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EXHIBITION RECORD

MUSEUM
2022      Cartas de Cuba – Letters from Ohio, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH.
2021      The Many Faces of Paper, Ohio Crafts Museum, Columbus, OH.  
2020      10th Trennale Internationale du Papier, Musée de Charmey, Switzerland.  
2017      9th Trennale Internationale du Papier, Musée de Charmey, Switzerland.  
2014      8th Trennale Internationale du Papier, Musée de Charmey, Switzerland. 
2013      Fiberart International 2013, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose,  CA. Jurors: Kai Chan, Paulina Ortiz, and Joyce J. Scott
2012    68th Annual Ohio Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville. OH.
2002      College of Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio.
1993      Cranbrook Art Museum; Enforced Proximity, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019      ConnectArt in Cuba, Galeria-Taller Lolo, Matanzas, Cuba
2015      Mark Rothko Art Center, II International Textile Symposium: Fortress Man, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2011      Silver, IAPMA, Victoria, Australia.
Hanji Festival, IAPMA, The Hanji Development Institute, Republic of South Korea
SOLO EXHIBITIONS	
2020      Just as Life Itself, Wehrle Art Gallery, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio.
2019      Reflect, Refocus, Renew, The James Art Gallery, OSU, Columbus,  Ohio. 
2012      Over Time, Wehrle Art Gallery, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS	
2025      Constellation, Beeler Gallery, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio.
2024      Tracing Echoes, The Project Room, Beeler Gallery, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio.
Collective Mending, Brandt-Robert’s Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
2023      Constellation, Beeler Gallery, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio.
2021      Fort Hayes Art Alumni Inspired Reunion Take 2, The Shot Tower Gallery, Fort Hayes High School, Columbus, Ohio.
Maskaraed for Cancer Research, Wild Goose Creative Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
The Secret Lives of Color, Brandt-Roberts Gallery, Short North Arts District, Columbus, Ohio.
Resisting the Hard Edge, Brandt-Roberts Gallery, Short North Arts District, Columbus, Ohio.
2020      Brandt-Roberts Galleries 10-year Anniversary Exhibition, Brandt-Roberts Gallery, Short North Arts District, Columbus, Ohio.
2 + 3 x 18: Diptychs and Triptychs by 18 Contemporary Artists, Lancaster Decorative Arts Center Lancaster, Ohio.
Fort Hayes Art Alumni Inspired Reunion 2, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio. 
2019      Cuba in Columbus, Brandt-Roberts Gallery, Short North Arts District, Columbus, Ohio.
Permutations, Brandt-Roberts Gallery, Short North Arts District, Columbus, Ohio.
2018      Duo Trio, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
Hypotheses: Art Inspired by the Many Worlds of Science, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio.
2017      Cloth Paper Cuts, Claypool-Young Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky.
Multiverse, Radial Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio.
2016      Call Response, Acock Gallery, CCAD, Columbus, Ohio.
Transitions, Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.	
2014      Annual Thumb Box Exhibition, Ohio Art League, RAW Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
With and Without: Challenges, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, Covington, Kentucky. Curator: Mary Heider
Remnants of Casualties, Concourse Gallery, Upper Arlington, Ohio.
Happy Together, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio. Curator: Adam Brouillette
Made with Paper, Art Access, Bexley, Ohio.
SYSTEMATIC: An International Competitive Exhibit of Works By or About Systems, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2013       Annual Thumb Box Exhibition, Ohio Art League, OAL Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
Cut & Torn – Paperscapes, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio. Curator:  Barb Vogel
One Night, OAL, Strongwater, Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio Art League Juried Fall Exhibition, Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio. Curator:  Melissa Vogley-Woods
Trans – Fiber & Paper, Concourse Gallery, Upper Arlington, Ohio. Curator:  Char Norman & Elena Osterwalder
Fiberart International 2013, Pittsburgh Fiber Guild, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jurors: Kai Chan, Paulina Ortiz, and Joyce J. Scott
2012       The Ohio Art League, Fall Juried Exhibition, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio. Juror: Annegreth Nill.
New Works, Art Access, Bexley, Ohio
Walk on White, The Studios of Key West, Key West, Florida.
ARTslanT, 1st 2012 Showcase, Homepage Spotlight Gallery ARTslanT, Worldwide.
Looking Forward, Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, Lancaster, Ohio. Curator:  Michael Goodson, Director of Exhibitions at CCAD.
2011       Governor’s Office, Columbus, Ohio.
Reaction/Response, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Art At The X, Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio.  Juror:  Deborah Emont Scott, Director/CEO of the Taft Museum.
Something Else, City Art Center, Delaware, Ohio.
Pattern Play, The Living Arts and Science Center, Gloria Singletary Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky.	
Paper Moon II: Women in Columbus and the Art of Paper, Wehrle Art Gallery, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio.
2010      2010 Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
Art At The X, Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
It’s All New, Art Access, Bexley, Ohio
Material Matters, Art Access, Bexley, Ohio.
2008	2008 Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
Mahan Gallery, Inside The Artist Studio, Columbus, Ohio.
2007	Roy G Biv Gallery’s Annual Members’ Small Work Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio.
Agora III, Junctionview Studios, Grandview, Ohio.
Fort Hayes Alumni Show, Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
2006       Agora II, Junctionview Studios, Grandview, Ohio.
2006       Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
2004       2004 Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
1996       ACME Art Gallery; Bathroom Installation, Columbus, Ohio.
Columbus College of Art & Design, Alumni Show, Canzani Center, Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
1995       Wearly Studio Gallery; Embody, Royal Oak, Michigan.
Matrix Gallery: Active Female, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Union League Club; Cranbrook Academy of Art; Painting:  1990-95, New York City.
Three Rivers Art Festival; Excellence Revisited:  Award Winner 1990-94, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1994       Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham, Michigan.
 Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1992	Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, James M. Cox Fine Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio.

