Artist Name: Veronica Frenning
Residency Dates: November 2011
Hometown: USA
Bio/Statement:
Veronica Frenning received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. She is currently an artist-in-residence at Abrons Arts Center and a Studio Immersion Project (SIP) fellow at Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop in NYC. Veronica recently participated in the Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) program at the Bronx Museum for the Arts. She has been awarded a Visual Artist Fellowship from the Edward F. Albee Foundation and a recipient of a Jerome Travel and Study Grant. Recent shows include “Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial” at Wave Hill/Bronx Museum, “Signs of our Times Croatia” at Mobius Gallery, “AIRspace2011” at Abrons Arts Center, and “An Exchange with Sol LeWitt” at MASS MoCA.
Veronica’s residency is organized within the framework of Residency Unlimited’s partnership with the Bamboo Curtain Studio in Taipei, Taiwan. In November 2011, the artist will spend 1 month at the Bamboo Curtain studio developing a new body of work. Central to RU’s mission is facilitating international residency opportunities for New York based artists with hosting institutions worldwide.
