▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Fre lin ' s ▁C rier ▁appeared ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁ ▁The ▁Last ▁Billboard ▁installation ▁by ▁Pitts burgh ▁artist ▁Jon ▁Rub in . ▁The ▁text ▁of ▁his ▁bill board ▁installation ▁reads ▁" Let ' s ▁put ▁loud spe akers ▁on ▁the ▁roof s ▁of ▁hosp it als / Let ' s ▁announ ce ▁birth s ▁and ▁death s ▁as ▁they ▁occur ". ▁In ▁December , ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Rad i ator ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Long ▁Island ▁City , ▁alongside ▁artist ▁Rena ▁Le in berger ▁in ▁a ▁show ▁titled ▁From ▁Within ▁the ▁F lesh ▁of ▁the ▁World . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Fre lin ▁and ▁co - art ist ▁Barbara ▁Nelson ▁were ▁selected ▁by ▁Blo om berg ▁Phil anth rop ies ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁final ists ▁for ▁the ▁Blo om berg ▁Public ▁Art ▁Challenge . ▁Their ▁project , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁three ▁up state ▁New ▁York ▁cities , ▁propos es ▁to ▁ill uminate ▁the ▁windows ▁of ▁vac ant ▁buildings ▁in ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Capital ▁Region . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Blo om berg ▁Phil anth rop ies ▁announced ▁that ▁their ▁proposal ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁fund ing , ▁with ▁an ▁award ▁amount ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁$ 1 ▁million . ▁ ▁Education ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁B FA ▁from ▁Indiana ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁an ▁M FA ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁San ▁Diego . ▁ ▁Work ▁As ▁part ▁of