 2019.
  • 2019    Whiting, Sam. “Viola Frey’s ultra-honest self-portraits at Marin MOCA.” Datebook. San Francisco Chronicle, February 19, 2019. https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/art-exhibits/viola-freys-ultra-honest-self-portraits-at-marinmoca
  • 2017    Griffin, Susan. Viola Frey: Women & Men. Berkeley: Kelly’s Cove Press, 2017.
  • 2010    Clowes, Jody. “Bigger, Better, More: The Art of Viola Frey.” American Craft Magazine. December 2009 - January 2010. 34-35.
  • 2010    “Museums and Sights.” Timeout.com. February 28, 2010. http://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/museums-attractions/bigger-better-more-the-art-of-viola-frey
  • 2010    Di Marzo, Cindi. “A Human Museum Without Walls.” Studio International. February 10, 2010. http://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/a-human-museum-without-walls---bigger--better--more-the-art-of-viola-frey
  • 2010    Zeaman, John. “Show hits on big and small of pioneering sculptor Viola Frey.” NorthJersey.com. February 1, 2010. http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/Show_hits_on_big_and_small_of_pioneering_sculptor_Viola_Frey.html
  • 2009    Taragin, Davira. Bigger, Better, More: The Art of Viola Frey (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2009).
  • 2009    Dunigan, Peggy Sue. “Castoff Art.” ExpressMilwaukee.com. April 21, 2009. http://expressmilwaukee.com/article-6260-castoff-art.html
  • 2005    Levin, Elaine. “Viola Frey (1933-2004).” Studio Potter, December 2004. 34-38.
  • 2003    Clark, Garth and Peter Schjeldahl. “Cracks in the Sidewalk: A Chronological Study of the Art and World of Viola Frey.” In Shards: Garth Clark on Ceramic Art, edited by John Pagliaro. New York: Ceramic Arts Foundation/Distributed Art Publications, 2003.
  • 2000    Jana, Reena. “Viola Frey: Survey of Work 1969 - 1981.” Ceramics: Art and Perception. September 2000. 83-87.
  • 1998    Jana, Reena and Patterson Sims. Viola Frey (San Francisco: Rena Bransten Gallery, 1998).
  • 1982    Cowart, Jack. “Currents: Viola Frey.” Currents. St. Louis: St. Louis Art Museum, 1982.
  • 1982    “Sculptress featured at ASU.” The Phoenix Gazette. August 14, 1982.
  • 1982    Welter, Thomas. “Frey’s work proves worthy of raves.” State Press: Arizona State University. August 24, 1982.
  • 1981    Clark, Garth. Viola Frey (Sacramento: Creative Arts League of Sacramento, 1981).
  • 1981    Shere, Charles. “The Larger than Life Work of Viola Frey.” Oakland Tribune. September 6, 1981. H-3, H-4.
  • 1981    Levine, Melinda. “Viola Frey: Mythic Pastiches in Paint and Clay.” Artweek. September 5, 1981. 1, 16.
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