Ever inspired by nature, artist Joanne Julian’s upcoming solo exhibition, “Nature’s Spirits,” is a meditation on nature’s miracles, from birds, insects, and botanicals found in the garden, to clouds, stars, and nebulae witnessed in the night sky. With studios in Los Angeles and Oxnard, Julian draws on her long career in painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture to create realistic images of natural forms that merge and dance with spontaneous brushwork in the Japanese Zen “splashed-ink” style. The exhibition includes more than 45 works created over the last decade using acrylic, graphite, ink, and Prismacolor on paper. The majority of the pieces will be available for purchase.
The exhibit will open with a premiere party on Saturday, November 9, 2024, from 4 PM to 6 PM. Admission to the premiere is $5 for SPAM members and $10 for non-members. Beer, wine, and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
“Nature’s Spirits” will be on view from November 9, 2024, to March 9, 2025.
More About Joanne
Joanne Julian was born in Los Angeles. She received her BA and MA degrees in sculpture and printmaking from California State University, Northridge and her MFA from Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design.
She was a faculty member of College of the Canyons in Valencia, California from 1973-2007 where she was Chair of the Fine Arts Department, Dean of Fine Arts of Humanities, and later Gallery Director. She has also taught and lectured at Art Center College of Design, California State University, Northridge, Glendale College, and Los Angeles Trade Technical College.
Julian has mounted over 20 solo exhibitions and over 60 group exhibitions nationally. She has had an active studio practice for over 50 years, often working on a commission basis for site specific pieces for international corporations. Critical reviews, essays, and reproductions have been published in her own exhibition catalogues, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Artweek, Art in America, Artillery, Art LTD, and Voyage LA among others.
Meet the artist during the premiere party on Saturday, November 9, 2024, from 4 PM to 6 PM!
