Biography

Born in Vienna, Austria
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Avni School of Fine Arts, Israel
Residing in Los Angeles since 1978

Exhibitions

Jewish Museum of Venice- Museo Ebraico di Venezia- June 2- September 15,2013
"Vienna- Los Angeles- Venice"
Solo Show- Venice, Italy
Dwora Fried Artwork
Jewish Museum of Venice

Kunsthalle Krems - Krems- February 13, 2013
Pecha Chucha Night- Krems, Austria
Kunsthalle Krems

Women's Museum of California - San Diego- December 7, 2012- February 24, 2013
Curated by: Li Huai, UCSD Faculty - Guest Juror: Robert Pincus:
"Capturing the Wonder of Women"- Group Show- San Diego, California
Women's Museum of California

Viridian Artists - New York- July 3 - July 21, 2012
Curated by: Chrissie Iles
23rd International Juried Exhibition- Group Show- New York, New York
Viridian Artists

Barnsdall Art Center - Los Angeles- July 2 - August 26, 2012
Jurors: Michael Duncan, Eleana del Rio and Tulsa Kinney
"Small Works"- Group Show- Los Angeles, California
http://www.artslant.com

Gallery 825 - Los Angeles- June 8- June 15, 2012
Curated by: William Escalera and Francisco George
"Out There 2012"- Group Show - Los Angeles, California
http://www.artslant.com/la/events/show/220911-out-there-2012

GLOBAL/LOCAL 2011: First Global Day of Jewish Learning - November 2011
KIOSK and TELEPHONES
http://vimeo.com/31788989

Woolfson and Tay Gallery - London- July 5 - August 31, 2011
Solo Show- London, England
http://www.woolfsonandtay.com

urban: sanctuary - May 6-May 29 2011
BEST of SHOW - "Ai Wei Wei"
Jurors: Jane Chafin/Offramp Art Gallery, Peter Frank/ Curator-Art Critic, Edgar Varela/ Edgar Varela Fine Arts & Cultural Events
Group Show- Los Angeles, California

The ONE Archives Gallery and Museum - April-June 2010
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
Solo show - West Hollywood, California

The Advocate and Gochis Galleries - December 2009
Solo show - Los Angeles, California

"Surviving History: Portraits from Vilna" - September 2009
Living Imprint - Traveling Exhibit - Vilnius, Lithuania - Cape Town, South Africa - London, England
http://www.livingimprint.org/survivinghistory/dwora-fried.html

"Sixth Annual Surrealist, Visionary and Fantastic Exhibit," - April 1- May 4, 2009 http://www.caladangallery.com/v2/

"Women Artists on Immigration: Crossing Borders, Confronting Barriers, Bridging Identities."- Feb/March 2009
Curated by Alma Ruiz, MOCA
Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles
Group Show- Los Angeles, California
http://www.dworafried.com/women_artists

Ojai Center for the Arts/Beatrice Wood Gallery - June 2008
Group Show- Ojai, California

Artscene Online Gallery - June 2008
http://www.artscene.com

Alchemy of Art: Lark Gallery Online - June 2008
page 5 http://www.larkgalleryonline.com/alchemy_of_art.php

A Shenere Velt Gallery of the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring - July 2006
Ten Year Retrospective- Group show- Los Angeles, California

Ojai Center for the Arts/Beatrice Wood Gallery - July 2006
Group Show - Ojai, California

VIVA Gallery - February 2006
Group Show- Sherman Oaks, California

Nickelodeon - June, 2005
Group Show - Burbank, California

Santee Court - April 2005
Group show - Los Angeles, California

The Advocate and Gochis Galleries - November 2004
Solo show - Los Angeles, California

A Shenere Velt Gallery of the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring - April 2004
Solo show - Los Angeles, California

The Oaks Gallery - February 2003
Solo show - Ojai, California

Platt Gallery - December 2002
Group show- Los Angeles, California

A Shenere Velt Gallery of the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring - March 2002
Solo show - Los Angeles, California

Kosmos Gallerie - November 2000
2 artists exhibit - Vienna, Austria

Platt Gallery - July 1997
3 artists show - Los Angeles, California

Sony Pictures Entertainment - June 1992
2 artists exhibit - Culver City, California

NCJW/LA's Women's Center - June 1991
Group exhibit - Los Angeles - California

The Women's Building - April 1991
Group exhibit - Santa Monica, California

Artists' Society International - February 1988
Palace of Fine Arts
Group exhibit - San Francisco, California

Paul Mazursky - October 1986
Homeless Project
Solo exhibit - Beverly Hills, California

Wallenboyd Theatre - July 1985
in conjunction with Peter Handke's Play
The Unreasonable Are Dying Out
Solo exhibit - Los Angeles, California

Vida Gallery - November 1984
Photo 84
Group exhibit - San Francisco, California

Vida Gallery - March 1983
Self Portraits
Group exhibit - San Francisco, California

Vida Gallery - March 1982
Women's Political Posters
Group exhibit - San Francisco, California

Southern California Exposition - July 1981
32 International Exhibition of Photography
Group exhibit - Del Mar, California



Publications

Cargo - Beyond Exile - Spring 1999
Centre National du livre, Paris, France
California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, California
Volume 17/18

Book cover Life Lines - January 1987
Novel by A. Leventhal

California Theatre Council - November 1983
Volume 15/16
Going To See The Elephant

USC, Fairfax Project - February 1983
Barbara Myerhoff, Professor of Anthropology


For more information: dwora@mac.com