Julia E. Freeman
2351 Minor Ave E Seattle WA 98102
Phone #: 816-830-5490
julfree1979@yahoo.com
www.juliafreeman.com

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 recently graduated in June 2007 from the University of Washington and received her MFA 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, Arts Incubator in Kansas City, Missouri and the Port Angeles Sculpture Park in Port Angeles, Washington. She was nominated for the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Competition Award for 2008 and was a finalist in the Miami University Young Painters Competitions with juror Peter Plagens. She is represented by the Seattle Art Museum Gallery and is currently exhibiting at Clemson University in South Carolina.

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
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
2009	MadArts Fall Exhibition, Madison Park, Seattle, WA Annual National Juried Competition, Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, OH Tieton Inaugural Invitational Exhibition, Tieton, WA Averted Vision, Soil Gallery, Seattle, WA Return to Departure, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA Stitch, South Seattle Community College Art Gallery, Seattle, WA In Close Formation, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
2008	Now In Print, ArtSpace Gallery, Raleigh, NC The Weight, The Lynnwood Convention Center, Lynnwood, WA Introductions 2008, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, WA Led by Thread (Juror Yasmin Spiro), Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA 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 Seldom Seen Surfaces, 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
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
Professional Experience
2009	Visiting Professor (Winter Quarter) Introduction to Surface Design, Fibers Department University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2008	Visiting Professor (Summmer Quarter) Professional Practices and More Conceptual Strategies Fibers Extensions Program University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2008	Artist-in-Resident Art Integration, 4th Grade The New School, Seattle Washington
2008	Visual Arts Instructor 7th Blue Heron Art Week Centrum, Port Townsend, Washington
2006	Instructor of Record (Spring and Fall Quarter) Introduction to Surface Design, Fibers Department University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2006	Independent Study Professor (Summer Quarter) Exploring and Discovering Your Art Practice /Student: Shannon Faddness University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2006	Master’s Class Workshop Instructor Deconstructive Screen Printing University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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, 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	Fibers Full Tuition 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
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.
Visiting Artist Lectures
2008	Artspace Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina
2008	University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Gallery Representation
2007-Present	Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Residencies
2007	Kimmel Harding Nelson Artists Residency, Nebraska City, Nebraska