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215-0079Curriculum Vitae - CV - Resume -
Julia Trops
I am a big believer in giving back to the community. Many people do this with money - but as I do not have a lot of that resource, I give back in terms of time and passion. The arts community of painters and sculptors, musicians and actors, and their supporters, is very small in Kelowna, and I would dare say, proportionally, a very small group in other centres as well. When we creators pool our resources for the good of the group, we enrich not only our community, but our lives too, which, in turn, enriches our work. It is never a waste of time or love.
Because of this, I have headed up my CV with my community experience rather than my education, and Gallery listings.
Professional & Community Experience
- One of three founders for the
Okanagan Erotic Art Show
- Artist coordinator for Artworks,
Evergreen Fundraiser, RCA
- Core member establishing the
Okanagan
Arts Awards
- Founding Director for Livessence Society of Figurative Artists and
Models, Kelowna, BC
- Director Kelowna Museums Society, Kelowna, BC
- Director Arts Council of the Central Okanagan
- Resident Artist & Drawing Instructor,
Rotary Centre for
the Arts, Kelowna BC
- 2004 Workshops Director and Exhibitions Director,
Federation of Canadian Arts - Central Okanagan
- Trained life drawing models for instructional and non
instructional classes, ongoing
- 2001, University of Lethbridge, presented and led topics for
discussion in third year "Art Now" classes
- 2000, Logos and Drawings for Therapist Assistant's Manual for Medicine
Hat College, AB
- 1999, "Assistant" Art Director, CHAT TV, Medicine Hat, AB
Published
2008 -
Spirit of Kelowna Monograph, Introduction
2008 - Wine Labels for The View Winery, Kelowna
2007 -
Okanagan Arts Magazine, Article on Donating to Charities (which
I turned into a website)
2007 - The Bias Project Catalogue, Edmonton AB
2007 -
Exploring Life Drawing by Harold Stone, (isbn 1401896979)
contributing artist
and I write my newsletter as well as the one for Livessence.
Galleries
Tào Contemporary, Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hambleton Galleries, Kelowna, BC
Gallery Odin, Silverstar Mountain Resort, British Columbia
Education
2001 - University of Lethbridge Bachelor of Fine Arts - (Art Studio
- Painting) Great Distinction
2000 - Medicine Hat College Visual Communications Diploma (Graphic
Design) Honours
Listed in
National Gallery of Canada’s Library and Archives
Canada’s Cultural Gateway (Government of Canada)
Saatchi UK Online Gallery
Chicago Artists Coalition
Honours and Awards
2000 - 2001 University of Lethbridge Faculty of Fine Arts Dean's
List
2000 Phi Theta Kappa Honour Society Transfer Scholarship & Vice
President
1998 - 2000 Medicine Hat College College & President's Honour Roll
Corporate Collections - I am looking to increase my Corporate Collection listings, please contact me! (julia at juliatrops.com)
2005 - RBC Dominion Securities, Kelowna, BC
2004 - Cochlear Implant Research Lab, Arizona State University
2004 - Scott-Remlinger, Attorneys-at-law, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Exhibitions
2008 -
Sep/Oct - The Bean Scene North
2008 -
Sep - Lake Country ArtWalk
(entered every year fr 2003)
2008 -
Aug - Kamloops Art Gallery Fundraiser
2008 -
Aug -
Gallery Vertigo Almost Famous
2008 -
June to Nov - Gallery Odin Summer Show, opening June
26 & 28
2008 -
June-Sep - The Best of MASC Geert Maas Sculpture Gardens
2008 -
May to Aug - Osoyoos Public Art Gallery
2008 -
June - The Works Art and Design Festival - Edmonton
2008 -
May to Jul - KCT - People, Places and Things
2008 -
May - Rotary Centre for the Arts Atrium
2008 -
May - Latitudes - A "Small Art" Show
2008 - April -
Okanagan Erotic Art Show
2007 - Kamloops Art Gallery Fundraiser
2007 - Aug - Gallery Vertigo Almost Famous
2007 - The Bias Project The Works Art & Design Festival,
Edmonton
2007 - The Works Art and Design Festival Edmonton AB
2007 - Rhythms of Nature, Osoyoos Art Gallery, Osoyoos, BC
2006 - A Year’s Work, Galleria, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna
2005 - Figures! The Old Schoolhouse Gallery, Qualicum Beach, BC
2004 - Alternator Gallery (Artist Run Centre), Kelowna BC
2004 - From Heart to Hearth (Okanagan Mountain Park Fire), Kelowna
Art Gallery, BC
2004 - Looking Back, (Okanagan Mountain Park Fire)", Kelowna Art
Gallery, Kelowna, BC
2003 - Life, Death, Becoming - Galleria, Rotary Centre for the Arts,
Kelowna BC
2001 - Graduate Show, University of Lethbridge Art Gallery,
Lethbridge AB
2000 - Chronos/Kronos - Medicine Hat Museum & Art Gallery, Medicine
Hat AB
Teaching Experience
2007 - I stopped teaching art with the exception of a few special
requests, choosing to focus on my community work, & my artwork
2004-present - Life and Arts Children's Day Instructor
2004-present - Art Instructor for SD23 select teachers
2004 - Beginner Oil Painting - Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna
BC
2003/4 - Beginner and Advanced Instructional Drawing - Rotary Centre
for the Arts (Adults and Teens), Kelowna BC
2003/4 - Fundamentals of Art - Rotary Centre for the Arts & selected
schools from School District 23 (Child) Kelowna BC
2003/4 - Coordinated Non-instructional Drawing Sessions - Rotary
Centre for the Arts
2003 - Drawing Workshop for Mission Painters' Group- 4 weeks
Professional Affiliations
Resident Artist, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna, BC, 2002-
Director - Kelowna Museums Society, Kelowna, BC 2006-
Director - Arts Council of the Central Okanagan,2006-8
Member - Kelowna Sculptors Network Society - 2008-
Member, Summerland Arts Council - Summerland, BC 2006-
Member - Kelowna Visual Performing Arts Centre Society, 2002-
CARFAC (Canadian Artists' Representation/le Front des artistes
canadiens), BC 2003-
Member - Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, 2003-
Vice President, Alpha Tau Delta of Phi Theta Kappa Honour Society
Medicine Hat College 1999
Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB 2003-
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC 2006-
Alternator Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC 2008-
Media (links to my News Page on this site)