JULIE SEGRAVES

EDUCATION:
M.A. East Asian Languages and Culture, with a major in Chinese art and language and minor in Japanese art, Indiana University. Thesis: 20th Century Chinese Art

M.A. Graduate School of Information Sciences, University of Denver

B.A. Political Science, Purdue University

SPECIAL COURSE WORK:
Japanese language, University of Colorado

Chinese language, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei,Taiwan, ROC

Chinese language, history and literature, Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Bonhams Auctions consultant, 2013 to 2018

Executive Director/Curator, Asian Art Coordinating Council, 1987 to present.

Visiting lecturer, Central Academy of Art Museum, 2012, University of Colorado, 1981; Colorado Women's College, 1981

Advisor, University of Colorado Art Museum, 2010-11, Asia Society, June 1999

Antiques Road Show, Asian Art Appraiser, 2000 -2001

Foreign Expert, Peking University, September 1999

Advisor, Asia Society, June 1999

Adjunct Professor, University College, University of Denver,1994

Curator, Asian Art, University of Colorado Museum, 1981-86

Consulting curator, Denver Art Museum, 1980-82

Visiting lecturer, University of Colorado, 1981; Colorado Women's College, 1981

PUBLICATIONS AND ARTICLES:

2018	A New Fine Line: Contemporary Gongbi Painting," Arts of Asia, September- October
	"Yige mohuan de zhizao zhe zhongguo yishujia Jin Sha, A Magic Maker-Chinese Artist Jin Sha,” Xin shijue, New Vision, Beijing Art Publishing House
2016	Gongbi huaniahua tanwei: Dian Ya Zhang Qing, Exploring Gongbi Bird and Flower Painting: Elegant Zhang Qing, Anhui Fine Art Publishing House
	Dongdai zhongguo huajia congshu-xin gongbi-Zhang Qing, Contemporary Chinese Painter Series- Contemporary Gongbi Painting-Zhang Qing, Hebei Publishing and Media
	Jin Sha: Salute to the Masters, Beijing Tokyo Art Projects, Beijing
2015	"Huishi wyu - Hang Chunhui, Material and Style - Hang Chunhui," Sichuan Fine Art Publishing House
2013	How to Market Your Art to a US Museums and Galleries,” Young Artists Series, Central Fine Art Academy of Art, Beijing
2012	A Fine New Line: Contemporary Gongbi Ink Painting, The Beijing Fine Art Institute of Painting
	“Lu Peng: Transforming the Chinese Ink Painting Tradition,” and “Naughty or Nice? The Satirical and Surreal Art of Liang Changsheng,” The Reunion of the Adventures of the Three Travel Weary Loafers, Today Museum, Beijing
2011	"Contemporary Chinese Art Collectors: Yang Bin and Yan Qing," Orientations, July
2010	Li Wei's Body Of Art, www. liwei.com, Beijing
2009	"Transforming the Chinese Ink Painting Tradition," The Art of Lu Peng, Hunan Fine Art Publishing House
2008	“In and Around Beijings ‘SOHO’ Art Districts: A Conversation with Frank Uytterhaegen and Pascale Geulleaume,” Orientations, July
	“Naughty or Nice? The Satirical and Surreal Art of Liang Changsheng," Exhibition of China’s Contemporary Art Literature
2007	“The Art of Fang Lijun: Bald Headed Masterpieces or Bold Faced Commercialism ?,” Orientations Magazine, June
	“Lost in Transition: The Art of Zhu Ming,” Art of Zhu Ming, China Contemporary, LTD.
2006	“An Interview with Uli Sigg,” Orientations Magazine, September
	The Politics of Power: Art and Images from China 's Cultural Revolution,”Orientations Magazine, May
	Artists and Authorities Clash: Open Space vs. Art Space in Beijing,”Orientations Magazine, March
	Confidential,” Sheng Qi: Confidential, Timezone 8 Publisher, Beijing
2004	"The Evolution of Conceptual Photography in the People's Republic of China,” Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver Newsletter, Winter
	Over One Billions Served: Conceptual Photography from the People's Republic of China, exhibit brochure, Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver
2003	"A Discussion of Liang Changsheng's Papercuts," Creative Papercuts: The Evolution of the Contemporary Papercut Language, Han Zhengzhou, ed., People's Fine Art Publishing House
