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Charleston, SC – Charleston-based artist Chris Frick will present her newest body of work for the first time during a private, invitation-only showcase on Folly Beach. The event will take place at Villa Hemingway on Saturday, September 26, 2026, offering guests a first look at the complete new collection.
Frick’s work begins with a simple question: How does a place slowly become part of who we are? Since moving from Germany to Charleston, her work has become increasingly focused on the South Carolina coast and on the subtle ways our surroundings influence us over time.
The new collection brings together two closely connected bodies of work: Lowcountry and Place & Figure.
In the Lowcountry paintings, Frick draws from the heat, water, marshes, coastal light, barrier islands, and everyday impressions of life around Charleston. Rather than depicting the landscape literally, she works from what stays with her after spending time there. Recognizable elements may appear, but they are often reduced, fragmented, or absorbed into fields of color, texture, and expressive marks.
In Place & Figure, the human figure enters that same visual world. Figures appear within abstracted spaces, exploring the relationship between a person and the surroundings they inhabit. The distinction between figure and place is sometimes clear and sometimes deliberately uncertain, reflecting the way an environment can gradually become part of our sense of self.
Across both bodies of work, Frick moves between abstraction and recognizable form. Her paintings are built through layers of acrylic, texture, color, and marks, allowing traces of the South Carolina coast to remain without becoming traditional landscapes. “I don’t paint the landscape itself; I paint what stays with me after spending time there,” Frick says.
Together, Lowcountry and Place & Figure turn attention back toward the places we live and, through those places, toward ourselves.
The complete new body of work will remain largely unrevealed until the September showcase. For more information about Chris Frick and her work, visit chrisfrick.art or follow her on Instagram at @chrisfrickart.
About Chris Frick
Chris Frick is a German-born, Charleston-based artist working primarily in acrylic. She is represented by Simpatico Gallery in Charleston and by Mary Praytor Gallery in Greenville, and she maintains a studio on Broad Street in downtown Charleston.
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