STEPHEN A. FREDERICKS - ARTIST PRINTMAKER
STEPHEN A. FREDERICKS
120 WEST 86th ST., #7A,
NY, NY 10024
212.799.6747
info@nysetchers.org
Print Resume
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
- New York Society of Etchers, Inc. –
Conceived and founded artist run not-for-profit exhibiting society incorporated in 1998 - The New
York Etcher’s Press, Inc. –
Founder/owner print and artist book publishing interest since 2004
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
- Art Students League of New York – Elected to membership in 1995
- National Arts Club – Elected Artist Member 2000
- Boston Printmakers – Elected Artist Member 2000
- The Los Angeles Printmakers Society – Elected Artist Member 2000
- California Society of Printmakers – Elected Artist Member 2000
- The American Print Alliance – Member since 1999
- Print Club of New York – Board of Directors 2005-2008
- American Artists Professional League – Board of Directors in 1998-2004.
PORTFOLIOS & PRODUCTIONS:
- Co-Founder of the Art of Democracy National Coalition of Political Art Exhibitions, 2008 that linked over 50 shows across the United States through a logo and poster exchange
- “Peaceable Kingdom” portfolio project for Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, 2008
- Blue Sky Press “Translations”, Portfolio Project, 2006
- Co-Organizer of “The Winter Print Salon”, Brooklyn, NY, 2005
- Co-organizer “Made in New York ~ “25 Years of Contemporary Peruvian Prints”, exhibited in New York City and Lima Peru 2005
- Curator – “Innovations in Contemporary Printmaking”, Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport CT, 2005
- Co-Organizer, “Made in New York – Made in Australia” - National Arts Club, and “Surface Tension”, - Gallery 101, Melbourne Australia
- Co-Organizer the international exchange of prints between the New York Society of Etchers and the Black Church Print Studio of Dublin Ireland, 2004
- Blue Sky Press “Brave New World – A Print Odyssey” Portfolio, 2003
- “Hand Papermaking” magazine’s Innovative Printmaking on Handmade Paper Portfolio, 2003
- Organizer, “Transit Views” – Selected Prints by the New York Society of Etchers, at the New York Transit Museum, 2003
- Co-Organizer, “Made in New York ~ Made in China” collaborative exhibition with the Muban Foundation, 2003
- Dieu Donne’ “Collaborations” benefit project 2002 with Ann Chernow; Organizer, New York City Not-for-Profit Workshop Exhibition, July 2002
- Co-Organizer, “Printmaking in Hungary”, Old Town Gallery, Tustin, CA, April 2002
- New York Society of Etchers Exhibition and portfolio project for The Museum of the City of New York 2002
- California Printmakers Society “Postcard Exchange Portfolio”
- "Art Students League artist portfolio 2001, ’00, ‘99
- The New York Society of Etchers Inaugural Exhibition of Prints and portfolio project for The New York Public Library, 2000
- AMERICAN PRINT ALLIANCE: National September 11 Memorial Exhibition – Project coordinator of New York Society of Etchers Council 2001/2002; Exhibited at Van/Deb Editions, NY, NY September 2006
THE NEW YORK ETCHERS PRESS
- “A Day in Times Square” – Publisher of a portfolio of 9 intaglio prints in an edition of 15 – released 2009
- “A Day At The Zoo” - Publisher of a portfolio of 8 intaglio prints in an edition of 15 – released 2007
- “A Day At Coney Island” – Publisher of a portfolio of 6 intaglio prints in an edition of 15 – released 2006
- “The Intaglio Figure” – Publisher of a portfolio of 8 intaglio prints in an edition of 15 – released 2005
PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES
- Books: “The New York Etching Club Minutes and The Birth of American Artist Printmaking”, Rice University Press, 2009
- New York Society of Etchers Exhibition Catalogues:
- “The Art of Democracy, 2008”;
- Exhibition Catalogue “The Etching Salon, 2007”
- “The Art of Persuasion”, 2006
- “Made in New York ~ “25 Years of Contemporary Peruvian Prints”, 2006
- “Made in New York ~ Made in Australia”, 2005
- “NYSE and Black Church Print Studio Exchange”, 2004
- Exhibition catalogue: “Transit Views”, 2004
- “Made in New York ~ Made in China”, 2003
- “New York City Not-for-Profit Workshop Exhibition, 2002”
- “The NYSE at The Museum of the City of New York”
- “NYSE and Hungarian Society of Etchers, 2001/2002”
- “Inaugural Exhibition of The New York Society of Etchers”.
