Background
Friedman was born in Saint Louis, Missouri and attended Washington University in Saint Louis, receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic illustration in 1988.
Friedman was born in Saint Louis, Missouri and attended Washington University in Saint Louis, receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic illustration in 1988.
University of Illinois system. Washington University in Saint Louis.
He pursued graduate coursework at the University of Illinois at Chicago receiving a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture in 1990. His first solo exhibits were held the following year at Feature in New York City, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and the Rezac Gallery in Chicago. He has since exhibited in London, Rome, Geneva and Tokyo among other cities.
A stainless steel cast of his Circle Dance, inspired by Henri Matisse"s Louisiana Danse, is installed on the campus of Brown University.
Friedman currently lives in Leverett, Massachusetts.