public programs
“Viola Frey: Artist’s Mind/Studio/World”
Book event with California College of the Arts
Squeak Carnwath, Nancy Lim, and Cynthia de Bos gather to discuss Viola Frey’s life and artistic practice in conjunction with the newly released monograph, Viola Frey: Artist’s Mind/Studio/World (December 2024). This event was organized by BFA Ceramics at CCA and Artists’ Legacy Foundation. Video courtesy California College of the Arts, San Francisco. (58 mins | February 13, 2025)“Viola Frey: The Bricoleur”
Online panel with Nancy Hoffman Gallery
Artists’ Legacy Foundation co-directors Cynthia de Bos and Julia Schwartz present “Viola Frey: The Bricoleur,” a virtual talk in conjunction with the exhibition Viola Frey: Faces, Masks, and Figurines at Nancy Hoffman Gallery.
(50 mins | November 17, 2022)
“Viola Frey: Finding Inspiration”
Online program with YoloArts
Virtual gallery talk presented by Julia Schwartz about Viola Frey’s inspiration, and how she inspired five artists included in the exhibition After Viola.
(50 mins | May 9, 2022)
“For the Record: Viola Frey”
Online panel with Norton Museum of Art
In conjunction with the exhibition For the Record: Celebrating Art by Women at the Norton Museum of Art, Glenn Tomlinson joins co-directors Julia Schwartz and Cynthia de Bos to talk about Viola Frey’s legacy and the Artists’ Legacy Foundation. (50 mins | September 9, 2021)“Gallery Talk: Gods & Monsters”
Online panel with American University Museum
Jack Rasmussen, Squeak Carnwath, Mark Van Proyen, and Cynthia de Bos discuss the unrealized exhibition Gods & Monsters: Artwork by Viola Frey and the accompanying catalogue exploring the connection between Frey’s biography and artworks. (55 mins | May 21, 2020)“Unpacking Our Stories, Episode 1: Viola Frey”
Online panel with Fabric Workshop & Museum
Curator Karen Patterson introduces Glenn Adamson, Cynthia de Bos, Woody de Othello, and Mary Anne Friel to talk about Viola Frey’s artwork and her residency at Fabric Workshop and Museum in 1992 in conjunction with the exhibition Hard/Cover. (60 mins | June 10, 2021)
“Viola Frey”
Television Program by KQED Spark*
Learn about Viola Frey and her dedication to art making, with footage of the artist at work in her studio. Viola Frey, Sam Perry, Squeak Carnwath, Trish Bransten, and Michael Roth are interviewed. (10 mins | February 2004)EXHIBITION PREVIEWS
Hard/Cover at Fabric Workshop & Museum
This short video, featured in the virtual opening for Hard/Cover, includes footage of Betty Woodman, Toshiko Takaezu, and Viola Frey from the museum’s archives. (4 mins | April 2021)
Monumental: The Art of Viola Frey at Flint Institute of Arts
Curator Sarah Kohn discusses Viola Frey’s life and artistic process alongside the artworks included in the exhibition Monumental: The Art of Viola Frey. (3 mins | March 2020)
Pop/Funk: Warhol and Frey at ASU Art Museum
Curatorial Coordinator Brittany Corrales talks about the exhibition Pop/Funk: Warhol and Frey, which was drawn from the museum’s collection. (2 mins | September 2018)
artwork spotlight
Viola Frey, Untitled Family Group, 1992
Seattle Art Museum curator Carrie Dedon shares her perspective on Frey’s Untitled Family Group, which is included in the exhibition Poke in the Eye: Art of the West Coast Counterculture.
(2 mins | August 19, 2024)