Jessica Jane Julius: Droplet, 2019, blown glass, crystals, glass bead, and gold leaf paint, 20" x 11" x 11"

About:

Droplet is part of a series of work that is a mediation on the function of seduction and curiosity alternating between a scientific and artistic nature.

Bio:

Jessica Jane Julius is an artist, educator, collaborator and performer who creates glass installations, objects and imagery that examine how fear is infiltrating the ways in which we navigate the world and presents a look at the anxieties and complexities of our current "culture of fear."

Julius is currently an Assistant Professor and Program Head of glass at Tyler School of Art and Architecture. She is the co-founder of the artists' collective and performance group, The Burnt Asphalt Family, who produces collaborative, participatory and edible works. Together they have performed at prestigious venues including the Corning Museum of Glass, the Chrysler Museum and Urban Glass. Her mixed media works have been exhibited nationally at venues including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Museum of American Glass, New Jersey and MarketView Arts, Pennsylvania. She has been awarded a York Cultural Alliance grant and residencies at The Creative Glass Center of America in Millville, New Jersey and The Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington. Currently, Julius serves as the Vice President of the International Glass Arts Society.

www.jessicajjulius.com