Born: 1974 Providence, RI
Currently lives and works in Providence, RI


Susan Freda is a sculptor and jeweler known for her organic and intricate style. She employs form, light, and line as vehicles to create ephemeral and luminescent pieces. Her work is recognized for its unusual processes and for its delicate and exquisite craftsmanship.

Susan received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2009. She has been the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award, a Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Public Art Grant and a de Young Museum Artist-in-Residence Award for 2009.

Susan has exhibited extensively in the US, Canada, England and Italy. Her shoe and dress forms have been presented by Stuart Weitzman, Neiman Marcus, Ferragamo, Gotham of London, and by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery. Her work is included in the collection of the Museo Italo Americano of San Francisco, and in numerous private as well as corporate collections.

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