I create artwork that is surreal, dreamlike, and abstract by encapsulating memories, future environments, and figures into bubble-like spheres protected from human touch. My paintings and sculptures start off as thumbnail sketches, then advance to studies on paper or discarded materials, such as old baking pans and wooded boxes. As I then progress to the final canvas or sculpture, I allow things to change, accidents to happen, and let the final piece evolve.
My small-town roots rise to the surface in forms of farm animals and country landscapes. I hope to show people a beautiful imagined scene but with a hint of something slightly disturbing, or “off”, just under the surface. There’s a lot to take in and ponder.
Julie Flandorfer
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1989 - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
1990 - Graduate level art courses, University of North Texas
Exhibitions
2026 - Eye Candy Fall Show, group show, Daum Gallery, Dallas, TX
2026 - Eye Candy Spring Show, group show, Daum Gallery, Dallas, TX
2026 - Disco Ball, group show/auction, Fashion Industry Gallery, Chase’s Place, Richardson, TX
2025 - Creme de la Creme, group show, Visual Arts Guild of Frisco, Frisco, TX
2025 - Six works on permanent public display, purchased by the Frisco Library Foundation, Frisco, TX
2025-2026 - Unnatural Environs, solo show, Sweetwaters, Allen, TX
2024 - Real/Unreal, solo show, Frisco Library Gallery, Frisco, TX
2024 - Venture X Big Works, group show, Visual Arts Guild of Frisco, Allen, TX
2024 - New Beginnings, solo show, Plano Library Gallery, Plano, TX
2024 - Hope Blooms, group show/auction, NorthPark Center, Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, Dallas, TX
2024 - Fresh Start, group show, Visual Arts Guild of Frisco, Frisco, TX
2023 - New Texas Talent XXX, group show, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2023 - A Visual Journey, solo show, Sweetwaters, Richardson, TX
2022 - Realms of Reality, group show, Deep Ellum Art Co., Dallas, TX
2022 - Current Works, solo show, Sweetwaters, Richardson, TX
2019 - Día de los Muertos, group show, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2018 - Alumni Show, group show, Mississippi State University, MS
2017 - Rhinoctopus, chalk mural, joint show, Lark on the Park, Dallas, TX
2014 - Día de los Muertos, group show, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
Curation
2025 - Nocturnal Creations, curated group show of 16 artworks from 12 local artists, Frisco, TX
Press
2024 - Spread in Art Seen Magazine, Winter 2024 issue
Teaching Experience
2002-2009 - Private and group art lessons for children ages 2-12, Dallas, TX
2008-2021 - Art workshops for adults, Richardson, TX (marbling, printing, mixed media, collage, art journaling, graphic novel creation, book illustration)
Commissions
2026 - Painting of Swiss alps with female figure based on client’s travels, Plano, TX
2021 - Painting with a jazz and Dave Brubeck theme, Dallas, TX
2019 - Chalk mural, Sweetwaters, Richardson, TX
2019 - Chalk mural, Sweetwaters, McKinney, TX
2001-2008 - 42 private portrait commissions
2005 - Mural with an abstracted Paris theme, 32 feet x 8 feet, Dallas, TX
1986-1988: Mural of 24 portraits of All American Players, 72 feet x 3 feet, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Artwork in Private Collections
Dallas, Austin, Frisco, Denton, and Richardson, Texas
San Diego, CA
Asheville, NC
Atlanta, GA
Guntersville, AL
Starkville, MS
Baton Rouge, LA
Seaside, CA
Berlin, Germany
Nova Scotia, Canada