Barbara Friehs

In love with poetry, patterns and eerie subjects. Barbara Friehs is a contemporary Austrian-Mexican painter known for her vibrant and expressive artworks. Her paintings often feature bold colors, dynamic compositions, and intriguing patterns, inviting viewers to explore the interplay between form and emotion.

Captivated by eerie subjects painted in bold, bright colors, Barbara enjoys exploring various themes, infusing her cheerful and luminant style into depictions of everyday life. Her paintings immediately catch the viewer's eye, inviting them to interpret their own experiences and feelings.

Introduced to the canvas at the age of twelve, Barbara realized early on that mastering the art would require skill and practice. Despite her early passion for painting and drawing, she chose to study advertising in San Francisco, California, initially uncertain about pursuing painting directly. However, she always found more joy in painting and drawing classes than in the marketing side of her studies.

With a father from Mexico, Barbara frequently travels there, often working in Mexican studios alongside various artists. In Graz, she shares a studio with musicians, pottery artists, media artists, and fellow painters, finding inspiration i...

2007 High School graduation Akademisches Gymnasium Graz

2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts
Academy of Art, San Francisco

2019 Master of Science
Psychosoziale Beratung, Karl Franzens Universität Graz

Articulation of the Unseen, 2018
Lebensgfyhl

Cuba, 2019
Café Kaiserfeld

Form, Function, Color, 2019
Gallerie Centrum

Casa Frissac, 2020 Mexio City
día de los muertos

Arte a 360, ArtTIME 2020
Udine, Italy

WARning gallerystross 2022 group exhibition

Euphoric Atmospheres 2023
Café Mild, Graz Austria

Future Faces exhibition with Ortweinschule at gallerystross 2024

Spirit and Soul exhibition with the Viennese Artist Josta Gallery Stross 2025






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