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 | |
| 2007 | Masters of Fine Arts, Fibers University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
| 2002-2003 | Fibers and Textiles Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2002 | Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia |
| 2001 | International Exchange, Fibers and Textiles University of Helsinki, Finland |
Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2007 | After Weight Comes..., Neptune Coffee, Seattle, Washington |
| 2006 | Remnants of Reactions, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, Washington |
| 2006 | Musing on Motion, The Richard Hugo House Gallery, Seattle, Washington |
| 2006 | Single Lense, Parnassus Coffee Shop, Seattle, Washington |
| 2004 | Trash Art, Davioda Gallery, Busan, Korea |
| 2003 | Magical Boxes, Campenella Gallery, Parkville, Missouri |
| 2001 | 7 Quilts, Roanoke College Campus, Salem, Virginia |
Group Exhibitions | |
| 2008 | Introductions 2008, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 2008 | Led by Thread (Juror Yasmin Spiro), Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA |
| 2008 | Miami University Young Painters Competition for the William and Dorothy Yeck Award Exhibition, Hiestand Galleries Miami University, Oxford, OH |
| 2007 | Fibers 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 |
| 2006 | Works 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 |
| 2005 | Up Close, Parnassus Coffee, Seattle, WA Dye Shed Installation, Penland School of Art and Craft, Penland, North Carolina In Flight, The Madrid, Kansas City, MO |
| 2003 | Opening 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 |
| 2002 | End 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 | |
| 2008 | Nominee for the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, New York, New York |
| 2008 | Finalist in the Miami University Young Painters Competition for the William and Dorothy Yeck Award with Juror Peter Plagens, University of Miami, Oxford, Ohio |
| 2007 | Excellence in Teaching Gonzales Award, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
| 2007 | Research and Recognition Award, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
| 2006 | Creative Student Promise Award, The Surface Design Association |
| 2006 | GSFEI Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
| 2005-2006 | Teaching Assistantship, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
| 2005 | Top Recruitment Scholarship, Fibers, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
| 2005 | Gonzales Scholarship, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
| 2003 | Transfer Scholarship, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2002 | Outstanding Senior Artist Award, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia |
| 2001 | International Exchange Scholarship, International Student Exchange Program, Helsinki, Finland |
| 2001 | Summer Scholars Grant, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia |
Residencies | |
| 2007 | Kimmel Harding Nelson Artists Residency, Nebraska City, Nebraska |
Teaching Experience | |
| 2008 | Adjunct Professor (Summer Quarter), University of Washington Professional Practices |
| 2006 | Assistant Professor (Spring and Fall Quarter), University of Washington Introduction to Surface Design |
| 2006 | Master'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. | |
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