Daniele Frazier is a New York-based artist, published writer, and educator dedicated to a practice marked by rigorous formal aesthetics, conceptual depth, and a profound engagement with the significance of materiality. Her work balances a deep investment in craft with serious inquiry into the phenomenology of the everyday. Through her practice, she unpacks the politics of public space, questioning boundaries of ownership and gender, and explores how historical and knowledge is preserved and shared. Frazier employs a diverse material vocabulary driven by an intense curiosity and dedication to process—from metalwork and textiles to printmaking and darkroom techniques.
Frazier's work has been exhibited widely at institutions and galleries including the Whitney Museum, The Queens Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park, September Gallery, Guild & Greyshkul, Museum 52, Rivington Arms, Ritter Zamet, and Gavin Brown’s Passerby, among others. With 10 years of experience creating public sculpture in NYC, she brings her materially-informed artistic life into direct dialogue with the social and political landscape of the city. She further extends this commitment to public memory, craft, and social practice through her work for the NY AIDS Memorial, where she facilitates the creation of new panels for the AIDS Quilt.
As an educator, she lectures at numerous colleges and currently teaches at The Buxton School. As a published writer and experienced speaker, she merges her studio insights with scholarship. Having served for over a decade on the Cooper Union admissions committee, Frazier offers a rare and invaluable perspective on contemporary art, interdisciplinary learning, and the college admissions landscape.
Frazier's current studio practice pushes the boundaries of photographic media, leading a profound exploration into optics, light, chemistry, and color theory. This experimental work exemplifies her commitment to leveraging material constraints as a basis for unprecedented artistic invention.
She has made creative contributions to commercial projects for brands such as Ssense, Todd Oldham, Tiffany & Co., Trademark, Officine General, Maharam, Mémoire Universelle, and Commons & Sense.
Contact: danielefrazier@gmail.com
