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Contact
Julie Bernstein Engelmann
julie@julieengelmann.com
1050 Pleasant View Avenue
Indiana, PA 15701
Phone 724-357-9149
www.julieengelmann.com
Bio
Julie Bernstein Engelmann earned her degrees on both coasts: her M.F.A. from UCLA and her B.A. from Barnard College in New York City, where she was fortunate to study with first-generation abstract expressionist Milton Resnick. Julie's paintings have won many First Place and Best of Show awards in western Pennsylvania. She is represented by La Fond Galleries in Pittsburgh, and is a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Society of Artists. Julie is an ArtsPath rostered artist in the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Directory of Artists-In-Education.
Julie lives in Indiana, Pennsylvania, where she has served as president of the Indiana Art Association for three terms. She teaches art through the Community University Studies program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Julie's artwork has been purchased by corporate, private and public collections. Her painting, "Restart," was purchased by the Greater Latrobe School District Special Collection in 2006, and is included in A Unique Vision of Art, a book of the collection published by the GLSD Art Conservation Trust in 2008.
Julie won the 2009 Best of Show award in the 14th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, Inc., held at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania. She also won the 2009 Best of Show award in the "Women in Art" regional juried show at Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Two of Julie's paintings are featured in the book, Best of Artists & Artisans: Best of Worldwide Oil Artists, Volume I (Kennedy Publishing 2010).
Julie's artwork can be viewed at www.julieengelmann.com.
Artist Statement
As a colorist artist, I am devoted to exploring the potential of abstract art. I honor the lush beauty and tactility of paint - the weaving of color, texture and fluidity in a fascinating way that will never happen again. Through dripping, scraping, wiping and mixed media, I foster "planned accident" to capture the richness of the intuitive, present moment.
Further, it is my challenge to create depth and drama without representation; to integrate multiple layers yet keep them clean and clear; and most importantly, to bring the resonating spiritual space of the painting into focus. I look for the moment when the illusionary space of the painting comes to life like a hologram and I see something thrilling that I've never seen before.
Just as nature is infinitely random yet precisely ordered, I am most excited by art that promises endless possibilities yet utter "perfection" within the same piece.
I hope my work helps to bring forth the feminine stream of abstract expressionism. Historically, while representation has evolved and reinvented itself time and again across many centuries, I believe the dialog of abstraction has barely begun and promises powerful transformations we have yet to behold.
Julie Bernstein Engelmann
March 1, 2010
Articles
Press Release and Show Announcement for Spiritual Encounters Exhibit, October 2008
Indiana Arts Council "Artist Inquisition" June 2007
Blairsville Dispatch Feature Article (excerpts) November 2006
For earlier Artist Statements, writings and articles, see Archives.
Curriculum Vitae
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- EDUCATION
- M.F.A., Art, Textile/Fiber, University of California, Los Angeles 1989
- Merit Award Non-Resident Tuition Fellowship, UCLA 1986-1987
- Studied with: James Bassler, Chris Burden, Laddie John Dill, Adrian Saxe, Alexis Smith, Patti Wickman
- B.A., Program in the Arts, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, New York 1979
- B.A. Summa Cum Laude, Barnard College 1979
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society 1979
- Departmental Honors, Program in the Arts, Barnard College 1979
- With Distinction, Senior Essay, Program in the Arts, Barnard College 1979
- Dean's Honor List, Barnard College 1978, 1979
- Studied with: Milton Resnick, Andre Racz; Art Criticism: Joseph Masheck, Irving Sandler
