Kaye Freeman

Citadels

Oil on canvas

"I have been painting the L.A. that I see and love. It's not the wealthy palm trees and swimming pools kind of L.A. made famous by David Hockney; it’s Vernon, Skid Row, West Adams, and the Fashion District. Places I visit and work in. There is a history and an ambiance in these places that is rich and profound. I think it’s really important to tell the stories of all parts of L.A., lest we create a mythology for ourselves and others that is skewed and distorted."

— Kaye Freeman

About the artist

Kaye Freeman

Kaye Freeman (b. 1963, Hong Kong, China) lives and works in downtown Los Angeles. Her childhood and adolescence were spent in Japan and South East Asia, where she learned the skills of objective observation as a foreigner looking in. Her work utilizes painting, drawing, performance and film to describe the micro and macro of interconnections between environment, the self and nature. She explores the symbiosis of organic matter in the natural world while investigating patriarchal impact on gender and habitat. Her immersive process uncovers the essence of what it means to be human moving through a life.

Freeman earned her BA and Masters in Japanese and Art education from the University Victoria Australia. Prior to that she earned her Diploma in painting and print making from TAFE NSW in New South Wales. Freeman was a recipient of the John Olsen Scholarship at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney. Recent solos shows include Cosmic Origami at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, Georgia, and the Hardin Center for Cultural Arts in Gadsen, Alabama. Recent performances include; Lifes: All Fours: The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Air with the Heidi Duckler Dance Company, and an ongoing collaboration with Amy Kaps at Hibiscus TV. Freeman received the She Prize for portraiture in Australia and was awarded first place for painting at the Beverly Hills Art Fair in 2018.