Fredy Huaman
classical ornamental woodcarver and wooden artifacts conservator, Fredy Huaman
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Fredy Huamán Mallqui came to the United States in spring 2012 bringing along his wood carving tools that served as extensions of his own hands and his design philosophy. Fredy also brought with him the most precious tools: sensibility, creativity, skills, and expertise that have accumulated with patience and observation of ornamental details surrounding him in daily life often overlooked by others. These traits have served him well as an artist, woodcarver, art conservator, and gilder.
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Growing up in the city of Ayacucho, Peru (est. 1540), the Peruvian capital of the craftsmen, he has inherited an active appreciation of a rich cultural heritage, a product of the syncretism between Spanish and local cultures. He learned wood carving from master carvers at the age of nine and has since developed his own techniques to design, carve and conserve intricate pieces in Baroque, Rococo, Gothic, and Romanesque styles. Trained by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture in the conservation of diverse objects of art, Fredy worked in the provinces of Cuzco and Apurímac (Peru) conserving religious art, wooden and plaster polychrome sculptures, furniture, frames, architectural elements in wood and plaster, gilded pieces and murals dating from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
In 2020 Fredy is awarded by Erie Arts and Culture as the Established Artist Fellowship, in 2020 Fredy is also awarded as Artist of Distinction in the Erie Art Museum 97th Spring Show, curated by Aruna D’ Sousa, a renowned art critic and author. In March 2019, Fredy participated in The World Wood Day Celebration in Graz, Austria. This event is a recognition of the best one hundred woodcarvers and their artistic work and the sustainability of the wood material from around the world.Fredy’s most recent historical restoration project was at Fair Lane, the former home of Henry and Clara Ford, in Dearborn, Michigan. Fredy was hired to design and carve the decorative elements for a replica 1914 Estey Residency Organ in collaboration with The Schantz Organ Company of Ohio. In 2017, he earned the Professional Level Scholarship at The Marc Adams School of Woodworking, located in Franklin, Indiana.
Since relocating to the United States (Erie, PA), Fredy has continued to develop his professional skills. Some of his clients include both locally and from other cities like Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Boston, Michigan, etc.
In 2020 Fredy is awarded by Erie Arts and Culture as the Established Artist Fellowship, in 2020 Fredy is also awarded as Artist of Distinction in the Erie Art Museum 97th Spring Show, curated by Aruna D’ Sousa, a renowned art critic and author. In March 2019, Fredy participated in The World Wood Day Celebration in Graz, Austria. This event is a recognition of the best one hundred woodcarvers and their artistic work and the sustainability of the wood material from around the world.Fredy’s most recent historical restoration project was at Fair Lane, the former home of Henry and Clara Ford, in Dearborn, Michigan. Fredy was hired to design and carve the decorative elements for a replica 1914 Estey Residency Organ in collaboration with The Schantz Organ Company of Ohio. In 2017, he earned the Professional Level Scholarship at The Marc Adams School of Woodworking, located in Franklin, Indiana.
Since relocating to the United States (Erie, PA), Fredy has continued to develop his professional skills. Some of his clients include both locally and from other cities like Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Boston, Michigan, etc.