Julie Wolfe

American (b. 1963, Dallas, Texas)

EDUCATION

1986 BFA Painting and Art History, The University of Texas, Austin, TX

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020
Dreamfields, HEMPHILL Artwork, Washington, DC

2019
Under Their Gaze, We Become Creatures, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, DC

2018
Before and After Now, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA

2017
Quest for a Third Paradise, The American University Museum, Washington, DC

2016
Julie Wolfe: The Language of the Birds, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, DC

2015
Green Room 11, Kunstraum Tapir, Berlin, DE
Julie Wolfe: Green Room, Hemphill @ 1700 L Street, Washington, DC

2014
Meta, Public Art Commission, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC

2013
Julie Wolfe: Rewilding, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, DC

2010
Julie Wolfe, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, DC
Window installation, Barneys New York, New York, NY

2009
Surface Tension, Mu Project, Washington, DC

2000
Faith Ringgold interactive installation, San Diego Children’s Museum, San Diego, CA

1994
Elements of Devotion, Concordia University, Irvine, CA

1993
New Juice in Orange County, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021
The Color of Light: Utopian Abstractions, Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, LV (forthcoming)

2020
Unbound 2020, Candela Gallery, Richmond, VA
Natura, Amelie Maison d’Art, Paris, FR

2019
Full Bleed, National Gallery of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Overlooked, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
Creative Energy for Peace, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY

2017
System Adjustment, AGA LAB. Amsterdam, NL
United States Embassy, US Department of State, Bratislava, SVK

2014
Body Boundaries, Radiator Arts, Long Island City, NY
Total View, Kunstraum Tapir, Berlin, DE

2013
Curio, Heiner Contemporary, Washington, DC
REPRESENT, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, DC
Artist-Citizen, Washington DC, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, DC
Colors per la Planeta, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, FR; Namur, BE; Strasbourg, DE
Colors of the Planet, Andorran National Commission for UNESCO (CNAU). Additionally traveled to UNESCO Offices in Venice, Vienna, Paris, and Tokyo

2011
DC Fine Art Photography Fair, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, DC
(e)merge art fair, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, DC
Network, Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC

2009
Art in Embassies, US Department of State, United States Embassy, Sofia, BG; Paris, FR
Art in Embassies, US Department of State, UNESCO, Paris, FR

2006
Botanical Treasures of Lewis and Clark, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

2005
Faculty and staff exhibition, Corcoran College of Art & Design, Washington, DC

1997
Group exhibition (juror: Audrey Flack), Chuck Levitan Gallery, New York, NY
Wolfe, Ansel, Nelson, Rhino Art Company, Solana Beach, CA

1996
Tapestry showcase, The National Textile Museum, Washington DC

1994
Virgins, Whores, Witches and Saints, La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA

SELECTED COLLECTION

National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC
New York Public Library, New York, NY
Metropolitan Museum of Art Library, New York, NY
Courtauld Institute of Art Library, London, UK
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
American University Katzen Museum, Washington, DC
Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Allen Memorial Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Capital One, Washington, DC
Hogan Lovells LLP, Washington, DC
Sidley Austin, Washington, DC
UNESCO Residence Collection, Paris, FR
United States Embassy, Paris, FR; Quito, EC; Sofia, BG

SELECTED REVIEWS / PUBLICATIONS

2019
Jenkins, Mark. “In the galleries: At three venues, modernist art that looks to the past.” The Washington Post (November 8, 2019)
Jenkins, Mark. “In the galleries: An exhibition that draws attention to overlooked issues.” The Washington Post (August 23, 2019)

2018
Michelli, Thomas. “Hand Copying the Constitution. And Other Responses to Trump.” Hyperallergic (July 7, 2018)
 Gavish, Michael. “Systems of Color with Julie Wolfe.” Sciart Magazine 32 (August 2018)

2017
Voon, Claire. “Abstracting the Data of the Natural World with Colorful Geometries.” Hyperallergic (March 1, 2017)

2016
Capps, Kriston. “’Julie Wolfe: The Language of the Birds’ at Hemphill Fine Arts, Reviewed.” Washington City Paper (May 19, 2016)
Coplan, Tina. “Point of Reference.” Home & Design Magazine (January/February 2016): p. 150-153

2015
McKenna, William. “Green Room: A colourful political statement about water (Julie Wolfe).” BBC World News America (November 4, 2015)
Jenkins, Mark. “Water Colors Leave a Mark.” The Washington Post (December 4, 2015)

2013
May, Stephen. “Reviews: Julie Wolfe.” ARTnews Magazine (Summer Issue)
O’Sullivan, Michael. “Gallery opening of the week: ‘Julie Wolfe: Rewilding.’” The Washington Post (March 21, 2013)

2011
Exhibition catalogue, Quito Ecuador: Art Collection of the United States Embassy

2009
Exhibition catalogue, U.S. Mission to the OECD, Art in Embassies, Paris, FR

ARTIST RESIDENCIES 

2018-19
Resident, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA

2018
Resident, AGA Lab, Amsterdam, NL

2017
Resident, Two Coats of Painting, Brooklyn, NY
Public art commission, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2016-17
Contributing Editor, The Studio Visit online journal

2014
Public art commission, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
Resident, Takt Academy, Berlin, DE

2012
Resident, UNESCO-sponsored study of sustainable energy, AND

2011
Artist-in-Residence, Art in the Embassies/Sincha Satcha Foundation, Quito, EC

2006-07
Faculty, Metalsmithing, Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, DC

2004-06
Lab Technician/Adjunct Instructor, Jewelry Department, Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, DC

1996-2000
Artist-in-Residence, San Diego Children’s Museum/Museo de los Niños, San Diego, CA