Artist Faiya Fredman: a force of nature
The San Diego Union-Tribune
By SETH COMBS
When local artist Faiya Fredman passed away in 2020, she left behind an artistic legacy that spanned seven decades and included dozens of regional exhibitions and hundreds of works. She was considered to be the “matriarch of San Diego’s contemporary art scene” and was known for her often bold, always beautiful experimentations that resulted in a variety of works in multiple mediums. Nearly every major museum in San Diego County owns one of her works, as does the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
A new exhibition and an accompanying book will hopefully serve to embolden that legacy. Opening Sept. 10 at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla, “Continuum: The Art of Faiya Fredman” will showcase the artist’s works while the book — simply titled “Faiya Fredman” and compiled by her family and friends — will also offer readers an excellent visual overview of the artist’s work and career.