William Frese is a sculptor in the Fort Point Arts community in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University in Massachusetts. William creates sculptures for site specific interiors and exteriors. He is available for custom commissions and proposals. William also consults on art critques and installations. Visual excerpts from completed and in-progress works are displayed. The sculptures, maquettes, and working drawings shown are available for puchase by contacting William Frese.
artist statement
My objective is to create unique site specific sculpture that initiates an unanticipated dialogue with the viewer. Prior to beginning work on a sculpture, I carefully construct and ponder questions that I utilize as a flexible guide throughout the process. Each site is carefully surveyed. Historic elements, environmental conditions, viewer access and site-lines influence my choice of materials, form and placement of the sculpture. A good question, I believe, is better than a great answer.
gallery exhibits and awards
5/08-5/09/10 Fort Point Art Walk |
11/04-12/05/04 Space 200 Abstracting Thoughts: Group Show Curator: James Manning 200 State Street, Boston, MA |
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10/14-11/21/09 Strata Show |
05/06-06/20/04 Paradise Lounge Best Seat In Town: Group Show Curator: Ami Bennitt 971 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA |
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| 02/24-03/29/09 New Visions Arsenal Center for the Arts 321 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA |
10/01-10/31/03 Espresso Royale Caffe Recent Work: Path Samples 44 Gainsborough St. Boston, MA |
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10/18-10/19/08 Fort Point Open Studios |
09/20-10/11/03 ONI Gallery |
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9/18-10/24/08 String Theories |
09/13-09/14/03 South End Open Studios |
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8/1/08-01/31/09 New Alliance Audio Show |
05/03-06/03 School of The Museum of Fine Arts Graduating Students Exhibition 230 The Fenway, Boston, MA |
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| 12/07- 12/09/07 Fort Point Arts Holiday Sale Group Space Exhibition 15 Channel Center St. Boston, MA 02210 |
12/02-Present World Wide Web Posting World Trade Center Memorial Proposal Web Site Curator: Mitch Joachim |
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| 12/05/07 New Alliance Holiday Group Exhibition 110 Brookline Street Cambridge, MA 02139 |
06/01-07/01 New England School of Art Space Oddity. Group Show Curator: Jim Manning 75 Arlington Street. Boston, MA |
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| 12/03/07- 12/31/08 James Patrick Salon Objects on the Landscape, New Images 35 Channel Center St. Boston, MA 02210 |
03/01-03/18/01 School of the Museum of Fine Arts Student Annual Show. Juried Group Show 230 The Fenway, Boston, MA |
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| 10/19-10/21/07 Fort Point Open Studios Group Exhibition Show 15 Channel Center St. Boston, MA |
02/13-02/22/01 School of the Museum of Fine Arts |
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| 09/23- 12/21/07 Outdoor Sculpture Installation Homage to the Optimist Intersection of A St.& Necco St. Boston, MA |
12/01-12/16/00 Gallery FX |
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| 08/02/07- ongoing Midway Studios East Lobby Entrance New Address (For the Muses) 15 Channel Center St. Boston, MA |
05/07-05/20/00 Lexington Arts and Crafts |
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| 07/12- ongoing Backstage Hardware & Theatre Supply Vessels in Drydock Series 21 Drydock Ave. Boston, MA |
02/17-03/18/00 Taranto Gallery |
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| 05/04-05/06/07 Fort Point Art Walk Tribute with special guest, Keith Francis 15 Channel Center St. Boston, MA |
02/08-02/17/00 School of the Museum of Fine Arts |
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| 10/14-10/15/06 Fort Point Open Studios Recent Reconnaissance Photographs & Sculpture 15 Channel Center St. Boston, MA |
12/01-12/31/99 Centre Street Café |
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3/3-4/1/06 Space 200 |
09/99-Present World Wide Web Posting |
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12/08/05 New Alliance Art & Audio Sale |
05/15/99-Black Egg Recording Studio |
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10/14-10/16/05 Fort Point Open Studios |
07/26-08/26/98 Out of the Blue Gallery |
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1/02-01/31/05 ZuZu |
07/16-08/16/98 Weston Gallery |
Awards:
10/07 Privately Funded Grant for site specific outdoor installation
Homage to the Optimist
Fort Point Channel, A Street and Necco Street
Boston, MA
08/03 Boston Redevelopment Authority
Artist Certificate
1 City Hall Square
Boston, MA
05/01 Sculpture Achievement Prize Awarded by The School of The Museum of Fine Arts Sculpture Area faculty Boston, MA
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resume
10/05-present Fort Point Channel exhibiting artist, interior and exterior sculptures displayed. Member: Fort Point Arts Community Boston, MA
08/03-present Artist Certificate from Boston Redevelopment Authority
03/03-present
New Alliance Gallery 110 Brookline Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 Co-Currator of an alternative art gallery situated within greater Boston's premier audio recording complex. Renovations for new gallery currently in progress.
09/99-05/03 Bachelor of Fine Arts: Joint degree program: The School of The Museum of Fine Arts & The College of Special Studies at Tufts University. Concentration in the Sculpture Area. Worked with the following instructors: Joyce McDaniel, Fritz Buehner Mags Harries, Barbara Gallucci and Ken Hruby. 3-D rendering with visiting M.I.T. Media Lab member Mitch Joachim
Recipient of the Sculpture Acheivement Award: May 2001 01/03-05/03 University of Massachusetts at Boston
02/91-09/99 Member of various Boston based alternative rock groups. Produced numerous recording sessions.
03/90-05/90 The Recording Workshop Chilocothie, Ohio
09/83-05/84 State University of New York at Delhi Architecture Program top of page