JULIE GANSER
6227 Berkshire Lane
Sun Prairie, WI 53590608-825-2806, 608-332-2871
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
2006-Director of Undergraduate Advising and Programs– Art Department
Interim Teaching Assistant Supervisor – Spring 2008
2005-2006Undergraduate Advisor-Art Department
Lecturer: Beginning & Intermediate Painting I & II
Lecturer: 2D Design
Lecturer: Color
2000-2003Teaching Assistant for Foundations of Contemporary Art, Current Directions in Art, 2D Design
EDUCATION
2003University of Wisconsin-Madison, MA, MFA
2000University of Wisconsin-Madison, BFA
1988Southern OhioCollege, Cincinnati, OH, AS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 – Pop Bouquet, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, IL
2011 – Julie Ganser, Recent Work,University of Wisconsin-Marshfield Art Gallery
2009 –Deep Winter, Synthetic Summer, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI
2009 – Beyond the Box, Newell Gallery, FreeportArt Museum, Freeport, IL
2008– Ice Age, DeRicci Gallery, EdgewoodCollege, Madison, WI
2005 –Half Right/Mostly Left, BeverlyArtsCenter, Chicago, IL
2003 - Beyond Optical, WendyCooperGallery, Madison, Wisconsin
2002 - Grotto, King’s Foot Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin
2000 - Wet Ghosts, Class of 1973 Gallery, Red Gym & Armory, Madison, Wisconsin
1998 - To Hold and To Have, Red Gym Gallery, Madison, WI
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
UW Madison Art Faculty Exhibit, Chazen Museum, Madison, WI
2011
5th International Marine Debris Conference Digital Exhibition, Waikiki Marriott, Honolulu, Hawaii, Pam Longobardi, curator
The Nature of Waste: An Art Meets Science Digital Exhibition, PetitScience Center, GSU, Atlanta, GA, Pam Longobardi, curator
Adjunct Exhibit, UW Madison Art Lofts Gallery, Madison, WI
2010
FreeportArt Museum Regional Juried Exhibition, Freeport, IL
Adjunct, Humanities Gallery, University of Wisconsin-MadisonArtDepartment
Beneath, Below & Beyond, WausauVisualArtCenter, two-person exhibition, Wausau (June-July)
Saving the Sanctuary, Freeport Art Museum, IL Curator
2009
Creative Spaces, Lincoln Center Galleries, Fort Collins, CO
FreeportArt Museum Regional Juried Exhibition, Freeport, IL
Analysis: Precarious, PlymouthArtCenter,three-person exhibition, Plymouth, WI
2008
What Matters Most – JohnMichaelKohlerArtCenter, Sheboygan, WI
Heating Up – EvanstonArtCenter, Evanston, IL
One Planet – One Experiment, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, IL
University of Wisconsin Faculty Exhibit, ChazenMuseum, Madison, WI
2007
Seed Project Installation, Winkleman Gallery, New York City
Forward, CharlesAllisArt Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Contemporary Media, Terra Gallery, Columbus, OH
2006
Unifying Thread, EvanstonArtCenter, Chicago
Over Land, NeoImages exhibit for Off-Axis,Santa Barbara, CA
Unambiguous, Art World Digest printed exhibition, March edition
2005
Point of View, VoxPopuli Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
freshstART, Arena One Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
PRISM 2005, Willoughby Fine Arts Association, Cleveland, OH
International Juried Exhibit on Text in the Arts, Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY
2004
Northern Art Council National Juried Competition,NicoletCollege, Rhinelander, WI
Group Show, Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Supermarket Franchise Exhibition, University of Northern Iowa Gallery
2003
Affordable Art Fair-New York City, WendyCooperGallery
Opening Exhibit, Prater-Rouse Gallery, Norfolk, VA
Art Chicago, WendyCooperGallery, Chicago, IL
PAINT, CitiArts Gallery, MadisonMunicipalBuilding
Supermarket Franchise Exhibition, The Center of Contemporary Arts, St. Louis, MO
2002
Wallpatch, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin
Rockford Midwestern Juried Exhibition, RockfordArt Museum, Rockford, IL
156 Miles to Madison, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2001
Barking Dogma, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, Illinois
Mixed Bag – Two Shindigs, WendyCooperGallery, Madison, Wisconsin
Artful Women, Women’s Political Caucus Juried Exhibition, Madison, Wisconsin
HONORS
20102nd Place, Freeport Art Museum Juried Regional Exhibit
2005Featured on cover of New England Review, March 2005
2004Recipient of the Northern Art Council’s Benefactor Award
2003Featured in New American Paintings, Vol. 47
2003Nominated for Joan Mitchell Foundation’s MFA Grant
2002Nominated for Capstone Teaching Award
2002Recipient of RockfordArt Museum Midwestern Biennial – Best of 2D
2002Porter Butts Gallery - Sally Owen Marshall Best of Show Award
2001Dane County Political Caucus’ Artful Woman/Juror’s Merit Award
1998Recipient of Edith L. Gilbertson Advancement of Art Scholarship
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Critic’s Choice.” Isthmus, Aug. 27, 2009, p. 20.
“Inspired by Art”, 77 Square, CapitolTimes & WisconsinState Journal, Aug. 2009, p. G4
Beloit & Vicinity Exhibition Catalog, Wright Museum of Art, 2009, June 12, 2009, Juror’s Statement, p. 4.
Gallery Works Featuring Julie Ganser, Interview with Kitty Klich, first aired June 2009.Madison WYOU Ch. 991
University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Faculty Exhibition Catalog, ChazenArt Museum, 2008, p. 73, illus.
The Chicago Reader, Oct. 6, 2006, Section Two, p.23, illus.
New England Review, Cover of March 2005 issue
New American Paintings, Midwest Region Issue, Volume 47, 2003
“Open Zone – Mom for a Minute.” The Badger Herald, Nov. 8, 2002, p. 2. illus.
“Midwestern Exhibition: Art Museum Celebrates Regional Works.” Rockford RegisterStar, August 9, 2002, p. 12.
Godfrey, Linda. “Beyond Bathtub Virgin Mary, the Shower Madonna.” Your Virtual Community, April 2002,
Vallance, Jeffrey. “Wet Ghosts.” Fortean Times: The Journal of Strange Phenomena, April 2001, Issue 145, p. 52. illus.
Tyree, Joshua. “Works in Progress: Local Artists Develop Significant Postmodern Voices.” Isthmus, Jan. 19, 2001, pp. 17-18. illus.
“Critic’s Choice.” Isthmus, Feb. 18, 2000, p. 23.
Tyree, Joshua. “The Art Underground: A Vibrant Scene Flourishes Outside the Galleries.” Isthmus, Jan. 28, 2000, pp. 21-22. illus.
Sun Cured Red, Back and Front covers of CD, Neck.
Gabriel, C.R. “Culture Bin: A Critical Survey, Class of 1973 Gallery in the UW’s Red Gym.” Isthmus, Dec. 4, 1998, p. 23. illus.
“Old Red Gym Gets Brand-New Gallery. Arts in Pieces.” The WisconsinState Journal, Nov. 22, 1998, p. 2F.