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JULIE SEGRAVES
EDUCATION:
M.A. East Asian Languages and Culture, with a major in Chinese art
and language and minor in Japanese art, Indiana University. Thesis:
20th Century Chinese Art
M.A. Graduate School of Information Sciences,
University of Denver
B.A. Political Science, Purdue University
SPECIAL COURSE WORK:
Japanese language, University of Colorado
Chinese language, National Taiwan Normal University,
Taipei,Taiwan, ROC
Chinese language, history and literature, Metropolitan
State College, Denver, CO.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Executive Director/Curator, Asian Art Coordinating Council, 1987
to present; to date organized and curated 45 exhibitions
Antiques Road Show, Asian Art Appraiser, 2000
-2001
Foreign Expert, Peking University, September
1999
Advisor, Asia Society, June 1999
Adjunct Professor, University College, University
of Denver,1994
Curator, Asian Art, University of Colorado
Museum, 1981-86
Consulting curator, Denver Art Museum, 1980-82
Visiting lecturer, University of Colorado,
1981; Colorado Women's College, 1981
PUBLICATIONS AND ARTICLES:
2004ˇ° The Art of Fang Lijun: Bald Headed Masterpieces or Bold Faced Commercialism ?ˇ± Orientations Magazine, June 2007
ˇ°Lost in Transition: The Art of Zhu Ming," Art of Zhu Ming , April, 2007
ˇ°An Interview with Uli Sigg.ˇ± Orientations Magazine , September 2006
ˇ°The Politics of Power: Art and Images from China 's Cultural Revolution,ˇ± Orientations Magazine , May 2006
ˇ°Artists and Authorities Clash: Open Space vs. Art Space in Beijing ,ˇ± Orientations Magazine, March 2006
ˇ°Confidential,ˇ± Sheng Qi: Confidential, Timezone 8 publisher, 2006 2004 "The Evolution of Conceptual Photography in the People's Republic of China," Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver Newsletter, Winter 2004 Over One Billions Served: Conceptual
Photography from the People's Republic of China, exhibit brochure,
Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver
2003 "A Discussion of Liang Changsheng's
Papercuts" Creative Papercuts: The Evolution of the Contemporary
Papercut Language, Han Zhengzhou, ed., People's Fine Art Publishing
House
2003 The Glory of the Silk Road: Art
from Ancient China catalogue,
selected entries: 13, 52, 65, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105,
106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 114, 115,118,119, Dayton Art Institute,
Dayton, Ohio
2002 "Zhang Qing and His Meticulous Chinese
Paintings," China Today, Beijing, July
2001 Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures
from Northwest China, Gansu, and Ningxia, 4th-7th Centuries, textile
entries, Asia Society, New York
Fragments of Nature: Innovations in Chinese
Bird and Flower Painting Featuring the Arts of Gao Qian, Yu Hui,
and Zhang Qing, 3 Volumes, (Exhibition Catalogue), Asian Art Coordinating
Council, Denver, Co.
2000 "Book Review: The Extraordinary
in the Ordinary: The Collections of Lloyd Cotsen and the Neutrogena
Corporation," Orientations, Hong Kong
1999 "The Michael and Judy Steinhardt
Textile Collection," Arts of Asia, Hong Kong, November-December
Spiritual Landscapes, Satirical City Scenes:
The Art of Qiu Deshu and Wang Jinsong, 2 Volumes, (Exhibition Catalogues),
Asian Art Coordinating Council, Denver, Co.
1998 "A Review of Twentieth Century Art
and Artists by Michael Sullivan", China Review International,
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, (Vol. 5, No. 2, fall 1998)
1997 Miho Museum Catalogue-South Wing, Miho
Museum, Kyoto, Japan, selected entries: 115, 116, 117, 1130, 131,
132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137
The Four Seasons: A Celebration of Nature in
Contemporary Japanese Textiles (Exhibition Catalogue), editor, Asian
Art Coordinating Council, Denver, CO.
The Adventures of the Three Travel Weary Loafers:
New Art from the People's Republic of China, featuring Wei Dong,
Lu Peng, and Liang Changsheng, (Exhibition Catalogue), Asian Art
Coordinating
Council, Denver, CO.
" Preliminary Findings on the Evolution
of the Rosette Motifs Found on Chinese Silk," Silk Roads Research
Field, No. 2, Suzhou Silk Museum, Suzhou, China
1996 " China: The Qin and Han Empires,"
The Oxford Companion to Archaeology, Oxford University Press, Oxford,
England
" China: The Tang and Sung dynasties,"
The Oxford Companion to
Archaeology, Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
" Silk, the Sogdians, and China: Preliminary
Findings on the Evolution of the Rosette Motifs Found on Chinese
Silk," Suzhou Silk Museum, Conference Proceedings,
" Society, Status and Shamans: Symbols
Appearing on Warring States Period and Han Dynasty Textiles,"
Arts of Asia, Hong Kong, May-June
" A Reader's Guide to Asian Art,"
New Asia Review, Westport, Ct., Spring
1995 " Challenging the Confines of 20th
Century Art: Xu Beihong and the Introduction and Evolution of Academic
Realism," Arts Call and Conference Proceedings, Xu Beihong
Museum, Beijing, China
1994 Man and Earth Contemporary Painting from
Taiwan (Exhibition Catalogue), Asian Art Coordinating Council, Denver,
CO.
