Julianne Wallace Sterling

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JULIANNE WALLACE STERLING
- the digital camo, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA
- unmoor, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA
- for and againstYou, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA
- plural, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA
- this body, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA
- Pushing Fairy Tales, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA
- The Mommy Assassins, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA
- Under Cover, Killing My Lobster, Zeum Theater at Yerba Buena, SF, CA
- Recent Paintings, AWDyssey, San Francisco, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016
- East Bay Open Studios, Albany, CA
2015
- Project Space, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA
- Generations X: Razzle Dazzle, AIR Gallery, Brooklyn, CA
- Artists; Women/Making Art in 2015, Vessel Gallery, Oakland, CA
- The Opposite Sex Artshow, Linus Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2013
- Tango and The Modern Nude, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
2012
- The Nude 2012, Studio Quercus, Oakland CA
2011
- Pro Arts Juried Annual 2011, Oakland, CA
- Premonition, Dacia Gallery, NY, NY
- 9th A.I.R. Gallery Biennial, Brooklyn, NY
2010
- Realism, Artist-Xchange Gallery, SF, CA
- Surface & Subtext, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA
- Speaking of Solitude, 6th National Juried Exhibition, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
- Mercury Rising, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA
- Transformative Experience, Art@theOakbook, Oakland, CA
- East Bay Open Studios, Oakland, CA
2009
- Pro Arts Juried Annual 2010, HAPPINESS, Oakland, CA
- A Different Day Gallery, Fade to Black, Albany, CA
- A Different Day Gallery, Moments of Inspiration, Albany, CA
- Richmond Art Center, Annual Members Showcase, Richmond, CA
2008
- Satori Yoga Studio, Serenity Show, San Francisco, CA
2007
- Albany Community Art Show, Albany, CA
- Berkeley Art Center Annual Member’s Showcase, Berkeley, CA
2006
- Berkeley Art Center Annual Member’s Showcase, Berkeley, CA
1999
- East Bay Open Studios, Oakland, CA
PRESS / PUBLICATIONS
- 7×7.com, Culture, Three Can’t Miss Oakland Gallery Exhibits, SF, October 2015 B
- Unite Women, Voices an artist’s perspective, NAWA Gallery, NY, NY
- Fusion, Exhibition Catalog for Arc Gallery, SF May 2015
- art ltd., Bay Area Supplement, May/June 2013
- East Bay Express, Staff Picks, November 28, 2012
- San Francisco Chronicle, Critic’s Pick, June 14, 2012
- East Bay Express, Arts & Culture, October, 19 2011
- East Bay Express, Arts & Culture, June 15, 2011
- San Francisco Chronicle, Visual Arts, June 3, 2010
- East Bay Express, Arts & Culture, May 26, 2010
- East Bay Express, Critic’s Pick, June 17, 2010
AWARDS
- 1st place at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, 2010 National Juried Annual, Speaking of Solitude
EDUCATION
Post Bach 1997 – 1998 Studio Art Cal State San Francisco
Post Bach 1996 – 1997 Studio Art City College of San Francisco
B.S. 1993 Economics UC Riverside
Statement
I paint about the realities, complexities and absurdities of life as a woman. With some bittersweet humor I explore the place where I rub up against the gender conditioning of my youth and the expectations of being a woman, wife and mother. My paintings are about little secrets women keep to themselves. As Cornelia Otis Skinner said “…Women keep a special corner of their hearts for sins they have never committed.” I’m drawing from the rich history of portrait painting with this work, creating a likeness but also musing on cultural norms and ideals of women. My subjects are drawn from the women and children in my life.
Exhibitions at M20
- Julianne Wallace Sterling: SAN PABLO AVENUE
- Julianne Wallace Sterling: the digital camo
- Julianne Wallace Sterling: unmoor
- Mercury 20 @ 10
- Julianne Wallace Sterling: For and Against You
- Group Show: Collective Stories
- Julianne Wallace Sterling: New Work
- Julianne Wallace Sterling: Plural
- Julianne Wallace Sterling: Pushing Fairy Tales
- Julianne Wallace Sterling: repose
- Julianne Wallace Sterling: this body
- 20/20 Vision
- Group Show: After the Fall
- Group Show: Less Than Large
- Group Show: Mercury Rising
- Group Show: Multiples + Small Works
- Group Show: Small Works: Delectable/Collectible
- Group Show: Transformation of Connectivity: Conversation, Confluence, Collaboration
- Jo Ann Biagini, Margaret Chavigny, Mary V. Marsh, Julianne Sterling: Surface & Subtext
- Julianne Sterling: The Mommy Assassins