About
Artist Statement:
My art explores the tension and dance of life at the cellular level. I use materials in unexpected ways to highlight their organic components and show how they are related to the primordial journey of us, our cells and our environment. My work is filled with “Biology Rising” themes emerging in circles from conception to death and beyond.
In this body of work, made between 2020-2025, I’m exploring the vestiges of nature and mark-making with paper, paint and fiber art sculpture to illustrate humanity’s fragility and interdependence on each other, and the natural world. We are balancing hope and heartbreak as we adapt in this time of global change. Disruptions to our daily life force us to learn new ways to co-exist in community.
Artist’s Bio:
Julie makes art in her studio on the edge of the North Umpqua River in Roseburg, Oregon. Her work explores humanity’s interdependence on nature and collaboration with each other.
Julie’s “Biology Rising” installation won the Juror’s Choice award at Eugene 2022 Mayor’s Art Show and was featured in Fiber Arts Now magazine’s “Paper Made” show in 2023, and on OPB, Southern Oregon’s “The Work of Art” show. She is now showing “Orgins,” a group of three large windowfront installations in downtown Eugene, Oregon.
Julie has a BFA in performing arts, and a BA in English. Her journey as a visual artist started in the early 90’s with mixed media, clay and printmaking (with her first artwalk in 2004!) and then took off in 2018 after exiting from her multifaceted career in the tech industry. She has shown paintings, monoprints and sculptural public installation work in group and solo shows nationally over the past 6 years and is especially interested in public art to tell stories about the natural world and our place in it.
Julie has been balancing a career in Technology, writing and making art for the past 25 years. Most recently in her corporate life she worked at HP Inc. [and Hewlett Packard] in product development and marketing, leading teams through product innovation and corporate culture change. Julie enjoys collaborating on large projects and is comfortable leading teams through complex ideas and solutions. Julie’s artwork has come full circle, with all her life experiences embedded in layers of color, texture and form.
CV: Julie Anderson Bailey
Artist – Teacher – Community Builder
Website: juliejulie.co
Email: julie@juliejulie.co
ARTIST EXPERIENCE
2024-2025
For Artsake Gallery Guest Artist Newport, OR Spring, 2025
Cultural Currents, City of Eugene, OR “Biology Rising” digital installation Oct/ 2024
Gallery Northwest, Guest Artist, Roseburg, OR Aug. - Sept. 2024
Storefront Exhibitions, City of Eugene “Origins” installation Jul. 2024
Lane Arts Council’s Artwalk Group Show “Bury Me in Cherry Blossoms” June, 2024
Umpqua Valley Arts, Jury Committee “Materiality Matters” March- May 2024
Apothecary Roseburg - Window Installation Art Feb. 2024
2023 Selected Shows
PBS Southern Oregon, Featured on “The Work of Art” show Aug. 2023 - Current
Gallery Northwest, Guest Artist, Roseburg, OR Nov. 2023
Lane Arts Council Art Walk Group Shows, Eugene, OR Oct. - Nov. 2023
The Artworks NW Biennial Exhibit, Invitational Show curated by Arvie Smith June 2023
Maude Kerns Gallery’s “Vestiges” Group Show June 2023
Umpqua Valley Arts, Solo Show: “If I have to, I can do anything”, Roseburg, OR Mar.- May 2023
Fiber Arts Now Magazine Featured in “Paper Made” Juried Show and Magazine Summer 2023
MadeTV Network Featured Maker, Launched Summer 2023
Guardino Gallery, Featured Artist Show, Portland, OR Feb. - Mar. 2022
2022
Mayor’s Art Show, Juror’s Choice Award, Eugene, OR Aug. 2022
Solo Show Eugene Public Library, Downtown Eugene, OR May - Aug. 2022
Umpqua Valley Arts, “When in the Woods” Group Show, Hallie Ford Gallery Jan. 4 - Mar. 25, 2022
2021
High Desert Museum “The Roots that Connect Us”, Bend, OR Nov. 2021
Mayor’s Art Show, Gallery at the Eugene Airport, Eugene, OR Aug. 2021
New Zone Gallery, Featured Artist, Eugene, OR July 2021
AnnMarie Art Gallery, “On Paper: Printmaking, Book Arts and Beyond” Show, juried by Smithsonian Curator Joan Boudreau, Maryland Feb. 2021
“GelliPrinting” book Featured Artist, Fox Chapel Publishing Spring 2021
Jen Tough Gallery’s Featured Artist juried imprint book “Wild Lands” Published Summer 2021
Harmonic Laboratory's Artist for “Biology Rising - Winter Lights”, Eugene, OR Jan. 2021
2020
Lane Arts Council’s Eugene Art Walk Solo Show Jan. 2020
Jen Tough Gallery’s online Artist Alliance shows, including “Small Works,” “Rough Around the Edges,” and “Natural Worlds.”
