Born: 1974 Providence, RI

Susan Freda’s love of the dress form began while she was a student at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work explored armor and body coverings as well as traditionally feminine techniques such as crochet and knit. Over time she developed a system of looping, similar to crochet, and began creating wearable sculpture.
Working from a spool of wire, Freda weaves continuously from a single strand. This method is efficient and minimal and leaves room for an organic and ephemeral weave. Her close attention to line and form give her sculptures the ability to function as three-dimensional drawings. Shadow and light are an integral part of the experience of the work that often incorporates glass, resin, and handmade paper. Transparency and layered line create veils and atmospheric line throughout the work.
Freda has been the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award, A De Young Museum Residency, and a Scholarship Pilchuck Glass School. Her work is in the collection of Meditech, Stuart Weitzman, Neiman Marcus, Fidelity, and in numerous private collections.