Julie England
Julie England is an oil painter who grew up in Wisconsin, Florida and Texas. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. After a career in the semiconductor industry, England earned an Associates of Arts degree in 2015 at Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas. In 2018 she earned a Bachelor’s of Fine Art degree from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. England is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She participated in an art residency in October, 2018 at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont.
In 2018 she was honored with the SMU Mary Vernon Painting Prize from the SMU Art faculty. Her artwork was included in the Texas National 2018 Art Competition & Exhibition, juried by Jed Perl. She has exhibited extensively in Texas and elsewhere in the US. England has written for several publications including PrimeWomen.com about her transition from engineering to art. Julie’s community service is broad; she is a former board member with the Dallas Museum of Art, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Advisory Board and Dallas Arboretum in Dallas, TX and the board of trustees of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, NM. Julie lives in the Dallas, Texas area with her husband and works in a studio in Dallas.
Artist Statement
My paintings are inspired by experiences of places. I was raised on a pine tree farm and trees beckoned to me as childhood friends. Abstraction from memory of landscapes and botanical shapes are inspirations. Natural, organic imagery is complemented with a focus on painting itself mark-making and color. My work includes organic forms and botanical gestures, using color as a vehicle to convey energy from nature and space in the landscape.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Born
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Education
2018 Bachelor of Fine Art at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
2015 Associates in Arts Degree, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
1979 Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Small Group or Solo Exhibits
2019 SOLO SHOW [DOWN], Fort Worth Community Art Center, Fort Worth TX
North Haven Gardens Gallery, Dallas, TX
2018 Southern Methodist University, Pollock Gallery, Dallas, TX,
BFA Qualifying Exhibit
Dallas Arboretum, Artscape
2018 Invitational Fine Art Silent Auction
Capital One Heritage Exhibition, Plano, TX
2017 Southern Methodist University, Doolin Gallery, Dallas, TX
Solo Exhibit, Texas Women Ventures Office, Dallas, TX
Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
2016 North Haven Gardens Gallery, Dallas, TX
Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX
Parker University, School of Massage Therapy
2015 Studio 8, Valley View Mall in Dallas, TX
2014 Solo Exhibit, Texas Women Ventures Office, Dallas
Selected Group Juried Exhibitions
2019 Dallas CAC 2019 Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, Mary Tomas Gallery in Dallas, TX
2019 California Open Exhibition, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Chaos, Small Works Art Exhibition, RO2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
GALEX 53 National Competition & Exhibition, Galesburg, Illinois
Experiencing Perspectives Art Exhibit, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Fort Worth, TX
Richardson Civic Art Society, 53rd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Richardson, TX
2019 Texas & Neighbors 34th Regional Art Exhibition, Irving TX
Texas Visual Art Assoc. BLUE Juried Exhibition, Dallas, TX
2018 Texas National 2018, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX
5th Annual Artspace111 Regional Juried Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX
Experiencing Perspectives Art Exhibit, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Fort Worth, TX
Richardson Civic Art Society, 52nd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Richardson, TX
Plano Art Association’s 125 Show 2018, Plano, TX
Texas Visual Art Association (TVAA), Citation 2018 Juried Exhibition, Mesquite, TX
6 x 6 Small Works Exhibit, Las Lagunas Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 Experiencing Perspectives Art Exhibit, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Fort Worth, TX
62nd Annual IAA Members Juried Exhibit, Irving, TX
