Julie Girardini

I believe it is my responsibility as an artist to keep telling stories of our histories. I am obligated to observe the word around me and make some sense of it through visual means. Successfully doing this gives meaning to the social concerns and heightens awareness in each of us. My primary use of steel gives permanence to these structures, but I push the boundaries by mixing in elements of glass, wire, paper and encaustic to bring a feeling of fragility and the ethereal nature of life.

Self-taught Sculpture and Design
BA Art History, University of Maryland 1991
Anderson Ranch - Intensive with Yuriko Yamaguchi

Zenith Gallery "Singular Vision" 2008
Gallery 555 "Parallels" 2011
Artique Underground "Two Person Show" 2012
Zenith Gallery "Yours, Mine and Ours--2 Person Show" 2013