The Fresno Bee, "Life" section, page 1, Thursday, November 5, 2009
Juliana Harris represents the California Contemporary Art Collective with a new exhibit titled "14 Waterfalls" in the windows of the historic Warnors Theatre, 1400 Fulton St. The collective has been rotating the display among its member artists. Harris' exhibit will be on view through December. She notes that she chose waterfalls as a public art project because she liked the idea of focusing on the most hotly debated topic in this Valley. "Waterfalls not only represent power; they are power," she writes. "Their uncontrollable force is dependent upon a lasting source. There are many metaphors one can draw; suffice it to say, they are icons worthy of contemplation, and they are large, bold, vertical shapes perfect for the windows." Because the sun is setting early this time of year, ArtHoppers are encouraged to bring "flashlights, headlamps, lanterns, light sabers and other forms of portable light" to illuminate the windows from the sidewalk. Details: julianaharris.com.
Artists' works brighten gallery
The Fresno Bee, "7" section, page 4, Friday, May 15, 2009
Three powerhouse Fresno-area artists brighten the gallery space in the
KYNO/KJWL gallery in downtown Freesno. Works by Donnalee Dunne,
Juliana Harris and Trude McDermott are featured through May 29. The artists
are members of The California Contemporary Art Collective, a group of eight
artists who work to broaden their exhibition opportunities regionally and nationally.
Top 20 Cultural Events of 2008 by Donald Munro, Arts Critic
The Fresno Bee, Sunday Spotlight section, page 1, December 28, 2008
Juliana Harris, Fig Tree Gallery. Her "Dusk on Lucy's Pond"
oil paintings gave a dramatic sense of water in different seasons,
ranging from thundering white waterways to smooth, quiet pools.
The transfixing quality of the show came from its ability to show
water in layers: the shimmering surface and the murky depths below.
November ArtHop Delivers by Donald Munro, Arts Critic
The Fresno Bee, Sunday Spotlight section, page 1, November 10, 2008
Water is never perfectly still. Even when it's in a pond – no wind, no
current, no splash – it's never static. Whether it's the shift of sunlight on
a glassy surface, the descent of a leaf or the tiniest buzz of aquatic insect,
water has a motion all its own if you stare long enough at it. That's what
Juliana Harris did at a little, out-of-the-way pond in the Sierra foothills.
Her new solo exhibit of oil paintings at Fig Tree Gallery (644 Van Ness Ave.)
is inspired by the artist's repeated trips to a special place called "Lucy's Pond"
on Finegold Creek, about a half hour's drive from Fresno.
Her impressions of the water in different seasons, from thundering white
waterwaysto smooth, quiet pools, give the show a retrospective sweep.
Instead of putting these scenes in perspective, however – say, framing the
water with land and sky to immediately signal our brains that this is a pond
– she chooses to simply show us the water itself.
You get a sense of its layers: the shimmering surface and the murky depths
below. Instead of just the re-creation of water, what you get is the re-creating
of the feeling of that water, which is a much more transformative experience.
There are a couple of her works in the show that do have a figurative nod. Her "Floating
Moth," for example, is dominated by the outline of the insect in the small frame. (It's
interesting that with the figure's trim outer shards of texture, my first thought was that I
was looking at a human skull.) In "Tule," we get the sense of the shimmering grays and
greens of a foggy day. My favorite is her "Dusk 13," in which her thck, wide brushstrokes
suggest fallen leaves on the surface of the water – which has to be one of the most
beautiful things you can see on a fall day.
Press
Hop, skip or jump over to ArtHop by D. Munro, The Fresno Bee, Life, p.1, Thur. 11/5/2009
Artists' works brighten gallery by D. Munro, The Fresno Bee,"7" section, p 4, Fri.5/15/2009
Top 20 Cultural Events of 2008 – Juliana Harris’ Dusk on Lucy’s Pond
by Donald Munro, Arts Critic, The Fresno Bee, Sunday Spotlight p1-2, 12/28/2008
November Art Hop Delivers by D. Munro, The Fresno Bee, Sunday Spotlight, 11/10/2008
Best Bets by D. Munro, The Fresno Bee, Sun., 9/13/2005
High Street Art, by David Hale, Arts Critic, The Fresno Bee, Mon. 7/1/2002
Fresno Art Museum, Special Publication for The Next Wave exhibit, 5/2002
Artist E Colony by Daniel Roberts, The Fresno Bee, Tue. 7/17/2001
Online Magazine Features Local Arts by Dorina Lazo, The Fresno Bee, Sun. 9/3/2000
Chairismatic Art by D. Hale, The Fresno Bee, Sun., 6/18/2000
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Weathered Wood by Deborah Sanchez, Northeast Neighbors (Fresno Bee), Thurs., 10/ 7/99
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