Don Freeman(IX)

Don Freeman is an American artist, filmmaker and photographer. His work has appeared in Vogue, The World of Interiors, Elle Décor and Architectural Digest, international galleries and private collections, and five books: "Styling Nature" ({Rizzoli 2016), "Artists' Handmade Houses" (Abrams 2011), "Ted Muehling; a portrait by Don Freeman" (Rizzoli 2008), "The Hotel Book: Great Escapes North America", (Taschen 2006) and "My Familiar Dream" (self published 1991)- which is in the permanent collections of the Getty and Victorian Albert Museum in London. His film work includes the feature length documentary Art House (completed in October of 2015), Tires, Velvet Paws (In post production), videos for Sherwin-Williams, Garo Sparo Atelier, and a music video for Japanese artist Tomoyo Harada. Don grew up surrounded by the stark natural beauty of Bainbridge Island, Washington. He studied advertising design at Northern Arizona University and fine art at San Francisco's Academy of Art. In 1982 he moved to New York to pursue painting, and had one-man shows at White Columns, Hallways, Elga Wimmer Gallery, Jayne Baum and others. He lives in New York City.