GRANTS, AWARDS, AND HONORS

2024       GCAC Individual Artist Grant ($500), Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, Ohio.
2020       10th Triennale Internationale du Papier Viviane Fontaine, First prize recipient, Musée de Charmey, Gruyère, Switzerland.
2013       Fiberart International 2013, People’s Choice Award, Pittsburgh Fiber Guild, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
 Capelli d’Angeli Foundation 2013 Artist Grants, Canton, CT.                    
2012       1st Place in Fiber/Textiles, 68th Annual Ohio Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art,  Zanesville, Ohio.
 ARTslanT, 1st 2012 Showcase Winner, 1st round ARTslanT, Worldwide.
1995       Madeleine Grysztein Festival Award, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.       
1999	National Watercolor Society, New York, New York.

RESIDENCIES

2025       The  Alternative Art School, a one-year residency program, Philadelphia, PA.
2023       New York Arts Program (NYAP), New York, New York.
2015       Mark Rothko Art Center, II International Textile Symposium: Fortress Man, Daugavpils,  Latvia. (November – 3 weeks)
 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Arrowmont Pentaculum: Five Medias, One Forum,  I think, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.       
2012       The Studios of Key West, Key West, Florida. (June – 4 Weeks)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

PERIODICALS
2020      10th Trennale Internationale du Papier, Catalog, Musee du Charmey, Switzerland.
2016       9th Trennale Internationale du Papier, Catalog, Musee du Charmey, Switzerland.
2014       8th Trennale Internationale du Papier, Catalog, Musee du Charmey, Switzerland.
 Look Book – Spring 2014, Zoe Bios Creative, Los Angeles, California.
2013      IAPMA, Paper Art | 261 International Artists, Girzig + Gottschalk, Bremen, Germany.
British Home & Garden, “Made With Love,” page 100, June.
REVIEWS
2021      The Columbus Dispatch; Visual Arts review; “Inventive works of art the focus of  ‘Crossover: Trends in Paper’ exhibit,” September 12th
2020      The Columbus Dispatch; Visual Arts review; “Change in medium lets artist Abijanac explore her illness,” March 1st
2019      ALIVE, Entertainment; ‘Reflect, Refocus, Renew’: Julie Abijanac seeks to understand cancer via art, November 14th.
The Columbus Dispatch, Visual arts review; “Artists from Columbus, Cuba join forces for intriguing central Ohio exhibits” October 20th
Columbus Monthly; “Columbus to Cuba: A Thousand-Mile Bridge,” May 2nd.
The Lantern; “New exhibition uses old forms to tell fresh stories,” February 5th.
2017      Dayton City Paper; “Mitosis is…,” February 7th.
2014      The Columbus Dispatch; “Testament to loss carries hopeful message in Concourse show,” July 13th.
Bexley News; “Artists show off results of varied techniques in exhibit,” May 6th.
2013      The Columbus Dispatch; “Works made of paper stands apart from the fold,”  December 8th.
The Columbus Dispatch; “Innovators on display in Ohio Art League exhibit,” November 27th
The Columbus Dispatch; “Exhibit | Concourse Gallery:  Works of paper defy expectations of supposedly fragile material,” September 8th
Pittsburgh City Paper; “Fiberarts International is a wide-ranging survey of the state of this art.” July 17th.
