Juliette Aristides
Juliette Aristides is a gifted, passionate, intellectually stimulating artist who seeks to understand and convey the human spirit through art. Ms. Aristides has spent the past ten years acquiring a rigorous education on the principles of classical realism. She began her studies in 1988 under Myron Barnstone in Design Systems. She continued to study drawing and painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, then at The Atelier in Minneapolis in the tradition of Richard Lack. This work was followed two years of instruction at the National Academy in New York with Jacob Collins, while also receiving instruction from Carlos Madrid. Juliette spent a year working with a small group of students at Jacob Collins' studio prior to becoming a founding member of the Water Street Studio in Brooklyn, New York.
Juliette received both the Wilder Prize for Drawing and the Albert Hallgarten Traveling Scholarship while studying at the National Academy of Design. She is also a recipient of the Elisabeth Greenshields Grant and she is a frequent contributor to Artist's Magazine.
"I have a simple belief that the goal of learning to draw and paint is attainable by anyone who is willing to pursue it. It is as accessible as learning to write or play a musical instrument. There is more than one path a person can follow to be a well-trained artist. What is necessary, however, is a passion for excellence, discipline, and an unflinching desire to pursue truth. Traditional skills are necessary for developing a foundational base for the artist to work from. It is craftsmanship that opens the door to effective self-expression. I am excited about teaching the methods from our artistic inheritance. I know that once this knowledge becomes commonplace again, it can only enrich our cultural life."
-- Juliette Aristides, August 1, 2002
EDUCATION:
1998-1996 JACOB COLLINS STUDIO/WATER STREET , New York, NY
1994-1996 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, New York, NY
1994-1996 CARLOS MADRID STUDIO, New York, NY
1992-1994 THE ATELIER, Minneapolis, MN
1989-1992 PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF FINE ART, Philadelphia, PA
1988-1989 BARNSTONE STUDIOS, Coply, PA
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2003 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2002 Included in the Art Renewal Center ‘Living Masters Gallery’
2000 Realism Today Competition, AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE
1995 Wilder Prize for Drawing, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN,NYC
1995 Albert Hallgarten Traveling Scholarship, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, New York, NY
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2009 Long Island Academy of Art, Long Island NY
2009 Santa Repararta, Florence Italy
2008-9 Oklahoma Arts Institute, Quartz Mountain OK
2006-8 Bay Area Classical Artist Atelier Foster City, CA
2008 Andreeva Portrait Academy, Santa Fe, NM
1999- Gage Academy of Fine Art, Seattle Washington
2000-present Started the Aristides Classical Atelier Program at Gage Academy of Fine Art Seattle WA
2004 Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Los Angeles , CA
2004 Portrait Society of Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge Island WA
Juror for
American Artists Magazine Portrait Competition Dec. 2008
Museum of Flight for the Aerospace convention
Portrait Society of Bainbridge Island
BOOKS:
2008 Classical Painting Atelier, Watson-Guptill Publications, NY By J. Aristides
2008 Teach Yourself Visually, Drawing by D. Fisher and J. Robinson , Wiley Publishing, Inc Hoboken NJ
2008 Drawing the Cast, The Emulation of Aesthetic Values by L. Sawlit, Pontic Press
2006 Classical Drawing Atelier, Watson-Guptill Publications, NY By J. Aristides
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2/09 American Art Collector Magazine Power of Illusion: Part II
7/08 American Art Collector Magazine A San Francisco Summer pg 204
5/08 American Artist Magazine Classical Painting Atelier by J Aristides
4/08 American Art Collector Magazine, Five Wonderful Women Artists
4/08 Gulf Connoisseur Magazine Feature Article The Prism of Realism by Meena Nayaran
3/08 American Art Collector Magazine, Bringing Spring into Focus
3/08 The Artist’s Magazine, Drawing Board: The critical Edge by J. Aristides
Jan/Feb/08 The Artist’s Magazine, Drawing Board: Composition With Values” by J. Aristides
Winter 2008 Vol. 21 no.1 AeroBrush Journal pg16 Seattle Forum by John Clark
2007 Portrait Society Quarterly Magazine
2007 American Arts Quarterly Winter
2007 The Stranger Volume 16 no.33 Art School Confidential by Jen Graves
5/07 The Artists Magazine : Drawing Board: Master Copy By J. Aristides
12/07 International Artist Magazine , Ateliers - A Classical Tradition in the Modern World By Lauren Harris
Fall 07 American Artist Drawing Magazine, BACAA: Classical Training From Contemporary Masters by Allison Malafronte
12/07 American Art Collector Magazine, Issue 26, Drawing
1/06 American Art Collector Magazine, Issue 3, Leading Ladies
10/05 TheArtist’s Magazine: Life Lessons
9/05 The Artist’s Magazine: Heavy Metal, Drawing with Silverpoint by J. Aristides
