Fahren Feingold

Born in San Francisco, Feingold and her family moved in 1981 to Los Angeles. Showing great artistic talent from childhood, she won a "best artist" as a high school senior at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica. At 17 she moved to New York where she studied at the Parsons School of Design. She earned a BFA in illustration{{cite web |url=https://www.thepeacockmagazine.com/farhen-feingold |title= Fahren Feingold |publisher=Peacock Magazine |date=1 July 2022 |access-date=3 October 2023}} at Parsons and Glasgow School of Art, and went on to work as a fashion designer for brands such as Ralph Lauren, DKNY, l'Agence, Nicole Miller, Splendid, J.Crew, and Chaser.

In 2016, Feingold transitioned from fashion design to fine art. She said she found fashion "no longer creatively satisfying" and "felt taken advantage of by brand owners who wanted us to work long hours in return for little pay and even less kindness."{{cite web |url=https://twelvny.com/art-culture/interview-fahren-feingold-contemporary-american-art?page=1 |author= Bora Yon |title= INTERVIEW: FAHREN FEINGOLD CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ART |publisher=Twelv |date=25 June 2018 |access-date=3 October 2023}}

Her watercolors often explored femininity and the female form,{{cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fahren-feingold-watercolor-nudes_n_574e08ece4b0af73af95bdcc |author= Priscilla Frank |title= A Watercolor Artist Wants To Paint Female Nudity Without Shame |publisher=HuffPost |date=1 June 2016 |access-date=3 October 2023}} sensuality, and empowerment. Often featuring female nudes,{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/aea5az/sensual-ethereal-watercolors-reinterpret-the-female-form |author= Abby Ronner |title= Sensual, Ethereal Watercolors Reinterpret the Female Form |publisher=Vice |date=26 February 2017 |access-date=16 October 2023}} her watercolors referenced imagery from French erotica of the early 20th century, American magazines from the 1970s and '80s, and her own photographs. A skilled portraitist,{{cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/bd4d1247-a165-4c48-8aee-87bbd0842376 |author= Rosanna Dodds |title= The Aesthete: Violette Serrat talks taste |publisher=Financial Times |date=15 December 2021 |access-date=3 October 2023}} she also acknowledged the deep influence of Egon Schiele.

Nick Knight discovered Feingold's artwork and commissioned her in 2016 to create SHOWstudio illustrations for Paris Fashion Week.{{cite web |url=https://showstudio.com/collections/autumn-winter-2016/illustration-gallery-paris-womenswear |title= ILLUSTRATION GALLERY: PARIS A/W 16 WOMENSWEAR | author=Fahren Feingold |publisher=SHOWstudio |date=9 March 2016 |access-date=5 October 2023}}

Participation in a 2016 group show called "LIFEFORCE," depicting a feminist vision of the future and curated by Kelsey and Rémy Bennett,{{cite web |url=https://untitled-magazine.com/a-feminist-future-is-seen-at-the-opening-of-lifeforce/ |author= Jasmine Williams |title= A FEMINIST FUTURE IS SEEN AT THE OPENING OF 'LIFEFORCE' |publisher=Untitled Magazine |date=28 July 2016 |access-date=3 October 2023}} led to a long association with and representation by The Untitled Space, a New York City gallery founded by Indira Cesarine and focusing on feminist art, where she was featured in more than 30 exhibitions.{{cite web |url=https://untitled-magazine.com/in-memoriam-artist-fahren-feingold-1980-2023/ |title= IN MEMORIAM: ARTIST FAHREN FEINGOLD 1980 – 2023 |publisher=Untitled Magazine |date=5 October 2023 |access-date=16 October 2023}} In 2017, months before her debut solo show at The Untitled Space,{{cite web |url=https://en.vogue.me/culture/artist-fahren-feingold-interview/ |title= Fashion's Favorite Renegade Artist on Her First Solo Exhibit |author= Philippa Morgan |publisher=Vogue |date=23 September 2017 |access-date=3 October 2023}} Vogue profiled Feingold and named her "a trailblazing artist on a meteoric rise."{{cite web |url=https://en.vogue.me/culture/fahren-feingold-illustrator-interview/ |title= This Trailblazing Artist is on a Meteoric Rise |author= Philippa Morgan |publisher=Vogue |date=24 January 2017 |access-date=3 October 2023}}

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|quote = Opening my eyes to the beauty and love that exists within me and around, my paintings act as a quiet dagger of truth, exposing the beauty of the feminine form from the female gaze, emphasizing the female body as a great thing to behold, free of judgement and objectification. My paintings of the female figure expands the footprint of women painted by women, celebrating sisterhood and empowering female themes.

|source = – Fahren Feingold in GirlTalkHQ{{Cite web |url= https://www.girltalkhq.com/artist-fahren-feingolds-living-for-love-exhibit-supporting-womens-mental-health-org/|title= Artist Fahren Feingold's 'Living For Love' Exhibit Supporting Women's Mental Health Org. |website=GirlTalkHQ |date=1 February 2023 |access-date=6 October 2023}}

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}}Feingold's work often took on subject matter seldom addressed in art. Two Feingold exhibits in 2018 directly addressed women's issues. "The Peep Show" was, in Feingold's words, "an attempt to undo the centuries of censorship, shaming and patriarchal politics that clouds the simple beauty of a naked body."{{cite web |url=https://fashionweekdaily.com/ariana-grande-pete-davidson-manolo-blahnik/ |author= Charles Manning |title= ARIANA GRANDE AND PETE DAVIDSON'S $16 MILLION PAD, CHANGES AT MANOLO BLAHNIK |publisher=Fashion Week Daily |date=21 June 2018 |access-date=3 October 2023}} "GOLDEN TOUCH" focused on menstruation: "We should be talking about it like purity, and godliness, and gold," she said.{{cite web |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/a22866948/fahren-feingold-golden-touch-period-series/ |author= Christina Cacouris |title= This Artist Uses Gold and Glitter to Destigmatize Period Blood |publisher=Marie Claire |date=11 September 2018 |access-date=3 October 2023}}

