Julia Schwadron

EDUCATION

• 2004
• • MFA Painting | Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
• 2002
• • Critical Theory | Temple University in Rome, Italy
• 1998
• • BA Studio Art | University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
• 1993
• • Illustration | Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, NY

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

• 2008
• • Back to the Garden, Metaphor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
• • Iowa Artists 2008: Drawing, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
• • Icon Iowa 2008, Icon Gallery, Fairfield, IA
• • for you, for me, from me, ArtMakingMachine, Flux Space, Philadelphia, PA

• 2007

• • The Large Works Show, Icon Gallery, Fairfield, Iowa
• • New Paintings, Julia Schwadron, Spazio 522, New York, NY
• • Spazio 522, Inaugural exhibition, New York, NY
• • Faculty Exhibition, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA
• • Beyond the Surface - the artists of DFB, The Studio at DFB, L.I.C., NY
• 2005
• • The Matzo Files, Streits Matzo Factory, New York, NY
• 2004
• • Power T’s, Pierogi2000 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
• 2003
• • M.F.A. Exhibition, Solo Show, Temple University Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
• 2002
• • Matter As Protagonist, Curated by Jessica Stockholder | Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
• 2001
• • ARTPARTY2001, Artist’s Alliance, Inc. (AAI), New York, NY | Performance and exhibition of paintings, created as a result of documentation from “ARTPARTY2000.”
• 2000
• • ARTPARTY2000 , New York, NY | A social event organized for the purpose of video and photo documentation, on which a series of paintings were based.
• 1999
• • Synchronicity Space Gallery, Mercer St., New York, NY

AWARDS, GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• 2006
• • Joan Mitchell Fellow | Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
• 2005
• • Visiting Artist Lecturer | University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
• 2002-04
• • Jacob K. Javits Fellow
• 2002
• • Recipient of the Temple University Fellowship
• 2000
• • Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Fellowship for Residency | Sweet Briar, Virginia
• • Oxbow School of Art, Professional Artists Residency | Saugatuck, Michigan
• • The Hambidge Center, Awarded Residency | Rabun Gap, Georgia
• 1998
• • Undergraduate Scholastic Grant to fund solo exhibition
• 1997
• • Nominated by Italo Scanga to exhibit for UCSD 10th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• 2008
• • “Come Play With Me – Four Young Artists Long To Share Their Ideas,” Roberta Fallon, Philadelphia Weekly, Jan 23rd
• • “There’s More Than One Way,” Fallon and Rosof’s Artblog, Jan. 17th
• • “We’re All In This Together,” Funnel Pages Blog, Jan 10th
• 2003
• • “Tyler Student Wins Prestigious Fellowship,” Times Chronicle, January Philadelphia, PA
• 2002
• • “Fellowship gives MFA a brush with success,” Temple Times, November 7th, Philadelphia, PA
• 2001
• • “Matter as Protagonist,’ or not, at Creative Arts Workshop,” New Haven Register, June 23rd, New Haven, CT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2007-2008
• • Visiting Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• 2005 - 2006
• • Adjunct Professor of Foundation Drawing, Intermediate Drawing and Advanced Drawing, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
• 2004
• • Guest Lecturer for Graduate Seminar, Critical Theory, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
• 2004
• • Guest Lecturer/Guest Curator - Transmedia, Postgraduate program in arts, media and design, Brussels, Belgium