Based in Northern Ireland, Friz works with traditional and digital media, including aerosol and acrylic. Identity, mythology, the female form and connections to nature run through her practice.
ON THE WALL / FRIZ
Sligo native Friz is a visual artist based in Bangor, Co. Down. She works in both digital and traditional mediums, using a combination of aerosols and acrylics depending on the surface she is using at the time.
Her work explores history, myths and the folklore that shapes the cultural identity of a place. Using these stories to create a journey of discovery for people as they reconnect with some of their earliest and formative memories. The medium of murals allow these stories to be presented as part of the fabric of the place to new generations and told in a contemporary way.
As a female artist her work leans towards presenting powerful female characters. By juxtaposing with fierce predatory animals she portrays femininity through an alternative lens and explores our connection with the natural world. Sometimes it is a mirror, sometimes an aspiration.
2 pieces across the festival years
The Arctic Fox remembers Dundalk-born naval explorer Francis Leopold McClintock. His Arctic expedition aboard the Fox uncovered evidence about the fate of the lost Franklin expedition. Friz connects a striking animal portrait with a story of exploration rooted in the town.
16 Roden Place, DundalkFriz brings together Brigid’s identities as goddess and saint. Born in nearby Faughart, Brigid is associated with spring, nature, compassion and creativity. The mural invites a new generation to discover a story that has shaped Ireland’s cultural and spiritual life for centuries.
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