M. Freddy is a contemporary artist and researcher
He draws, conducts instant film photoshoots, and edits Visible Mag. An influential voice, he has spoken at venues including MIT and the United Nations. He holds a B.F.A. from the Parsons School of Design, and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins University. He was also a Departmental Visiting Student at the University of Oxford, and a former student of James Romberger, an artist in the East Village canon alongside Basquiat, Wojnarowicz, and McGinley. He is a New Yorker currently living in London.
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Polaroid Photoshoots
Commission an instant film photoseries with a contemporary artist and former fashion week photographer
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Visible Mag by M. Freddy
Visible is an experimental, open-ended magazine. From personal to systemic challenges, creatives share the invisible parts of their lives — and offer hope for change. Philosophical and theoretical discourse are welcomed but not required. These are the stories from the makers on the vanguard of culture.
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For Collectors
A Substack newsletter publication. Be the first to know about my latest artworks.
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Instant Film as Contemporary Art Monthly Seriies
Photography has been one of the drivers of aesthetics and visual culture. The Series explores some big questions: What makes a photograph contemporary art? How do photographs gain cultural significance? Along the way, we will address enduring themes such as identify, memories, and the social imaginaries captured by today’s photographs.
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Catalogue Raisonné
View the official archive of my photographs and original artworks
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Grab a Virtual Coffee
Description goes hereA relaxed opportunity to connect — join me for an informal conversation.
Available artworks
Excerpt from “Introducing the Instant Film Project”
There’s a certain magic to being a creative. You can feel blue, spikey, warm, golden, checkered… I draw the things I can’t fully express with words. Moments when I look at my dog and hope he’d live forever; moments when I have to drink on a Whatsapp call because I moved to London and my friends are still in New York; and moments when I appreciate the whimsy of something I saw in London.
My latest series, The Instant Film Project, documents my life during a period of profound technopolitical change. It tells my story through polaroids and drawings that extend their borders. A form of photo elicitation, I record my drawing process, talk about the composition unscripted, and the moments that inspired the piece.
Chalk pastel is a colourful choice, and a sentimental choice. Back when I studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York, I was a student of James Romberger, a chalk pastel artist in the East Village canon alongside Basquiat, Wojnarowicz, and McGinley. I use non-toxic chalk pastels and fixative for my own health and the health of my collectors. Similar to my previous series Urban Wildlife, each piece is accompanied by custom prose. Collectors offer the first sentence and I respond with a reflection shaped by the artwork, a story that invites dialogue.
Related articles: “Why Polaroids?” and “In the Age of AI, Maybe Photography is Art After All”
Some artworks from the previous collection “Urban Wildlife“ may be available. Please contact for more information.
Latest Essays
“Introducing the Instant Film Project”, For Collectors, 14 October 2025
“Why I started a cooking journal after my work with the UN”, At Home in the Upper East Side, 11 October 2025
“In the Age of AI, Maybe Photography is Art After All”, Visible Mag, 1 October 2025
“Why Polaroids?”, Visible Mag, 22 September 2025
“Letter from the Founding Editor”, Visible Mag, 13 August 2025
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[A]n artist unafraid to deal with massive complexities
James Romberger, East Village artist with works in collections such as the Met in New York
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[A] capable researcher
H.E. Amb. Dr. Yuriy Sergeyev, Former elected member of the United Nations Security Council
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Beautiful... with natural earthy colours
Chalk Copenhagen, Developer of non-toxic chalk pastels
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[Y]our drawings are gems. So much to see in each one.
Marguerite Van Cook Ph.D., Musician who opened for The Clash and gallerist who exhibited Sol LeWitt and David Wojnarowicz