Julia Couzens comes from Auburn, California and got her M.F.A. at UC Davis in 1990. Couzen writes reviews that have been published in the Sacramento Bee, Two Coats of Paint, and Ceramics: Art and Perspective. Her work includes drawings, paintings, sculptures, and textile-based instillations. Her work has been exhibited at places such as Butler Institute for American Art, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, and Hammer Museum. Currently, Couzens spends her time between Merritt Island, Clarksburg, and Los Angeles.
I will include an image of a piece that Couzens goes over in her artist talk.
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| Last Words, "I don't smell good", 156 x 240 inches, textile, table lamp, wooden shelf, pipe cleaner |
The Last Words exhibition was put on in 2017. Couzens' idea behind the exhibition was showing the last words people said before they died. Some of the materials she used were blankets, pipe cleaners, found objects, and wood burning techniques. A question someone asked that was similar to one I was going to ask was how often do you add personal artifacts to your work or just found objects in general. In response to the question was that she adds found objects from time to time depending on the piece. She does use found knit objects as Couzens says she can not knit.
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