Overview
FREYA TEWELDE
selected by Barbara Walker MBE RA
Freya Tewelde, an interdisciplinary artist of Eritrean heritage based in London, integrates cosmic, communal, and personal elements in her work. Drawing from memories of diverse places, she explores liminal experiences and challenges contemporary conventions. Her practice, which spans video performance, painting, sound, and mixed media, invites healing, discovery, and communal evolution. Tewelde holds an MA in Fine Arts from Chelsea College of Arts and is an Associate Lecturer.
My artistic practice collapses the cosmic, the communal, and the individual. My recent work is inspired by fragmented memories from my childhood in Eritrea, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and as a young woman in London. Capturing moments of liminality, I interrogate concepts of Western hegemonic "normalcy" and the innate human desire for boundaryless connection. Otherworldly energies vibrate through my work, creating landscapes of sensory ambiguity. The large-scale, vibrantly-pigmented paintings are meditative offerings for healing, ascendance, and exploration. - Freya Tewelde
I've nominated Freya Tewelde for her remarkable talent in creating captivating practice, characterised by vibrant colours and dynamic patterns. Her pieces suggest the presence of hidden energies and cosmic influences, depicting an otherworldly realm inhabited by unique and fantastical beings. The video works feed onto the paintings and vice versa and are a testament to her unwavering dedication, evoking a sense of wonder and admiration in viewers. The Artist of the Day showcase at Flowers Gallery provides an ideal setting to honour her talent and experience the brilliance of her creativity within the vibrant gallery atmosphere. - Barbara Walker MBE RA
