Fireball Printing Award
Olivia Fredricks (born 1997, TX; lives Philadelphia, PA) has a BFA in Studio Art from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and an MFA in Printmaking from Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia. Her work has been exhibited in PrintAustin Expo, TX; and Print Center New York, NY. Frederick’s work is in the collections of Temple University, Philadelphia; The Library of Congress, Washington, DC; and the libraries of Barnard College, Brooklyn College and Duke University. She has been a resident at Direct Angle Press, Print Center New York and the Maine College of Art. She was an apprenticeship at The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, and teaches at Rutgers University-Camden, NJ.
Statement from the Artist:
Olivia Fredricks makes prints, zines, comics, and occasional websites to explore the human relationship to the built environment. She primarily works in risograph, silkscreen, and colored pencil.