June Julian: Art & Ecology

CAE2216

Summary Note

June Julian creates works that address human and environmental themes of imbalance and regained equilibrium through painting, fiber, printmaking, photography, land art and Internet projects.

Biographical Note

June Julian received her Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Art, and studied at Pennsylvania State Universities 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 Technology, 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 she is included in many international collections.

Scope and Content

June Julian creates works that address human and environmental themes of imbalance and regained equilibrium. This work includes painting, fiber, printmaking, photography, land art and Internet projects. The archive contains a succinct but thorough record of her career as an artist and art educator. Materials include dissertation research, essays, video and audio files, exhibition ephemera, and a watercolor.

Arrangement

This archive is arranged in eight folders by subject. The first folder contains artist information. The second and third folders contain materials related to Julian’s dissertation, while folders four through seven contain Julian’s essays. Folder eight contains a PechaKucha presentation from Site Santa Fe in 2022.

Inclusive Dates

1993-2023

Bulk Dates

1999-2023

Quantity / Extent

.25 cubic feet

Language

English, Gaelic (Scottish), Italian, Spanish

Related Archive Collections

CAE1912: Bill Gilbert: Artist Archive

Related Publications

Brown, Andrew. Art & Ecology Now. London, England: Thames & Hudson, 2014.

Carlson, Allen. Aesthetics and the Environment: The Appreciation of Nature, Art, and Architecture. London: New York, NY: Routledge, 2000.

Davis, Heather M., and Etienne Turpin. Art in the Anthropocene: Encounters Among Aesthetics, Politics, Environments and Epistemologies. London, England: Open Humanities Press, 2015.

Geffen, Amara, Ann Rosenthal, Chris Fremantle, and Aviva Rahmani. Ecoart in Action: Activities, Case Studies, and Provocations for Classrooms and Communities. New York, NY: New Village Press, 2022.

Gibson, Prudence. The Plant Contract: Art's Return to Vegetal Life. Leiden, The Netherlands; Boston, MA: Brill/Rodopi, 2018.

Julian, June and Rodrick B. MacLennan. Isle of Vallay Archeology/Climate Change Expedition 2016: Explorers Club Flag #109. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2016.

Julian, June and Rodrick B. MacLennan. Isle of Vallay Archeology/Climate Change Expedition: Explorers Club Flag #109 – Season 2. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2018.

Kent, Rachel. In Balance: Art for a Changing World. Sydney, NSW: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2010.

Natural World Museum. Art in Action: Nature, Creativity, and our Collective Future. San Rafael, CA: Natural World Museum, 2007.

Weintraub, Linda. To Life!: Eco Art in Pursuit of a Sustainable Planet. Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2012.

Container Listing:

CAE Box 272
- Folder 1 Artist Information, 2022 – 2023
- Folder 2 Dissertation Research Materials, 1993 – 1997
- Folder 3 Dissertation Related Materials, 1996 – 1999
- Folder 4 Essays on Art & Being, 2003 – 2016
- Folder 5 Essays on Art & Being, 2017 – 2020
- Folder 6 Essays on Art & Being, 2022
- Folder 7 Essays on Art & Being, 2023
- Folder 8 Presentations, 2022