TribeLIVE; “Fiber artists blend modern aesthetics, traditional techniques,” May 12th.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; “World threads:  ‘Fiberart International 2013’ adds to the global art feel,” April 28th.
2012     The Columbus Dispatch; “Ohio Exhibition melds works into assortment of scenes, most focused on country living,” August 12th.
Lancaster Eagle Gazette; “New DACO exhibit look to the future, January 25th.
2011      The Columbus Dispatch; Cultural Arts Center: Engaging pieces share tactile quality,”  October 23rd.
The Columbus Dispatch; “Ohio Dominican University: Best pieces from paper hold reams of meaning,” March 6th.
2010      The Columbus Dispatch; “New works help mark milestone,” November 14th.
2009      The Columbus Dispatch;” Materials Create Message,” September 20th.
2008      The Columbus Dispatch; “Teacher’s Best,” October 12th.
2007      The Columbus Dispatch; “Alumni exhibit reveals depth of Fort Hayes talent pool,” January 11th.
1995.    The Ann Arbor News; “Active Female,” January 19th.
New Art Examiner; “Embody,” October issue.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; “Three Rivers Art Festival,” June 3rd.
1992.     The Columbus Dispatch; “State fair showcases Ohio’s eccentricity,” August 9th.
CATALOGS
2015      Mark Rothko Art Center, II International Textile Symposium: Fortress Man, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2013      Cut and Torn: Paperscapes, Exhibition of Contemporary Cut Paper and Installation Art.
FI2013, FiberArt International Exhibition of Contemporary Fiber Art.
2007      Inspired Reunion, Alumni Exhibition, Fort Hayes, January 5th.
2006      Alive/ARTSCAPE; Faculty Meeting, October 19th.
1996      ACME Planet, Volume II, Issue 3, September.
1995      Juried Visual Arts Exhibition Catalog, Three Rivers Art Festival, June.
BLOG POSTS
2019      ArtsOhio Blog; Contemporary Diptychs and Triptychs on Display in the OAC Riffe Gallery, Article by Alexa Demyan, February 7th.
2013      Legacy Provides Transport Services to the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, Legacy, December 16th.
Chapter on Life in San Jose, Fiberart International 2013, sharing experience on arts and life by Teresa Huang, November 13th.
Pattern Play {Artwork by Julie Abijanac}, Greige: interior design ideas and inspiration for the transitional home, May 13th.
FiberArt International Review, Terry Jarrard-Dimond Studio 24-7, April 25th.
2012      Faculty Members Place in Ohio Exhibition, CCAD Blog, September 11th.
2011      Key West Residency in Works for Alumna, CCAD Blog, August 1st.
DOCUMENTARY/VIDEO/RADIO
2020      CCAD goes live: Johnathan Payne with Julie Abijanac, November 12th, CCAD.
Art  Tells A Story, Let it Tell Yours: Live August 6th, 2020 Julie Abijanac And Kathleen  Lamberti, Facebook, Nicolette Cinema Graphics.           
2019     OSU Public Media: Artist Julie Abijanac’s Creative Journey, Facebook, April 3rd.
Art Exhibit Uplifting For Cancer Survivors, Visitors, Arts & Life, By Mike Foley, 90.5 WCBE.org, November 12th.
Professor’s Story of Cancer Shared Through Art, Human Interest, By Tonisha Johnson, Spectrum NEWs 1, November 11th.
History Of Protest In The U.S., WOSU public media, All Sides with Ann Fisher, September 20th.
Columbus in Cuba/Cuba in Columbus, YouTube, Nicolettecinemagraphics.
Broad and High, Season 6 Episode 20, Artist Julie Abijanac, aired March 28th.
2011     Ann Mitchell Designs, PSA for Autism, November. Work from Reaction/Response used as the backdrop for PSA  

