Julia Muench
110 Burlington Ave.
Leonardo, NJ 07737
732-977-4072
juliamuench88@hotmail.com
https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/julia-muench
Resume:
January 14, 2025: Invited by the City of Long Branch: Arts and Cultural Center to present a public art talk Fiber Interactive on using sustainable fabrics/materials in art and the environment.
January 7-31, 2025: invited to exhibit 16 fiber art pieces in Fiber of Our Being curator Maggie Fischer, City of Long Branch: Arts and Cultural Center
December 2024: Artwork Now Showing: Your Spirit Animal accepted into Liminal Spaces juried group exhibit, by the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council,.
December 2023- December 2024 Compiled original photographs and biographical information for the online book A Marvelous Beaded Treasury, a gallery website and youtube videos about the late woven bead master artist, Gerald Winter 1936-2023, leading to the exhibition of his artwork at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami exhibiting held November 2024 through February 2025. https://www.lowe.miami.edu/exhibitions/current-upcoming/gerald-winter-a-life-in-beads/index.html
June -August 2024: Moon to Seed project: created a solo collection of fiber art, inspired by lunar gravitational affects on plants and the planet, held in a private home, Westfield, NJ.
May 2024: Fiber artwork Hilly Island accepted into Wild Pathways exhibition, held at the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council.
October 2023: Invited by the Art Alliance of Monmouth County, as guest artist to give a public presentation on sustainable fabrics for International Artists Day, Red Bank, New Jersey.
October 2023: Invited by the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council to present a public workshop, Sound to Color as a special live public event at the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council.
October 2023 Invited as judge in Art Alliance’s October exhibit: Three & Seasons Red Bank, New Jersey.
May 2023: Against the Tide mixed media fiber artwork accepted into juried exhibit at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County.
April 2023: Daystar Dreamer mixed media fiber artwork accepted into Gardened State, Atlantic Highlands Arts Council juried exhibit, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.
April 2023: Moon Tides fiber art accepted into the 36th Annual Juried exhibit, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, New Jersey.
April 2023 appointed as Music Chair for the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council.
February-June 2023:
*Chromatic Warrior fiber artwork 52”x72” accepted into the Noyes Museum of Art’s Annual Exhibit: Mother Nature versus Human Nature https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/largest-climate-change-art-exhibition-in-atlantic-city/3490414/
https://patch.com/new-jersey/galloway/climate-change-focus-noyes-museums-largest-exhibit-ever
September 2022: :
* Interactive Exhibit/Meet the Artist, What are Sustainable Fabrics? Session led by Julia Muench alongside her solo exhibit Tides & Portals, at the Oceanic Public Library, Rumson, New Jersey,
Recent Public Art Exhibitions, Commissions, Articles & Awards:
*July 2021: Public solo art exhibit, 21 original pieces:
In-Spiraled on site, free to the public,
held at Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, New Jersey.
Miscellaneous:
* YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEv_blaUYiDinUy8l4rwiJg
currently over 42,000 viewers, 800 subscribers.
May 2022: mixed media tapestry, Wondering Wheel (58x42”) featured in the June 2022 edition, Passengers Journal, an online literary and visual arts publication.
March 2022: mixed media tapestry: Chromatic Warrior accepted into 35th Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, received Honorable Mention Award. Juror: Frank May
February 2022: Radiant Compass commission, (76x80”) fiber art installation, private owner, Freehold, New Jersey.
February 2022: Creation of two fiber installation pieces: Blossom Shelter, (72x72”) and Chroma -Blossom (34x34”) held on reserve with the artist.
January 2022: : Featured article in the The Monmouth Voice, Julia’s Mixed Media Pieces Sing Rhythm and Color: https://monmouthvoice.com/2022/01/26/julia-muenchs-mixed-media-pieces-sing-rhythm-and-color/
October 2021: mixed media/ fiber art Wondering Wheel accepted into Unique Minds: Creative Voices, 2021, CoLab at the Lewis Center for the Arts Complex, Princeton University, New Jersey.
April 2021: Commissioned: Cosmic Cadence (72x90”) large art tapestry
by a private trust, provenance with the owner in Sunnyvale, California.
April 2021: mixed media Aquarian Dawn accepted into Far and Wide national juried exhibit, Woodstock Artists Association and Museum. Jurors: Nicelle Beauchene and Franklin Parrasch https://www.woodstockart.org, Woodstock, NY.
May 2021: mixed media/fiber A Delicate Balance accepted into All Creatures Great and Small, on site group exhibition Art Alliance, Red bank, NJ
Juror: Bill Kent, Art Alliance Monmouth CountyMarch 2020: mixed media fiber work Twinkle Town: accepted into Free Enterprise Exhibition: BSB Gallery Trenton, New Jersey https://www.bsbgallery.com/upcomingexhibits
February- 2020: Birthing of Ideas (45x56”) awarded Mixed Media Prize, accepted into the 2020 Winter Juried Show:Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA. https://duxburyart.org/accepted-artwork-wjs-2020/
Awards:
March 2022: Chromatic Warrior, Honorable Mention Award, 35th Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, New Jersey. http://artallianceofmonmouth.org/index.html
January 2020: Birthing of Ideas, Mixed Media Award, Third Place (47th) Winter Juried Show, Duxbury Art Association, Duxbury MA. https://duxburyart.org/accepted-artwork-wjs-2020/
January 2020: Special Recognition Award, Painting and Other Media: Birthing of Ideas, online LightSpaceTime 2020 All Women Art Exhibition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrmYpkr3b8w
June 2017: voted Viewer’s Choice Award: Kaleidoscope/Masques, fiber art piece.
References:
Denise Mumm, Events Coordinator, Atlantic Highlands Arts Council mummd@verizon.net
Morgan Spicer Marketing and Web Development Atlantic Highlands Arts Council morgansicer@barkpointstudio.com
Elaine Shor, Director, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, New Jersey, artallianceofmonmouth@gmail.com
Margaret Fischer , Arts Director Long Branch Arts and Culture center mfischer@longbranch.org
Steven Schrenk Digital Marketing Director & Design Consultant, Polycor / Vetrazzo linkedin.com/in/stevenschrenk
Jennifer Smiga, Founder and CEO, of Ultraviolet Agency, https:// ultravioletagency.com Holmdel, New Jersey
Laura Petillo, Programs Manager, Monmouth Conservatory of Music, Count Basie Center for the Arts. lpetillo@thebasie.org
Samantha Giustiniani, Arts Administration and Education, Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank, New Jersey.
Lucy Chen, VP of Advocacy and Community Engagement at the Cathedral Arts Project, Jacksonville, Florida, chen.lucy@hotmail.com