Kaye Freeman

Kaye Freeman (b. 1963, Hong Kong, China) Explores the symbiosis of organic matter in the natural world while also investigating patriarchal impact on gender and habitat. Her work utilizes painting, drawing, performance, and film to describe the micro and macro interconnections between environment, the self, and nature. 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 printmaking from TAFE NSW. Freeman was a recipient of the John Olsen Scholarship at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney. Recent solo shows include Cosmic Origami at the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon GA, and Hardin Center for Cultural Arts, Gadsen AL. Recent performances include; Lifes: All Fours: The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. She is part of an ongoing collaboration with Amy Kaps called Hibiscus TV with recent live performances at The Heidi Duckler Dance Company and Building Bridges Art Exchange. She is a recipient of the She Prize for portraiture in Australia and first place for painting at the Beverly Hills Art Fair in 2018. Freeman was granted an O1 visa in 2016 for gifted artists. She lives and works in downtown Los Angeles.

OVER COCKTAILS!

Artist Statement

These cocktails are a delicious alternative to the originals. Free from alcohol they infuse the human with a sense of the eternal and have been known to make one feel a little like a dragonfly dancing on a Venus Fly Trap or a sparrow cradling a spotted iguana.

Elderflower Basil Gimlet, 2023