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New York City, 1959


EDUCATION
1992 MFA, Brooklyn College, Bklyn., NY
BFA, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007 Julie Evans, Julie Saul Gallery, NY

2005Collaboration of Pleasures: The Paintings of Julie Evans & Barbara Takenaga, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, College of Charlotte, School of Art, South Carolina, curated by Brian Rutenberg (two person)

2004
Julie Evans, Swish of the Yak Tail Fly Whisk
, Metaphor Contemporary Art, Brooklyn, NY
Julie Evans, curated by Peter Nagy, Rambagh Palace, Jaipur, India

2002 Julie Evans, Festoon, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Art, NY

2000 Julie Evans, Test Sites, Artist Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

1999 Julie Evans, New Paintings, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Art, NY

1996 Julie Evans, Recent Paintings, K&E Gallery, NY 1994 Julie Evans, Cynthia McMallister Gallery, NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007
Block Party II, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, L.A. CA
Gouache, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Love's Secret Domain, 3rd Ward Gallery curated by Tracey Norman and Seze Devres, Bklyn, NY

2006
Over Under Sideways Down, Backwards Forward Square and Round, Irvine Contemporary, Washington, DC
Twist it Twice, Moti Hasson Gallery, NYC, curated by Franklin Evans
Garden Paradise, The Arsenal Gallery in Central Park, curated by Clare Weiss and Lacy Doyle, NYC
Flat, Funk + Physical, Cazenovia College Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY
Conversations, Ambrosino Gallery, curated by Sharon Louden, Miami, FL

2005
Scope-Hamptons, Metaphor Contemporary Art, South Hampton, L.I. NY
The Flag Project, on-line exhibition, The Rubin Museum of Art, NYC
Asian Aesthetic, LMan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Momenta Benefit, Momenta Art/White Columns, New York City

2004
Seid Show, Curated by Leslie Gerber Seid, Gerber-Seid Fine Art, NYC
Summer Group Show, curated by Peter Nagy, Bose Pacia Gallery, NYC
200 Drawings, AnnieHerron and Barry Blinderman Select from the Pierogi Flatfiles, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Masala: Diversity and Democracy in South Asian Art, William Benton Museum of Art, Univ. of Conn., Storrs, CN

2003
Before and After Science, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
Travelers, curated by Karen Shaw, Islip Art Museum, West Islip, NY
Momenta Invitational Benefit, Momenta Gallery, Williamsburg, NY

2002
Plus Ultra Invitational Benefit, Plus Ultra, Williamsburg, NY
Playground, curated by Lisa Hatchadoorian, Sears-Peyton Gallery, NYC
2 - D, Parker Gallery, Fort Lee, NJ

2001
She Lives on Love Street, curated by Tamara Gonzales, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Art, NYC
Summer Group Show, Sears Peyton Works on Paper, NYC
Momenta Invitational Benefit, Momenta Gallery, Williamsburg, NY
Winter Paper, Catherine Moore Fine Art, NYC

2000
Substance, NeoImages, NYC Y2K, Im N Il Gallery, Williamsburg, Bklyn, NY
Generations, Haverford College, Haverford, CN Summer Group Show, Sears-Peyton Works on Paper, NYC
Skin Tight, The Workspace, NYC

1999
Size Matters, curated by Mike Weiss, Gale Gates, Brooklyn, NY
New Island Views, Newhouse Gallery for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY

1998
little, Jeffrey Coploff Gallery, NYC
A Slice of Apple, New York Painters in L.A., Ruth Bachofner Gallery, LA, CA
Momenta Inviatational Benefit, White Columns, NYC
Spring Group Show, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Art, NYC
Brite Magic, Islip Art Museum, West Islip, NYC
Current Undercurrent, Pierogi 2000 at The Brooklyn Museum

1997
Drawings and Paintings, Brent Sikkema (Wooster Gardens), NYC
Girls, Girls, Girls, Tricia Collins Grand Salon, NY
Summer Group, Radix Gallery, NYC
Sizzle, Jeffrey Coploff Fine Art, NYC
Group Show, Federal Reserve Bank, NYC, The Lower Manhattan Arts Council
Aphrodisia, Invitational Benefit, The Alternative Museum, NYC

1996
Essence, Radix Gallery, NYC
Uncurated, Curated by Paul Bloodgood, Basilico Fine Art, NYC
Fourteen Days, Room, NYC
Living Room, Curated By Julia Fishkin , Michelle DaSilva, NYC

1995
The Language of Art: Resipsa Loquitor, Curated by Stephen Rosenberg, New York Lawyers Association, NYC
Emerging from New York, Klienert James Art Center, Woodstock, NY
A Grand Affair, Curated by Michael Walls, 420 Broadway, NYC
Incontro/Encounter, TriBeCa 148 Gallery, NYC
Selections, K&E Gallery, NYC

