Short Bio
Julie M. Abijanac received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and BFA from CCAD. She currently is Professor teaching in the Fine Arts, and MFA programs at CCAD. Her professional practice outside of the educational community includes: II International Textile Art Symposium: FORTRESS MAN at the Mark Rothko Center in Daugavpils, Latvia, The 10th, 9th & 8th International Paper Triennial (where she won best in show), at the Musée du Charmey, Switzerland, FiberArt International 2013 (where she received the People’s Choice Award), and 68th Annual Ohio Exhibition 2012 (where she placed 1st in Fiber/Textiles,). Julie is also a recipient of the Capelli d’Angeli Foundation 2013 Artist Grants for woman artist whose work is a response to having and coping with cancer.
Statement
My work expresses the laborious relationship the hand has with the chosen material in conjunction with a visceral response to content. Referenced forms, found in nature, are abstracted and deconstructed to the extent that shift the meaning and possible interpretations become multifaceted. The application of material and technique allows the viewer to examine its ambiguity and questions the origination of the content, which incites the viewer to make new personal connections with the beauty found in nature.
