JULIE JOHNSON I NEW YORK
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"The search to find a balance between the decorated surface and the pot’s form is a puzzle, with an elusive solution, that sustains my interest. I am prompted to design the surface spontaneously; to map my experiences and draw from my inspirations.
My work forms a bridge between two-dimensional media and the sculptural aspects of pots. An etched line, a calligraphic brushstroke and the movement and pattern of a written language influence the surface. Growth and motion are represented by universal images of birds and plants.
I like the idea that a unique intimacy can be intrinsically produced and remain in a potentially ordinary object. Through creating pots, I am able to be a part of this relationship by connecting with another’s experience and imagination."

EDUCATION

2002 MFA Utah State University, Logan, UT
1999 BFA Kansas City Art Institute(KCAI), Kansas City, MO
1995 BA State University of New York at Cortland, Cortland, NY

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2003 Studio Potter, Seneca Falls, NY
2002-03 Artist-in-Residence, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
2003 Workshop Assistant: Lynn Smiser-Bowers, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
2002 Workshop Assistant: Ron Meyers, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
2002 Graduate Student Senate Dept Rep, Utah State University, Logan, UT
2000-02 Treasurer/Secretary, Utah State University Ceramics Guild, Logan, UT
1998-99 Studio Assistant, KCAI, Kansas City, MO
1998 Exhibition Director, KCAI Ceramics Dept Spring Exhibition, Kansas City, MO

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004 Instructor, Cornell Ceramics Studio, Ithaca, NY
2003-04 Instructor, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
2002-03 Instructor, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
2000-02 Graduate Instructor, Utah State University, Logan, UT
2000 Teaching Assistant, California Institute for the Arts, Valencia, CA
1999 Teaching Assistant, Utah State University Ceramics Dept, Logan, UT
1998 Instructor, Roeland Park Community Center, Roeland Park, KS
1997-01 Instructor, Stable Art Studio, Cortland, NY

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Annual Juried Show, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY
For the Table: A National Invitational Dinnerware Exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Handcrafted, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
2003 Arts Along the Canal, Seneca County Arts Guild, Seneca Falls, NY
Recent Work: Resident Artist Exhibition, Colorado Mountain College Gallery, Glenwood Springs, CO
Bestiary: A Collection of Animal Imagery on Clay, The Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC
2002 Birds of Clay, Frog Hollow Craft Center, Middlebury, VT
Recent Ceramic Graduates, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
About This Bird, Thesis Exhibition, Twain Tippet’s Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT
10th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center,
Lancaster, PA. Award: Juror’s choice.
Chatchke, Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2001 The Hand Held Cup Show, The Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC
Calyx, Alliance for the Varied Arts, Logan, UT
2000 Faculty Show, California Institute for the Arts, Valencia, CA
Utah Intercollegiate Exhibition, Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Off the Wall, Brigham City Museum, Brigham City, UT

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