Website: http://julianphelps.wixsite.com/julianphelps
Facebook: www.facebook.com/juilan.c.phelps
Instagram: @julian.phelps
Studio: Phelps Phine Art @ Durham Arts Place
305 E Chapel Hill St, Durham, N.C. 27701 (Back Entry)
Education
2012 Art Therapies: Expression, Perceptual Responses & Meanings in Alzheimer’s Certificate; Neuropsychological Ambulatory Aruba
2012 Foundation for Hospital Art (New York)
Workshop: working as Art Therapist with Adolescents through workshop’s guided program.
2013 B. A. in Studio Art with minors in Art Therapy, Creative Writing, and Psychology, Lenoir Rhyne University, Hickory, NC
2014 Art Therapy and Violence: Domestic, School, and Social Certificate; Neuropsychological Ambulatory Aruba
2015 Marylhurst University Art Therapy (Oregon) Certificates:
Introduction to Art Therapy
Art Therapy Techniques
Interpersonal Neurobiology
2017 The Rhine Research Center; Duke University (Durham, NC): Online Course: Lucid Dreaming taught by Ryan Hurd
Awards
2010 2nd Place Poetry Award, Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC)
2011 3rd Place Poetry Award, Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC)
Excelsior Greek Award, Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC)
Symposium for University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE) Certificate, Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC)
2014 2nd Place Painting Award, Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC)
2016 Honorable Mention Award, 2nd Annual Juried Exhibit: Intimate Expressions, Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC)
2017 Honorable Mention Award, Connections, Full Circle Arts (Hickory, NC)
Group Exhibits
Spring 2014 Lenoir-Rhyne University: Visual Art Department: Senior Paintings Exhibit (Hickory, NC)
Fall 2014 Caswell Council for the Arts’ 36th Annual Juried Art Show (Yanceyville, NC)
Fall 2014 The Danville Art League: Color – Fall: Juried Exhibition (Danville, NC)
Fall 2014 The Durham Art Guild: Members Holiday Market (Durham, NC)
Spring 2015 The Durham Art Guild: Member’ Showcase (Durham, NC)
Fall 2015 Durham Arts Council: Centerfest Arts Festival (Durham, NC)
Fall 2015 Caswell Council for the Arts’ 37th Annual Juried Art Show (Durham, NC
Fall 2015 Tremors on Trent at Monkey Bottom Collaborative Art Show (Durham, NC)
Fall 2015 Durham Holiday Market Art Walk (Durham, NC)
Fall 2015 The Durham Art Guild: Members Holiday Market (Durham, NC)
Spring 2016 The Durham Art Guild: Swing into Spring Auction (Donation) (Durham, NC)
Spring 2016 The Durham Art Guild: Members’ Showcase (Durham, NC)
Summer 2016 The Carrack: 5th Birthday Community Show + “Small Call” for Art (Donation) (Durham, NC)
Summer 2016 The Carrack: Fraquture Durham Storefront Project Installation by Smashing Boxes on display at 21cMuseum Hotel (Durham, NC)
Fall 2016 CAM Raleigh: CAMstellation (Durham, NC)
Fall 2016 Durham Arts Council: Centerfest Arts Festival (Durham, NC)
Fall 2016 Litmus Gallery & Studios: Anything Goes (Raleigh, NC)
Fall 2016 Lenoir-Rhyne University: Visual Art Department: 2nd Annual Juried Exhibit: Intimate Expressions & Honorable Mention Award for “Dragonfly” (Hickory, NC)
Fall 2016 Litmus Gallery & Studios: Little Treasures (Raleigh, NC)
Fall 2016 Durham Holiday Market Art Walk (Durham, NC)
Fall 2016 The Durham Art Guild: Members Holiday Market (Durham, NC)
Fall 2016 The ArtsCenter: Community Art Exhibit (Carrboro, NC)
Spring 2017 The Carrack Community Art Show (Durham, NC)
Spring 2017 Full Circle Arts: Connections & Honorable Mention Award for “Connections” (Hickory, NC)
Spring 2017 Taste Full Beans Coffee House: April Group Show (Hickory, NC)
Spring 2017 Durham Art Guild: Members’ Showcase (Durham, NC)
Spring 2017 The Durham Art Guild: Swing into Spring Auction (Donation) (Durham, NC)
Spring 2017 Full Circle Arts: Tiny Art (Hickory, NC)
Spring 2017 Litmus Gallery & Studio: Petcasso (Raleigh, NC)
Summer 2017 The Carrack: 6th Anniversary Community Show + Red Dot Fundraiser (Donation) (Durham, NC)
