The Delaware Division of the Arts Mezzanine Gallery will present an exhibition titled Knicoma Frederick’s WPIZ from February 7-28, 2014. The Gallery, open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is located in the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington. There will be a reception to meet the artist on Friday, February 7 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. as part of Wilmington’s Art Loop.

This solo exhibition of Frederick’s work will showcase a selection of original works from his ongoing WPIZ series.

The work Frederick produces is a unique and personal form of communication. The imagery is developed and presented in an effort to express ideas, foster communication, and assist others in dealing with barriers and difficulties which are present in their own lives.

In recent years Frederick has produced thousands of drawings in this effort. Many of these works have been collected in a series of books which comprise his WPIZ series. His work is in the collection of the Delaware Art Museum and has been exhibited at the Fleisher/Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia.

Frederick is the recipient of an Individual Artist Fellowship in Folk Art from the Delaware Division of the Arts. He was selected as an Emerging Visual Artist. The artist produces his work with the assistance and guidance of the Creative Vision Factory in downtown Wilmington.

To read an article about him, visit the Division’s Individual Arts Fellowship web publication.

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