JULIANNE SWARTZ

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EDUCATION

MFA in Sculpture, Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 2002
Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME, 1999
BA in Photography and Creative Writing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1989


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2015
Co-Portraits Portfolio, Mixed Greens, New York, NY

2014
Skin, Line, Slight Sound, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Affirmation, Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, ME
How Deep is Your, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Miracle Report, Collaboration with Ken Landauer, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA
Terrain, De Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2013
Affirmation, Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, ME
How Deep is Your, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
Terrain, De Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2012
How Deep is Your, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
Gravity, Josée Bienvenue Gallery, New York, NY
Miracle, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

2011
Digital Empathy, Public Project, High Line, New York, NY
Loop: Works by Julianne Swartz, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Brown University, Providence, RI
Terrain, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
Thick and Thin, Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, NY (with Ken Landauer)

2010
Close Portfolio, Mixed Greens, New York, NY
Terrain, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

2009
Open, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
The Sound of Light, The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
Terrain, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY

2008
Terrain, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN

2007
Placements Portfolio, Mixed Greens, New York, NY
Hope, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Julianne Swartz, Finesilver Gallery, Houston, TX

2006
Affirmation, Commission for the BBC Radio 3, England
Breaches and Leaks, Reg Vardy Gallery, University of Sunderland, England
Attractions, Suspensions and Dislocations, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

2005
Partial Excavation (in pink), Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Managed Flow Echo System, Turchin Center for the Arts, Boone, NC
Elevator Music, The Tang Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Bubble Portraits, Mixed Greens, New York, NY

2004
Currents - Julianne Swartz, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
Speculative Mechanics (persistent optimism), Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY

2003
Line Drawing, Project Room, Artists Space, New York, NY

2002
Garden Details Imported and Compressed, Schroeder Romero Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2001
Landing ~ the Bubble, 123 Watts, New York, NY

2000
Shadow House, Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York, NY

1999
Shadow House, The Robert Lehman Gallery at Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY

1997
Numinous, Lombard-Freid Projects, New York, NY


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2014
More Love: Art, Politics, and Sharing since the 1990s, Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, Nashville, TN

2013
More Love: Art, Politics, and Sharing since the 1990s, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC; Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, Nashville, TN

2012
Watch Your Step, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY
Rorschach, Phillips de Pury and Company, New York, NY
Good Night, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel

2011
My Friend and I, Concordia 21rozendaal, Het Rozendaal 21, Enschede, the Netherlands
Microwave, Eight, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Thick and Thin, Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY (two-person)

2010
2010 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY

2009
X: Tenth Anniversary Show, Mixed Greens, New York, NY

2008
Project Marfa, Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, TX
We Interrupt This Program, curated by Marcia Tanner, Mills College Museum, Oakland, CA

2007
Voice and Void, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT

2006
Liverpool Biennial, Tate Museum, Liverpool, England
New York Interrupted, curated by Dan Cameron, PKM Gallery, Beijing, China
Recent Acquisitions, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ

2005
Press Play, curated by Georgina Jackson, Green on Red Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Repeat Performance, Anthony Grant Gallery, New York, NY
The Empire of Sighs, curated by Andrea Pollan, Numark Gallery, Washington DC

2004
Counter Culture, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
Biennial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
4 und 4 selected, curated by Anne Ellegood, Muller Dechiara Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Lineaments of Gratified Desire, curated by Maricia Tanner, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2003
Breaking Away, P.S.1 Institute for Contemporary Art, Queens, NY
NY/LA, Grant Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
Plastic Gardens, Cristinerose | Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Still Motion, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Main Space = Project Space, Artists Space, New York, NY

2002
The Microwave, Cristinerose | Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Magnitude (in collaboration with John Yau), The Educational Alliance, New York, NY
Liminal Spaces, curated by Cassandra Coblentz, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Periphera, Murray Guy Gallery, New York, NY