- University of Texas at Austin 1976-1977
- Dean's Honor List, College of Natural Sciences, University of Texas at Austin 1976, 1977
- Departmental Honors, French, University of Texas at Austin 1976
- Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, University of Texas at Austin 1976, 1977
- National Honor Society 1975
- National Merit Scholarship Award Finalist 1975
- EXHIBITIONS / AWARDS, Selected
- "Beyond City Limits: Associated Artists of Pittsburgh at IUP," Invitational, University Museum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Sep-Dec 2010
Curator: Vaughn Clay, Past President of AAP
- "AAP Members," Invitational, La Fond Galleries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 2010
- 14th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Southwestern PA Council for the Arts,
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania Nov 2009-Feb 2010
Juror: Jeffrey Filbert, Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Award: Best of Show
- "Celebrate:Collaborate," LaFond Galleries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Nov-Dec 2009
- "Women in Art," Juried (2 pieces), Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pennsylvania Nov 2009
Award: Best in Show
- Open Juried Exhibition, Rowe Gallery, Greensburg Art Center, Greensburg, Pennsylvania Oct-Nov 2009
Juror: Ned Wert, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- "SALIGIA: A Seven Deadly Sins Exhibition," Juried, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May-Aug 2009
Juror: Steven Mendelson, Mendelson Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Indiana Art Association 68th Annual Spring Show, Indiana County Historical Museum, Indiana, Pennsylvania Jun-Jul 2009
Award: Best of Show, Professional (Judge: Kathryn Galey, Artist, Sarver, Pennsylvania)
- 13th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition (3 pieces), Southwestern PA Council for the Arts, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania Nov 2008-Feb 2009
Juror: Philip J. Carroll, artist, New Jersey
- Indiana County Open Arts Exhibit 2008, Indiana County Historical Museum, Indiana, Pennsylvania Nov 2008-Jan 2009
Award: 3rd Place, Professional (Judge: John Dropcho, artist, IUP Emeritus)
- SOLO: "Spiritual Encounters," Gallery Space, Monroeville Public Library, Monroeville, Pennsylvania Oct 2008
- "Group," LaFond Galleries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dec 2008
- Shirley Gaynor 2nd Juried Art Exhibit, Goldhaber-Fend Fine Arts Center Gallery, Community Arts Center of Cambria County, Johnstown, Pennsylvania Jun 2008
Juror: Barbara Kern-Bush, Artist, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
Award: Shirley Gaynor Highest Achievement Award
- SOLO: "Dance of Light," First Commonwealth Main Office Building, Indiana, Pennsylvania Mar-Apr 2008
- 12th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Southwestern PA Council for the Arts,
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania Nov 2007-Feb 2008
Juror: Nancy Maguire, Stedman Gallery, Rutgers-Camden Collection of Art
- Indiana County Open Arts Exhibit 2007, Indiana County Historical Museum, Indiana, Pennsylvania Nov 2007-Jan 2008
Award: 1st Place, Oil/Acrylic/Mixed, Professional (Judge: Sue Pollins, artist, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
- SOLO: "Three Points of View," The Saint Vincent Gallery, Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania (with Mark Barill and Douglas Wynn) Nov-Dec 2007
- "Influx...," New Member Invitational Exhibit, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Oakdale, Pennsylvania Jun-Jul 2007
- Open Juried Annual Art Exhibition (2 pieces), Five County Arts Association, Inc., Palace Theater, Greensburg, Pennsylvania Jul-Aug 2007
Juror: John Bavaro, Edinboro University
- Indiana Art Association 66th Annual Spring Show, Indiana County Historical Museum, Indiana, Pennsylvania Jun-Jul 2007
Award: Best of Show, Professional (Judge: Robert Sweeny, IUP)
- Associated Artists of Butler County 73rd Annual Spring Show, Butler Art Center, Butler, Pennsylvania May-Jun 2007
Award: 2nd Place, Acrylic/oils (Judge: Vaughn Clay, formerly IUP)
- "Big Show," Pittsburgh Society of Artists (PSA), 3rd Street Gallery, Carnegie, Pennsylvania May-Jun 2007
