Jane McAdam Freud

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Jane McAdam Freud

Born 24 February 1958

Jane McAdam Freud (born 24 February 1958 in London) is an artist working in 2D (prints and drawing), 3D (sculpture and medals) and 4D (film). Her works are represented in many national collections including the British Museum and National Gallery, London, the Ashmolean Museum and Fitzwilliam Museum. International collections include The Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, USA, The National Gallery (Athens), Greece, and The Berlin State Museums.

The great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud and the daughter of Lucian Freud, McAdam Freud began her career with a solo show whilst an A Level Student[1].

She was educated at Wimbledon College of Art, Central St Martins School of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art. She won the British Art Medal Scholarship in Rome in 1986. [2]While in Rome she also studied Sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arte (Roma).

McAdam Freud is a Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and a Founding Fellow of the Munton Medallion[3]. In 1991 she was awarded the Italian State Mint prize and granted Freedom of the City of London. One of her most recent films is to be displayed in the exhibition "Lure" at the Broadway Gallery, New York, USA [4]. McAdam Freud is an Associate Lecturer at Central St Martins School of Art and the Sculpture School at Morley College where she teaches short courses.

[edit] Solo exhibitions

2007: “Relative Reflections” Muzeum Novojičínska, Pribor, Czech Republic
2007: “Relative Relations” Harrow Museum, London[5][6]
2006: “Subject as Object” Beverley Knowles Fine Art, London
2006: “Relative Relations” Freud Museum[7]
2006: Adele Boag Gallery, Adelaide, Australia [8]
2004: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford [9]
2001: The Gallery, University College Cork
2000: Det Norske Veritas, London Bridge
1999: Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis, Missouri, USA [10]
1998: Marishal Museum, Aberdeen, Scotland
1998: Simmons Gallery, Bloomsbury, London
1997: Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, Scotland
1997: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
1996: Yorkshire Museum, York

McAdam Freud's most recent exhibition, Relative Relations, the culmination of her residency at The Freud Museum, has since been exhibited internationally.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jane McAdam Freud, Inspirational Women
  2. ^ Jane McAdam Freud FRBS MA (RCA): Who's who in Gold and Silver
  3. ^ The Munton Medallion
  4. ^ The Broadway Gallery, NYC
  5. ^ Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
  6. ^ "Relative Relations" Book Launch Press Release 2008
  7. ^ Article: Jane McAdam Freud "Relative Relations" at The Freud Museum
  8. ^ Adele Boag Gallery, Adelaide
  9. ^ The Ashmolean Museum
  10. ^ Jane McAdam Freud at The Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis

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