	The Glory of the Silk Road: Art from Ancient China catalogue, selected entries: 13, 52, 65, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 114, 115,118,119, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio
2002	"Zhang Qing and His Meticulous Chinese Paintings," China Today, Beijing, July ;
2001	Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China, Gansu, and Ningxia, 4th-7th Centuries, textile entries, Asia Society, New York
	Fragments of Nature: Innovations in Chinese Bird and Flower Painting Featuring the Arts of Gao Qian, Yu Hui, and Zhang Qing, 3 Volumes (Exhibition Catalogues), Asian Art Coordinating Council, Denver, Co.
2000	"Book Review: The Extraordinary in the Ordinary: The Collections of Lloyd Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation," Orientations, Hong Kong
1999	The Michael and Judy Steinhardt Textile Collection," Arts of Asia, Hong Kong, November-December
	Spiritual Landscapes, Satirical City Scenes: The Art of Qiu Deshu and Wang Jinsong, 2 Volumes (Exhibition Catalogues), Asian Art Coordinating Council, Denver, Co.
1998	"A Review of Twentieth Century Art and Artists by Michael Sullivan," China Review International, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, (Vol. 5, No. 2, fall)
1997	Miho Museum Catalogue-South Wing, Miho Museum, Kyoto, Japan, selected entries: 115, 116, 117, 1130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137
	The Four Seasons: A Celebration of Nature in Contemporary Japanese Textiles (Exhibition Catalogue), editor, Asian Art Coordinating Council, Denver, CO.
	The Adventures of the Three Travel Weary Loafers: New Art from the People's Republic of China, featuring Wei Dong, Lu Peng, and Liang Changsheng (Exhibition Catalogue), Asian Art Coordinating Council, Denver, CO.
	"Preliminary Findings on the Evolution of the Rosette Motifs Found on Chinese Silk," Silk Roads Research Field, No. 2, Suzhou Silk Museum, Suzhou, China
1996	China: The Qin and Han Empires," The Oxford Companion to Archaeology, Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
	" China: The Tang and Sung Dynasties," The Oxford Companion to Archaeology, Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
	"Silk, the Sogdians, and China: Preliminary Findings on the Evolution of the Rosette Motifs Found on Chinese Silk," Suzhou Silk Museum, Conference Proceedings"
	Society, Status and Shamans: Symbols Appearing on Warring States Period and Han Dynasty Textiles," Arts of Asia, Hong Kong, May-June
	"A Reader's Guide to Asian Art," New Asia Review, Westport, Ct., Spring
1995	“Challenging the Confines of 20th Century Art: Xu Beihong and the Introduction and Evolution of Academic Realism," Arts Call and Conference Proceedings, Xu Beihong Museum, Beijing, China
1994	Man and Earth Contemporary Painting from Taiwan (Exhibition Catalogue), Asian Art Coordinating Council, Denver, CO.
1993	"Asian Textiles in the Denver Art Museum," Orientations, Hong Kong, February
1989	"The Grave Goods of Lady Dai," Archaeology Magazine, September/October
	Summoning of the Soul: Treasures from China's Tombs (Exhibition Brochure) Asian Art Coordinating Council, Denver, CO.
1987	" Lacquerware of Suzuki Mitsumi," Arts of Asia, September/October, Hong Kong
1984	The Way of the Warrior: The Art of Japan (Exhibition Catalogue), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
1982	A Thread Through Time: The Textiles of China (Exhibition Catalogue), University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO.
	The Winds Blew East: Western Influences on Chinese Art (Exhibition Catalogue), and University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, Co.
1981	"Life in the Forbidden City,"Secret Splendors of the Chinese Court (Exhibition Catalogue), Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO.