1993 " Asian Textiles in the Denver Art
Museum," Orientations, Hong Kong, February
1989 " The Grave Goods of Lady Dai,"
Archaeology Magazine, September/October Summoning of the Soul: Treasures
from China's Tombs, (Exhibition Brochure) Asian Art Coordinating
Council, Denver, CO.
1987 " Lacquerware of Suzuki Mitsumi,"
Arts of Asia, September/October, Hong Kong
1984 The Way of the Warrior: The Art of Japan
(Exhibition Catalogue), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
1982 A Thread Through Time: The Textiles of
China (Exhibition Catalogue), University of Colorado Museum, Boulder,
CO.
The Winds Blew East: Western Influences on
Chinese Art, (Exhibition Catalogue), and University of Colorado
Museum, Boulder, Co.
1981 "Life in the Forbidden City",
Secret Splendors of the Chinese Court (Exhibition Catalogue), Denver
Art Museum, Denver, CO.
EXHIBITIONS:
* China Confidential: Painting And Photographs By Sheng Qi, 2007
* The Sound Of Silence: Photographs, Installation, And Video By Liu Wei, 2007
* Magic Mountains : Photography From China , 2007
* The Politics Of Power: Art And Images From China's Cultural Revolution: Featuring Photography By Li Zhensheng , 2006 * Images of Isolation: The Art of Su Xinping, 2005 * Images of Isolation: The Art of Su Xinping, 2005
* Women Exploring Symbolism through
Culture: Contemporary Art by Siona Benjamin and the Mithila Folk
Paintings of India, 2004
* Over One Billions Served: Conceptual
Photography from the People's Republic of China, Museum of Contemporary
Art/Denver, 2004
* Contemporary Japanese Quilts, 2003-2004
* Chinese Art of the Tang Dynasty
from the Sze Hong Collection, Denver Art Museum, 2002-2003
* Transforming a Tradition: Contemporary Chinese
Landscape Painting Featuring the Art of Lin Rongsheng, 2002
* Avant Garde Asian Calligraphy; Featuring
the Art of Xu Bing, Yang Yang, Wang Dongling, Chen Guanwu and Tsugio
Hattori, 2002
* Fragments of Nature: Innovations in Chinese
Bird and Flower Painting Featuring the Arts of Gao Qian, Yu Hui,
and Zhang Qing, 2001
* I Desire to go to School: Photographs from
the China Hope Project by Xie Hailong,2001
* Spiritual Landscapes, Satirical City Scenes:
Contrasting Views of Contemporary China featuring the Art of Qiu
Deshu and Wang Jinsong, 1999
* The Four Seasons: A Celebration of Nature
in Contemporary Japanese Textiles, 1997- 99
* The Adventures of The Three Travel Weary
Loafers: New Art from the People's Republic of China featuring Wei
Dong, Lu Peng, & Liang Changsheng, 1997-98
* Mystic Dreams, Majestic Scenes: Contemporary
Chinese Landscape Photography by Yu Yuntian, 1997-98
* Renaissance of Realism: Contemporary
Chinese Oil Painting: Featuring the Work of Chao Ge & Xie Dongming,
1995
* Reflections of a Changing China: Chinese
Children's Art from Hunan & Fuzhou, People's Republic of China,
1995-97
* Holding Up Half of the Sky: Contemporary
Women's Painting from the People's Republic of China, 1994
* Man and Earth: Contemporary Paintings from
Taiwan, 1994-1995
* Rebellion From Within: New Art From the People's
Republic of China, 1993
* Contemporary Folk Art from Southern China,
1993
* Snuff Bottles from the Pamela R. Lessing
Friedman Collection, 1992-1995
* Beauty in Japanese Quilts, 1992-1995
* In A Different Voice: Paintings by Zhang
Ge, 1992-1994
* In Deepest China: Photos by Wang Gangfeng,
1991-1995
* Contemporary Chinese Folk Art, 1991-1992
* First Annual Contemporary Asian Artists Exhibition
Series: The Art of Sun Quan, Zhang Baibo and Wang Renmin, 1990-1991
* Summoning of the Soul: Treasures from China's
Tombs, 1989-1990
* Shanghai in Black and White: Photos of Mark
Chester, 1989
* Children's Art from Hunan, 1987-93
* Ethnic Costumes from China and Southeast
Asia, 1987
* Transcending Tradition: Contemporary Paintings
from the People's Republic of China, 1987
* The Chinese in the Rocky Mountain
Region: 1985-1989
* The Fine Art of Mass Production Contemporary
Baskets from China, 1985-87
* Traditional Patterns of Japan: Designs on
Textiles and Paper, 1988
* Zen in the Art of Dining: An Exhibition of
Kaiseki Ware, 1985
* The Way of the Warrior: The Art of Japan,
1984
* Contemporary Chinese Paintings from the People's
Republic of China, 1984
* A Thread Through Time: The Textiles of China,
1983
* Contemporary Woodblock Prints from China,
1983
* The Winds Blew East: Western Influence on
Chinese Art, 1982
ARTICLES AND EXHIBITS IN PROGRESS:
2005 Experimental Art from China,
Arvada Center for the Arts (working title, exhibit)
Avant Garde Chinese Women's Art, MSCD Visual
Arts Center (working title, exhibit)
2006 Textiles from the Chris Hall Collection
(working title) exhibition, Denver Art Museum
2006 The Silk Road Art of Turkmenistan (working
title), exhibition, in conjunction with the Embassy of Turkmenistan,
Washington DC and the Foreign Affairs Department, Ashkabad, Turkmenistan
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