Julia Brown

Brooklyn, NY

Born 1978 Ann Arbor, Michigan

Education
2004–2006 California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
M.F.A. in Art
1995–2000 Williams College, MA
B.A. in Art, with honors
2009-2010 Whitney Museum of Art Independent Study Program
2006 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, ME
2002–2004 Wade Schuman Atelier, NY
2002 New York Academy of Art, NY
2002 The National Academy of Design, NY
Exhibitions and Screenings (*solo shows marked by asterisk)
2009 *Tempêtes Patissière; or, L’Entartage (Pastry Storm; or Encakement), Hudson D. Walker Gallery, FAWC, Provincetown, MA
  FAWC Visual Arts Fellows at PAAM, Provincetown Art Museum, Provincetown, MA
2008 Freeze Frame; 1 Second in 30 Frames, Rush Arts Gallery, Miami, FL, traveling to Talman + Monroe gallery, Brooklyn, NY and blank projects, Cape Town, South Africa
  Conventions and Attitudes (Exchange Rate 2008), Remy’s on Temple, Los Angeles, traveling to CUNY: Habeas Lounge, NY
  New Works Show, Hudson D. Walker Gallery, FAWC, Provincetown, MA
  Archaeology of Wonder, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT
  Near Sighted Far Out, curated by Nicole Caruth, Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center Video Festival, New York NY
  Reality Testing, video screening, curated by Slab and Art Office, LACE, Los Angeles, CA, traveling to PARKHAUS im Malkastenpark, Künsthalle Dusseldorf, Germany
  2008 Fine Arts Work Center Invitational, 2008 Fine Arts Work Center Invitational
2007 TV Dinners, LMAKProjects, New York, NY
  * American Vernacular, Greenleaf Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
  The Juice is Loose; A Big Painting Show, 507Rose, Venice, CA
2006 * American Vernacular, 2006, video screening, Garrett House, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
  Supersonic 2006, Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Collisions & Pileups, CalArts M.F.A. Graduate Show , Armory Northwest/965, Pasadena, CA
Transfeminator Seeking Consummate Members, D300 Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA
* MFA Thesis Exhibition, Mint Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA
Video Nightmare , video screening, RAID Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2005 MFA Mid-Residency Exhibition , CalArts, Valencia, CA
Art’s Reflection Has No Complexion – While Racial Tension Creates Art Invention , Artists Space Project Room, New York, NY
Turnoff , video screening, Acorn Gallery, Highland Park, CA
M.F.A. 1 Group Show , Main Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA
* Main Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA
Sweet Substitute , FAB Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Student Film and Video Festival , Gallery Eight Two Five, Los Angeles, CA
* Persons Unknown , Lime Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2000 The Thompson Sessions, Multimedia CD screening, CTAH, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
B.A. Candidate Group Show, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA
* Wilde Gallery, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, April
Awards and Honors
2008–2009 Winter Fellowship, Visual Arts, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
2006–2007 Irvine Fellowship, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
2006 Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Painting Fellowship Grant
2004–2006 Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship, CalArts, Valencia, CA
1999–2000 Williams College Art Department Class of 1960’s Scholar, Williamstown, MA
1999 World Foundation Travel Fellowship, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Professional
2006–2007 Irvine Fellow, Studio Art Instructor, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
2005–2006 Graduate Teaching Assistant, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
2004–2005 Instructor, Oakwood High School, North Hollywood, CA
2004 Instructor, Northern Berkshire Creative Arts Foundation, North Adams, MA
2003–2004 Educational Coordinator and Instructor, Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth, Canaan, NY
2000–2001 Studio Assistant, Jenny Holzer Studio, Hoosick Falls, NY
Bibliography
2009 Newman-Scott, Kristina, The Archaeology of Wonder, Catalog, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT.
2008 Genocchio, Benjamin, “Collective Strangeness in Hartford,” New York Times, 21 Dec., 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/nyregion/connecticut/21artsct.html.
  Hoffman, Hank. Blog. "Diverse 'Archaeology of Wonder' show at Real Art Ways," Connecticut Art Scene. 10 Dec., 2008. http://ctartscene.blogspot.com/2008/12/diverse-archaeology-of-wonder-show-at.html
  “’Wonder’ Is At Play In Real Art Ways Exhibit,” Hartford Courant, 2 October.
  Caruth, Nicole, “Near Sighted Far Out; Julia Brown,” Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center. 26 Sept., 2008. http://hdmcvideoartfest.wordpress.com/
2006 Yury, Cary, Supersonic 2006, Catalog, Supersonic, Los Angeles, CA.
  Fette. Blog. “CalArts MFA Open Studios,” The Flog. 12 April, 2006. http://www.the-flog.com/200604/07.html
2005 Schlingelhoff, Beate and Satellite Academy, Arts Reflection Has No Complexion, Catalog, Artists Space, New York, 2005.
Publications
2006 “Coco Fusco at MC,” Afterall Journal. Ed. Thomas Lawson. 18 Oct. 2006. http://www.afterall.org/onlinearchive.html?online_id=7

 

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