Biography

Born 1967 in Phoenix, Arizona. Lives and works in New York.


Education

2002 M.F.A., Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, Sculpture
1999 Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
1989 B.A., Photography and Creative Writing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ


Selected One-Person Exhibitions

2015

Co-Portraits Portfolio, Mixed Greens, New York, NY

2014
Miracle Report, collaboration with Ken Landauer, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA
How deep is your, Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN

2013
How deep is your, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, AZ
Affirmation, Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, ME
Terrain, De Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2012
How deep is your, deCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
Gravity, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Miracle, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

2011
Digital Empathy, Public Project, High Line Park, New York, NY
Julianne Swartz, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Brown University, Providence, RI
Terrain, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
Loop, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Brown University, Providence, RI

2010
Close (photography), Mixed Greens Gallery, New York, NY
Terrain, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE

2009
Open , Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Terrain, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY

2008
Terrain, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
The Sound of Light, The Jewish Museum (December 2008 - March 2009), New York, NY

2007
Placements (photography), Mixed Greens Gallery, New York, NY
Hope, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Julianne Swartz, Finesilver Gallery, Houston, TX

2006
Affirmation, Commission for the BBC Radio 3, UK
Breaches and Leaks, Reg Vardy Gallery, University of Sunderland, UK
Attractions Suspensions and Dislocations, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

2005
Managed Flow Echo System, Turchin Center for the Arts, Boone, NC
Partial Excavation (in pink), Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Elevator Music, The Tang Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Bubble Portraits, Mixed Greens Gallery, New York, NY

2004
Currents1: Julianne Swartz, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
Speculative Mechanics (persistent optimism), Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY

2003
Line Drawing, Artists Space, Project Room, New York, NY

2002
Garden Details Imported and Compressed, Shroeder-Romero Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2001
Landing ~ the Bubble, 123 Watts, New York, NY

2000
Shadow House, Ricco Maresca Gallery, New York, NY

1999
Shadow House, The Robert Lehman Gallery at Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY

1997
Numinous, Lombard–Freid Fine Arts, New York, NY


Selected Group Exhibitions

2015

When You Cut Into the Present the Future Leaks Out, 878 Brook Avenue, Bronx, NY

The Suspended Line, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY 

Hear This!, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA

2014

More Love: Art, Politics, and Sharing since the 1990s, Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, Nashville, TN

2013
More Love: Art, Politics, and Sharing since the 1990s, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC (Traveling to: Cheekwood botanical Garden & Museum of Art, Nashville, TN)
Sin Titulo, Josée Bienvenu Gallery and Elizabeth Dee, New York, NY

2012
Yeah We Friends and Shit, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY 
Watch Your Step, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY
Good Night, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Miracle Report: Julianne Swartz and Ken Landauer, Social Studies 8, ASU Art Museum, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Tempe, AZ

2011
My Friend and I, Concordia 21rozendaal, Het Rozendaal 21, Enschede, the Netherlands
Microwave, eight, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Thick and Thin, (two person exhibition), Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

2009
X, Mixed Greens 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Mixed Greens, New York, NY

2008
Project Marfa, Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, TX
We Interrupt This Program, curated by Marcia Tanner, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA

2007
Voice and Void, Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT
We Interrupt This Program, curated by Marcia Tanner, Mills College Museum, Oakland, CA

2006
Liverpool Biennial, Tate Museum, Liverpool, England
New York Interrupted, curated by Dan Cameron, PKM Gallery, Beijing, China

2005
The Empire of Sighs, curated by Andrea Pollin, Numark Gallery, Washington, DC
Press Play, curated by Georgina Jackson, Green on Red Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Repeat Performance, Anthony Grant Gallery, New York, NY

2004
Counter Culture, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
Biennial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
4 und 4 selected, curated by Anne Ellegood, Muller Dechiara Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Lineaments of Gratified Desire, curated by Maricia Tanner, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2003
Breaking Away, P.S.1 Institute for Contemporary Art, Queens, NY
NY/LA, Grant Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
Plastic Gardens, Cristinerose | Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Line Drawing, Artist Space Project Room, New York, NY
Still/Motion, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2002
The Microwave, Cristinerose | Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Garden Details, imported and Compressed, Schroeder Romero, New York, NY
Magnitude (in collaboration with John Yau), The Educational Alliance, New York, NY
Liminal Spaces, curated by Cassandra Coblentz, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Periphera, Murray Guy Gallery, New York, NY

