Frida Baranek
#3 Wire and HMP print 1994, 1994
About the artist
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Frida Barenek holds US and Brazilian citizenship. Barenek studied Architecture at Santa Ursula’s University (BA graduated in 1983) and, from 1978 to 1983, studied sculpture at the Museu de Arte Moderna and Escola de Artes Visuais Parque Lage, all in Rio de Janeiro. In 2012, Barenek received her Master Degree in Industrial Design from Central Saint Martins in London, UK. Currently living in Miami, Barenek has studios in Rio de Janeiro and the U.S. Her works are held by the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, University of São Paulo, the Kemper Art Museum,[6] and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Sculptor Frida Baranek studied architecture at the Universidade Santa Ursula Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She spent 1978-1983 at the Museo de Arte Moderna and the Escola de Artes Visuais in Rio de Janeiro. In 1984, she moved to New York, where she completed her master’s degree at Parsons School of Design in 1985. Baranek worked in Sao Paulo, Paris, and Berlin before returning to New York, where she resides today.
Baranek is known primarily for large sculptural works that incorporate varied fibers and industrial scraps. Her work has been exhibited in the Venice Biennale, the Sao Paulo Bienal, the Metropolis in Berlin and the Museum of Modern Art. Her visit to Island Press was generously supported in part by the Women’s Society of Washington University in St. Louis.