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Early life
Joanne Julian is an Armenian American artist, born in Los Angeles, California to first-generation parents from Armenia, and was brought up in San Fernando Valley. Her four grandparents all sought asylum in the United States to flee the Armenian Genocide. Julian acknowledges that her Armenian background has influenced her artwork. She credits aspects of her upbringing, like her grandmother's lace work, for her being detailed in her artwork. Her parents did not quite agree with her decision to pursue a career as an artist, but she still chose to study art. Joanne Julian attended California State University, Northridge for college, where she received her degrees for her BA and MA in sculpture and printmaking. She then went when on to attend the Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, where she received her MFA degree in painting. As a student at Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, Julian was taught by Charlie White, an artist whose colleague was Emerson Woelffer, another artist.

Career
Julian once taught for the City of Los Angeles, and she even did clerical work at her alma matter. After she taught at her alma matter, she started working at the College of the Canyons in Valencia, California in 1973, where she has held the positions of Gallery Director and Chair of the fine arts department. She has also lectured at many universities including her alma matter, California State University, Northridge. Julian has participated in numerous exhibitions throughout their career, including the Carnegie Art Museum and the Loft at Liz’s. Julian's artistic designs include Zen aesthetics and inspired various Asian cultures, particularly Japanese culture, which can be seen in many of her artworks. Her artistic style was sparked in a print class when she was captivated by Japanese woodblock prints. Her interest in Japanese culture was roused by a trip to Japan that she made, which is when she saw the artwork "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. Julian has confessed that this artwork was a major contributor to developing her artistic style. Zen aesthetics can be seen in her artwork through the numerous amount of Japanese culture throughout her artwork. For instance, art depicting Koi fish, traditional Japanese hairstyles, Zen circles, and birds.

Exhibitions

 * Exhibition at the Vita Art Center for Star Serpent, Night Flights in 2019
 * Defying Darkness exhibition at the Carnegie Art Museum in 2017
 * Forest Bathing exhibition in 2019 for the Loft at Liz’s
 * The Imaginary exhibition at the Carnegie Art Museum for Ethereal Swim in 2019
 * Soluble Power exhibition at the Carnegie Art Museum for Black Sea in 2017
 * Garden Portraits exhibition at the Vita Art Center for Ruby in 2015
 * The Drawing Show exhibition in 2015 for the Loft at Liz’s
 * Vision of Elysium exhibition in 2018 at the Inland Empire Museum of Art
 * Unlikely Conversations: Selections from the University Art Collection exhibition at the Vita Art Center in 2019
 * Fluid Gestures exhibition at California Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1999
 * MONUMENTALIS: Work on Paper exhibition at Tufenkian Fine Arts in 2019
 * Menagerie: All Creatures Great & Small exhibition for “Magic Trick” in 2021
 * VITA ART EDITIONS exhibitions at the Vita Art Center in 2021
 * Recollection exhibition at the Vita Art Center in 2019
 * Joanne Julian: Counterpoints exhibition at California State University Northridge in 2008
 * Joanne Julian - New Images: An Homage to Teshigahara exhibition at the Pacific Asia Museum in 1999