| |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
Julia Townsend |
| |
 In my paintings I tell stories from my surreal, often humorous subconscious where I develop characters and create appealing, or sometimes repelling, environments. Loose ends can remain loose, dreams appear in fragments, questions remain unanswered, and the demons that hold me back, simultaneously cheer me on. Described by a critic as “Post-Pop,” my work combines different styles of painting and offers multiple interpretations, as a direct metaphor of the complexities, twists and turns of experience...more
Born Pennsylvania, USA. Lives Dubai, UAE and Istanbul, Turkey
MFA University of Delaware 1995
BA Vassar College 1988
Certificate Turkish Traditional Decorative Art “Tehzip,” Topkapi Palace,Istanbul 2002 |
|
Painting and kayaking for charities in Oman |
| |
Illustration |
| |
 Zeynep the Seagull of Galata Tower Children’s picture book. (take a look) 2003
Citlembik Publications, Istanbul www.citlembik.com.tr (for ordering copies of Zeynep in
Europe/Middle East)
Nettleberry Press, USA www.nettleberry.com (for ordering copies
of Zeynep in North America)
Free-lance: editorial, advertising, private commissions. Clients include J&B Whiskey, Pantene
Shampoo, Lale Magazine, Liberty Magazine, Point of Design, Diera Tower Estates
|
|
|
|
| Bibliography |
TimeOut Dubai October 2006 |
| “Galata Kulesi’nin Martisi Zeynep,” Milliyet, September 11, 2005 |
| “ExPat Profile: Julia Townsend Illustrations,” Liberty, January 2005 pp54-56 |
| “Colour Kaleidescope,” Citylife, August/September 2004 p 91 |
| “Julia Townsend Sergisi,” Vizyon, September 2001 |
| “Kirmizilar ve Resimler,” Istanbul Life, September 2001 |
| “Sürealizm,” Marie Claire, November, 1999 (Turkish Edition) |
| “Art on Show at Yantra,” Turkish Business World, November, 1999 pp54-55 |
| Istanbul Map of Culture and Arts November, 1999, “In the Pallor” reproduction |
| “Julia Townsend’s Paintings,” Turkish Daily News, October 11, 1998. (Istanbul) |
| Greenspan, Ronnie, “Summer Wonders – Art Beat,” EastSider, July 23, 1997 |
| Silecchia, Linda M., “Gallery Page - Julia Townsend,” Xsmagazine, August 20-26, 1996 |
Werneburg, Brigitte, “Auch irgendwie knapp daneben. Kunst in Berlin jetzt: Achse Nord,
Julia Townsend, Rainer Korb, Michael Friedrichs-Friedlander und Sven Thomas,” Die Tageszeitung, November 7, 1992. (Berlin) |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Recent Solo Exhibitions |
|
2006 |
4 + 4, Eight Artists at Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Center
Mall of the Emirates, Dubai |
|
2003 |
“Selections from Zeynep - Children’s Book by Julia Townsend” at the American University in Dubai |
|
2001 |
“Julia Townsend” Paintings, sculptures, drawings at the Marmara Hotel
Taksim, Istanbul |
|
1999 |
“O’Fantasya” Paintings, sculptures, drawings at Yantra Gallery, Istanbul |
|
1998 |
“Solo Exhibition: Paintings by Julia Townsend,” Koç University, Istanbul |
|
|
|
Recent Group Exhibitions |
|
2006 |
4 + 4, Eight Artists at Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Center
Mall of the Emirates, Dubai |
|
2006, 05, 04 |
“Summer Collection,” XVA Gallery, Dubai |
|
2005 |
“Innocents Abroad: An Evening of Travel Art/Poetry”
with Daniel Pendergrass and Jim Henry, XVA Gallery, Dubai |
|
2005 |
Faculty Exhibition, Department of Visual Communication,
American University in Dubai, The Courtyard Gallery, Al Quoz, Dubai |
|
2005 |
“Art and Sole,” charity exhibition of painted shoes for Medecins Sans
Frontiers, Dubai |
|
2004 |
Faculty Exhibition, Department of Visual Communication,
American University in Dubai |
|
2000 |
Co-curated and participated in “Piyano” art and music exhibition
The Piano Center, Istanbul |
|
|
|
Web Sites / Public Art |
|
2004 |
“Camel Caravan” Sponsored by Emirates Airlines to paint life-size camel sculptures for public display in Dubai www.camelcaravan.ae |
|
2002, 2004 |
“Opera” and 10-year Anniversary Window Decorating Contest, Akmerkez Center Shopping Istanbul, Turkey. Second place, Honorable Mention |
|
2000 |
“Chips, Swings, and Ottoman Cemeteries” CultureLounge.com (San Francisco) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
