Frederika B Roeder

Painting is a shared emotional experience. In my own work, I begin with an emotional memory linked to the physical world. The art is then the distillation and tracing of that memory through color, texture, shape and brushstroke-palette knife to the emotional place where it lives. This might be a place of sadness, happiness, peace, exhilaration, or awe. The acknowledgment of emotion is transformative and teaches the lesson that everything in this world moves forward - beyond the edges of canvas, beyond our experiences, beyond the memories themselves.

Much of my work is about my lifelong love affair with Southern California. The paintings in my series “The Golden State” normally celebrate the beauty of the Southern California Sun – that swathes our cities, beaches and oceans in warmth and light. But they also speak to the power of Nature’s trifecta: Sun, Wind and Water; and the delicate balance that defines our environment and our California Lifestyle. As a Californian, I have learned that nature will heal itself with regeneration of the ecosystem and that we, as its inhabitants, will again be inspired to renew and rebuild as nature teaches us to do, challenging as it may be.

American Artist Frederika B. Roeder is a 4th Generation Southern Californian. Born in Palo Alto, California, her work follows Minimalism and the Light & Space Movement rooted in her experiences as a skier and surfer as part of Southern California’s iconic surf culture. Her abstract paintings are luminous expressions of the majesty of the natural world and the importance of its preservation.

Frederika exhibits her work continuously, with over 50 shows in museums and galleries since 2020. Exhibitions in 2024/25 include the 23rd Japan International Art Exchange Exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum curated by Julienne Johnson with chairman Katsu Shimmin; the Museo Camuno, Breno Italy; Galerie Diderot, Orquevaux, France; The Korean Culture Center, Los Angeles CA; Los Angeles Art Association/Art 1307/Instituto Italiano di Cultura with curator Cynthis Penna, consultant for contemporary art Centro Museale MUSA Portici, Italy.

A graduate of the University of Southern California, Frederika studied fine art at UC Irvine, UCLA, Pasadena City College, the Art Center of Design, Hunter College, and the School of Visual Arts in New York. While in New York, she studied under John Baldessari, and worked at Vogue Magazine under Diana Vreeland and Richard Avedon.