Juror: Steve Mendelson, Mendelson Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Award (one of six equal awards)
- Pennsylvania Artists Professional Association (PAPA) Spring Show 2007, AmeriServ Financial Bank, Johnstown, Pennsylvania Apr-May 2007
Award: 1st Place (Best of Show) (Judge: William M. Hoffman, Jr., Rutgers University)
- Latrobe Art League 51st Open Show, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe, Pennsylvania Mar-Apr 2007
Award: 1st Place, Professional (Judge: Barry R. Jeter, Artist, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- 11th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Southwestern PA Council for the Arts,
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania Dec 2006-Feb 2007
Juror: William Mammarella, formerly Rutgers University
Purchase Award: Greater Latrobe School District Special Collection
- 33rd Annual New Growth Arts Festival Open Arts Exhibit, Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania Sep 2006
Award: 2nd Place, Painting/2D, Professional (Judge: Ivan Fortushniak, IUP)
- SOLO: "Abstracts and Landscapes," Ambulatory Surgical Center, Indiana Medical Center, Indiana, Pennsylvania Jun-Dec 2006
- Westmoreland Museum of American Art Biennial, Greensburg, Pennsylvania Sep-Oct 2006
Juror: Virginia Mecklenburg, curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
- Indiana Art Association 65th Annual Spring Show, Indiana County Historical Museum, Indiana, Pennsylvania May-Jun 2006
Award: 1st Place, Professional (Judge: Barbara Jo Hollander, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona, Pennsylvania)
- SOLO: "Abstracts and Landscapes," Chalice Room, Calvary Church, Indiana, Pennsylvania Mar-Jun 2006
- Pennsylvania Artists Professional Association (PAPA) Spring Show 2006, AmeriServ Financial Bank, Johnstown, Pennsylvania Apr-May 2006
Award: 1st Place (Best of Show) (Judge: Kathleen Kase Burk)
- SOLO: "DRY & WET," First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana, Pennsylvania Mar-May 2006
- Indiana Art Association 62nd Annual Spring Show, First Commonwealth Bank of Indiana, Pennsylvania May-Jul 2003
Award: Second Place, Oil and Acrylic, Professional
- 28th Annual New Growth Arts Festival Open Arts Exhibit, Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania Jul 2001
Award: Honorable Mention, Sculpture
- SOLO: "Julie Bernstein Engelmann," First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana, Pennsylvania Sep-Nov 1999
- SOLO: "MA/MFA Thesis Exhibition," Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles Jun-Jul 1989
- SOLO: "Paintings, Drawings, Woodcuts," Barnard College Gallery, New York, New York Apr 1979
- Iowa Ceramic Association Show, Des Moines, Iowa Apr 1973
Award: First Place, Ceramic Sculpture
TEACHING
- Art Instructor, Community University Studies, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Mar 2009-Oct 2010
3 classes: Abstract Acrylic Painting
- Art Instructor, School of Continuing Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Sep 2003-Nov 2008
10 classes: Basic Drawing, Drawings with Space, Abstract Acrylic Painting, Landscape Painting, Portrait Drawing
- Art Instructor (ages 5-17), Indiana Area Recreation, Indiana, Pennsylvania Jun 2003-Aug 2007
9 classes: Exploring Painting, Drawing the Head, Landscape Painting, Portrait Drawing, Art Creatures
- Art Instructor, Indiana Art Association, Indiana, Pennsylvania Mar 2004-May 2008
6 classes: Abstract Painting, Basic Drawing, Studio Time with the Model, Portrait Drawing, Acrylic Landscape Painting
- Art Instructor, YES '04 (Youth Experience in Summer, grades K-6), Indiana University of Pennsylvania Jun-Jul 2004
4 classes: Paint a Magic Carpet Ride
- Workshop Instructor, Discover the Artist Within, Woods Spa Summer Speaker Series, Penn Run, Pennsylvania Aug 2002
- Teaching Associate, Department of Design, University of California Los Angeles 1987-1989
6 classes: Perceptual Drawing, Visual Presentation, Computer Graphic Design Lab
- Teaching Assistant in Art (grades 9-12), Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts 1979
2 classes: Studio Art, Painting and Drawing