2001
Interval: New Art for a New Space, Sculpture Center, Queens, NY
Brooklyn!, curated by Dominique Nahas and Michael Rush, Institute of Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, FL
Let's Get To Work, curated by Gavin Wade, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Plant Life, curated by Patrick Callery, K.S. Art, New York, NY
Trackings, curated by Jonathan van Dyke, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
clenchclutchflynch, curated by Dominique Nahas, Paul Rogers/9W Gallery, New York, NY
Mixed Greens at space 101, Mixed Greens, Brooklyn, NY

2000
Luminous, curated by Brian Wallace, Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Pop Mechanics, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
microwave two, 123 Watts, New York, NY
Millenium Bugs, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY

1999
Artist in the Marketplace, The Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY
Second Nature, Susquhanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Architecture in Glass, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

1998
The New York Biennial of Glass, Robert Lehman Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

1997
Numinious, Lombard-Freid Projects, New York, NY
Current/Undercurrent, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY

1996
Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC


SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2015
Trimble, Lynn. “’30 Years’ Exhibition at Lisa Sette Gallery in Phoenix Shows What’s Possible for Arizona Artists.” Phoenix New Times, March 25, 2015.
“Julianne Swartz, Co-Portraits Portfolio at Mixed Greens.” Musée Magazine, February 25, 2015.

2014
Barton, Dave. "OC Art Preview 2015...and 2014's Art in Review." OC Wekly, December 25, 2014
Vitiello, Chris. “Ackland’s More Love, Nasher’s Mutu receive national honors.” IndyWeek, June 25, 2014.
Hudson Opera House. “HOH Artist Talk: Julianne Swartz,” imby, May 15, 2014.
Schmidlkofer, Carel. “Julianne Swartz: How Deep Is Your exhibition at IMA,” examiner.com, April 17, 2014.
Craig, Kayli. “‘Miracle Report’ at Cal State Fullerton’s Grand Central Art Center Demands Full Attention,” Daily Titan, February 2, 2014.
Barton, Dave. “‘Miracle Report’ at Grand Central Arts Center: The Santa Ana Gallery Takes On People’s Belief In the Impossible Saving the Day,” OC Weekly, January 30, 2014.
“Exhibit Feature Works of TPV Artists,” Town of Paradise Valley Independent, January 15, 2014.
Hamilton, Sarah. “Julianne Swartz//SMOCA,” The Seen, January 8, 2014.

2013
Goldberg, Jennifer. “The Art of Feeling,” JewishAZ.com, December 31, 2013.
Vanesian, Kathleen. “Julianne Swartz’s ‘How Deep is Your’ Is Minimal with a Pulse at SMoCA,” Phoenix New Times, November 20, 2013.
Ross, Deborah. “Editorial: Recommendations,” Visual Art Source, November 19, 2013.
Ross, Deborah. “Spotlight: Scottsdale,” Art Ltd, November 2013.
Haller, Sonja. “Eyes and Ears Sense Art in the Air at Scottsdale Museum,” azcentral.com, October 14, 2013.
Blumberg, Nick. “Sound Art in Unexpected Places,” KJZZ, October 11, 2013.
Barkowski, Becky. “In Depth,” Phoenix New Times, October 10, 2013.
Duncan, Jenna. “Presence in Resonance,” Java Magazine, October 2013.
Kalb, Peter R., “Exhibition Reviews,” Art in America, February 26, 2013.
Carlock, Marty. “Lincoln, Massachusetts – Julianne Swartz: deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum,” Sculpture Magazine, Vol. 32 No.1, January/February, 2013.

2012
Flanagan, Sharyn. “Julianne Swartz and Her Orbs of Light,” The Hudson Valley Almanac Weekly, October 11, 2012.
Smee, Sebastian. “Works As Fragile As We See Ourselves,” The Boston Globe, September 15, 2012.
Cantu, Kristen. “Lincoln’s deCordova has a New Exhibit,” Wicked Local Lincoln, September 14, 2012.
Glaser, Brian Christopher. “Julianne Swartz at the deCordova,” bigredandshiny.com, September 12, 2012.
“2012-2013 Museum Previews, Julianne Swartz,” Art in America, Annual 2012-2013.
Saltz, Jerry. “Critics Pick: Julianne Swartz,” New York Magazine, June 11, 2012.
Rotem, Tamar. “And So to Bed..The Good Night exhibition at the Israel Museum,” Haaretz.com, April 11, 2012.
“Julianne Swartz,” Goings On About Town: Art, The New Yorker.

