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Memory and Perception
November 17 - December 23, 2018
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art • Novato, California
 Reception: Sat November 17, 4:30pm - 7:00pm • Juror talk at 4:30, Reception starts at 5:00

"Music For Burning Buildings" was selected by the Juror, Alan Bamberger


"Memory and Perception" is an exhibit that reveals how artists interpret the world around and within them. All artists integrate their life experiences into their artwork, consciously or unconsciously, often incorporating what they see and sense in the present with their memories of the past. The exhibit was juried by Alan Bamberger, internationally known art consultant, writer and art reviewer, located in San Francisco, CA. He chose 49 artists from across the nation who explore diverse subject matter, from childhood memories to captured moments in time. Visitors will see artwork in a wide array of mediums including photography, painting, fiber, sculpture and more.

-Text courtesy of Marin MOCA

 New Glass Review #39
2018


"Blue Tape Painting #1" was selected by the jury • click images to enlarge
Published by The Corning Museum of Glass, New Glass Review is an annual survey of glass in contemporary art, architecture, craft, and design created in the previous year .

A message from the Curator
More than just a publication, New Glass Review is a time capsule and ever-growing archive of the innovation, creativity, dexterity, and thoughtfulness of artists, designers, architects, and students in glass.
- excerpted text courtesy of the Corning Museum of Glass' website

Sound and Vision
April 6 ~ June 10, 2018
National Liberty Museum • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


"Song File #1 - Friends of Prometheus" was selected by the jury • click images to enlarge

Link to pdf of catalog

"Sound and Vision explores the influence of music on contemporary glass art and the inextricable connection between music and visual expression. It showcases figurative representations of instruments and sound, experimental glass instruments, and multimedia and sculptural works inspired by both musical experiences and legends like David Bowie, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Michael Jackson and many others."
- text courtesy of National Liberty Museum website

My first video project "Elegy" was screened at the San Francisco Art Institute 9/28/17

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Julie Alland’s Elegy is a visual poem and video essay about struggling to come to terms with the loss of her father. The video opens in silence with a stark, black and white image of smoke threading diagonally across the screen. It fades into a set of curtains blowing in the wind. Alland begins narrating the video by taking a deep breath. Her inhalation, coordinated with the curtains, creates a parallel between breathing and curtains buffeted by air. These images set the tone for the rest of the video.

Julie Alland uses a dark palette, chiaroscuro lighting and split screen to reflect on what it means to loose a parent to dementia, then death.  Ghostly images of billowing curtains, airborne smoke and soap bubbles float throughout the video serving as metaphors for memory, absence, and grief.

We breathe air. Air is life. Air is invisible unless it interacts with something. Memories do not exist unless someone remembers. The dead inhabit our memories.

California Sculpture Slam
September 1 ~ October 29, 2017
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art


"Temporal Resolution #3" was selected by the jury • click images to enlarge
"California Sculpture SLAM offers a unique opportunity to see current works by both established and emerging sculptors. This year’s call for entries, without adherence to strict thematic guidelines, inspired an extraordinary collection of sculpture, nearly doubling the number of artist entries from the inaugural California Sculpture SLAM in 2011. Ranging from pedestal, to freestanding, to wall-mounted pieces, the 49 artworks in this exhibition were selected from 195 entries and include sculpture made from metal, wood, stone, glass, and fabric."
 - text courtesy of San Luis Obispo Museum of Art website

2017 Glass Art Society Members Juried Exhibition
May 27 ~ July 16, 2017
Glass Wheel Studio • Norfolk, Virginia

The Exhibition was a highlight of the 46th annual GAS conference,
Reflections from the Edge: Glass, Art, and Performance.

"Birds and Fish (Mixed Emotions Series)" was selected by the jury • click images to enlarge
“The breadth and quality of the works submitted for this exhibition were so impressive,” says Cheryl White, director of Glass Wheel Studio. “Whether experimenting with the technical limits of the glass or using it to explore deeper conceptual themes, GAS member artists are pushing the boundaries of this material in fascinating ways. We cannot wait to showcase these artists in Norfolk."
CURIOUS AND CURIOUSER: SURPRISING FINDS FROM THE RAKOW LIBRARY
Group Exhibition at the Rakow Library, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning New York
April 8, 2017 to February 17, 2019

Link to more info
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"Saudade" • kiln cast glass • © Julie Alland 2014

CRYPTIC FLOWCHART • Solo show at Don Soker Contemporary Art • 10/8 ~ 11/16/16
Opening Reception: Oct. 8th 2016, 4 ~ 6pm • Artist talk: Oct. 29th 2016, 3~ 4pm

Panels and sculptures made from kiln-formed glass combined with iron oxide print transfers, audiotape (magnetized iron oxide) and magnetite.

“One idea led to another as I worked, and a cryptic flow chart started materializing in my imagination. Following the diagram's growing branches gradually revealed subtle relationships between seemingly disparate themes."

Link to press release
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"THIS IS NOT A BOTTLE" Group Exhibition at Two Museums in Switzerland
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"Glass is More" e-magazine based in Holland

"Magazine Ateliers D'Art de France" #121

Saturday July 11, 2015 • 2:00 ~ 7:00pm
Opening Reception at Don Soker Contemporary Art
2180 Bryant Street, Suite 205
San Francisco, CA 94110

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 July 3, 2015 • 6:00 ~ 9:00pm
Experiments & Variations
Reception / Event at: American Steel Gallery
1960 Mandela Parkway
Oakland, CA

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2 of my pieces were included in the following show:
California Now - Juried Exhibition of Clay, Glass & Enamel  (<-- click link for info)
Show dates: June 13 ~ August 21 2015

"California Now will exhibit the most contemporary and innovative California clay, glass & enamel art that is being created today in these three important and related craft media. The exhibition will include functional and non-functional, two-dimensional and three-dimensional works that illustrate the wide scope of artwork. Work is chosen for its melding of technical excellence and content, and for daring to push boundaries."     
Text courtesy of Richmond Art Center



"Memoranda #2"
11 x 8.5 x .25 inches
© Julie Alland 2013

Kilnformed glass with fused
laser toner print transfer of to-do list.

"Disquietude #8" • 6.5 x 7.5 x 2.5 inches
© Julie Alland 2014

 Digital picture frame playing slideshow
of shapes with kiln formed glass overlay.
Words embedded in the glass (CLARITY,
made out of bubbles and CONFUSION,
printed in black) appear or disappear
depending on how they interact with the
digital image appearing underneath.
New Venue:
Quercus Studio
201 S. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina.
Link to article about Quercus Studio