Phyllis Disher Fredericks

My paintings have been described as peaceful and slightly surreal. I find the act of painting to be very meditative. That experience is evident in my work. Ultimately the exploration is one of the inner self that translates through the subject.

Phyllis Disher Fredericks has exhibited in many solo and selected group exhibits throughout the eastern United States. She has received numerous awards including the Rottler Award for Excellence in the Arts. Her work is included in both private and corporate collections.

Disher Fredericks, a native of northern New Jersey, has been painting in oils since the age of ten. She received a degree in Painting and Sculpture from the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts where she studied with noted artists Hans Weingartner, Samuel Brecher and James Carlin.  She has also studied at the Adobe School in CastroValley, CA, the Scottsdale Artist’s School in Scottsdale, AZ, and the Barnstone Studios in Coplay, PA.

Disher Fredericks career has also been a teaching career. From 1987 -1999 she was an adjunct professor of art at York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA, where she taught foundation and advanced painting courses. She presently teaches at the York Art Association and is a Pennsylvania Artist in Residence with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Arts in Education Program. In addition Disher Fredericks has been an active advocate for the visual arts. She has served as president of the York Art AssociationBoard of Directors, served on the Cultural Alliance of York County Partners Council and curated the Cultural Alliance of York County Governors’ Awards for the Arts Exhibition.   

SELECTED AWARDS
2016   Second Place Professional, Spring Members’ Exhibit, York Art Associatio
2008  Best in Show, Fall Members Exhibit, York Art Association  
2006  Rottler Award for Excellence in the Arts, Honorable Mention, York Art Association    
2003  Merit Award #1, Berks Art Alliance Juried Exhibition                              
2001   First Place, Oils, Art Association of Harrisburg: Member's Exhibit    
2001   Rottler Award for Excellence in the Arts  
2000  First Place, Oils, York Art Association, Annual Juried Exhibition

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS  
2005  Exploring Time and Space – Recent works by Phyllis Disher Fredericks,  York Art Association, York, PA
2001   Phyllis Disher Fredericks – Recent Works, York Little Theater, York, PA  
1999   Still Slightly Surreal - Recent Works by Phyllis Disher Fredericks, York Art Association, York, PA    
1995   Slightly Surreal - Recent Works by Phyllis Disher Fredericks, York Art Association, York, PA  
1994   Phyllis Disher Fredericks - Recent Works, York Little Theatre - York, PA
1990   Landscapes in Still Life - Works in Oil by Phyllis Disher Fredericks, Rose Lehrman Art Center, Harrisburg Area Community College        
1988   Images in Glass - Recent Works by Phyllis Disher Fredericks, York Art Center, York, PA  
1988   Phyllis Disher Fredericks - Still Lifes in Oil, Ariel Galleries, Allentown, PA

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS  
2016 Pennsylvania Arts Experience at the Governor’s Residence, PA Governor’s Residence, Harrisburg, PA
           Makers Dozen – Group Exhibit, Lafayette Club, York, PA
2015   Wild and Wooly, Marketview Arts Gallery, York, PA
2013   Warmth of Light, Chill of Night, Susquehanna Art Museum, DOSHI Gallery, Harrisburg, P
2010   Four Women Paint, York Art Association, York, PA
2009  Third Tuesday Art Group Exhibition, York Art Association, York, PA
            Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Governors’ Awards for the Arts, Invitational Exhibit, York, PA
2008  Mother Daughter- Phyllis Disher Fredericks, Rebecca Noelle Purvis, Blue Moon, York, PA
           Phyllis Disher Fredericks, Ry Fryar, Frederick Haag, Studio Gallery 234, York, PA                                      
2007  Ten Year Retrospective Exhibit, Yorkarts, York, PA
           Art In Motion, Featured Artist, Yorkarts, York, PA
2004  Historic Yellow Springs Art Exhibit, Chester Springs, PA  
           Immaculata University Annual Exhibit, Immaculata, PA  
2003  Historic Yellow Springs Art Exhibit, Chester Springs, PA
           Immaculata University Annual Exhibit, Immaculata, PA  
           World’s Apart – Recent Surrealism, York Arts Gallery, York, PA  
2002  Rottler Award Group Exhibit, York Art Association, York, PA
           Immaculata University Annual Exhibit, Immaculata, PA    
2001   Historic Yellow Springs Art Exhibit, Chester Springs, PA  
2000  Art Association of Harrisburg, Group Invitational Exhibit, Harrisburg, PA

SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2016    Berks Art Alliance Open Juried Exhibit, Goggles Works, Reading, PA
2015,09,08,07   York Art Association Open Juried Exhibit, York Art Association, York, PA
2007   Berks Art Alliance Juried Exhibition Reading Art Museum, Reading, PA  
2006   York Art Association Open Juried Exhibit, York Art Association, York, PA      
2004   York Art Association Open Juried Exhibit, York Art Association, York, PA  
2003   Berks Art Alliance Juried Exhibition, Reading Museum, Reading, PA  
            Yorkfest Open Juried Exhibition, YorkArts, York, PA  
            York Art Association Open Juried Exhibit, York Art Association, York, PA  
            The Art Center and Galleries Open Juried Exhibit, The Art Center and Galleries, Mechanicsburg, PA
            Lancaster County Art Association Juried Exhibit, Lancaster County Art Association, Strasburg, PA
2001    York Art Association Juried Exhibit, York Art Association, York, PA      
            Yorkfest Annual Juried Exhibit, Yorkarts Gallery, York, PA
            York Art Association Annual Juried Exhibit, York Art Association, York, PA  
            Community Arts Association Juried Exhibit, Community Arts Association, Allendale, NJ  
2000   Susquehanna Museum, Doshi Gallery Juried Member’s Exhibit,  Susquehanna Museum, Harrisburg, PA  
            Community Art Center National Juried Exhibition, Ridgewood, NJ