Julie S. Brandon Julie S. Brandon Artist Statement:
Connecting with others is the driving force behind my journey as a visual artist. My art is figurative. I am drawn to human and anthropomorphic forms. Experimenting with subtle gestures, color and words allows me to tell stories. Using fabric as a medium suggests my ideas are tactile. It is an invitation to be touched or embraced. My hope is to evoke an emotional response and make a spiritual connection. Whether fleeting or long term, these connections are the life force I use to build a "relationship quilt" in my heart.
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Recognition 2017 “Enchantment” (A collaborative work with Val Schultz and Kathi Everett)
Honorable Mention, Group Category, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
     
  2017 “Uninvited Guest”
Judges Choice, Tri State Quilt Festival, Sommerset, NJ
     
 
2018

2012 		"Childhood Exhilaration II" (A collaborative work with Val Schultz)
1st Place, 2 Person Category, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham England

2nd Place, Special Exhibit: "Childhood Memories", International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX (A collaborative work with Val Schultz)
     
 

2012

2011

"A Cruel Twist of Fate"
Best Interpretation Of A Theme, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXIII, Hampton, VA

2nd Prize Wall Hanging, "75th Diamond Jubilee Quilt Festival", Rochester, NY
     
  2012 "Enigma"
Judges Choice, Tri State Quilt Festival, Sommerset, NJ (A collaborative work with Val Schultz)
     
  2011 "Friends Are a Girls Best Diamonds"
1st prize "Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend Challenge", "75th Diamond Jubilee", Rochester, NY
     
  2009 “Old Friends”
1st prize Mixed media category “Garden of Quilts” Rochester NY
     
  2009 “Face”
2nd prize Miniature quilt category “Perinton Quilt Show” Fairport NY
     
  2007 “Robbie Troll”
3rd prize "Object of My Obsession Challenge", “Artistic Figures in Cloth” Columbus OH
     
Juried 10/2015 "Digital Alchemy" , International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
  07/2015 AQS Quilt Week, Syracuse, NY
  03/2012 Tri State Quilt Festival, Sommerset, NJ
  02/2012 Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival, XXIII, Hampton VA
  5/2010 Denver National Quilt Festival V, Denver CO
  10/2008 –9/09 Hoffman Challenge Traveling Exhibit” various locations in USA
     
Non-Juried Exhibitions 09/2014 "Illuminated Letters" , Stretching Art & Tradition, PA National Quilt Extravaganza Show, Philadelphia, PA
  03/2012 "Off The Wall", Arts & Cultural Council of Greater Rochester, Rochester, NY
  06/2011 "75th Diamond Jubilee Quilt Fest.", Genesee Valley Quilt Club, Rochester, NY
  02/2011 "On The Edge" Arts & Cultural Council of Greater Rochester, Rochester, NY
  01/2010 “DeCaDEnce” Arts & Cultural Council of Greater Rochester Rochester, NY
  11/2008 “Journey of the Gypsy” Houston TX
  05/2007 “Artistic Figures In Cloth” Columbus OH
     
Curating Experience 2011
2010		 "The Art Quilt Experience", Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY
"DeCaDEnce", Arts & Cultural Council of Rochester, Rochester, NY
     
Education 1984
1988		 B.S. Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
M.B.A. Accounting Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
     
Work Experience 1988-Present Red Dog Enterprises Inc., Williamson, NY President/Owner
K.I.E.E. Accounting Services, Williamson, Certified Public Accountant