JULIA FRANKLIN

Born in Wichita Falls, TX Resides in West Des Moines, IA Creates at Mainframe Studios #321 in Des Moines, IA

EDUCATION:

Master of Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture & Ceramics, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Printmaking & Sculpture, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX

SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE:

Community Investment Specialist, Bravo Greater Des Moines, Des Moines, IA 2021-present

Art Appreciation Instructor, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA 2021-present

Facilitator, Artist INC, Des Moines, IA, 2021

Anderson Gallery Exhibitions and Engagement Manager, Drake University, Des Moines, IA, 2019-2021

Grant Writer & Consultant, Group Creative Services, Des Moines, IA, 2019-21

Scenic and Props Designer, TheatreMidwest, Des Moines, IA, 2019-20

Founder, Director and Instructor, Summer Fine Arts Camp and Art Academy, Lamoni, IA, 2004-2017

Professor of Art, Department of Art, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA, 2001-2019

SELECTED AWARDS:

Recipient, Excellence in Scholarly Work Award, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA, 2019

Recipient, Project Grant, Iowa Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts for Belonging(s), 2019

Recipient, Iowa Artist Fellowship, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, Des Moines, IA, 2018

Recipient, Excellence in Teaching Award, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA, 2011

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS - SOLO:

“Belonging(s): An Immersive Installation & Performance,” Oskaloosa Art Center, Oskaloosa, IA, 2020

“Picking Up the Pieces: An Interactive Installation,” Helene Center Galleries, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA, 2019

“Illuminated,” OL Guild Space, Olson-Larsen Gallery, Des Moines, IA, 2019

“Hide and Seek,” ISU’s Design on Main Gallery, Ames, IA, 2019

“Picking Up the Pieces,” Farnham Galleries, Simpson College, Indianola, IA, 2017

“A Circle of Quiet,” Morris Gallery, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, MO, 2017

“Cycle(d),” Times Club Gallery, Prairie Lights Books, Iowa City, IA, 2016

“Lost & Found,” Viaduct Gallery, Des Moines Social Club, Des Moines, IA, 2015

“Wander/Wonder,” Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA, 2014

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS – GROUP, INVITATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE:

“150 Years/150 Artists, Fort Worth Contemporary, TCU, Fort Worth, TX 2023

“DuMA Biennial,” Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA, 2019

“50 States/200 Artists,” Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM, 2019

“Alumni Art Exhibition,” Juanita Harvey Gallery, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX, 2018

“Iowa Women’s Art Exhibition,” Iowa Governor’s Office & Department of Cultural Affairs, Des Moines, IA, 2016

“Skin: Collaborative Works by Tiffany Sinnott, Julia Franklin and Rachel Buse,” Constance Gallery, Graceland University, IA, 2015

“Why Houses Matter,” Hillyard Gallery, Des Moines, IA. Curated by Rachel Buse, 2013

“20th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition,” University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, 2007. *Purchase Award

“8 x 8,” Arc Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2007 *Purchase Award

“The Art of Fine Craft Exhibition,” Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE, 2005

“Iowa Artist Series,” Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA, 2005

"The Sole of Humanity,” The John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, 2002

“34th Annual Exhibition: Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood,” The Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA, 2002. *Honorable Mention Cash Award.

“58th Juried Exhibition,” Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA, 2002

“Within Sight: Work by Contemporary Arlington Artists,” Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX, 2001

“Container/Containment,” Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX, 2000

"The Really Big Shoe Show," City Museum, St. Louis, MO, 2000

“Critic’s Choice,” Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, TX, 2000

“Revelation Texas,” University of Houston, University Gallery, Houston, TX, 2000

“Expo ‘99,” 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, 1999

"12th Annual International Competition of Women in the Visual Arts 1999," Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1999

“26th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition,” Bradley University and Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, 1996. *Merit Award

“Printmakers ‘96,” University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1996

“Pun Intended,” Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1996

“30th National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show,” Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX, 1996

“New Texas Talent,” Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX, 1996

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Juror, Iowa Exhibited XXXV Annual (Virtual) Show, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA, 2020

Panelist and Reviewer, Individual Artist Project Grants, Iowa Arts Council, Des Moines, IA, 2020

Artist Talk, Department of Art, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 2020

Presenter, “Get Your Work Out There: Strategies for Finding & Funding an Exhibition,” Business of Art Conference, Ames Arts Council & Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA, 2020

Presenter, “The Power of Belonging(s): How Theatre and Art Addressed Identity and Suicide in Oskaloosa, Iowa Museum Association Annual Conference, online with Emily Ott, 2020

Moderator, “Black Stories” with Co-Curators Jordan Weber and Mitchell Squire, Des Moines Art Center Print Club, Des Moines, IA, 2020

Author and Reader, “Keeping Up Appearances: A Play about the Tucker Girls,” Helene Center Galleries, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA, 2019

Artist Talk, “Talks with Iowa Artist Fellows,” Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum in Clarinda, IA; Maquoketa Art Experience in Maquoketa, IA; and Mainframe Studios, Des Moines, IA, 2019

Juror, “Fine Arts Competition,” Grand View University, Des Moines, IA, 2019

Juror, “Apex Juried Student Art Exhibition,” Memorial Union, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2019

Presenter, One Iowa LGBTQ+ Senior Summit, Grand View University, Des Moines, IA, 2018

Artist Talk, “Parallels with Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home,” Kum and Go Theatre at the Des Moines Social Club, Des Moines, IA, 2018

Artist Talk, “Talks with Iowa Artist Fellows,” Let’s Center for the Arts in Washington, IA and Winterset Art Center event at the Iowa Theater in Winterset, IA, 2018

Artist Talk, “Process & Meaning of Lost & Found,” Des Moines Social Club, Des Moines, IA, 2015

Presenter, “Lost & Found: Found Object Art that Preserves and Redeems,” in session entitled “The Post-

Duchampian Object & Its Implications” at the 2014 Mid-America College Art Association, San Antonio, TX, 2014

Presenter, “What If? Incorporating Play to Promote Critical Thinking,” Fall Faculty Conference, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA, 2014

President, Board of Directors, Blue Frog Art Gallery, Lamoni, IA, 2011-14

Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 2011

SELECTED PUBLICITY, REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS:

DSM City Magazine, “Artist Finds Peace in Real Life Pieces,” by Brianne Sanchez. January/February 2019. Volume 17, Number 1.

Iowa Public Radio, Talk of Iowa with Charity Nebbe. Wednesday, January 9, 2019.

900 Views Podcast, “Interview of Julia Franklin in Studio 456 by Pat Boddy,” July 19, 2019.

Times Record News, “Artist's mixed media display draws from deeply personal experience: her adoption” by Richard Carter. Wichita Falls, TX. November 23, 2018.

The Iowan Magazine, “Artists Among Us.” November/December 2018. Volume 67, number 2.

Medium.com, “Meet the Artist,” by Jeff Morgan. Department of Cultural Affairs, Des Moines, IA

Horizons, “Welcome to the Strange and Ghostly World of Julia Franklin’s Vision in White,” by Robert Stephens. Summer 2011.

American Craft, by American Arts Council, New York, New York. “Gallery Notes,” June/July 2000

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:

Surety Hotel, Des Moines, IA

State of Iowa Historical Museum, Des Moines, IA

Jesus Bautista Moroles Estate, Rockport, TX

Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX

Graceland University, Lamoni, IA

University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI

Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM