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JULIE BENOIT
Email: spizanky@gmail.com
Website: www.juliebenoit.com
EDUCATION
2009 MFA Maryland Institute College of Art
2002 B.S. in Fine Art, Towson University
AWARDS
2004 Maryland Federation of Art Jurors Choice Award, Juror: Gerald Ross
2003 Maryland Federation of Art Jurors Choice Award, Juror: Virginia Shore
2002 John Blair Mitchell Printmaking Award
2001 Towson University Printmaking Award
SELECTED CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2004 New Drawings by Harrison Haynes. Mission Space, Baltimore, MD.
2004 Mark Mothersbaugh: Beautiful Mutants. Mission Space, Baltimore, MD.
2004 Breathing Underwater: recent photographs by Michelle Tecco. Mission Space, Baltimore, MD.
2004 a journey: Chela Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2002 Winter: A Collection of Works. Mission Space, Baltimore, MD.
SELECTED SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2010 Recent Works by Julie Benoit and Leah Cooper, John Fonda Gallery, Theatre Project, Baltimore, MD.
2009 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.
2005 Passing Notes: a Visual Collaboration by Julie Benoit and Cara Ober. Spare Room, Baltimore, MD.
2005 Action Speaks: Recent Works of Kris Vandevander and Julie Benoit. Shinola Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2004 Secret Signs: New Paintings and Collaborative Works. The GSpot Audio-Visual Playground, Baltimore, MD.
2002 Recent Works of Barbara Johnson and Julie Benoit. Mission Space, Baltimore, MD.
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2005 Parkside National Small Prints Exhibition. University of Wisconsin Parkside, Kenosha, WI. Juror: Karen Kunc.
2004 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition. Bradbury Gallery ASU, Jonesboro, AR. Juror: Shelley Langdale.
2004 Fall Members Juried Show. Maryland Federation of Art City Gallery, Baltimore, MD. Juror: Gerald Ross. *Jurors Choice
2004 Spring Juried Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art City Gallery, Baltimore, MD. Juror: Tonia Matthews. *Jurors Choice
2003 Spring Juried Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art City Gallery, Baltimore, MD. Juror: Virginia Shore. *Jurors Choice
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 Penned. Lump Gallery, Raleigh NC.
2008 MFAST 2nd and 3rd year show. . Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.
2008 Penned. Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.
2007 Mini Curated Books. Baltimore, MD.
2007 Cowboy Show. DCAC, Washington DC.
2006 Underworld. Sub Basement Studios. Baltimore, MD.
2006 Holy Crap. The Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD.
2006 Arbitrary Specifics. The Riviera Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2006 Business Minded. Renowned Gallery, Portland, OR.
2005 Battles. Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2005 Spring Group Show. Cubicle 10. Baltimore, MD.
2005 Summer Suite: Recent Works by Julie Benoit, Meaghan Harrison and Youngmi Song. Gallery Imperato, Baltimore, MD.
2005 Picture Window. Sponsored by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and Arts. Area 405. Baltimore, MD.
2004 Inward Gazes, Creating Pieces of the Identity Puzzle. Rosenberg Gallery at Goucher College, Towson, MD.
2004 Systems, Codes, Chaos. Seed Vector Gallery Space. Baltimore, MD.
2004 Matchbook. Spare Room Installation Space. Baltimore, MD.
2004 A journey. Chela Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2003 Covert. The Whole Gallery. Baltimore, MD.
2002 Winter: A Collection of Works. Mission Space, Baltimore, MD.
PRESS COVERAGE
2009 Interview by Esther Kim in Maryland Art Place Summer Newsletter, http://www.mdartplace.org/emails/artworks/artworkssummer2009/artworkssummer2009.html
2009 MFA Thesis Catalogue, Essay by Brian Sykes.
2009 Interview by Jack Livingston, www.radarredux.com.
2006 Baltimore City Paper. July 2006. Underworld by Jess Bowers.
2004 Baltimore Sun. December 9. “Intimate and Unsettling.” Review of Inward Gazes by Glen McNatt.
2004 Baltimore City Paper. October 13. Seeds of Promise. Review of Seed Vector Show by Jessica Bowers.
2004 Baltimore City Paper. October 6. Critics Picks: Art. Review of Matchbook at Spare Room.
2004 Baltimore City Paper. March 17. A Journey. Review of Chela Gallery Show by Blake dePastino.
2004 Baltimore City Paper. February 25. Secret Signs. Review of GSpot show by Ned Oldham.
2003 Baltimore City Paper. March 26, 2003, Free ‘n Not so Easy. Review of Covert at The Whole Gallery by Gadi Dechter.
2002 Peek Review. December 2002. Review of Recent Works of Julie Benoit and Barbara Johnson by Lauren Bender.
2002 Baltimore City Paper. January 16, 2002. Review of Recent Works of Julie Benoit and Barbara Johnson by Ned Oldham.
2002 Baltimore City Paper. December 11, 2002. A Place to Hang. Review of Winter at Mission Space by Gadi Dechter.
PUBLISHED WRITING
Radar Review
2004 Issue 11. Critical review of Baltimore Afrobeat Society.
2003 Issue 8. Critical review of Conversations, Influence and Collaboration in Contemporary Art, Evergreen House, Baltimore, MD.
2003 Issue 8. Critical review of and Julie Stovall and Leslie Furlongs Mural at Martha’s Place, at 1928 Pennsylvania Avenue.
2002 Issue 1. Critical review of Anti-Folk night at the Ottobar, Baltimore. MD.