2001
Interval: New Art for a New Space, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY
Brooklyn!, Institute of Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, FL
Let's Get To Work, curated by Gavin Wade, Philadelphia College of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Plant Life, curated by Patrick Callery, K.S. Art, New York, NY
Trackings, curated by Jonathan van Dyke, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Clenchclutchflynch, curated by Dominique Nahas, Paul Rogers/9W Gallery, New York, NY
Mixed Greens at space 101, Mixed Greens, Brooklyn, NY

2000
Luminous, curated by Brian Wallace, Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Pop Mechanics, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Meat Market Art Fair, New York, NY
Microwave two, 123 Watts, New York, NY
Millenium Bugs, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY

1999
Artist in the Marketplace, The Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY
Vision in Motion, Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Second Nature, The Susquhanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Architecture in Glass, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Hands Off, ArtNation Projects, New York, NY

1998
The New York Biennial of Glass, Robert Lehman Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

1997
Numinious, Lombard -Freid Fine Arts, New York, NY
Current/Undercurrent, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY

1996
Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, The University of North Carolina, NC
Male/Female Vines, the Gramercy International Art Fair, New York, NY


Grants and Awards

2015

Anonymous Was a Woman, Anonymous Was a Woman Award

2010
Academy of Arts and Letters, Academy Award in Art

2008
Joan Mitchell Foundation, Painters and Sculptors Award

2005
New York Foundation for the Arts, Artistís Fellowship in Sculpture

2003
Art Omi International Artists Colony, Ghent, NY
P.S. 1 Museum, National and International Studio Program

2002
Public Art Fund, New York, NY

2000
Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France

1999
The Richard Kelly Foundation Grant
Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture
Artist in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum of the Arts

1998
Special Editions Grant from the Lower East Side Printshop

1997
Artist in Residence Grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts


Bibliography
 

2015
Ganis, William V., "Indianapolis, Indiana-Julianne Swartz: Indianapolis Museum of Art," Sculpture Magazine, May, Vol. 34 No. 4

2013
Kalb, Peter R., "Exhibition Reviews", Art in America, February 26
Carlock, Marty, "Lincoln, Massachusetts- Julianne Swartz: deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum", Sculpture Magazine, January/February, Vol. 32 No. 1.

2012
Smee, Sebastien, "Works as Fragile as We See Ourselves", The Boston Globe, Sept. 15 (illus.).
"2012-2013 Museum Previews, Julianne Swartz", Art in America, Annual 2012-2013.
"Art Around Town, Gravity at Josée Bienvenu", The New Yorker, June 3.
Saltz, Jerry, Critics Pick, "Julianne Swartz", New York Magazine, June 11-18 (illus.).

2011
Medeiros, Trevor, "An Alternative Moment with Artist Julianne Swartz," SOCO, March.
Kwon, Liz, "Julianne Swartz", The International Magazine of Space Design, Nov. (illus).
Johnson, Ken, "Sculptural Surprises Grace the Streets", New York Times, Aug 18.
Browne, Alix, "High Notes on the Highline", T magazine, New York Times, June 7.
"Art Around Town, Summer Preview", The New Yorker, June 3.

2010
Tikhonova, Yulia, "Julianne Swartz at Josée Bienvenu", Sculpture Magazine, January.

2009
"Goings On About Town", The New Yorker, February 9, 2009.
Weiner, Emily, "Critic’s Picks New York, NY, Julianne Swartz", Artforum, February.

2008
Friedman, Daniel. "Festival of (New) LIght - and Sound", The Jewish Daily Forward, December 22, 2008.
Nahas, Dominique. Hope, Sculpture, May.

2007
Hall, Emily, "Julianne Swartz", Artforum, September.
"Voice and Void", Aldrich Museum, exhibition catalog.
Weiner, Emily, "Julianne Swartz", Time Out New York, June 28.
Saltz, Jerry, "Critics Pick: Julianne Swartz", New York Magazine, May 26.
"Art Around Town, Julianne Swartz at Josée Bienvenu", The New Yorker, May 28.
Baker. RC, "Best in Show", The Village Voice, May 22.
Gelber, Eric, "Julianne Swartz at Josée Bienvenu", The New York Sun, May 24.
Hanley, Bill, "Humanizing Time", Rhizome News, May 28.

2006
Susser, Deborah, "Attractions, Suspensions and Dislocations", Art in America, November.
International 2006, Liverpool Biennial, Exhibition catalog.
New York Interrupted, Exhibition catalog.
Key, Phillip, "Art That Talks to You", Liverpool Daily Post.

