Jeremy Frey

Jeremy Frey (born in 1978) 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, who comes from a long line of native weavers, 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. Frey won Best of Show at Sante Fe Indian Market and at the Heard Indian Market in Fair in 2011 and 2015. This is only the second time that someone has won both shows in the same year and the first time a basket has achieved this honor at the Sante Fe Indian Market in its over 90-year history. He has work in the Smithsonian Institution as well as many other prominent museums around the country. In 2010, he was awarded a Distinguished Fellow in Theater and Performance grant from United States Artists.