Artist: Juliana Rempel
Juliana Rempel, ALBERTA
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Bio
Growing up in Southern Alberta the influence of the Prairie Landscape is strong within Juliana’s work. The bold lines and colors of the prairie compositions allow objects to emerge from their shadows, posed and poised. There is a beauty found n the shapes and colors that compose the settings of our day. Within the soft and muted colors of the mundane, there is a silence, through this silence vivid colors and shapes emerge and a story unfolds.
Juliana Rempel is a graduate of Emily Carr University in Vancouver where she received her Bachelor in Visual Arts degree. Following this, she attended Cardiff School of Art and Design in Wales, UK where she completed her Master of Arts degree in Ceramics. Juliana has had the opportunity to attend art residencies such as the International Ceramic Studio in Hungary, Fourwinds Arts Residency in France as well as here in Canada at Medalta International Ceramic Residency in Medicine Hat, Alberta. She has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally, most recently her work has been shown at the Leighton Art Gallery (Calgary, AB), Archie Bray Foundation (Helena, USA), Art Souterrain (Montreal, QC), the Harris-Warke Gallery (Red Deer, AB), The Gardiner Museum (Toronto, ON), The Art Gallery of St. Albert and the Esplanade Museum and Gallery (Medicine Hat, AB).
Juliana resides and maintains a studio practice in Bragg Creek, Alberta and is currently teaching at Alberta University of the Arts.
Artist Statement
I create ceramic functional pottery, sculptural work and installations that are greatly influenced by everyday objects and the traditions of Still Life. Exploring the relationship between familiarity and ambiguity, these silent objects look to find a voice within their frame. Inspired by the ability of the everyday to renew in us an act of knowledge, my groupings create new platforms for these objects to exist. Striving to honor the silent bystanders of our day, the compositions allow objects to emerge from the shadows, posed and poised. There is a beauty found in the shapes and colors that compose the settings of our day. Within the soft and muted colours of the mundane, there is a silence. Through the silence, vivid colours and shapes emerge to create a disturbance among the stillness.
Education
2009-2010 Masters in Ceramics, Cardiff School of Art and Design, UWIC, Cardiff United Kingdom
(Distinction)
2005-2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Visual Arts, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
2004-2005 Visual Communications Program, Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat AB, Canada
2002-2004 General Science, Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat AB, Canada
Professional Development
2012-Present Sessional Instructor, Alberta College of Art and Design Ceramics Department at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, AB
Canada
2017-Present Ceramic Workshop/Ceramic Classes, Private Studio Bragg Creek, AB Canada
2011 – 2015 Instructor, Northmount Pleasant Arts Center
Teaching children, family and adult clay and other visual arts classes at the City run Arts Center in Calgary, AB Canada
2012 Panel Member, 1000 Miles Apart Ceramic Conference Invited Panel Member for Ceramic Conference in Regina to discuss
opportunities for recent graduates, Regina Saskatchewan, Canada
2011 Visiting Artist, Alberta College of Art and Design
Calgary, AB Canada
2011 Visiting Artist, Emily Carr University
Provided a Visiting Artist Talk at Emily Carr University, Vancouver BC, Canada
2011-Present Merge | Diverge Artist Cooperative
A member of a group of International MA Ceramic Graduates based in Cardiff,
Wales United Kingdom
2009 Instructor and Resident Artist, Medalta International Artist in Residence Resident Artist and ceramic class instructor for children, teens and adult classes in Medicine Hat Alberta, Canada
Exhibitions
2021 Upcoming One by One, Solo Show, The Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB, Canada
2021 The Ceramic Congress Canada Exhibition, Virtual Online Exhibition part of the Ceramic Congress.
2021 Artist Spotlight, Alberta Craft Council, Calgary Alberta 2020 Alberta Potters 20/20 Show, Ruberto Ostberg Gallery, Calgary AB
2020 A Passion For Clay: An Exhibition of Extraordinary Ceramic Artists in Alberta, Blue Rock Gallery, Black Diamond AB
2019 Plenty, Make and Do Cup exhibition, online
2019 A Tale To Tell, Group Exhibition, The Lebel Gallery, Pincher Creek AB, Canada
2018 Americano Invitational, Clay Akar Gallery, Iowa City, USA
2018 Cup: Intimate Object XIV, Juried Group Exhibition, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville FL
2018 Yunomi Invitational, Clay Akar Gallery
Iowa City, USA
2018 Uncommon Blends, Alberta Craft Gallery
Group Exhibition in Calgary Alberts, Canada
2017 Oh Ceramics!, Esplanade Museum and Gallery
National Curated Group Exhibiiton, Medicine Hat AB, Canada
2016 New Craft Coalition Show, Calgary AB Canada
Curated Show and Sale
2015 Posed and Poised
Exhibition at The Art Gallery of St. Albert, St. Albert, AB, Canada
2015 Lasting Effect
Group Exhibition, Harbour Front Center, Toronto ON, Canada
2013 VII Biennal de Ceramica of El Vendrell
Juried Group Exhibition, El Vendrell , Spain
2013 Medalta International Cup Show
Juried Group Exhibition, Medicine Hat AB, Canada
2013 Distracted Moments
Solo Exhibition at Dade Art and Design Lab, Calgary AB, Canada
2013 Connections: Canadian and British Studio Ceramics Group Exhibition at the Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Ontario Canada
2012 Same Old, Same Old
Public Art Installation for Art Souterrain in Montreal during Nuit
Blanche, Quebec Canada
2012 Made Objects | Choreographed Movements
Solo Exhibition in May at Harris-Warke Gallery in Red Deer, AB Canada
2012 Re-arranged
Solo Exhibition in the +15 Window Space of Stride Gallery in Calgary, AB Canada
2011 Less Than
Juried Group exhibition at Dade Art and Design Lab in Calgary Alberta, Canada
2011 Beyond the Brickyard
Archie Bray Foundation’s third Annual Juried Exhibition in Helena, Montana USA
2011 Merge | Diverge
Group Exhibition in Aberystwyth Arts Centre in Wales, United Kingdom
2010 Intro
Group Exhibition at the Cardiff Design Week in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
2009 Aerial Pursuit
Solo Exhibition at The Square Gallery in the Historic Clay Center in
Medicine Hat Alberta, Canada
2008 Al2O3 2SiO2 2H20
Collaborative ceramic group exhibition at Plank Gallery, Vancouver Canada
Art/Ceramic Residencies
2017 Medalta International Artist in Residence, Medicine Hat AB Invited Artist for January
2015 Medalta International Artist in Residence, Medicine Hat AB, Canada
2012 Medalta International Artist in Residence, Medicine Hat AB, Canada Member of an invited group of international artists.
2009 Medalta International Artist in Residence, Medicine Hat AB, Canada Participated in the Artist in Residence Program.
2009 International Ceramic Studio, Kecskemet Hungary Attended the Artist in Residence program for four months at the ICS residency
in Kecskemét, Hungary
2008 Ateliers Fourwinds Residency, Aureille France
Two and a half months at the fine art residency in Aureille, France.
2006 M.A.I.R, Medicine Hat Alberta, Canada
Medalta Artist in Residency Program in Medicine Hat Alberta Canada
Collections
- Alberta Foundation For the Arts Acquisition, 2015
- Vancouver General Hospital, Dental Surgery Floor, 2012 • Medalta International Residence, Medicine Hat AB, Canada