ARTIST STATEMENT
Julie Glass is interested in the intersection of materials, processes, visuals, emotions and concepts. Her hanging sculpture “Redress of Grievances” was inspired by the theme of speaking truth to power. Glass spent many years attending City Council meetings, which included the right to public comments by citizens. She frequently witnessed people openly berating government officials sitting right in front of them. She was always proud of the fact that in America, irate people could sharply criticize government officials in a public meeting and not end up in jail, or worse. Of course, that was prior to the current authoritarian government taking power, but she still has faith in American democracy and ideals. The right to redress of grievances is of utmost importance in these times.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Julie Glass is a sculptor working in wood, steel and textiles. She has exhibited at the MidSouth Sculpture Alliance 2025 juried exhibition, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the New Orleans Contemporary Art Center, the Aquarium Gallery, the Good Children Gallery, and the Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Museum in New Orleans; the Glassell Gallery, the Carey Saurage Arts Center and the Louisiana Art and Science Museum in Baton Rouge; the Masur Museum in Monroe, the Alexandria Museum of Art; the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum (solo show), the Norton Art Gallery, ArtSpace (solo show and group shows), and the Marlene Yu Museum and other locations in Shreveport. She has completed a residency at the Kallenberg Tower. She has also created public art permanently installed at the Shreveport Regional Arts Council (ArtStation) in Shreveport and designed and created steel art frames in Shreveport Common for the display of blankets created during the Nick Cave residency.
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