7/05 The Artist’s Magazine: Drawing Board: Fuller Figures pg 46-49 Maureen Bloomfield
5/05 The Artist’s Magazine: Drawing on Toned Paper by J. Aristides
12/04 The Artist’s Magazine: V is for Varnish by Maureen Bloomfield and Val Hunt
8/04 The Inquirer and Mirror: Brigham Galleries Presents the work of South African-born Juliette Aristides
7/04 Artist’s Magazine: Feature Landscape and Figure: Draw Now
7/04 American Artist: Special drawing issue June/July Competition Winners
7/04 Drawing Board : Feature Drawing is the Heart
3/04 Art-Talk : (review) Mastery Triumphant in San Francisco, Paul Soderburg
3/04 Artist’s Magazine: Feature Article ‘Drawing is the Heart’
1/04 International Artists Magazine: Book “How did you paint that” Still life
1/04 Artist’s Magazine: On the Rise pg. 61, Special 20th Anniversary Issue
2/21/03 Antiques and The Arts Weekly –Juliette Aristides at John Pence Gallery (review)
2003 Exhibition Catalog Self Portraits
2003 Exhibition Catalog: Exposed: The Nude
2002 Exhibition Catalog: Still Lifes, Florals, Interiors
9/03 Southwest Arts Magazine: Self Portrait article
9/01 Southwest Arts Magazine: Feature Classical Realist
1/00 American Artist Magazine: A survey of Contemporary Figure Drawing pg.74
10/00 American Artist Magazine: Realism Today pg.42
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2005 New Paintings &Drawings, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2004 THE BRIGHAM GALLERY, Nantucket, MA
2003 THE BRIGHAM GALLERY, Nantucket, MA
2003 Recent drawings and Paintings JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco,CA
2001 Pierce Mansion, Seattle, WA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2009 Tromp L’oiel Exhibition, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2009 Winter Exhibition, ATLANTA ART GALLERY, Atlanta GA
2009 New Year Exhibition, ATLANTA ART GALLERY, Atlanta GA
2008 Beauty in Context, BETHANY GALLERY, Seattle WA
2008 Winter Group Exhibition, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco,CA
2008 Small Works Show, HOWARD MANDVILLE GALLERY, Kirkland WA
2008 Water Street Atelier, ATLANTA ART GALLERY, Atlanta GA
2008 Figurative Art, LA QUIRE GALLERY, Nashville, TN
2008 Summer Salon RARITY GALLERY Myconos Greece
2008 Floral Exhibition, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2008 Five Women, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2008 Drawings, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2007 New High Renaissance, PORTLAND ART CENTER, Portland WA
2007 Holiday Show, ELKA ROUSKOV GALLERY, Kirkland WA
2007 Small Works Show, HOWARD MANDVILLE GALLERY, Kirkland WA
2007 Works from the Aristides Atelier, ELKA ROUSKOV GALLERY, Kirkland
2006 The Figure in Art, LA QUIRE GALLERY, Nashville, TN
2006 Interiors, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2006 Luster of Silver, TELFAIR MUSEUM OF ART, Savannah, GA
2006 Ongoing Exhibition, MAYER-MUNSON GALLERY, Santa Fe, NM
2006 Small Works Show, HOWARD MANDVILLE GALLERY, Kirkland
2005 Figurative Art Show, LA QUIRE GALLERY, Nashville, TN
2005 Ongoing Exhibition, MAYER-MUNSON GALLERY, Santa Fe, NM
2005 Summer in San Francisco, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2005 New Classical, Works from the Aristides Atelier, Fountain Head Gallery, Seattle
2005 Valentines Show, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2005 Paint what you Want, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2004 International Maters of Fine Art, Green House Gallery, San Antonio TX.
2004 Figure and Cast- CENTURY GALLERY, Alexandria, VI
2004 Devotion in Art, STEELE GALLERY, Seattle WA
2004 Still life, A&C FINE ART, East Greenwich, RI
2004 Allegory, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2003 The Golden Section, STEELE GALLERY, Seattle, WA
2003 International Maters of Fine Art, Green House Gallery, San Antonio TX
2003 Wine Tour, BRIGHAM GALLERY, Nantucket, MA
2003 Summer in San Francisco, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco CA
2003 Opening, BRIGHAM GALLERY, Nantucket, MA *done
2003 Self Portraits, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2003 Exposed, The Nude, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2002 International Masters of fine Art, Greenhouse Gallery, Houston TX
2002 Epic Still Life, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco CA
2002 Ongoing exhibition, GANDY GALLERY, Atlanta, GA
2001 Ongoing exhibition, CENTURY GALLERY, Alexandria, VA
2001 Atelier Traditions, MEREDITH LONG GALLERY, Houston TX
2000 Tromp L’Oeil Tradition, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2000 Realism Today, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
1999 Atelier Tradition, MEREDITH LONG GALLERY, Houston, TX
1999 Feast for the Eye, STUDIO GALLERY, Seattle, WA
1999 Drawings by our Painters, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
1999 Tromp L’Oeil Tradition, JOHN PENCE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
1998 MESSANEO, WYNMAN GALLERY, New York, NY
1998 Portrait as Icon, TARGET GALLERY, Alexandria, VG
1998 SUNDANCE GALLERY, Bridge Hampton, NY
1998 “68th” Grand National Exhibition”, SALMUGUNDI CLUB, New York, NY
1996 Group Exhibition, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, New York, NY