EXHIBITIONS:

* Mastering Illusions: The Contemporary Ink paintings of Jin Sha, 2018

* A New fine Line: Contemporary Ink Painting from China, 2015

* A Common Thread: The Nina Williams Collection of Chinese Minority Textiles, 2013

* A New Attitude: Chen Man's Provocative Interpretations of Contemporary Chinese Women, 2014

* It's About Relating - It's About China: Featuring Video Installations By Wang Gongxin, 2013

* Giving and Receiving: A collaborative Exhibit of Contemporary Artists from China and the US, 2011

* Capturing Space and Creating Composition: Early Work of Hong Kong Photographer Sheung Waichun (Nancy Sheung), 2011

* Handcrafted From: Japanese Tradition and Techniques 2010

* Body Art: New Photography from China, 2008-2009

* China Confidential: Painting And Photographs By Sheng Qi, 2007

* The Sound Of Silence: Photographs, Installation, And Video By Liu Wei, 2007

* Magic Mountains : Photography From China , 2007

* Images of Isolation: The Art of Su Xinping, 2005

* Images of Isolation: The Art of Su Xinping, 2005

* Women Exploring Symbolism through Culture: Contemporary Art by Siona Benjamin and the Mithila Folk Paintings of India, 2004

* Over One Billions Served: Conceptual Photography from the People's Republic of China, Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver, 2004

* Contemporary Japanese Quilts, 2003-2004

* Chinese Art of the Tang Dynasty from the Sze Hong Collection, Denver Art Museum, 2002-2003

* Transforming a Tradition: Contemporary Chinese Landscape Painting Featuring the Art of Lin Rongsheng, 2002

* Avant Garde Asian Calligraphy; Featuring the Art of Xu Bing, Yang Yang, Wang Dongling, Chen Guanwu and Tsugio Hattori, 2002

* Fragments of Nature: Innovations in Chinese Bird and Flower Painting Featuring the Arts of Gao Qian, Yu Hui, and Zhang Qing, 2001

* I Desire to go to School: Photographs from the China Hope Project by Xie Hailong,2001

* Spiritual Landscapes, Satirical City Scenes: Contrasting Views of Contemporary China featuring the Art of Qiu Deshu and Wang Jinsong, 1999

* The Four Seasons: A Celebration of Nature in Contemporary Japanese Textiles, 1997- 99

* The Adventures of The Three Travel Weary Loafers: New Art from the People's Republic of China featuring Wei Dong, Lu Peng, & Liang Changsheng, 1997-98

* Mystic Dreams, Majestic Scenes: Contemporary Chinese Landscape Photography by Yu Yuntian, 1997-98

* Renaissance of Realism: Contemporary Chinese Oil Painting: Featuring the Work of Chao Ge & Xie Dongming, 1995

* Reflections of a Changing China: Chinese Children's Art from Hunan & Fuzhou, People's Republic of China, 1995-97

* Holding Up Half of the Sky: Contemporary Women's Painting from the People's Republic of China, 1994

* Man and Earth: Contemporary Paintings from Taiwan, 1994-1995

* Rebellion From Within: New Art From the People's Republic of China, 1993

* Contemporary Folk Art from Southern China, 1993

* Snuff Bottles from the Pamela R. Lessing Friedman Collection, 1992-1995

* Beauty in Japanese Quilts, 1992-1995

* In A Different Voice: Paintings by Zhang Ge, 1992-1994

* In Deepest China: Photos by Wang Gangfeng, 1991-1995

* Contemporary Chinese Folk Art, 1991-1992

* First Annual Contemporary Asian Artists Exhibition Series: The Art of Sun Quan, Zhang Baibo and Wang Renmin, 1990-1991

* Summoning of the Soul: Treasures from China's Tombs, 1989-1990

* Shanghai in Black and White: Photos of Mark Chester, 1989

* Children's Art from Hunan, 1987-93

* Ethnic Costumes from China and Southeast Asia, 1987

* Transcending Tradition: Contemporary Paintings from the People's Republic of China, 1987

* The Chinese in the Rocky Mountain Region: 1985-1989

* The Fine Art of Mass Production Contemporary Baskets from China, 1985-87

* Traditional Patterns of Japan: Designs on Textiles and Paper, 1988

* Zen in the Art of Dining: An Exhibition of Kaiseki Ware, 1985

* The Way of the Warrior: The Art of Japan, 1984

* Contemporary Chinese Paintings from the People's Republic of China, 1984

* A Thread Through Time: The Textiles of China, 1983

* Contemporary Woodblock Prints from China, 1983

* The Winds Blew East: Western Influence on Chinese Art, 1982