Artist Statement

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'm 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'm able to be a part of this relationship by connecting with another's experience and imagination.

Resume

Julie Johnson

E-mail: info@juliejohnsonpottery.com

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

Current: Studio Potter, Interlaken, 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

Exhibitions

2006
- Featured Artist, Akar, Iowa City, IA
- One and Only, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
- 100 Max: artful clay under $100, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
- 100 Teapots, The Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta, GA
- Recent Work, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
- La Mesa, Hosted by Santa Fe Clay/NCECA Portland, OR
- Coming of Age: Twenty-one Years of Ceramics at Utah State University, NCECA Portland OR

2005
- The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
- Good Bird/Bad Bird, Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery, Portland, OR
- La Mesa, NCECA Baltimore, hosted by Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
- UnWrapped: A National Invitational of Contemporary Art & Craft, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
- Clay and Glass Invitational, Corning Community College, Corning, NY
- Cups, Cups, Cups, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
- The Box, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
- Winterfest 2005: A National Invitational Holiday Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

2004
- Bank on Art, Seneca Savings Bank, Geneva, NY
- A Show of Bowls, Invitational, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
- Forms and Shapes: Box Show, Akar, Juried Iowa City, IA
- Artists At Stages, Delavan Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY
- 12th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA
- 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
- 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

Awards

2004 Merit Award, Clothesline Art Festival, Memorial Art Gallery Rochester, NY
2002 Juror's choice 10th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA

Publications

Making Marks: Discovering the Ceramic Surface by Robin Hopper
The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes : Glazing & Firing at Cone 10 by John Britt
Ceramics Monthly, The Building Blocks of a Career, Oct. 2006