Summer 2017 Full Circle Arts: Members’ Showcase (Hickory, NC)
Fall 2017 Durham Arts Council: Centerfest Arts Festival (Durham, NC)
Fall 2017 Full Circle Arts: Fall Show (Hickory, NC)
Fall 2017 The Bazaar Festival September-December (Carrboro, NC)
Fall 2017 Litmus Gallery & Studios: Anything Goes (Raleigh, NC)
Fall 2017 Full Circle Arts: Holiday Happenings (Hickory, NC)
Fall 2017 Durham Art Guild: Holiday Market (Durham, NC)
Fall 2017 Litmus Gallery: Art to be Treasured Holiday Market (Raleigh, NC)
Spring 2018 The Carrack Community Art Show
Spring 2018 Litmus Gallery: Transitivity (Raleigh, NC)
Spring 2018 Durham Art Guild: Members’ Showcase (Durham, NC)
Spring 2018 The Durham Art Guild: Swing into Spring Auction (Donation) (Durham, NC)
Fall 2018 Litmus Gallery & Studios: Anything Goes (Raleigh, NC)
Fall 2018 Durham Art Guild: Holiday Market (Durham, NC)
Spring 2019 Durham Art Guild: Members’ Showcase (Durham, NC)
Spring 2019 The Durham Art Guild: Swing into Spring Auction (Donation) (Durham, NC)
Summer – Fall 2019 The Durham Beat Market at Locopops (Durham, NC)
Summer 2019 – Present The Durham Beat Mart at Fullsteam Brewery (Durham, NC)
Fall 2019 “Garden of Nudes” Phelps Phine Art Studio: Paintings by Julian Phelps and Sculptures by James (Jim) Fatata
Fall 2019 Litmus Gallery & Studios: Anything Goes (Raleigh, NC)
Fall 2019 Durham Art Guild: Holiday Market (Durham, NC)
Fall 2019 “Traverse Mindscapes” Phelps Phine Art Studio: Paintings by Julian Phelps and Sculptures by Andres Manring
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Solo Exhibits
Fall 2015 - Present Phelps Phine Art Studio: 3rd Friday Participant (Durham, NC)
Fall 2015 - Present Phelps Phine Art Studio: Centerfest (Durham, NC)
Fall 2015 - Present Phelps Phine Art Studio: Holiday Market Art Walk Participant (Durham, NC)
Spring 2017 Lenoir-Rhyne University: Art Department: “Artist in Transformation: Graduation to Present” (In association with and at the Rudisill Library) (Hickory, NC)
Fall 2017 - Present Phelps Phine Art Studio: Installation Opening: Walk in Depth: exploring mental and physical space through black lighting and fluorescent paint (Durham, NC)
Fall 2018 Phelps Phine Art Studio: Spooky Funky (Halloween Special)
Fall 2019 Phelps Phine Art Studio: Spooky Funky II (Halloween Special)
January – February 2020 Litmus Gallery: “Rain Cosmic Florals Rain” (Raleigh, NC)
Poetry Publications
Spring 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013 Cantos Lenoir-Rhyne University Literate Magazine (Hickory, NC)
Fall 2011; 2012 Poetry Hickory Reading Series (Hickory, NC)
Fall 2013 Poetry Lincolnton Reading Series (Lincolnton, NC)
Spring 2013 Bloodshot: Journal of Contemporary Culture (NC)
Fall 2014 A/Muse: Literary and Arts Magazine for Alexander County (NC)
Poetry Readings
Spring 2010 – Spring 2013 Cantos Lenoir-Rhyne University Literate Magazine (Hickory, NC)
Fall 2011 – Spring 2012 Poetry Hickory, Taste Full Beans (Hickory, NC)
Fall 2011 Guest Poet Poetry Lincolnton (Lincolnton, NC)
Fall 2012 – Spring 2013 Gilbert Chapel Distinguished Poetry Series Selected Participant:
Western Carolina University (Group reading) (Cullowhee, NC)
Bethlehem Library (Solo Reading) (Taylorsville, NC)
Experiences
October 2016 Volunteer & Docent at Georges Rousse Durham Project 2016 (Durham, N.C.)
June 2014 – August 2014 Assistant Camp Counselor at Artspace (Raleigh, N.C.)
Fall 2012 – Fall 2013 Studio Art Assistant at Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, N.C.)
Fall 2012 – Spring 2013 Independent Contractor at Hickory Community Theatre (Hickory, N.C.)
Fall 2011 – Spring 2012 Various Art Therapy Internships (Hickory, N.C.)
Spring 2010 – Fall 2012 President of the Desperate Poets Club at Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, N.C.)
Professional Affiliations
Fall 2014 – Present Durham Art Guild Member (Durham, NC)
2015 – 2020 Notary Public of Orange Country, NC
Commissions Expires 12-13-2020
Alumni Theta Xi Fraternity: Kappa Omicron Chapter
Spring 2017 – Fall 2017 Full Circle Arts Associate Member (Hickory, NC)