Julie Jones
CV
2007-2008 MA Fine Art, Manchester Metropolitan University
1993-1996 BA Hons Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University.
1992-1993 West Cheshire College, Chester
Group Exhibitions
2009 (feb-Mar) Sale The Royal Standard, Liverpool
2008 MA Show, Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University
2008 (May ) The Origins of Nine, Islington mill , Salford
2008 The Art of Sound, Whitworth Gallery Manchester, a collaboration with Royal Northern College of Music
2007 (Aug) Transit Arena artists exhibition at Nexus, Northern Quarter, Manchester
2007 (May-June)You Are Here Exhibition and Artists Talk. Kitchen Gallery,
Cheshire
2007 LOOP overview, Cornerstone Gallery, Hope University, Liverpool, Feb-Mar 07
2006 Cohesion: Arena Members. Biennial Independents, Arena Gallery, Liverpool
2006 St Nicholas Church Artist's residency exhibition , Dying
Frog, Liverpool Biennial,
2006 (Feb-May) Group Show, The Albany Apartments, Liverpool
2004 Ten Ten abstract painters, Loop Gallery, Princes Dock. Liverpool Biennial
2004 8 Days a week, Biennial Independent district. Liverpool
2004 (Apr)Crash II. 8 Days A Week, 6 Liverpool painters, Cologne,
Germany
2003 Artzu Gallery, Manchester
2002 'Dreaming of Wildflowers' The Free Market, Independents, Liverpool Biennial,
2002/3.North West Artists, North West House, Brussels, Belgium
2001, 2002 The Sefton Open, Atkinson Gallery, Southport.
2001 Dynamics in Colour Joint exhibition, Hanover Gallery, Liverpool
2001 Trafford Centre, Manchester, exhibition with 'Artzu',
1999 Group Exhibition, CADT Building, Tracey, Liverpool Biennial
1998 Rented Rooms. Large Site specific group show.
Pompa. Nottingham.
Solo Exhibitions
2007 Transition Kirkby Gallery, Newtown Gardens, Kirkby, Knowsley, Merseyside.
2004 Julie Jones, Paintings, drawings, prints Unity Theatre galleries. Liverpool
1999 Solo exhibition, Beluga Bar and Egg Cafe, Liverpool.
1998 Unfamiliar Territory. Three Month Gallery, Liverpool.
Commissions: 1998 Commissioned by Stephenson & Bell Architects in Manchester to make 2 large scale site-specific paintings to be permanently installed in the Quay Bar, Deansgate Quay. 2000 Commission from Stephenson & Bell Architects for three paintings. 2001 Drawing commission: historic Liverpool architecture, private collection. 2002 Commissions for The Paint Stop, Altrincham, Cheshire. 2004 Work purchased for permanent exhibition, LBF Architects
Awards
Research & Development grant from Arts Council Grants for the Arts.
June 2006
Research funds fromLiverpool Design Initiative to visit Cologne
and Berlin in October 2003
Princes Trust funding towards exhibition at Hanover Gallery, Liverpool, Oct 01.
Residencies, Workshops and Projects
2008 Collaborative painting workshop for Landlife, Great Outdoors project, Knowsley
2008 Art of Sound Collaborative performance project, Royal Northern College of Music Manchester
Aug 07 Children's Art workshops for Sefton Council
Aug 07 Curator and Co-ordinator for Arena artists group show, Transit, Nexus, Manchester
Aug-Nov 2006 Residency at St Nicholas Parish Church, Water Street, Liverpool
2006 Fresco workshop for Women's Aid St Nicholas Parish Church
Dec 2005 Series of painting workshops at Liverpool Women's Aid
2001-04 Part Time F.E. Lecturer in Art and Design at Liverpool Community College.
2002 Series of workshops responding to aims of the National Wildflower Centre, Knowsley.
work can also be viewed at www.designinit.org.uk