2005
Labelle, Charles, "Julianne Swartz at Josée Bienvenu", Frieze, March.
Macadams, Barbara, "Magnetic Resonances", ARTnews Feb.
Schwendener, Martha, "Julianne Swartz, at Josée Bienvenu", Artforum, Feb.

2004
Blumberg, Deborah Lynn. "Through a tube starkly: Connecting on the Bowery", The Villager, August 11-17.
"Counter Culture", AM New York, July 9-11.
Fels, Sophie. "Julianne Swartz. Speculative Mechanics *persistent optimism", Time Out New York, October 14-21.
Gopnik, Blake. "Whitney Biennial", The Washington Post, March 15 2004.
Heartney, Eleanor. "The Well-Tempered Biennial", Art in America, June.
"Julianne Swartz", The New Yorker, October 25.
Kennedy, Randy. "The New Museum’s New Non-Museum", The New York Times, July 25.
Kimmelman, Michael. "Touching All Bases at the Biennial", The New York Times, March 12.
Levin, Kim. "Voice Pick", Village Voice, October 20-26.
Markus, David. "Telephoning From Skid Row: A Conversation with Julianne Swartz", NYArts, October 1.
Moynihan, Colin. "Exhibit Offers a Peek Inside the Lives of Outsiders", The New York Times, August 1.
"New Museum of Contemporary Art", The New Yorker, July 12 & 19.
Pearlman, Ellen. "From Da Hood to da Whitney: 3 Artists from Willamsburg Make Good", The Brooklyn Rail, March.
Saltz, Jerry. "Critical Call", Village Voice, October 1.
Saltz, Jerry. "The OK Corral", The Village Voice, March 11.
Smith, Roberta. "Art that Speaks to You. Literally", The New York Times, March 7.
"Art around town”, The New Yorker, July 12.
Vandam, Jeff. "The City's Other Restaurant Row", The New York Times, July 25.
Weyland, Jocko. "2004 biennial Preview", Time Out New York, March 4-11.
"Where to buy…", The Week, October 22.
Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial, Exhibition catalog.
Yablonsky, Linda. "Treasure hunt", Time Out New York, August 5-12.

2003
Honigram, Ana. "Garden Details", Sculpture Magazine, illustration, January – February.
Olson, Marisa S, "Still Motion", Afterimage, reviews, March – April.
Scott, Andrea. "Project Spaces", The New Yorker, March 31.

2002
Heartney, Eleanor, "Brooklyn!", Art in America, illustration, April.
Kunsella, Eileen. "Wise Buys", Artnews, Summer.
Rush, Micheal. "Best Buys", Artnews, July.
Turner, Elisa. "Brooklyn!", Artnews, March.

2001
Beck – Friedman, Tova, "Julianne Swartz", NYArts, February.
Beck-Friedman, Tova. "Julianne Swartz at Ricco Maresca", NYArts, Feb.
Brooklyn, Palm Beach Institute for Contemporary Art, exhibition catalogue.
Dannatt, Adrian. "Choice in New York", The Art Newspaper, January.
Johnson, Ken. "Clenchclutchflynch", New York Times, June 22.
"Julianne Swartz", The New Yorker, January 15.
Lewis, Zachery. "A Thread of Tolerance", Patriot Daily News, April 18.
Lewis, Zachery. "Link is the thought, not the actual thread", Patriot Daily News, April 22.
"#13", Open City, cover and project.
Shostrom, Jan. "Brooklyn!", Palm Beach Daily News, October 12.
Smith, Roberta, "Interval", New York Times, 28 Sept.
Turner, Elisa. "Brooklyn!", The Miami Herald, October 28.
Valdez, Sarah. "Landing the Bubble", Time Out New York, May 24-31.

2000
Luminous, exhibition catalogue, Bellevue Art Museum.
Microwave two, exhibition catalogue, 123 Watts.

1999
Artist in the Marketplace, exhibition catalogue, Bronx Museum
Cotter, Holland. "Artist in the Marketplace", The New York Times, July 21.

1997
Costa, Robert. Julianne Swartz at Lombard Fried, illustration, Cover, September.
Aletti, Vince. "Choices", Photo, Village Voice, May 2.
Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Gallery, exhibition catalogue.
Levin, Kim. "Choices", Art, Village Voice, April 20.
Melrod, George. "The New Art", New York, illustration, Art & Antiques, summer.

1996
Raynor, Vivien. "Diverse Visions", New York Times, illustration, July 8.


Public and Corporate Collections

Indianpolis Museum of Art, IL
Progressive Corporation, Mayfield Village, OH
Colby College Museum of Art, ME