ABOUT BRI
Bri Frey (b. Cincinnati, OH) is a Detroit-based visual artist whose practice centers on the human figure as a site of memory, trauma, and reclamation. Working primarily in paint and fiber, Frey’s work explores the complexities of embodiment through layered, intimate compositions that merge personal narrative with broader cultural critique.
Rooted in figurative traditions yet informed by contemporary feminist discourse, her work challenges conventional representations of the body—shifting the gaze, exposing vulnerability, and asserting autonomy. Frey’s visual language is deeply autobiographical, drawing from her lived experiences to create work that is both confrontational and empathetic.
She holds a BFA in Illustration from the College for Creative Studies (2023). Her work has been exhibited across Detroit, including shows at Galerie Camille, the Scarab Club, the Janice Charach Gallery, and Henry Ford College. In 2023, her pieces Teenage Rebellion and doyoumindgivingmemyshot were recognized in 3x3 Magazine Annual No. 20, receiving both merit and honorable mention awards.
Frey lives and makes in Detroit, MI.
C.V.
EDUCATION
2023 BFA College for Creative Studies
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025, Design by Desire - Curated by House of Raw, CCS Center Galleries, Detroit, Mi
2025, Art of Basblue, Detroit, Mi
2025, Divine Impressions: Italian Masters to Detroit Voices, Galerie Camille, Detroit, Mi
2025, Near Green Valley, Galerie Camille, Detroit, Mi
2025, Something Hot!, Scarab Club, Detroit Mi
2025, Chroma - Curated by Kim Fay, Janice Charach Gallery, Detroit, Mi
2025, Female Gaze, Playground Detroit, Detroit Mi
2025, DET <3 LA, Playground Detroit, Detroit Mi
2024, Visual Loudmouths: The Art of Good Trouble, Sission Gallery, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, Mi
2024 Vamonos! Gallery, Detroit, Mi
2024 ARTCLVB Studio Deals, Annex Gallery- 333 Midland, Detroit, Mi
2024 Women’s Liberation, Swords into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery, Detroit, Mi
2024 Strange Days, Annex Gallery- 333 Midland, Detroit Mi
2024 Art Auction, DFABC x Galerie Camille, Detroit, Mi
2024 Simply Loud, Detroit, Mi
2024 Les Weux, SS 2024 SHOW, 4444 W Vernor, Detroit, Mi
2024 Summer Block Party, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, Mi
2024 Monster Drawing Rally Fundraiser, MOCAD, Detroit, Mi
2024 Carino, Mexicantown CDC, Detroit, Mi
2024 Spring Salon Showcase, detroit contemporary, Detroit, Mi
2024 Womxns Day Art Show, Garage Cultural, Detroit, Mi
2023- Actual Size, Galerie Camille and detroit contemporary, Detroit, Mi
2023- Shoulder to Shoulder, U245 Gallery, Detroit, Mi
2023- Black Footwear Forum, Pensole Lewis College of Art and Design, Detroit, Mi
2023- Hot DAM!, Juried by Mario Moore, Detroit Artists Market Annual, Detroit, Mi
2023- Art of BasBlue, Wasserman Projects, Detroit, Mi
2023- Senior’s Exhibition, Avant Garden, Detroit, Mi
2023- Student Exhibition, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Mi
2023- Monster Drawing Rally Fundraiser, MOCAD, Detroit, Mi
2022- I.O.U. Exhibition, The Center Galleries, Detroit, Mi
2022- Student Exhibition, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Mi
2019- Student Exhibition, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Mi
2016- Pastel Portrait Artist, Kaman’s Art Shoppes, Mason, Oh
2012/2013- Apprenticeship, Greg Storer, Cincinnati, Oh
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024 Guest Artist, Play is Process, detroit contemporary, Detroit, Mi
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024 Mural, Systematic Manufacturing, Madision Heights, Mi
2024 Mural, Russel Industrial Center, Detroit Mi
2022 Artist, Graphic Novel, Detroit, Mi
PUBLICATIONS
2023 3x3 Magazine Annual 20
AWARDS
2023 International Illustration Awards 20, 3x3 Magazine, Merit Award
2023 International Illustration Awards 20, 3x3 Magazine, Honorable Mention
2022 Zankel scholarship, Society of Illustrators, Nominee, New York City, New York
2022 Alumni Scholarship, College for Creative Studies, Recipient, Detroit, Mi
2018 Ohio Governors Award (Top 300 in state), Columbus, Ohio