As a cutting-edge fashion designer - featured in leading magazines and newspapers such as Vogue, Bazaar, W, Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, The New York Times Magazine, The Miami Herald, The LA Times, and many others - segueing into photography was a natural progression for Marcia Friedman’s creative expression. With her photography being exhibited in some of the top Midwest galleries, she took her camera to Cuba to do a photographic/essay book on contemporary Cuban life titled, Cuba: The Special Period. Not only did the book receive excellent reviews, but also during the Pope’s historical visit to Cuba in 1998, ABC national news called upon her to appear on TV to show the American public in pictures, what the Pope was seeing in person.
From traditional photography, her work then evolved into a juxtaposition of combined art forms creating a final product of mixed media. Starting with the photograph as a base, the process she uses varies depending on the desired outcome. She alters the photograph using various techniques and generally couples it with acrylic paint and/or other mediums.
With an impressive corporate client list such as McGraw Hill Publishers, Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, and Princess Cruises, her art decorates product as well as interior walls. She is associated with Studio Snaidero Wisconsin, the exquisite Italian kitchen and bath studio and their design team. Marcia Friedman has received national acclaim from Décor Magazine and Art Business News, who have featured her work in a number of their issues. She is listed in Who’s Who in America, and was selected from artists from around the world to participate in the 2007 Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy.
Marcia Friedman was raised in Madison, Wisconsin and after a few years away at Ohio State University, she returned to Madison and received her BA degree from the University of Wisconsin as a Russian language major. She later went on to study art at Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. During her career as a fashion designer, she taught design at Otis/Parsons School of Design - Los Angeles.
