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Julia E. Freeman
2351 Minor Ave E Seattle WA 98102
Phone #: 816-830-5490

Biography

Julia Freeman is from Kansas City, Missouri and received her BA from Roanoke College and attended the Kansas City Art Institute and the University of Helsinki, Finland. She is presently attending the University of Washington to receive her MFA in June 2007 in fibers. She has recently had a solo exhibition at the Richard Hugo House Art in Seattle, and participated in a group exhibition at the Art Factory in Seoul, Korea and the Port Angeles Sculpture Park in Port Angeles, Washington. She will be in a group exhibition in June 2007 at the ArtsIncubator in Kansas City, Missouri and ArtsWest in Seattle.

Education

2007Masters of Fine Arts, Fibers
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2002-2003Fibers and Textiles
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
2002Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art
Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia
2001International Exchange, Fibers and Textiles
University of Helsinki, Finland

Solo Exhibitions

2007After Weight Comes..., Neptune Coffee, Seattle, Washington
2006Remnants of Reactions, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2006Musing on Motion, The Richard Hugo House Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2006Single Lense, Parnassus Coffee Shop, Seattle, Washington
2004Trash Art, Davioda Gallery, Busan, Korea
2003Magical Boxes, Campenella Gallery, Parkville, Missouri
20017 Quilts, Roanoke College Campus, Salem, Virginia

Group Exhibitions

2008Introductions 2008, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008Led by Thread (Juror Yasmin Spiro), Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2008Miami University Young Painters Competition for the William and Dorothy Yeck Award Exhibition, Hiestand Galleries Miami University, Oxford, OH
2007Fibers Exhibition, Sandpoint Gallery, Seattle, WA
Revealing the Residue: Julia Freeman and Anna Lambert, Arts Incubator, Kansas City, MO
MFA Thesis Exhibition, The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle WA
Fibers Department Showcase, Sandpoint Gallery, Seattle, WA
Theater Conservatory, ArtsWest Gallery, Seattle, WA
Time Based Works, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle WA
Matt Browning, Eric Haley, and Julia Freeman, Parnassus Coffee, Seattle, WA
2006Works on Paper and Small Works, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
Pojagi With American Friends, The Art Factory, Seoul, South Korea
Outdoor Art Exhibition, Webster’s Woods: Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA
Coupling IV, Coca Gallery, Seattle, WA
Works in Progress: First Year MFA Show, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005Up Close, Parnassus Coffee, Seattle, WA
Dye Shed Installation, Penland School of Art and Craft, Penland, North Carolina
In Flight, The Madrid, Kansas City, MO
2003Opening Show, Poly Show Che, Busan, South Korea
The Next Wave: Student Show, The Opie Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Up Close and Far Away: Member's Show, The Blue Room, Kansas City, MO
Tension, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
End of Semester Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Threads that Connect, Mattie Rhodes Art Center, Kansas City, MO
2002End of Semester Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Dia de Los Muertos, Mattie Rhodes Art Center, Kansas City, MO
Studio Artist Thesis Show, Olin Gallery, Salem, VA

Grants and Awards

2008Nominee for the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, New York, New York
2008Finalist in the Miami University Young Painters Competition for the William and Dorothy Yeck Award with Juror Peter Plagens, University of Miami, Oxford, Ohio
2007Excellence in Teaching Gonzales Award, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2007Research and Recognition Award, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2006Creative Student Promise Award, The Surface Design Association
2006GSFEI Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2005-2006Teaching Assistantship, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2005Top Recruitment Scholarship, Fibers, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2005Gonzales Scholarship, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2003Transfer Scholarship, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
2002Outstanding Senior Artist Award, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia
2001International Exchange Scholarship, International Student Exchange Program, Helsinki, Finland
2001Summer Scholars Grant, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia

Residencies

2007Kimmel Harding Nelson Artists Residency, Nebraska City, Nebraska

Teaching Experience

2008Adjunct Professor (Summer Quarter), University of Washington
Professional Practices
2006Assistant Professor (Spring and Fall Quarter), University of Washington
Introduction to Surface Design
2006Master's Class Workshop Instructor, University of Washington
Deconstructive Screen Printing

Bibliography

"Creative Promise Award for Student Excellence,"
Surface Design Journal, Winter 2007: p 46-47.
"New and Notes." FiberArts Magazine, January/February 2007. p. 12.
Buszek, Maria Elena. "SDA 'Hands On' Conference: Six Exhibitions,"
Surface Design Journal, Spring 2004: p. 49.
Kallenborn, Carolyn. "Clear Voices: Using the Computer to Tell a Story,"
CITDA Newsletter, June 2003-January 2004.
Weese, Elizabeth. "What's New,"
The Stylus, Parkville, Missouri. March 17, 2003.