2011
Johnson, Ken, “Sculptural Surprises Grace the Streets,” New York Times, Aug 18, 2011.
Browne, Alix, “High Notes on the Highline,” T magazine, New York Times, June 7, 2011.
“Art Around Town,” The New Yorker, June 13, 2011.

2010
Lokke, Maria. “On and Off the Walls: Julianne Swartz’s ‘Close’,” The New Yorker, October 20, 2010.
Tikhonova, Yulia. “Julianne Swartz at Josee Bienvenue,” Sculpture Magazine, January 2010. (illustration)

2009
Friedman, Daniel. “Festival of (New) Light – and Sound,” The Jewish Daily Forward, January 2, 2009.
Weiner, Emily. “Critics Pick New York, Julianne Swartz,” Artforum, February, 2009. (illustration)

2008
Nahas, Dominique. “Hope,” Sculpture Magazine, May 2008. (illustration)
Wilson, Beth E. “The Camera Always Lies: Photographer’s Discussion,” PQ Magazine, December, 2008.
Brown, Jane Roy. “Amid tony, historic Connecticut, a jolt of art,” Boston Globe, February 3, 2008.

2007
Hall, Emily. “Julianne Swartz at Josee Bienvenu,” Artforum, September 2007. (illustration)
Trummer, Thomas. Voice and Void, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT. (exhibition catalog)
Weiner, Emily. “Julianne Swartz,” Time Out New York, June 28, 2007. (illustration)
Saltz, Jerry. “Critics Pick, Julianne Swartz,” New York Magazine, May 26, 2007. (illustration)
“Julianne Swartz at Josee Bienvenu,” Art Around Town, The New Yorker, May 28, 2007.
Baker, RC. “Best in Show,” The Village Voice, May 22, 2007.
Gelber, Eric. “Julianne Swartz at Josee Bienvenu,” The New York Sun, May 24, 2007.
Hanley, Bill. “Humanizing Time,” Rhizome News, May 28, 2007.
West, Paige. The Art of Buying Art, Harper Collins, New York, 2007.

2006
Sussman-Susser, Deborah. “Julianne Swartz at Lisa Sette,” Art in America, November 2006. (illustration)
International 2006: Liverpool Biennial, Tate Museum, Liverpool, England. (exhibition catalog)
Cameron, Dan. New York Interrupted, PMK Gallery, Beijing, China. (exhibition catalog)
Key, Phillip. “Art That Talks to You,” Liverpool Daily Post, September 14, 2006. (illustration)
Gennocchio, Benjamin. “The Mind’s Eye (it’s all a blur),” The New York Times, March 19, 2006.

2005
Labelle, Charles. “Julianne Swartz at Josee Bienvenu,” Frieze, March 2005. (illustration)
Schwendener, Martha. “Julianne Swartz at Josee Bienvenu,” Artforum, February 2005. (illustration)
Macadams, Barbara. “Magnetic Resonances,” ARTnews, February 2005. (illustration)
Currents 1—Julianne Swartz, Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, ME. (catalog)

