Julianna Johnston (Jules) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator. Through performance, workshops, and installations, their work harnesses play and embodiment to deconstruct personal and collective relationships with digital interfaces and surveillance technologies. Julianna holds a BFA in Sculpture from the RISD (2018) and an MFA in Media Arts from UCLA (2024). Their work has been exhibited in venues and festivals throughout the US and abroad such as the Slamdance Film Festival (Park City, UT), Athens Digital Media Arts Festival (Athens, Greece), Rathaus für Kultur (Switzerland), Studio Hüette (Berlin, Germany), Carnegie Mellon University Hall of Arts (Pittsburgh, PA), and Spectra Studios (Los Angeles, CA) among others. They have been an artist-in-residence at DOGO Residenz für Neue Kunst, Crosstown Arts, Mass Gallery, and the Vermont Studio Center. Previously, they served as Director of Education at The Oxbow School Summer Art Institute and as an Adjunct Professor in the UCLA Design Media Arts Department. They are currently an Assistant Professor of New Genres and Studio Art at Kenyon College.
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