Short CV – Artist Julia Trops

Julia Trops
Venus is Rising
Studio 32093
West Kelowna, BC V4T 3E0

250-215-0079
www.juliatrops.com
juliatrops@gmail.com

Born 1962 Calgary Alberta
Lives and works in West Kelowna British Columbia

EDUCATION
2001

Bachelor of Fine Arts – (Art Studio – Painting) Great Distinction, University of Lethbridge AB

2000   Visual Communications Diploma (Graphic Design) Honours, Medicine Hat College, AB

AWARDS
2012 – Okanagan Arts Awards – Nominated Visual Artist
2012 – City of Kelowna – Nominated Honour in the Arts

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2011        Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops BC

2011        Okanagan Erotic Art Show, Kelowna, BC (catalog)

2011        Red and White, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna BC

2010        Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops BC

2010 FIDEM Congress XXXI, Tampere Art Museum, Finland (catalog)

2010        Starry Starry Night, Penticton Art Gallery, Penticton BC

2009        Ex Nihilo Vineyards, Lake Country, BC

2009        Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC

2009        Starry Night, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton BC

2008        Kamloops Art Gallery

2008        The Best of MASC Geert Maas Sculpture Gardens

2007        Rhythms of Nature, Osoyoos Art Gallery, Osoyoos, BC (3 person)

2005        Figures! The Old Schoolhouse Gallery, Qualicum Beach, BC

2005        Existence in the Dream, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna, BC (solo)

2004        From Heart to Hearth, Kelowna Art Gallery, BC

2004        Looking Back, , Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC

2003        Life, Death, Becoming – Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna BC (solo)

2001        Graduate Show, University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge

2000        Chronos/Kronos – Medicine Hat Museum & Art Gallery, Medicine Hat AB

GALLERIES

2005         present Tào Contemporary, Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2004         present Gallery Odin, Silverstar Mountain Resort, BC

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE

2009 –       Gallery Director, Creatio at Ex Nihilo Vineyards
2007         Founder, Coordinator, Curator for Okanagan Erotic Art Show
2007-11    Core member establishing the Okanagan Arts Awards
2006 –       Director Kelowna Museums Society, Kelowna, BC
2005 -       Founder of Livessence Society of Figurative Artists and Models
2005-2007Director Arts Council of the Central Okanagan
2003 –       Trainer of models for Life Drawing
2002 -2011Resident Artist, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna BC
2000        Logos and Drawings for Therapist Assistant’s Manual for Medicine Hat College, AB
1999         “Assistant” Art Director, CHAT TV, Medicine Hat, AB

PUBLISHED

2011        Okanagan Erotic Art Show Catalog (Editor, Publisher, Writer, Contributing Artist)
2010         FIDEM Medallion Society, Finland, Contributing artist
Simplicity in Mind, Editor, Publisher, Contributing artist
2009 to present The Model Series, Self published
Spirituality of Sex, Contributing artist, Woodlake Books, BC
Catalog- Okanagan Erotic Art Show, Author/editor/publisher
2008        Spirituality of Music – contributing artist, Woodlake Books, BC
Spirit of Kelowna Monograph, Introduction
Wine Labels for The View Winery, Kelowna
2007        Okanagan Arts Magazine, Article on Donating to Charities
The Bias Project Catalog, Edmonton AB
Exploring Life Drawing by Harold Stone, contributing artist
The Art of Charity (article), Okanagan Arts, Kelowna BC