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Jeremy Frey

He // Him // His

Basketmaker

Princeton, Maine

A man wearing wire frame glasses and a collared shirt smiles slightly at the camera.

Photo courtesy of the artist.

Jeremy Frey is a Passamaquoddy basketmaker who learned weaving from his mother and apprenticed at the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance (of which he is now a board member). Frey learned the traditional techniques of weaving brown ash and sweetgrass into baskets and now introduces new styles and techniques such as unique shapes and very fine weaves. He is dedicated to serving as a model to younger Native artists and to passing the tradition of basketmaking onto the next generation.

Donor -This award was generously supported by the Ford Foundation.

This artist page was last updated on: 11.11.2025

Jeremy Frey work sample

Aura by Jeremy Frey, 2023. Black ash, sweet grass, and synthetic dye, 21 × 12 × 12 inches.

Photo courtesy of Karma gallery.

Small rounded baskets of many sizes, colors, and patterns are displayed in a glass case.

Jeremy Frey: Woven, installation view, The Art Institute of Chicago, October 2024–February 2025.

Photo by Jonathan Mathias; courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago.