Marietta, GA
About Steve Frenkel:
Steve FrenkeI was born and raised in Detroit, earning a degree in Graphic Design from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His business career was spent in fine paper, printing and graphic design and advertising. The settings of Steve’s artwork take place in an imaginary world inspired by memories, daydreams and his curiosity about the world around us. Steve has created almost five hundred unique paintings, drawings and watercolors since 1991. Photography has also been a lifelong passion. His camera work, over five decades, exceeds ten thousand images.
Selected exhibitions
- Group show at Catherine Kelleghan Gallery - Atlanta, GA, 2009
- Two man exhibit at Finer Things Gallery - Nashville, TN, 2008
- STEVE FRENKEL: Selected Works 1986 - 2006 at LaGrange Art Museum - LaGrange, GA, 2006
- Solo show "Imaginary Places" at Steinway Gallery - Chapel Hill, NC, 2001
Education
- University of Michigan , Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design - Ann Arbor, MI,1965
Press Accolades
- AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR ANNUAL / Alcove Books,Berkeley, CA / A painting & artist's statement, Tom Palmer, Editor - November 2010
- NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS, Volume 82: 14th Southern Competition / The Open Studios Press,Boston, MA / Three paintings & biography, Pages 64 - 67, Ron Platt, Juror - August 2009
- AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE / Volume 72, Issue 793 - American Artist, New York, NY / Two paintings and text , Page 20, Stephen Doherty - Editor - December 2008