2004
Saltz, Jerry. “Critical Call,” The Village Voice, October 1, 2004. (ilustration).
Fels, Sophie. “Julianne Swartz, Speculative Mechanics,” Time Out New York, October 14, 2004. (illustration)
“Speculative Mechanics, Persistent Optimism,” The New Yorker, October 25, 2004.
Marcus, David. “Telephoning From Skid Row,” NYArts, October 1, 2004. (illustration)
Moynihan, Colin. “Exhibit Offers a Peek into Lives of Outsiders,” The New York Times, August 1, 2004. (illustration)
Kennedy, Randy. “The New Museum’s Non-Museum,” The New York Times, July 25, 2004. (illustration)
“Art around town,” The New Yorker, July 12 & 19, 2004. (illustration)
Weyland, Jocko. “2004 Biennial Preview,” Time Out New York, March 4, 2004. (illustration)
Smith, Roberta. “Art that Speaks to You. Literally,” The New York Times, March 7, 2004.
Kimmelman, Michael. “Touching All Bases at the Biennial” The New York Times, March 12, 2004.
Saltz, Jerry. “2004 Whitney Biennial,” The Village Voice, March 11, 2004.
Pearlman, Ellen. “Artbeat,” The Brooklyn Rail, March 2004.
Gopnik, Blake. “2004 Biennial Selections,” The Washington Post, March 14, 2004.
2004 Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. (exhibition catalog)

2003
Scott, Andrea. “Project Spaces,” The New Yorker, March 31, 2003.
Honigram, Ana. “Garden Details,” Sculpture Magazine, January - February 2003. (illustration)
“Whitney Announces Biennial Artists,” Art in America, December 2003.

2002
Rush, Micheal. “Best Buys,” Artnews, July 2002.
Heartney, Eleanor. “Brooklyn!,” Art in America, April 2002. (illustration)
Turner, Elisa. “Brooklyn!,” Artnews, March 2002.

2001
Smith, Roberta. "Interval,” The New York Times, September 28, 2001.
Brooklyn!, Palm Beach Institute for Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, FL (exhibition catalog)
Turner, Elisa. “Brooklyn!,” The Miami Herald, October 28, 2001.
Shostrom, Jan. “Brooklyn!,” Palm Beach Daily News, October 12, 2001.
Johnson, Ken. "Clenchclutchflynch," The New York Times, June 22, 2001.
"Julianne Swartz,” The New Yorker, January 15, 2001.
Dannatt, Adrian. “Choice in New York,” The Art Newspaper, January 2001.
Valdez, Sarah. "Landing the Bubble," Time Out New York, May 24-31, 2001.
Lewis, Zachery. "A Thread of Tolerance,” Patriot Daily News, April 18, 2001.
Lewis, Zachery. "Link is the thought, not the actual thread,” Patriot Daily News, April 22, 2001.
Open City, #13. (cover and project)

2000
Griffin, Tim. Luminous, Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle, WA. (exhibition catalog)
Microwave two, 123 Watts Gallery, New York, NY. (exhibition catalog)

1999
Cotter, Holland. "Artist In the Marketplace," The New York Times, July 21, 1999.
Artist In the Marketplace, Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx, NY. (exhibition catalog)

1997
Melrod, George. "The New Art, New York," Art & Antiques, summer 1997. (illustration)
Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Gallery, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC. (exhibition catalog)
Aletti, Vince. "Choices, Photo," The Village Voice, May 2, 1997.
Levin, Kim. "Choices, Art," The Village Voice, April 20, 1997.

1996
Raynor, Vivien. "Diverse Visions," The New York Times, July 8, 1996. (illustration)


AWARDS AND HONORS

2010
Academy of Arts and Letters, Academy Award in Art

2008
Joan Mitchell Foundation, Painters and Sculptors Award

2005
New York Foundation for the Arts, Fellowship in Sculpture

2003
Art Omi International Artists Colony, Ghent, NY
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, National and International Studio Program, NY

2002
Public Art Fund, New York, NY

2000
Cite Internationale des Arts, Residency Grant, Paris, France

1999
The Richard Kelly Foundation Grant for Work with Light
Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture Fellowship

1998
The New York Foundation for the Arts, Artist-in-Residence Grant
Artist in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY

1997
Special Editions Grant, The Lower East Side Printshop, New York, NY


Born in Phoenix, AZ; Lives and works in Kingston, NY