""Instagram, <a href=https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/author/gary-frier-2/"https://www.saatchiart.com/garyfrier">Saatchi Art</a>, and <a href=https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/author/gary-frier-2/"https://africanartagenda.tumblr.com/post/50493502101/gary-frier-country-south-africa-style-realist">African Art Agenda</a>." />
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Gary Frier is a painter and sculptor who lives near Capetown in South Africa.

"Growing up, my family recognized my talent and enrolled me in an after-school programme and later I was encouraged to study graphic design for a “stable career.” Coming from an artless secondary education to a dubious tertiary institution was not conducive to a good start and I found myself not really fitting into either the fine art fraternity or the corporate industry. Over the years I’ve been doing various creative jobs and I now consider myself a 'jack of all trades.'"

You can see his work, both present and past, on Instagram, Saatchi Art, and African Art Agenda.


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