Julie Gearan: Bio - Resume

Originally from NY, Julie Gearan is a fairly recent transplant to Providence, RI having moved from Chicago, where she lived for ten years. Gearan received her BFA from Tyler School of Art, and her MFA from Indiana University. She studied, taught and painted in both Rome and Florence, Italy. She currently teaches for the Rhode Island School of Design and Roger Williams University.

Gearan’s paintings deal with metaphoric narratives of modern life, drawing inspiration from small moments and collective experiences, enjoying the constant overlapping of the past, present and future.

Education:

Indiana University, M.F.A., Bloomington, IN
Tyler School of Art, B.F.A.
Temple University, Rome, Italy
Yale University Summer School of Art, Norfolk, CT
Art Students League, NYC

Grants and Scholarships:

Rhode Island State Council of the Arts Fellowship Award, 2007
City of Chicago Cultural Arts Award, 1995-97
Indiana University, Teaching Award to Florence, Italy
Indiana University, Full Tuition Remission and Doctoral Grant-in-Aid

Teaching:

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI , 2010-11
Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, 2009-2011
University of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, 2010-2011
Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL, (Color Theory) 1997-1999

Visiting Artist Lecturer:

UMass Dartmouth, 2010
University of Illinois, 2009
Webster University, 1995

Exhibitions:

Harmon Gallery, Wellfleet, MA, 2011
Chazan Gallery, “Where Are We?”, Providence, RI, 2009
Woods-Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 2008-2010
Firehouse No.13, RISCA Fellowship Exhibition, Providence, RI, 2007
Providence Armory, “Armory Open!”, Providence, RI 2007
Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI, 2006
WBNA, “Go West”, Providence, RI, 2003
Marie-Terrel Gallery, "Gallery Artists", Ashville, NC, 2001-3
Damen Gallery, “Gallery Artists”, Chicago, 1999-2000
E.G. Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Chicago, 1998
Contemporary Art Workshop, Solo Exhibition, Chicago, 1997
Optimus, "Facelift", Chicago, 1996
Gallery 7000, "Six Tete", Chicago, 1995
Hyde Park Art Center, Faculty Show, Chicago, 1995
Webster University, "House of Painters", St. Louis, 1995
Contemporary Art Workshop, "The Shape of Things", Chicago, 1994
UIC Chicago Gallery, Two-Person Show, Chicago, 1994
D'Ittaglio Gallery, “Three Painters", Chicago, October, 1993
SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Group and One Person Exhibitions, 1991 and 1992

Selected Collections:

Dr. Joseph Chazan, Providence, RI
Ben and Fran Rose, Winnetka, Illinois
Fern and Edward Rothblatt, Chicago, Illinois
Seth And Kathryn Dove-Hendon, NY, NY
Neiman Marcus, Chicago, IL