11th Annual 125-mile Visual Arts Exhibition, Visual Arts Society of Texas, Denton, TX
Fresh Ideas 2017, Visual Art League of Lewisville, TX
Exhibition at Medical City of Lewisville Grand Theater
2017 Creative Arts Center of Dallas' Annual Juried Membership Exhibition at Mary Tomas Gallery, Dallas, TX
2017 16th Annual National Animal Art Juried Competition, Irving Art Assoc., Irving TX
2016 National Animal Art Exhibit, Irving Arts Association, Irving, TX
11th Annual Texas Artists Coalition Juried Membership Exhibit, Fort Worth Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
Experiencing Perspectives Art Exhibit, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Fort Worth, TX
61st Irving Art Association, Members' Juried Show, Irving, TX
Art In The Atrium 12, Frisco City Hall, Frisco, TX
2015 Art In The Atrium 11, Frisco City Hall, TX
60th annual IAA Members Winners exhibit, Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX
Associates in Art Qualifying Show, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
Art in the Atrium, Frisco City Hall, Frisco, TX
Juried Student Art Exhibit, Studio Gallery, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
2014 Art in the Atrium 10, Frisco City Hall, Frisco, TX
Collage, Assemblage and Printmaking Juried Show, Irving Arts Association, West Irving Public Library
On My Own Time Art Show, North Texas Business Council For The Arts, Dallas, TX
48th Annual Richardson Civic Art Society Regional Art Show, Richardson, TX
2013 North Texas Business Council For The Arts, Dallas, TX
Plano Art Association Juried Art Show, "Change", Plano, TX
Visual Art Guild of Frisco Summer Juried Art Show "ARTrageous", Frisco, TX
47th Annual Richardson Civic Art Society Regional Art Show, Richardson, TX
58th Annual Irving Art Association Members Show, Irving, TX
2012 North Texas Business Council for the Arts, Dallas, TX
Visual Arts Society of Texas, Denton, TX
Juried Student Art Exhibit, Studio Gallery, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
AWARDS
Mary Vernon Painting Prize 2018, SMU Meadows School of the Arts
https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/NewsAndEvents/News/2018/180509-EndOfYearAwards
Publications / Recent Media Coverage:
Contempo Annual, Juried Publication 2019, December,2019
4WordWomen.org, January 21, 2019,
https://4wordwomen.org/second-act-transition/
PRIMEWOMEN.COM, October, 2018,
https://primewomen.com/peer_stories/julie-england/
SMU Meadows School of the Arts, May, 2018
https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/NewsAndEvents/News/2018/180509-EndOfYearAwards
Dallas Morning News, 8 July 2016
http://ireader.olivesoftware.com/Olive/iReader/DMN/SharedArticle.ashx?document=DMN%5C2016%5C07%5C12&article=Ar05201
PRIMEWOMEN.COM, October 24, 2017
https://primewomen.com/career-and-business/featured-women/second-act-career-julie-england/
Contact: Phone: 1-972-693-8103 mobile e-mail:julie@julieenglandart.com
website: www.julieenglandart.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julieenglandart/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julieenglandart/
Julie England is an oil painter who grew up in Wisconsin, Florida and Texas. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. After a career in the semiconductor industry, England earned an Associates of Arts degree in 2015 at Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas. In 2018 she earned a Bachelor’s of Fine Art degree from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. England is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She participated in an art residency in October, 2018 at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont.
In 2018 she was honored with the SMU Mary Vernon Painting Prize from the SMU Art faculty. Her artwork was included in the Texas National 2018 Art Competition & Exhibition, juried by Jed Perl. She has exhibited extensively in Texas and elsewhere in the US. England has written for several publications including PrimeWomen.com about her transition from engineering to art. Julie’s community service is broad; she is a former board member with the Dallas Museum of Art, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Advisory Board and Dallas Arboretum in Dallas, TX and the board of trustees of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, NM. Julie lives in the Dallas, Texas area with her husband and works in a studio in Dallas.
