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Education
1985 The Ohio State University MFA, Sculpture
1980 Beloit College BFA, Painting, Sculpture
Selected Exhibitions (solo where indicated)
1986 The Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OH multi-media installation (group)
1985 Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV cast glass sculpture (group) *Jury Prize
1985 The Lighthouse, Louisville, KY cast glass sculpture (group)
1984 The Pilchuck School, Stanwood, WA cast glass sculpture (group)
1984 Kresge Art Museum, E. Lansing, MI sculptures glass, metal, and sand (2-person show with Dale Chihuly)
1983 Hubbard Street Gallery, Chicago, IL multi-media installation (solo)
Selected Outdoor Installations
1983 “Poison Grass” 1600 feet of colored water in 4” diameter clear tubing left to be punctured naturally by external forces Columbus, OH (solo)
1982 “Arctic Melt” 2 tons of colored ice left to melt in summer heat International Symposium on Antarctic Glaciology Columbus, OH (solo)
1981 “The Levees Will Break” 150 80-lb clear plastic sacks of colored water on the levee left to break open New Orleans, LA (solo)
1981 “Splendid Masons” 100 abandoned crawfish chimneys removed from swamp, exhibited in downtown plaza New Orleans, LA (2-person)
Teaching
1983-85 Teaching assistant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1983 Teaching assistant, The Pilchuck School, Stanwood, WA
Other Professional Experience
2006-current Cartoonist, freelance, The New Yorker
2013-16 Illustrator/feature writer, Old Texas News, Texas Monthly magazine
1988-2008 Contract Illustrator, Creators Syndicate, Los Angeles
Contact Information
Jul Suits (she/they): juliasuits@gmail.com (612) 214-4946