With various media, I create works that address human and environmental themes of imbalance and regained equilibrium. This work includes painting, fibers, printmaking, photography, land art and Internet projects. Interdisciplinary collaborations have included Arroyo as Metaphor, an erosion abatement land art project on site in New Mexico, to Archaeology and Art collaborations in Scotland, New Zealand, and numerous workshops worldwide.
Using painting media, both the Atlantic Blues and the Whirlwind & the Lichen acrylics reflect my deep personal experiences of place that have been disrupted by ecological pressures. Atlantic Blues-Paintings from the Edge celebrate the ocean in all of its power and magnificence, but they also sing the blues about our abuses of it. Blue is the color of sadness and the ocean is as salty as tears. Since lichen grow only in unpolluted places, this work is a visualization of my wish fulfillment for clean urban air. With their spinning compositions and high key colors, the large scale Whirlwind paintings express my vertigo of discontent with environmental realities in the Western U.S., my second home.
Similarly, the Scent of Plumeria and the Acid Rain tree paintings are very personal landscapes about human and environmental loss, and the restorative effect of beauty.
In fiber arts works, The Jellies series is a celebration of the luminous beauty and ultimate endurance of that species within the context of ocean acidification. The Eight Brocades textiles are inspired by that ancient Chinese healing exercise of the same name that is believed to restore the body’s vital energy and balance. In The Sound of the Sea, and the Sea, My Bones lithographs, I utilize fine art printmaking to reflect my emotional engagement with raging seas and vanishing corals.
June Julian received her Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Art, and studied at Pennsylvania State University and New York University. She has been on the faculty of The School of Visual Arts in New York City, Ohio University, and The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and was the Education Manager of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art in New York City. The author of numerous publications in the field of Art and Art Education, she has recently launched Art Intendo©, a creative enterprise for worldwide art collaborations. Her artwork has been shown in many exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad, including Spain, Italy, Greece, Scotland and Korea. She is the recipient of numerous awards and grants and her work is included in several museums, archives, and collections.
College of Art, New York University, New York, NY
Doctorate Degree
College of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Master's Degree
Tartan Night, The Explorers Club, New York, NY
Flag #108 and #109 Expedition Awards, The Explorers Club, NY
United States Embassy in Italy Exhibition Sponsorship, The Whirlwind & The Lichen, Galleria Puccini, Ancona Italy
Ecology Project Grant, U.S. Department of the Interior
Director’s Award, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE
University of the Arts Special Projects Grant, Orkney Islands, UK
Faculty Development Grant, University of the Arts, Western Isles, UK
Fibers Artist in Residence, Peters Valley, Layton, NJ
New Jersey Council on the Arts Grant
Geraldine Dodge Foundation Grant
Puffin Grant, NY
Fundacion Alcalde Zoilo Ruix-Mateos, Purchase Award, Spain
Works in Progress, Video Award, New York University, Venice, Italy
President's Award, Windows on Washington Square, New York, NY
Fulbright Grant, The Netherlands
Denver Urban Design Forum Award, Denver, CO
Installation Award, Mayor’s Commission for the Arts, Denver, CO
Boulder City Commission Award, Sculpture in the Parks, Boulder, CO
Juror's Award, Festival 9, Scottsdale Arizona Arts Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Co-Director, Double Diamond Archaeology, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Founder & Creative Director, Art Intendo
Associate Professor, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Graduate Faculty, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Visiting Professor, College of Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Manager, School & Community Programs. The Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY
Instructor, Upper School Studio Art, Gill St. Bernards School, Gladstone, NJ
The Pecos River Paintings, La Fonda, Santa Fe, NM
Venice Comes to Santa Fe, Jean Cocteau, Santa Fe, NM
Atlantic Blues-Paintings from the Edge, Galleria Puccini, Ancona Italy
Landscape and Culture, Chashama Space for Artists, New York, NY
Landscape and Culture: Expedition Art of the Scottish Hebrides, Explorers Club Gallery, New York, NY
The Whirlwind & the Lichen, Galleria Puccini, Ancona Italy
Figuracio’, Galeria Tuset, Barcelona, Spain
Unrelated Acts, St. Charles on the Wazee Gallery, Denver, CO
NO2=YES, SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO
Fundacion Alcalde Zoilo Ruix-Mateos, Rota, Spain
Purchase Award
Fragility & Endurance, Johnson & Johnson Corporation, NJ
Shadows of Generations,New York University, New York, NY
Andalucia, Mortimer Gallery, Gladstone, NJ
Society for American Graphic Artists, Ink and Impressions, Housatonic Museum of Art, CT
Society for American Graphic Artists, Annual Exhibits: Governor’s Island, The Old Print Shop, Metropolitan Museum
Society for American Graphic Artists, Mini Gems, Annual Exhibits, NY
