User:Jxzminne/sandbox/Joanne Julian

About
Joanne Julian Joanne Julian was born in  Los Angeles. California State University, Northridge awarded her BA and MA degrees in sculpting and printing, and Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design awarded her MFA in painting. Since 1973, she has served as Chair of the Fine Arts Department and Gallery Director at College of the Canyons in Valencia, California. She has also lectured and taught at Art Center College of Design, Glendale College, University of California, Los Angeles, and California State University, Northridge, among others. Julian attributes her attention to precision in lace making and tailoring to her Armenian heritage. Her responsibilities as Director of the College of the Canyons Art Gallery included arranging shows ranging from emerging artists to historic masterpieces. Her work transitions from prints to paintings to drawings, employing Japanese methods such as form reduction and loose strokes. Zen Circles is a series of paintings that blends powerful, dramatic free brush strokes with meticulous painting of traditional Japanese hair styles or natural elements such as water or air. More Asian influence may be seen in paintings of gingko leaves and goldfish, which start with color daubs or drips that are then surrounded by controlled brush strokes to produce pictures. She has shown throughout California and is well-known among both private and corporate collectors. You won't want to miss this look inside the world of Joanne Julian is an artist that utilizes art to elicit an emotional reaction in each spectator that is unique to them.