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. Curated: Char Norman
2020 10th Trennale Internationale du Papier, Musée de Charmey, Switzerland. Invitational
2017 9th Trennale Internationale du Papier, Musée de Charmey, Switzerland. Invitational
2014 8th Trennale Internationale du Papier, Musée de Charmey, Switzerland. Invitational
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
2022 Letters, (to be hosted in Havana, Matanzas, and Cienfuegos)
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. Curated by Michelle Brandt
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’s, Gloria Singletary Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky.
Paper Moon II: Women in Columbus and the Art of Paper, Wehrle Art Gallery, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio.
Courage Unmasked for Joan’s Fund
The Courage Unmasked Gala, Columbus, Ohio.
Delaware County Cultural Arts Center, Delaware, Ohio.
Chidlaw Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Grandview Heights Public Library, Marble Cliff Arts Council, Grandview, Ohio.
Chushin Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio.
Worthington-Kilbourne High School, Worthington, Ohio.
The Davis Group, Columbus, Ohio.
The Old School Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio.
Columbus Arts Ball, The Bluestone, 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, One-year residency program, New York, New York.
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. (Invitational - January – 1 week)
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, Zoes 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’ exhibiy,” 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.
2015 JULIE, touchstoneJEWELRY, October 1st.
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.
https://www.wcbe.org/post/art-exhibit-uplifting-cancer-survivors-visitors
Professor’s Story of Cancer Shared Through Art, Human Interest, By Tonisha Johnson, Spectrum NEWs 1, November 11th.
https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2019/11/11/professor-s-story-of-cancer-shared-through-art
History Of Protest In The U.S., WOSU public media, All Sides with Ann Fisher, September 20th.
https://radio.wosu.org/post/history-protest-us#stream/0
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
LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS
ARTIST LECTURE
2021 Critique Day (virtual), UCO Department of Art, University of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma.
2020 Just as Life Itself, Wehrle Gallery, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio.
Reflect, Refocus, Renew, 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: Fortress Man, 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.
VISITING ARTIST
2021 Senior Studio Visits, University Central Oklahoma.
2017 Senior Capstone Class, Morehead State University, Kentucky.
2016 Critique-a-thon, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio.
EXHIBITION JURIED
2022 2023 Call for Entries, ROY G BIV Gallery for Emerging Artists is seeking proposals for the 2023 exhibition season, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
2018-15 Rothko Center Textile Symposium 2018 Juror, Mark Rothko Center, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2016 The Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition, Regional Juror for Central Ohio Region.
2015 The Winding Road: Foot by Foot, Seilers’ Studio, Zanesville, Ohio. The event was presented by the Artist Colony of Zanesville with the support of MCCF and ZOCA.
2013 OAL Student Exhibition Juror, Ohio Art League, Columbus, Ohio.
2008 Feats of Clay Juror, Columbus College of Art & Design, Ohio.
2007 Circleville Pumpkin Show Juror, Circleville, Ohio.
2006 Scholastics Juror, The State of Ohio.
2006-05 Feats of Clay Juror, Columbus College of Art & Design, Ohio.
COMMISSIONS, COLLECTIONS AND PURCHASES
COMMISSIONS
Columbus College of Art & Design
2023 Here for Change, Columbus College of Art & Design
PURCHASES
Zoe Bios Creative
2020 Accretion in White, Musée de Charmey, Switzerland
2022 Untitled – Letters from Ohio, Reese Brother’s
2018 Columbus Convention Center, Reese Brother’s
2014 Interlacing, Musee du Charmey, Switzerland
2018 Sur La Crème, Zoe Bios Creative
Obsessed (Cyan), Zoe Bios Creative
2017 Sur La Crème, Zoe Bios Creative
Obsessed (Charcoal), Zoe Bios Creative
2016 BlancLavage, Zoe Bios Creative
Obsessed – cyan (3), Zoe Bios Creative
Sur La Crème, Zoe Bios Creative
Lace Overlay, Zoe Bios Creative
Moroccan Moonlight (2), Zoe Bios Creative
Lace Overlay, Knight Carr & Co.
2015 Rosace, Bridge Furniture Materials
2014 Webbing, Bernick
Sur La Crème, Gervis
Webbing Mocha, Market Place Interiors, Tampa, Florida
Webbing Mocha, Aimee Rabinowitz
Webbing, Peridot Vancouver, Calgary, Canada
Webbing Mocha, Chantal Johnson
2013 Obsessed, giclée print in charcoa, Lee Cooney
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Litvin
Rosace, giclée print in charcoal, Mission Studio
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Jennifer Musto
Sur La Creme, giclée print, Marie Gonzalez Cobian, LUXOREMA, Puebla, Mexico.
Sur La Creme, giclée print, Trovare Home, Cos Cob, Connecticut.
Sur La Creme, giclée print, James Michael Howard, Jacksonville, Florida.
Sur La Creme, giclée print, HD Buttercup, San Francisco, California
Sur La Creme, giclée print, HD Buttercup, Los Angeles, California.
Sur La Creme, giclée print, Gansett Lane Home, Montauk, New York.
Sur La Creme, giclée print, Dawkins Home, Design Services, Miami Design District, Florida.
2012 Sur La Creme, giclée print, Bliss Linens, Design Services, Corona Del Mar, California.
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Erica Blain
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Jennifer Musto
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Lockwood Interiors, La Quinta, California.
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Bungalow Classic: Interior Design, Atlanta, Georgia.
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Dawkins Home, Design Services, Miami Design District, Florida.
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Jenkins Baer: Interior Design, Baltimore, Maryland.
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, SummerHouse; Furnature, Accessories, Interior Design, Ridgeland, Mississippi.
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Uber, San Francisco, California.
Obsessed, giclée print in cyan, Twenty-Three 07, Home Design Services, Austin, Texas.
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Jenny Baines Design For Living, Portland, Oregon.
Obsessed (2), giclée print in charcoal, One Kings Lane, online sales site
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Jenny Baines Design For Living, Portland, Oregon.
2011 Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Being: The Art of Living, Design Services, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Obsessed, giclée print in charcoal, Dawkins Home, Design Services, Miami Design District, Florida.
Obsessed, giclée print in indigo, Rebecca Puig
Art Access Gallery
2014 Webbing, giclée print, Ann Handcock, Columbus, Ohio.
2010 Over Time Series - Rainfall, Lou Anne & Buss Ransom, Naples, Florida.