GETTING TO KNOW JULIANNE

Julianne Clark, a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a teaching artist currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography at the University of Tulsa. In 2008, she achieved a Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in Photography with a secondary emphasis in Ceramics at the University of Arkansas. She also holds minors in Psychology and Art History. Julianne taught visual art and photography in the Oklahoma public school system for seven years, and was recognized as the Oklahoma State Art Educator in 2016. Currently, she holds professional positions as a teaching assistant at the University of Tulsa, and as the Education Organizer at Living Arts of Tulsa. She volunteers with many regional and national arts organizations, including the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition and the Society for Photographic Education. Her personal work often questions the reality of photography as a representation of truth. On a broader scale, Julianne questions reality and its many truths on a daily basis. She looks to art as a means of both examining and celebrating this quandary. In her free time, Julianne enjoys live music, hiking and camping, and spending time with her canine child, Sprocket.