Be Original! Miami Circle

Born in Douglasville, Georgia in 1981, Misti Dawn Freeman was born holding a silver crayon rather than a silver spoon. From the moment Misti could hold that crayon she became intrigued with art. Misti’s parents encouraged her interest in art by entering her in coloring contests, in which she won her first at the age of three. This spurred her to continue to improve and find ways to use her talent, as she grew older. Eventually this led her to pursue an art degree at the college level.
Misti was trained in art at Shorter College in Rome, Georgia and also at Salzburg College in Salzburg, Austria during the years 2000-2004. She graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art and a Business Administration Minor. During this time, Misti’s works were exhibited in several galleries around the world and also published in the Shorter College Chimes in three annual editions. Misti’s artwork was accepted into many Shorter College Juried Student Shows and National Student Juried Shows.
Upon graduation, Misti began working full time as an artist. She has been involved in National Juried Shows, Group Artist Exhibitions, and also Solo Artist Exhibitions. Her works can be seen in galleries, businesses, and private homes in Atlanta and the surrounding metro area. To find out more about where you can view Misti’s artwork, visit her website at
Misti has now made the move from Rome, Georgia back to her hometown of Douglasville, Georgia where she now resides. Her studio is also located in Douglasville, where you can find her most of the time.

I paint images by breaking them down into exaggerated shapes of highlights, shadows, and colors. This style is most easily interpreted through the viewer squinting his or her eyes. When the viewer's eyes are squinted, shadows and highlights cast upon objects seem to separate from the object's background and form bolder shapes. I take this vision of the viewer and myself and add intense colors and outlines to make the lights and darks stand out from the background of my canvas even more, thus creating an interesting picture of lights and darks that one may normally see as one squints one's eyes. My art pieces are to be looked at in normal focus; however, carry the same effect as one’s eye’s being squinted.

The richness of life is based on moment-to moment unpredictability and the mysterious order in chaos. Through fractals we discover this order, as they define the beauty and roughness of the world, it’s dynamic energy ever-changing and transforming. In art, they are the basis for how we associate both abstract and realistic imagery to reality. My paintings are not direct images from nature, but visual impressions that embody life-like qualities, reflecting the dynamical systems of nature as a whole.

I find the role of the artist parallel to those of the scientist and shaman. All strive to make sense of the primordial duality of chaos and order within the natural world. My work reflects a deep investigation of this duality through concepts of chaos theory and fractal aesthetics. This applies to both the final result of my paintings and my process in creating the work. By working in mixed media using liquid latex on the surface of my canvases, my process is based on the unpredictability of the medium, and consequently finding order within it. The final results are images depicting chaos through fractal impressions of light, depth, pattern and texture, while leaving interpretation primarily up to the viewer.

shows and viewings.misti freeman

2005:

Represented by Arts Clayton, Jonesboro, GA
Represented by Spruill Center for the Arts, 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Rd.
Atlanta, GA
Represented by Be Original @ Miami Circle, 800 Miami Circle, Atlanta, GA
Represented by Lambert Gallery of Art, 805 Lambert Dr., Atlanta,GA
Solo Artist Exhibition at The 1027 Gallery February 2nd - March 15th, 1027 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA.
Commissioned pieces displayed by Nanston Dental Group, Douglasville, GA.

2004:
18th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition at The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County, Douglasville, GA.
Commissioned pieces displayed by Arbor Place Dental Group, Douglasville, GA.
New paintings displayed by Jittery Java’s Coffee Shop, Douglasville, GA.
2004 Juried Student Show at Mountain View Art Gallery, Marietta, GA.
“A Glimpse Through Childlike Eyes.” Senior Thesis Solo Exhibition, Shorter College,
Rome, GA.

2003:
Commissioned pieces displayed by Green Team Produce Performers, Buckhead, Atlanta, GA.
2003 Juried Student Show at Mountain View Art Gallery, Marietta, GA.
Perry Kirk Juried Art Show, Shorter College, Rome, GA.
2003 Ceramics Show, Rome Area Council for the Arts, Rome, GA.
Chris Baskin Juried Art Show, Shorter College, Rome, GA.
Paintings displayed by Jittery Java's Coffee Shop, Douglasville, GA.
Artwork published in the Shorter College 2003 Edition of The Chimes

2002:
Budd Bishop Juried Art Show, Shorter College, Rome, GA.
Artwork published in the Shorter College 2002 Edition of The Chimes
Student Art Show, Salzburg, Austria

2001:
Samuel Dunson Juried Art Show, Shorter College, Rome, GA.
Etowah Art Gallery, Cartersville, GA.
Artwork published in the Shorter College 2001 Edition of The Chimes