WRITTEN REVIEWS AND ARTICLES:
- Will Barnet Catalogue Raisonne of Prints review published in the Washington Print Club Journal
- Carol Wax’s Catalogue Raisonne; “Will Barnet: A Poster Retrospective” – Journal of the Print World, 2003
- Catalogue essay: Ann Chernow – “One Wild Women”, Print Center of Philadelphia, 2003
- “Will Barnet – An American Icon” essay - Journal of the Print World; “A Century on Paper - Prints by Art Student League Artists 1901-2001”, Journal of the Print World
LECTURES:
- Print Club of New York, September 2009 –
“The New York Etching Club an d The Birth of American Artist-Printmaking - The Art Students League of New York, November 2009 –
The Birth of American Artist-Printmaking and The Art Students League
INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS:
- Contemporary Impressions, 2008; Grabados y Edicion, October – 2009
- World Printmakers, 2009
SELECTED AWARDS:
- The National Arts Club, NYC, 2007 – Saltzman Award;
- The National Arts Club, NYC, 2006 – President’s Award;
- American Artists Professional League, NYC, 2003 – Gold Medal, Graphics;
- Art Students League of New York ’00, ’01 - purchase award;
- Kochi International Triennial of Prints, Kochi, Japan, 1999
PARTIAL COLLECTIONS LIST
- The Amity Foundation
- The Art Students League of NY
- Museum of the City of New York
- Chongqing Museum of Art, China
- Cushman & Wakefield
- New York Public Library
- The Housatonic Museum
- Muban Foundation
- The Rockefeller Group
- The Print Research Foundation
- Albany Print Club
- New York Transit Museum
- The Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
- Oakland Museum of California
- U.S. Library of Congress
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Occidental College
- San Diego Museu of Art
- The Toledo Museum of Art
- The Danbury Museum of Art
- The Hunt Institute
- The Brooklyn Museum of Art
- The National Gallery, DC
- Center for Study of Political Graphics
EXHIBITIONS
2009
- “109th Artist Member’s Exhibition at the National Arts Club”, NY
- Politically Speaking – I’m Personally Offended, Westchester County Center, NY
- ”Monotypes and Etchings, National Arts Club, NY
- “Thumb Box and Members Exhibitions, Salmagundi Club
2008
- “Animalia Anima” – Pelham Arts Center, NY
- “The Print and Your Self”, Terrain Gallery, NY
- “War and Empire” - Meridian Gallery, San Francisco
- “Election 2008: The Square Foot Show”, Art Gotham, NT
- “The Art of Democracy”, Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
- “Soap Box Politics”, American Print Alliance, Atlanta GA
- “Yo! What happened to Peace?”, NY
- “The Art of Democracy”, National Arts Club, NY
2007
- Monmouth Museum of Art
- “108th Artist Member’s Exhibition at the National Arts Club”, NY
- The Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill, NY
- The Etching Salon 2007 – National Arts Club, NY
2006
- “107th Artist Member’s Exhibition at the National Arts Club”, NY
- “Altered Landscapes” – Danforth Museum of Art, MA
- “The Hunt Institute”, Pittsburg, PA
- “A Day At Coney Island”, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY
- “9/11 Memorial Exhibition”, VanDeb Editions, NY
- “The Art of Persuasion”, National Arts Club, NY
2005
- “The Winter Print Salon”, Brooklyn, NY
- “Made in New York” - Instituto Cultural Peruano NorteAmericano, Lima, Peru
- “Innovations In Contemporary Printmaking”, - Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT
- “Gallery 12N”, NY
- “Made in New York/Made in LA, - Occidental College, Pasadena, CA
- “Terrain Gallery - 50th Anniversary Exhibition,” NY
2004
- “Surface Tension”, - Gallery 101, Melbourne Australia
- “NYC Water Towers”, - The Gallery of Graphic Art, NY
- “Around Town Underground” - The New-York Historical Society, NY
- “The Trilogy” – Livermore, CA
- “Made in New York – Made in Australia” - National Arts Club
- Terrain Gallery – “Lasting Impressions”, NY
- Black Church Print Studio – Dublin, Ireland
2003
- Picture House – Leicester, England
- “Transit Views” - Transit Museum of New York
- “Made in China – Made in New York” – National Arts Club
- Boston Printmakers Small Prints Traveling Exhibition
- TRACE 2003 - Paris, France
- Art Students League Annual Concours Exhibition (’96 - ’02)
- “Printmaking Now” – Westchester Art Workshop
- American Artists Professional League, NYC - (’90 - ’93, ’95 - ’02)
- Freehand Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
2002
- “Small Works” – Salander-O’Reilly Galleries, Invitational Group Show, NYC
- “Prints” – Denise Bibro Fine Art, Invitational Group Show, NYC
- “Food Chain” PCNJ International Group Exhibition
- “A Message From New York” – Invitational Group Exhibition, Umeda Sky Building, Osaka, Japan
- New York City Not-for-Profit Workshop Exhibition
- St. Johns University – University Gallery – invitational group show 22nd Mini Print International, Cadaques, Spain; Wingfield, England; Bages, France
- 9/11 Tribute Exhibition – The National Arts Club
- Museum of the City of New York – “New York by New Yorkers, Artist Views in Prints”
- New York Society of Etchers/Hungarian Etchers Society Collaborative Exhibition - The National Arts Club
PERSONAL
Born in New York City in 1954. Married/Anne-Rose, one daughter/Sophia