New Mexico Cloudscapes, Santa Fe Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Forty Years, SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO
She Crossed the Line, Red Line Gallery, Denver CO
Broad Spectrum, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
Climate Change: Conveying Realities, Eco*Art*Lab, Athens, GA
Dendrology: The Nature of Trees, The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ
Fresh Impressions, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
New York Society of Etchers, National Arts Club, New York, NY
Inked Up!, Arsenal Gallery: Central Park, New York, NY
Artists for Haiti, Contemporary Artists Network, New York, NY
Printmaking Show, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
Small Works Show, Manhattan Borough President’s Office, NY
Taigh Chearsahbagh, Wish You Were Here Project, Scotland, UK
Erosions and Renaissance, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
Scenic Drive, Wook & Lattuada Gallery, New York, NY
Interrogating Beauty, Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
Director’s Award
The Most Curatorial Biennial of the Universe, Apex Art Gallery, New York, NY
Auspicious Stitches Tangka Project, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY
Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
UCAE Group Show, New York Camera Club, New York, NY
Mentors & Models, Rosenwald Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Figuracio' 2002-2003, Galeria Tuset, Barcelona, Spain
Art as Antidote, Macy Gallery, Columbia University, New York, NY
Small Works, Washington Square Gallery, New York, NY
Drawing & Print show, SoHo 20 Gallery, New York, NY
Elbows & Tea Leaves, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
School of Art Faculty Show, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Contemporary American & Korean Artists, Cho Hyung Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Time & Image, MyungSook Lee Gallery, New York, NY
Venice, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo, New York, NY
Works in Progress, Istituto Universitario di Architettura, Venice, Italy
Award
Self Portraiture/Self-Identity, New York University, New York, NY
Windows on Washington Square, New York University, New York, NY
Award
Synchronicity Space, New York, NY
Art & the Environment, New York Open Center, New York, NY
Ten Years in Denver, SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO
Studio Art School of the Aegean, Samos, Greece
Landscape, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
Curator: Wolf Kahn
Setting the Record Straight, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Great Ideas, Denver Urban Design Forum, Denver, CO
Award
Colorado Painting Invitational, Arvada Center for the Arts,
Arvada, CO
New Orchids Installation, Mayor's Commission for the Arts, Denver, CO
Award
Colorado '83 Biennial, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO
U.S. Social Problems and Social Change, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
International Mailart Exhibit, Rome, Italy
Sculpture in the Parks, Boulder, CO
Boulder City Commission Award
Festival 9, Scottsdale Arizona Arts Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Curator: Sue Coe, Juror's Award
June 1 – 29, 2026
Giverny Hum – A Climate Hymn in a Minor Key
In the month of June 2026, the city of Venice hosts an independent exhibition by the artist June Julian entitled “Giverny Hum – A Climate Hymn in a Minor Key”. The installation is located at the Edmond à Venise Concept Store, within the historical setting of Palazzo Contarini Polignac, in the Dorsoduro district. The exhibition will be open to the public with an opening reception scheduled for June 4 from 6 pm to 8:30 pm.
This artistic initiative is temporally placed in coincidence with the international commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the passing of Claude Monet, which occurred in 1926. The choice of Palazzo Contarini Polignac as the exhibition venue responds to a precise logic of historical continuity: the building was in fact portrayed by Monet in two works created during his Venetian stay in 1908.
The thematic core of June Julian’s works originates from a direct experience lived by the artist last year at the gardens of Giverny, in France. The observation of the tulips moving under the action of the breeze coming from the Seine generated the painting series presented in Venice. In a context described as characterized by disharmonious days, the artist identified in the beauty of that landscape a visual element of compensation.
For the realization of this project, the artist Julian collaborated with the organization Double Diamond Archaeology™, examining primary sources that document the rescue of Monet’s gardens. These green areas, in fact, remained in a state of neglect for decades after the death of the French painter. Through this approach of excavating the past, Julian intended to interpret the present moment, depicting the tulip garden as a panorama of pink blooms that today are considered at risk.
The work invites the observer to trace within the paintings the transition towards the “minor key”, an element that characterizes the entire composition. The artist’s objective is to stimulate a dialogue regarding the need to take care of natural places and to reflect on their restorative effect, considered particularly necessary in the current historical phase.
The event is supported by Double Diamond Archaeology™, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