Outside New York, Feingold exhibited in Paris,{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/felicitycarter/2018/06/01/lingerie-brand-fleur-du-mal-collaborate-with-artist-fahren-feingold/?sh=7418d10d31cc |title= Lingerie Brand, Fleur du Mal Collaborate With Artist, Fahren Feingold |author= Felicity Carter |work=Forbes |date=1 June 2018 |access-date=3 October 2023}} London, Los Angeles, Miami, Tokyo and elsewhere.

Feingold died of cancer on September 26, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/fahren-feingold-obituary?id=53260235 |title= Fahren Feingold Obituary |work=Los Angeles Times |date=4 October 2023 |access-date=4 October 2023}}

Feingold's earliest exhibitions were in group shows in 2016, such as "Moving Kate" curated by Nick Knight at SHOWstudio in London{{cite magazine |last=Eros |first=Anthony |date=1 August 2018 |title=Fahren Feingold |url=https://issuu.com/resident_mag/docs/_issuu_august_2018_larry |magazine=Resident |location= |access-date=4 October 2023}} and The Mass (Tokyo), "Red Hot Wicked" at Studio C Gallery in Los Angeles, and "The Vulgar" curated by Judith Clark and Adam Phillips at the Barbican in London.

After her self-titled solo debut exhibition at The Untitled Space in 2017,{{cite web |url=https://www.girltalkhq.com/a-tribute-to-artist-fahren-feingold-who-leaves-behind-a-legacy-of-love-creativity-femininity/ |title= A Tribute To Artist Fahren Feingold, Who Leaves Behind A Legacy Of Love, Creativity & Femininity |publisher=GirlTalkHQ |date=10 October 2023 |access-date=16 October 2023}} she continued to exhibit there in more solo shows: "GOLDEN TOUCH" in 2018, "NO END TO LOVE" in 2020,{{cite web |url=https://www.the360mag.com/fahren-feingold-exhibit-no-end-to-love/ |title= FAHREN FEINGOLD EXHIBIT – NO END TO LOVE |publisher=The 360 Mag |date=14 April 2020 |access-date=3 October 2023}} and in 2021 "High On Life" and her solo show in a physical space, "WET DREAMS," all curated by Indira Cesarine.{{cite web |url=https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/wet-dreams/ |title= Fahren Feingold's watercolour, ethereal nudes are 'wet dreams' for women everywhere |author= Katy Cowan |publisher=Creative Boom |date=21 October 2021 |access-date=3 October 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/04/29/premiere-fahren-feingold-high-on-life/ |title= PREMIERE: FAHREN FEINGOLD – "HIGH ON LIFE" |publisher=Wonderland |date=29 April 2021 |access-date=3 October 2023}} In 2019 the cover of The Untitled Magazine's ART Issue featured her portrait of Kate Moss.{{cite web |url=https://fashionmaniac.com/artist-fahren-feingold-covers-the-untitled-magazines-art-issue-with-an-iconic-portrait-of-kate-moss/ |title= Artist Fahren Feingold Covers the Untitled Magazine's Art Issue with an Iconic Portrait of Kate Moss |author= Fattie King |publisher=Fashion Maniac |date=28 August 2018 |access-date=6 November 2023}} "LIVING FOR LOVE," an online solo exhibit and auction supporting women's mental health nonprofit SeekHer, took place in 2023 and constituted her final exhibition.{{cite web |url=https://tribecacitizen.com/2023/01/24/seen-heard-groundhog-coming-to-duane-park/ |title= Seen & Heard: Groundhog coming to Duane Park |publisher=Tribeca Citizen |date=24 January 2023 |access-date=3 October 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://untitled-magazine.com/fahren-feingold-living-for-love-benefit-art-auction/ |title= FAHREN FEINGOLD "LIVING FOR LOVE" BENEFIT ART AUCTION SUPPORTING WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION SEEKHER PRESENTED BY THE UNTITLED SPACE |publisher=Untitled Magazine |date=23 January 2023 |access-date=3 October 2023}}

Other exhibitions included the solo exhibition "The Peep Show" presented in collaboration with The Untitled Space and brand Fleur Du Mal in New York{{cite web |url=https://www.hungertv.com/feature/exploring-fluid-femininity-with-watercolour-artist-fahren-feingold/# |title= Exploring fluid femininity with watercolour artist Fahren Feingold |publisher=Hunger |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=3 October 2023}} and solo, duo and group exhibitions in Miami,{{cite web |url=https://untitled-magazine.com/miami-art-week-indira-cesarine-fahren-feingold-at-scope-miami-aqua-art-miami/ |title= MIAMI ART WEEK: INDIRA CESARINE + FAHREN FEINGOLD AT SCOPE MIAMI + AQUA ART MIAMI |publisher=Untitled Magazine |author= Sasha Leon |date=27 November 2018 |access-date=4 October 2023}} the Hamptons,{{cite web |url=https://www.tethys.art/les-femmes/ |title= Les Femmes |publisher=Tethys Art |date=21 August 2021 |access-date=5 October 2023}} and online. The Untitled Magazine featured Feingold's artwork on several of its collector print editions.

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Category:1980 births

Category:2023 deaths

Category:21st-century American women painters

Category:21st-century American painters

Category:Parsons School of Design alumni

Category:Artists from San Francisco