About Julie Friedman, PSA

Background As a native of New Jersey I've been painting my entire life. I earned my BFA from Mason Gross School of Art and was a designer in NY for many years. I worked in oils until I studied with Wolf Kahn and was drawn to the immediacy of pastels-- their color and their vibrancy. Julie is the owner of Artspace Studio & Gallery, a working studio in Morristown, NJ where artists can come together as a group to share creative energy. The studio presently has pastel classes on Wednesday and Thursday mornings, taught by Julie Friedman PSA. Tuesdays are "Open Studio" days where anyone can drop in, pay for the day, and work in a community of other artists. Artspace Studio also runs workshops throughout the year. Artspace Gallery is an event gallery which supports and highlights established area artists, as well as emerging artists in the community. Artspace will have four events per year, each one celebrating new work and new ideas. In between events, the gallery is used as studio space for rent.... an opportunity for working artists to have a space away from their living space, to explore their creative processes. For rental prices and availability, contact the gallery. Process I try to paint very quickly and very often. The faster I work, the less I think, and the more I react instinctively. I believe that this process allows honest impressions and emotions to be recorded without being censored. I strive to keep my work loose and fresh and paint every day so that each painting becomes less important. This allows me to relax and take risks. For me, that is when exciting things happen. Recent Awards A.I. Friedman Award, Renaissance in Pastel Show, Ocober 2007. Article published in The Pastel Journal, May 2007- article about handling and storing pastel paintings. Merchandise Award at Connecticut Pastel Society Show - March 2007. 2006 Pastel Society of New Jersey Juried Exhibition Honorable Mention Article included in SilkPurse Magazine highlighting women in the arts. Two paintings have been included in "In Pure Color" The Best of Pastel, published 2006. "Frost on the Farm" has been chosen for the October image in the Pastel Journal's 2006 wall calendar. Feature article in the February 2005 issue of Pastel Journal. 2004 Pastel 100 Competition The Pastel Journal Honorable Mention 2003 Community Art Association National Exhibition Award of Merit 2003 Millburn Short Hills Art Association Juried Exhibiton Award of Merit 2002 Community Art Association Juried Exhibiton Award of Merit 2002 Somerset Art Association Juried Exhibition Honorable Mention 2002 Millburn-Short Hills Art Association Juried Exhibition Award of Merit