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Indiana Art Association, Indiana, Pennsylvania President Jun 2005-May 2010 (three terms), Vice-president Jun 2004-May 2005, Scholarship Chair May 2004, Member 2002-present
- Indiana Arts Council, Indiana, Pennsylvania Vice-president 2008, Board Member 2006-2008, Member 2005-present, Committee Chair, New Growth Arts Festival Open Arts Exhibit 2004-2006
- Award: Volunteer of the Year 2005, Indiana Arts Council, Indiana, Pennsylvania Dec 2005
- Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Member 2007-present
- La Fond Galleries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Gallery Artist 2006-present
- Pittsburgh Society of Artists, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Member 2006-present
- ECK Artists Group (International), Minneapolis, Minnesota Member 1989-present
- Pennsylvania Artists Professional Association, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania Member 2006-2007
- Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe, Pennsylvania Gallery Artist 2006-2007
ART IN THE COMMUNITY
- Artist and designer for CD: New Age Goddess, by composer Bruce Mitchell, Millenia Studios, Ontario
Nominated for Best Cover Art, Zone Music Reporter Music Awards 2009
- Theater set painter and sign painter, Indiana Players, Inc., Indiana, Pennsylvania 2001-2002, 2007-present
- Contributing mural artist, "Our Family Album," Center for Family Life, Indiana, Pennsylvania 2005
- Artist, "Lenape Spirituality" Story Pole, Thunder Mountain 7th Annual Festival, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania 2005
- Contributing mural artist, "Downtown Indiana 1900," Indiana Historical Society, Indiana, Pennsylvania 2003
- Marketing Director and catalog designer, Vitamin Discount Connection, Indiana, Pennsylvania 1993-2000
- Authority Analyst, Museum Prototype Data Merge Project, Getty Art History Information Program, Santa Monica, California 1987-1992
- Collections Management Assistant, J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California 1986-1987
- Assistant Director, Gayle Weyher Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah 1985-1986
- Assistant Exhibit Coordinator, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 1985
- Assistant Director, Pindar Gallery, New York, New York 1984
- Textile Colorist, Brewster Finishing and Design, New York, New York 1980-1982
COLLECTIONS
- Monroeville Public Library, Monroeville, Pennsylvania
- Landfillart.org, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Greater Latrobe School District Special Collection, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
- Coinachan Guest House, Spean Bridge, Scotland
- Harbor-UCLA Psychiatric Medical Associates, Torrance, California
- Management Consultants, Inc., New York, New York
- Target Energy, Inc., Indiana, Pennsylvania
- The Small Computer Company, Inc., New York, New York
- Thomas Harley & Associates, Inc., Indiana, Pennsylvania
- Private collections in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, Ontario, Quebec
ART PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS
- Best of Artists & Artisans: Best of Worldwide Oil Artists, Volume I. Kennedy Publishing, 2010.
- Nakles, Barbara H., A Unique Vision of Art: A Catalog of the Special Art Collection. GLSD Art Conservation Trust, 2008.
- Eidemiller, Maryann Gogniat, "SVC Gallery showing three artists' views." Latrobe Bulletin, Nov. 30, 2007. p.1
- Law, Dawn, "Three Points of View." Greensburg Tribune-Review, Out & About - Living Nov. 5, 2007. p.C3
- Indiana Arts Council, Arts Ignition, "Artist Inquisition - Julie Bernstein Engelmann." July 2007
- DelFavero, Gina, "Inspiration through paint - Indiana artist's work on display in Pittsburgh gallery." Blairsville Dispatch, Features Nov. 17, 2006. p.B1
- Lavis, Tom, "Getting Real - Artists association puts talent on display." Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, Arts & entertainment May 7, 2006. p.E1
- Engelmann, Chip, "Julie Bernstein Engelmann: Her Journey in Art." Small Town Life Magazine, Dec. 15, 2001. p.30
© 2010 Julie Bernstein Engelmann
Photo credits © 2009: 3rd photo by Amy DiMichele; 4th by Lan Wang; 5th by Joy Fairbanks
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