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Joanne Julian is inspired by Zen aesthetics. Throughout the years she has done various other exhibition's displaying many images that give a deeper meaning. Julian's art consists of large works extending to 13 feet, combing drawings and painting media. The art being drawn by Julian consists of realistic images of her Garden that soon become abstract and focuses on the main point of nature and flowers. Culture has also had a great impact on Julian's art as a child, being introduced to art meant she was going to represent her roots and her godchildren that inspired many of her drawings. In Julian's art you notice the inspiration of life, how each drawing inspires challenges of our everyday life to overcome and be greater. Julian's art has a distinct message of being mysterious, Julian would like viewers to ask questions and engage in an imaginative state of mind to comprehend the perspective of what you may portray out her images. Work of Art Expression through Julian's Art
 * Julian has participated in many exhibitions, "'Defying Darkness: Selected Works 2009-2016 at the Carnegie Art Museum", focused on the primary contrast of Black and White art, The depths of this exhibition drawing captures the interest of adding details to images that give life and realistic comparisons. Author McArthur wrote in an article how Julian's art was drawn with "one single stroke", Julian's art is so detailed that makes it seem as if each painting was done so effortlessly. Julian's work is also mainly Graphite which includes lots of dark tones but also recognizes the lighter areas to give form of dimension and the effect of realism and surface. Julian has many hidden gems that remind us that there is beauty behind every dark moment. Even after overcoming many challenges, you should always have hope that life will give you the best of every moment. Art can be a form of escape and can also be very life changing as it was for Julian.

It is the challenging wonder to be found in getting comfortable wandering in the dark that we gather from artist Joanne Julian’s most recent artworks in “Defying Darkness.” Her mostly monochromatic mixed media works on paper present the dark world as a silent but animated space filled with all kinds of motion and life. Even though Julian's work is dark it is also filled with space, filled with flying or fighting birds, and quick spontaneous gestures caught in dark ink or paint.

Because Julian is intrigued by Zen aesthetics, her works often incorporate bold calligraphic strokes and splashes of ink that she then uses as a ground for images. But further, like a Buddhist koan that points us toward something we may still puzzle over, Julian’s images also seem to have assumptions about the dark as a blank emptiness along with our desire to always be certain about what we are seeing. Although, Julian is not a Buddhist herself. her overall art includes many variations in ink of traditional Zen circles, but they are shown interacting with other abstract images which include acrylic and Prismacolor pencil.

Whether considered from a scientific or a spiritual perspective, there is a beautiful consistent thread in Julian’s new works. It is to be found in their expression of wonderful acceptance of life’s inevitable cycles and inspiration for the universe at large. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Exhibitions SELECTED SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2019 Joanne Julian: New Work, VITA Art Center, Ventura, CA

Monumentalis: Works on Paper, Garo Z. Antreasian and Joanne Julian, Tufenkian Fine Arts, Glendale, CA

2017 Joanne Julian: Defying Darkness, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA

2015 Garden Portraits, Valley Performing Arts Center, CSUN, Northridge, CA

2008 Joanne Julian: Counterpoints, California State University Northridge, CA

1999 Joanne Julian - New Images: An Homage to Teshigahara, Pacific Asia Museum,Pasadena, CA

Fluid Gestures, California Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

1996 Joanne Julian, Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA

1995 The Paintings and Drawings of Don Bachardy and Joanne Julian, Vincent Price Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1987 Joanne Julian - Paintings and Drawings, Thomas Babeor Gallery La Jolla, CA

1986 Joanne Julian - Mostly Bouquets, California State University, Northridge, CA

Joanne Julian, Transamerica Occidental Headquarters, San Francisco, CA

1985 Joanne Julian - Recent Work, The Edge Gallery, Fullerton, CA

Joanne Julian - Paintings, Drawings and Prints, Laguna Beach Museum of Art,Laguna Beach, CA

1984 Joanne Julian, Cypress College, Cypress, CA

Joanne Julian, Recent Work, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA

Wigs and Knots, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1983 Joanne Julian - Recent Works, Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, CA

1982 Joanne Julian - Mural Drawings and Other New Work, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1980 Joanne Julian - Drawings, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA

Joanne Julian - New Work, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1977 Joanne Julian - Recent Drawings and Paintings, College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA

1973 The Drawings and Paintings of Joanne Julian, The Point Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

Joanne Julian: Drawings and Prints, California State University, Northridge, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019 Holiday Group Show, Tufenkian Fine Arts, Glendale, CA

Rec-ol-lec-tion, VITA Art Center, Ventura, CA

Unlikely Conversations: Selections from the University Art Collection, California State University, Northridge, CA

Forest Bathing, The Loft at Liz's, Los Angeles, CA

The Imaginary: art commingling realism and imagination, Carnegie Art Museum,Oxnard, CA

2018 Visions of Elysium, Inland Empire Museum of Art, Upland, CA

2017 Soluble Power, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA

2015 The Drawing Show, The Loft at Liz's, Los Angeles, CA

LIFE100, Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA

2006 Drawn to Scale, Spokane Falls College, WA

2004 Faculty Exhibition, College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA

2001 Intersections (New Large Scale Scrolls) California State University, Northridge, CA

2000 Group Exhibition, College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA

1999 Our Favorite Things, Vincent Price Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1997 Against the Wall, College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA

1996 Faculty Exhibition, California State University, Northridge, CA

Summer Group Exhibition, Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA

1995 Gallery Jewels, Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA

1987 Flowers, Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA

1986 Tropics Exotics, One Market Plaza, San Francisco, CA

Tropics Exotics, Transamerica Occidental Headquarters, San Francisco, CA Recent Acquisitions to the Corporate Collection, Security Pacific Plaza, Los Angeles,CA

My Heart Belongs to Pasadena, Pasadena Art Alliance, Pasadena, CA

1985 Palms, San Diego Museum of Natural History, San Diego, CA Monoprints and Monotypes, Security Pacific Plaza, Los Angeles, CA Flora and Fauna, One Market Plaza, San Francisco, CA

Screens and Scrolls, One Market Plaza, San Francisco, CA

1984 Japanese Juxtapositions, Chevron Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Olympic Arts Festival, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA

Olympic Arts, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Works on Paper, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

1983 First Anniversary Exhibition, The Edge Gallery, Fullerton, CA

All Media '83, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, CA