Beth Frey Featured in CBC Arts Article by Chris Hampton

December 19, 2025

In a recent CBC Arts article by Chris Hampton, the rapid influence of artificial intelligence on visual culture is examined through the work of Canadian artists. Among the list is Beth Frey, whose practice bridges analogue and algorithmic processes. Frey, known for her colour-rich, surreal explorations of the body, identity, and absurdity, reflects on her complex and ambivalent relationship to what it means to be an artist working in a post-AI landscape.

The article also addresses Frey’s recent solo exhibition, Autoeffigies, at McBride Contemporain in Montreal, which exemplifies an active dialogue between machine and maker. The works in the exhibition emerge through iterative exchanges between AI image generation and tactile drawing, with Frey layering gestures, distortions, and sketches to privilege process over polish and to reassert human presence within an image culture increasingly shaped by algorithms. Together with her broader practice, this body of work positions Frey as a compelling example of how contemporary artists are critically navigating the cultural implications of AI within both established and emerging visual frameworks.

→ Read the full article on CBC Arts
→ Visit Artist Page: Beth Frey