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Solo Exhibitions 2019 Yellow Womanhood (current), Honfleur Gallery, Washington, DC More Than a Body, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA Authentic Hybridity, Korus Hall, Korean Cultural Center, Washington, DC 2018 Collective Quilting, Maze Gallery, Montgomery College, Silver Spring, MD Blanket Statement, Hartnett Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 2017 Like Any Other, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC Work in Progress, Textile Arts Center, New York, NY Womanspreading, The Project Space, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Alberta, Canada 2016 Like Any Other / The Cyclorama Show, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA Selected Group Exhibitions 2019 Here: A Bit of Everywhere and Everyone They’ve Been, Main Gallery, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY Over, Under, Forward, Back, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA (catalog) 8th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Carroll Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 2018 Interplay: Craft, Art and Design, South Bay Contemporary SOLA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA New Works, The New Gallery, Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA 2017 One Another: The 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA Mother Tongue: Works by Boston-Area Asian Women Artists in Celebration of International Women’s History Month, Mary Fifield Art Gallery, Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA Re.Volt.Ing: An Art Show in Protest, The Distillery Gallery, Boston, MA 2016 National Juried Exhibition, Imago Gallery, Warren, RI Artist Residency Exhibition, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA Painting Biennial: She Comes in Rags, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Candidate: performed in Danielle Abrams's live performance for The Feminist Art Project, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC 2015 Flormula, Hunt Memorial Library, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Embracing Differences: Mending the Isms and Schisms, Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA Cheng Zhong/In the City, Mission Hill Gallery, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA All is Subject, Gallery 360, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Chosen Homeland, Korean Cultural Center, Washington, DC (catalog) 2013 James McLaughlin Memorial Show, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC 2012 Integrative Arts Fellowship Exhibition, Center for New Designs in Learning & Scholarship, Georgetown University, Washington, DC Awards and Residencies 2020 Traveling Fellowship (forthcoming), International Arts & Artists (IA&A) and the Sister Cities Grant Program of DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) 2019 Artist in Residence, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY The 2019 Solo Exhibition First Prize, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center The 8th Annual National Juried Exhibition Third Prize, Marshall University 2018 Traveling Fellowship, School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University Artist in Residence, Montgomery College, Silver Spring, MD 2017 Artist in Residence, Root Studio, Columbia, MD Artist in Residence, Work in Progress Residency, Textile Arts Center, New York, NY The 23rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition Second Prize, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA Artist in Residence & Scholarship, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Alberta, Canada 2016 Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT Emerging Artist Fellowship, Full Fellowship supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, Vermont Studio Center Post Graduate Teaching Fellowship, School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University, Boston, MA Artist in Residence, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA Graduate Travel Grant, Tufts University President’s Research Award, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Montague Travel Grant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2015 Boit Award Honorable Mention, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston International Art Competition First Prize, KOWINNER Korean Women's Int'l Foundation 2012 Joseph S. Lepgold Award First Prize, Phi Beta Kappa The 20th Annual Misty Dailey Award for Excellence in the Arts, Outstanding Senior Project in Studio Art, Georgetown University Celebrating Women’s Voices in Politics and Art at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Poster Competition First Prize, American Association of University Women Integrative Arts Fellowship, Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship, Georgetown University, Washington, DC Artist Lectures, Workshops, Critiques and Juries 2019 Artist Talk (forthcoming), Honfleur Gallery, Washington, DC Artist Talk, Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC Juror, The Art League, Alexandria, VA Workshop, "Collective Quilting," Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA Workshop, "Artist Statement Writing Workshop," The Art League, Alexandria, VA Artist Talk, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA Artist Talk and Workshop, "Collective Quilting," NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY Artist Talk, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA Artist Talk and Workshop, "Collective Quilting," Korean Cultural Center, Washington, DC 2018 Artist Talk, South Bay Contemporary SoLA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Juror, The Art League, Alexandria, VA Artist Talk and Workshop, "Culture Blast: Collective Quilting," IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC Artist Talk and Critiques, "E15: Fiber Arts," Transformer, Washington, DC Artist Talk and Workshop, "Collective Quilting," Montgomery College, Silver Spring, MD Artist Talk, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 2017 Artist Talk, Workshop and Critiques, "Professional Development," Root Studio, Columbia, MD Artist Talk, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC Panelist, "Art in Context: Korea," IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC Artist Talk and Workshop, "Collective Quilting," Textile Arts Center, New York, NY Artist Talk, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Alberta, Canada 2016 Artist Talk, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT Artist Talk and Critiques, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA Panelist, "Assembling Bodies: Exchanges in Collaboration," The 3rd Annual New England Graduate Media Symposium with Keynote Speaker Laurie Anderson, Emerson College, Boston, MA 2015 Artist Talk, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 2012 Artist Talk, Center for New Design in Learning & Scholarship, Georgetown University, Washington, DC Professional Experiences 2017–present Adjunct Faculty, Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA 2018 Artist in Residence, Montgomery College, Silver Spring, MD 2016 Post Graduate Teaching Fellow, School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University, Boston, MA Education 2016 Master of Fine Arts, School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University, Boston, MA 2012 Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, Studio Art, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 2010 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA Selected Bibliography Sophie Gharai and Madison Hunt, "Exploration of DC's Powerful, Impactful Art," On Tap Magazine, July 2019, 52-54. https://issuu.com/ontaponline/docs/july19/a/201503/ WETA-TV, "WETA Arts: May 2019," Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) station for greater Washington DC area, May 3, 2019, 17:19-22:15. https://watch.weta.org/video/weta-arts-may-2019-wduhwa/ "2019 Solo Exhibition: Julia Kwon," Alexandria Living Magazine, April 18, 2019. The Northern Virginia Review, Vol. 33, Annandale, VA. March 2019. John Anderson, "At the Arlington Arts Center, A Strong Showing of Fiber," Washington City Paper, January 23, 2019. https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/museums-galleries/blog/21044647/ at-the-arlington-arts-center-a-strong-showing-of-fiber/ Arlington Arts Center, "Over, Under, Forward, Back" (catalog), Arlington, VA. January 2019. https://issuu.com/arlingtonartscenter/docs/oufb_catalog_web/ Ello, "Trending in Art: @juliakwon," Ello: The Creators Network (editorial), September 16, 2018. Rebecca Rafferty, "Blanket Statement," Rochester City Newspaper, February 27, 2018. "Art in Context: Korea," IA&A at Hillyer, July 27, 2017. http://www.artsandartists.org/cultural-exchange- programs/ipi/events/art-in-context-korea/ Rebecca Juliette, "BmoreArt's Picks," BmoreArt, July 11, 2017. Carrie Donovan, "DC community and cultural events" The Washington Post, July 5, 2017. IA&A at Hillyer, "Artist Spotlight: Julia Kwon," Facebook video, 2:43, July 3, 2017. https://www.facebook. com/IAAHillyer/videos/vl.595791970604561/10155551672319047/?type=1/ Sam Crow, "Work in Progress: Julia Kwon," Textile Arts Center, May 16, 2017. http://textileartscenter.com /blog/work-in-progress-julia-kwon/ Won Jung Lee, "No Racial Discrimination and Cultural Hierarchies," SBS International-TV, April 14, 2017. https://www.facebook.com/artistjuliakwon/videos/1555732011125897/ Soo Yeon Oh, "Looking at Various Cultures Through Art," Korea Daily LA, JoongAng Ilbo, April 13, 2017. KOWINNER, "Chosen Homeland: Searching for Women's Identity and Unity" (catalog), Korean Cultural Center, Washington, DC. April 2015. |