Artist Statement
My paintings are inspired by experiences of places. I was raised on a pine tree farm and trees beckoned to me as childhood friends. Abstraction from memory of landscapes and botanical shapes are inspirations. Natural, organic imagery is complemented with a focus on painting itself mark-making and color. My work includes organic forms and botanical gestures, using color as a vehicle to convey energy from nature and space in the landscape.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Born
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Education
2018 Bachelor of Fine Art at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
2015 Associates in Arts Degree, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
1979 Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Small Group or Solo Exhibits
2019 SOLO SHOW [DOWN], Fort Worth Community Art Center, Fort Worth TX
North Haven Gardens Gallery, Dallas, TX
2018 Southern Methodist University, Pollock Gallery, Dallas, TX,
BFA Qualifying Exhibit
Dallas Arboretum, Artscape
2018 Invitational Fine Art Silent Auction
Capital One Heritage Exhibition, Plano, TX
2017 Southern Methodist University, Doolin Gallery, Dallas, TX
Solo Exhibit, Texas Women Ventures Office, Dallas, TX
Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
2016 North Haven Gardens Gallery, Dallas, TX
Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX
Parker University, School of Massage Therapy
2015 Studio 8, Valley View Mall in Dallas, TX
2014 Solo Exhibit, Texas Women Ventures Office, Dallas
Selected Group Juried Exhibitions
2019 Dallas CAC 2019 Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, Mary Tomas Gallery in Dallas, TX
2019 California Open Exhibition, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Chaos, Small Works Art Exhibition, RO2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
GALEX 53 National Competition & Exhibition, Galesburg, Illinois
Experiencing Perspectives Art Exhibit, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Fort Worth, TX
Richardson Civic Art Society, 53rd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Richardson, TX
2019 Texas & Neighbors 34th Regional Art Exhibition, Irving TX
Texas Visual Art Assoc. BLUE Juried Exhibition, Dallas, TX
2018 Texas National 2018, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX
5th Annual Artspace111 Regional Juried Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX
Experiencing Perspectives Art Exhibit, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Fort Worth, TX
Richardson Civic Art Society, 52nd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Richardson, TX
Plano Art Association’s 125 Show 2018, Plano, TX
Texas Visual Art Association (TVAA), Citation 2018 Juried Exhibition, Mesquite, TX
6 x 6 Small Works Exhibit, Las Lagunas Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 Experiencing Perspectives Art Exhibit, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Fort Worth, TX
62nd Annual IAA Members Juried Exhibit, Irving, TX
11th Annual 125-mile Visual Arts Exhibition, Visual Arts Society of Texas, Denton, TX
Fresh Ideas 2017, Visual Art League of Lewisville, TX
Exhibition at Medical City of Lewisville Grand Theater
2017 Creative Arts Center of Dallas' Annual Juried Membership Exhibition at Mary Tomas Gallery, Dallas, TX
2017 16th Annual National Animal Art Juried Competition, Irving Art Assoc., Irving TX
2016 National Animal Art Exhibit, Irving Arts Association, Irving, TX
11th Annual Texas Artists Coalition Juried Membership Exhibit, Fort Worth Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
Experiencing Perspectives Art Exhibit, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Fort Worth, TX
61st Irving Art Association, Members' Juried Show, Irving, TX
Art In The Atrium 12, Frisco City Hall, Frisco, TX
2015 Art In The Atrium 11, Frisco City Hall, TX
60th annual IAA Members Winners exhibit, Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX
Associates in Art Qualifying Show, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
Art in the Atrium, Frisco City Hall, Frisco, TX
Juried Student Art Exhibit, Studio Gallery, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
2014 Art in the Atrium 10, Frisco City Hall, Frisco, TX
Collage, Assemblage and Printmaking Juried Show, Irving Arts Association, West Irving Public Library
On My Own Time Art Show, North Texas Business Council For The Arts, Dallas, TX
48th Annual Richardson Civic Art Society Regional Art Show, Richardson, TX
2013 North Texas Business Council For The Arts, Dallas, TX
Plano Art Association Juried Art Show, "Change", Plano, TX
Visual Art Guild of Frisco Summer Juried Art Show "ARTrageous", Frisco, TX
47th Annual Richardson Civic Art Society Regional Art Show, Richardson, TX
58th Annual Irving Art Association Members Show, Irving, TX
2012 North Texas Business Council for the Arts, Dallas, TX
Visual Arts Society of Texas, Denton, TX
Juried Student Art Exhibit, Studio Gallery, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
AWARDS
Mary Vernon Painting Prize 2018, SMU Meadows School of the Arts
https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/NewsAndEvents/News/2018/180509-EndOfYearAwards
Publications / Recent Media Coverage:
Contempo Annual, Juried Publication 2019, December,2019
4WordWomen.org, January 21, 2019,
https://4wordwomen.org/second-act-transition/
PRIMEWOMEN.COM, October, 2018,
https://primewomen.com/peer_stories/julie-england/
SMU Meadows School of the Arts, May, 2018
https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/NewsAndEvents/News/2018/180509-EndOfYearAwards
Dallas Morning News, 8 July 2016
http://ireader.olivesoftware.com/Olive/iReader/DMN/SharedArticle.ashx?document=DMN%5C2016%5C07%5C12&article=Ar05201
PRIMEWOMEN.COM, October 24, 2017
https://primewomen.com/career-and-business/featured-women/second-act-career-julie-england/
Contact: Phone: 1-972-693-8103 mobile e-mail:julie@julieenglandart.com
website: www.julieenglandart.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julieenglandart/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julieenglandart/