GelliArts Brand Ambassador Artist, creating custom art, videos and blog posts demonstrating monotype and mixed media techniques with a gel pad 2020 - 2022
2019
Noisette Bakery, Solo Show, Eugene, OR December 2019
Eugene Art Walk Solo Show July 2019
Before 2018
Featured on Eugene Art Walks and stores and galleries in Eugene, OR, Bend, OR, New Hope, PA, and Los Angeles, CA from 2000-2008, before my full time, 15-year career in tech. I am now back to art full time.
TEACHER
Teacher of Mixed Media and Creativity workshops at Eugene’s Whittaker Printmakers and Arts and Business Alliance of Eugene ABAE
Teacher/Leader of art retreats from my home studio in Roseburg, Oregon
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professional Career in Product Development, Marketing and Program Management. Strong team leader and collaborator, excel at managing large projects and working with industry partners.
Over 15 years working in Tech and startups, including 7 years at Hewlett Packard and HP Inc. from 2011-2018 in product development, product marketing, and managing the global hackathon and makerspace programs to drive innovation.
Over 15 years of professional writing experience, including writing features for local newspapers creating content for brands, and personal blogs.
Community Volunteer, Board Member
Umpqua Valley Arts Gallery Committee Volunteer Spring 2021 - Present
Lane Arts Council Board Member, Secretary 2018 - 2022
ShelterCare Art Auction Volunteer and 2017 Featured Artist 2016 - 1017
Eugene Women in Tech Advisory Board Member and EugeneTech groups 2017 - 2020
Arts Central.org Mirror Pond Gallery Manager, Bend OR 2006 - 2007
Atelier 6000 Printmaking Studio, Startup Advisor at A6, Bend, OR 2007 - 2009
EDUCATION
BFA, BA in English from Concordia University 1987
Continual arts education through classes and workshops in clay, printmaking, and painting. Ongoing, including recent workshops:
Jean Shin’s Creative Re-use at Anderson Ranch, Aspen, CO
Carol Shaw Sutton’s Fiber Sculpture at Willow Pond, San Luis Obispo, CA
Yuji Hiratsuka’s Aluminum Plate Lithography at Whitprint, Eugene, OR
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Habitat for Humanity’s Restore artist team, Roseburg, OR current
Creative Sector Strategy Team Lead for Lane County’s Artist Community networking and meetups, managing Facebook page
Tech-Purse Founder: collaborative project & workshop with artists and technologists for ArtSpark fundraiser 2019
King Pong Leadership Team and PR Lead for EugeneTech digital art and community game event 2018
SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE
Instagram: juliejulieart 6700+ followers
Facebook: juliejulie and juliejulieart 3100+ and 500+ followers
Twitter: juliejulie 5000+ followers
LinkedIn: juliejulie 2000+ followers
YouTube: juliejulieart
REFERENCES
Sarah Medary, City Manager Eugene, OR
Stacey Ray, Executive Director, Lane Arts Council