COMMISSIONS, COLLECTIONS, AND PURCHASES

COMMISSIONS
2023      Here for Change, Here For Change Capitol Campaign, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio. 
COLLECTIONS
2015      Mark Rothko Art Center, Dagavpils, Latvia
PURCHASES
2025      Constellation Fundraiser Bienneil, Columbus College of Art & Design, Visual Ammunition, Dr. Mel Corn, Columbus, Ohio.
Constellation Fundraiser Bienneil, Columbus College of Art & Design, Symbiosis: Commensalism II, Jack Beeler, Columbus, Ohio.
2020      Accretion in White, 10th Trennale Internationale du Papier, Musée de Charmey, Switzerland.  
2014      Interlacing, 8th Trennale Internationale du Papier, Musée de Charmey, Switzerland.   
              Webbing, giclée print, Art Access Gallery, Ann Handcock, Columbus, Ohio.
2010      Over Time Series - Rainfall, Art Access Gallery, Lou Anne & Buss Ransom, Naples, Florida.

VISITING ARTISTS, LECTURES, AND SYMPOSIUMS

ARTIST LECTURE
2021      Critique Day (virtual), UCO Department of Art, University of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma. 
2020      Just as Life Itself, Artist lecture, Wehrle Gallery, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio.
Reflect, Refocus, Renew, Artist lecture, The Evolving Art & Science of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
2019       hi. Humanizing Innovation, a summit powered by Aether and Credo, Artist lecture/studio practice, The Waterhouse Pavilion, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
2017      Lecturer, Capstone/Arts Entrepreneurship Class, Morehead State University, Kentucky.
2016      Mark Rothko Art Center, II International Textile Symposium: Fortressman, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2015      Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
2013      FiberArt International 2013, Artist Forum, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
2012      Meet & Greet, Artist Talk, The Studios of Key West, Key West, Florida.
2011      Conversations & Coffee, Reaction/Response, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio.
               Something Else, Artist Talk, City Arts Center, Delaware, Ohio.
2010      Visiting Artist, Public Programs, Collage to paint for teens, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio.
2005      Advanced Placement Summer Institute, Lecture, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio.
VISITING ARTIST 
2021      Senior Studio Visits, University of Central Oklahoma
2017      Senior Capstone Class, Morehead State University, Kentucky.
2016.     Critique-a-thon, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio.
SYMPOSIUMS
2014      Panel Discussion, Symposium Workshop, Columbus Idea Foundry, Ohio Art League, Columbus, Ohio.
               Artist Contract, Symposium Workshop, Strongwater, Ohio Art League, Columbus, Ohio.
               Resumes VS. Curriculum Vitae, Symposium Workshop, CCAD 
               Mind-Market, Ohio Art League, Columbus, Ohio.