1994
The Box Show, K&E Gallery, curated by Emily Sorkin, NYC
American/Italian Art, Palazzo Ducale, Crecchio, Italy

1993
Wall to Wall, Tribeca 148 Gallery, NYC
The Dream Screen, Curated by Stephen Romano, Tribeca 148, NYC
The Matchbook Show, CBGB's 313 Gallery, NYC

1992
High, Blondies Contemporary Art, NYC
Scene and Unseen, Curated by Grace Hartigan, Eastern New Mexico University, NM
Salon of the Mating Spiders, Herron Test-Site, Brooklyn, NY
New Art, Curated by Sarah Greenberg, Kool Fine Art, NYC
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Westbeth Gallery, NYC

AWARDS


-Fulbright Senior Research Scholarship, Fulbright Scholar Program/Council for the International Exchange of Scholars. 8 month research grant
-Artist's Residency Fellowship, Mac Dowell Colony, NH
- Artist's Residency Fellowship, Sanskriti Kendra, New Delhi, India
- Artist's Residency Fellowship, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
- Artist's Residency Fellowship, Millay Colony, Austerlitz, NY, Designated McClellen Fellow
- Artist's Residency Fellowship, Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo, Ireland
-Critic's Grant Scholarship, Vermont Sudio Center
-Charles Shaw Award for Excellence in Painting (Two years), Brooklyn College

BIBLIOGRAPHY


Baker, R.C., "Best in Show", The Village Voice, May 2007
Art Editor, "Julie Evans", The New Yorker, May 2007
Naves, Mario, "Magnificence in Miniature", New York Observer, April 2007
Smith, Nick, "Ten Trippy Reasons to Visit the Halsey Institutes New Exhibition", Charleston City Paper, November 2005
Wilder, Matthew, "Critic's picks - Asian Aesthetic", artforum.com, July 2005
Timberg, Scott, "Affordable Art?, Right this Way", L.A. Times, Aug.2005
Staff, "Where to Find Affordable Art in L.A.", artinfo.com, Aug. 2005
Naves, Mario, "Julie Evans' Infinite Vistas Inspired by Indian Miniature Art", The New York Observer, October 4, 2004
Westfall. Stephen, "Julie Evans, Swish of the Yak Tail Fly-Wisk", Exhibition Essay, Sept. 2004
Grawood, Deborah, "Adorned With Bindi" OffOffOff, Sept.2004
Harrison, Helen, "Travelers", The New York Times, Dec. 2003 -Sahu, Deepika, "On a Miniature Tour", Times of India, Dec. 2003 (India)
Gomez, Edward, "4 Artists Worth Watching - Art's Innovative Messengers", Art and Antiques Magazine, Dec.2002
Schmerler, Sarah, "Festoon", Art on Paper Magazine, July/August, 2002
Johnson, Ken "Playground", The New York Times, June 2002
Naves, Mario, "Pouring and Dripping her way into our Favor", The New York Observer, April 2002
Wei, Lilly, "Festoon", Exhibition Essay, March 2002
Staff writer, "Festoon", Gallery Watch, Art and Antiques, March 2002
Church, Amanda, "She Lives on Love Street", FlashArt Magazine, Oct., 2001
Conly, Kevin, "She Lives on Love Street", The New Yorker, Aug., 2001
Daly-Peoples, John, Arts: The National Business Review, July 2000, (New Zealand)
Fressola, Michael, "New Island Views", Staten Island Advance, Jan, 1999
Cotter, Holland, "Drawing and Painting", The New York Times, Sept. 1998
Kino, Carol, "Drawing and Painting", Time-Out Magazine, Oct. 1998
Harrison, Helen, "Brite Magic", The New York Times, May 1998
Bowery Bell, Jay, "Spring Group Show", Review, June, 1998
Frank, Peter, "A Slice of Apple", L.A.Times, October, 1998
Kino, Carol, "Girls, Girls, Girls", Time-Out Magazine, 1997
Robinson, Walter, Featured Artist, Art Beat, September 1995
Vaccaro, Stefano, "Abruzzesi a New York", America Oggi, June 1995
Lane, Dakota, "Emerging from New York", The Woodstock Times, Aug 1995
Wright, Jeff, "Group Show", Cover Magazine, Summer, 1995
Ferrara, Jolanda, "Arte Contemporaranea - Americana A Crecchio", Il Centro, Italy, Sept.1994

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Rubin Museum of Art
Progressive Corporation
JP Morgan Chase
Pfizer Inc.
US Trust Corporation
Art Bank Program
The Four Seasons Hotel
Thayer Lodging Group
Fed. Reserve Bank
The Chambers Hotel

 

RECENT PROJECTS
Print Project with Tamiarind Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2008
Co-Chair, Friends of Fulbright India Benefit Art Auction, New York, 2006
51st VENICE BIENNALE - co-curator of "iCon - India Contemporary", an exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art.
An official collateral event in Venice, Italy 2005


Paintings 2005-2006 [view images]