Julianna Foster
Geographical Lore, Gorge III, 2025
Digital inkjet print
12 x 16 x 1"
2/6

Artist Statement
My work explores how memory, time, and representation shape our perception and understanding of the natural world-how landscapes carry histories and continually change, both through natural forces and human influence. In my ongoing project, Geographical Lore, I photograph geological sites across the U.S.-including desert formations, mountainous terrain, and shifting coastlines. These places are shaped by environmental processes, such as erosion, drought, and ecosystem instability; however, human-driven changes, including land use, resource extraction, and climate disruption, also impact them.

Artist Bio
Julianna Foster is an artist working in photography, artist books, and interdisciplinary media. She earned a BFA in Design from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and an MFA in Book Arts + Printmaking from the University of the Arts. She served as Associate Professor in the School of Art, Photography Program, and BFA in Art at the University of the Arts until the university's closure in 2024, and was awarded the 2021 President's Distinguished Teaching Award.

Foster's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Her project Geographical Lore explores representations of the natural world through constructed photographic environments that blur the boundaries between the fabricated and the real. She has also produced artist books and collaborative projects, including the photo/text books lone hunter (2018) and to lean on the bend (2022). 🎨

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