“Julia Schwadron’s Self Help series features actual titles of self-help books, holding up a mirror to the constantly shifting notion of self-hood and identity.”

“Schwadron isolates a hanging bunch of ghostly white flowers on a reductive black ground, like a wreath on a monument to the Minimalist paintings of Reinhardt and Stella. ”

“The exhibition ... focuses on the idea of transition, change and the investigation of possible repercussions of change manifesting in artistic strategies and techniques””

“Just like the beautifully patterned holes that allow for light and air to penetrate throughout the room, the prints add an ornately decorative element that still allows for a spacious and uncluttered feeling.”

“This collection of paintings works literally and conceptually to map the interrelated psychic, social, and visual landscapes of her year as a visitor in Chiang Mai, Thailand. ”

“Brooklyn-based artist Julia Schwadron works with words, nature and abstractions of both. Her work is shown on a global scale, and her 2009 show Self Help featured renditions of psychology books that pushed the boundaries of abstraction and repetition. ”

“I would say that I’m a painter but it’s hard to describe my work briefly. I don’t work with a particular kind of medium or paint. I work with images taken from the world around me and I deal with information we see around us”

“...contrasted by Julia Schwadron’s series of 6 black and white, oil on linen paintings that are reminiscent of photographic negatives.”