statement
Rooted in observational drawing and painting, my work describes internal experiences of our contemporary world. I'm endlessly inspired by the fluid relationship between physical place and a person's mental landscape.
Father arose from what I perceived as a rare moment of peace for my dad, a busy surgeon, one afternoon on my parents' back porch in Florida.The way the sun engulfed him struck me as poignant. The orchid, one of many raised by my mother, became a significant element as the drawing progressed, both formally and as a symbol of her presence in my father's life.
Julia's written essays and reviews can be found in The Huffington Post and Title Magazine. She currently teaches at Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington, DE), Fleisher Art Memorial (Philadelphia, PA), and Rose Tree Media Academy (Media, PA). Since 2013, she helps develop drawing curriculum for medical students at Thomas Jefferson University's Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Philadelphia, PA).
bio
born: 1987, Kalamazoo, Michigan
education
Washington University in St. Louis, BFA, 2009
selected awards/honors
Merit-based Grant, Vermont Studio Center, 2015
Jury Prize, 74th Regional Exhibition, Arnot Art Museum, 2014
The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Artists, Maryland Institute College of Art, 2013
Hazel H. Huntsinger Award in Painting, Washington University in St. Louis, 2009
selected publications
Kitsch, More than Art: Odd Nerdrum and Others. Schibsted Forlag, 2011
The Nerdrum School: The Master and His Students. Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing, 2013
selected solo or two-person exhibits
Scott Memorial Library at Jefferson University, Julia Clift, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2014
Artspace, Less Literal (More Magic), Raleigh, North Carolina, 2012
selected group shows
Wythe Hotel, Julia Clift, Caitie Moore, Carrie Schneider, Brooklyn, New York, 2014
Arnot Art Museum, 74th Regional Exhibition, Elmira, New York, 2014
Riggs and Leidy Gallery at Maryland Institute College of Art, La Lumiere Fantastique, Brittany Shines in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013
Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Home-Works, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2012 |
