V I T A
Place of Birth:
Knoxville, Tennessee
Born: 4 January 1943
Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1965
Knoxville, Tennessee
Born: 4 January 1943
Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1965
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Book:
Julie Warren Martin: Sculptor of Stone by Carolyn Boling (1993) 11 x 11 Clothbound Book 204 Pages and 74 Color Plates *Books available upon request |
2023
2022
2021
2020
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions:
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
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1996
1995
1994
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1974
1974
1973
1971
1969
Since 1998, I have been Artist-in-Residence on Crystal, Seabourn and Oceania Cruise Lines. My husband and I have done over sixty cruises touring the world. Our most exciting cruise was the North West Passage which we did in August 2017 traveling from Alaska to New York through the icy passage with Crystal Cruises. Only 8000 passengers have actually made it through the NW Passage. The traveling/teaching has introduced me to guests from all over the world, to the excitement of touring all seven continents, the chance to encounter people of all cultures and faiths, and has given me the opportunity to create an artistic experience for the participating guests.
Special Commissions:
2017: Commissioned to create a sculpture in Memory of Dr. David Lee, Gastroenterology Associates, Knoxville, Tennessee. The six-foot sculpture, Healing, is Colorado Marble placed upon a stained, classical Indiana Limestone pedestal.
2011: Commissioned by Leadership Education in Knoxville, Tennessee to create a sculpture honoring the teachers of East Tennessee. The six-foot Pedagogy is made from Italian marble and has a stained, classical Indiana Limestone pedestal and books. It is installed in the City/County Building in Knoxville, Tennessee.
2006: Commissioned to do two sculptures for Dancer’s Studio, Knoxville, Tennessee. The pieces are Colorado Marble. The largest dancer ~ five feet tall ~ resides at the studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. The other is a memorial dancer for the grave of Dr. Dorothy Floyd, the founder of Dancer’s Studio. It is placed in Floyd, North Carolina.
2003: Commissioned to create my first fountain, Inca. It is six feet high and is made from Minnesota Limestone. It resides in a private residence in Knoxville, Tennessee. This was the last sculpture created in my hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee.
2002: Commissioned to create a Centennial Sculpture for Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority which was given to the Carolyn Hodges Library at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. The sculpture, Centuria, stands five feet high. It is Colorado Marble placed upon a Tennessee Marble base.
2001: Commissioned to do a memorial sculpture honoring Donna Taylor Conn for the library of the University of Tennessee at Martin. Radiance is Italian Marble and measures forty-eight inches high.
2000: Commissioned to create four walls, Earth, Wind, Fire and Water for the Knoxville Utilities Board, Knoxville, Tennessee. Each wall measures five feet high by eight feet wide and is sandblasted drawings in Zimbabwe granite.
1999: Commissioned to do an eight foot high granite memorial sculpture, Circle of Life, for the Columbarium Garden at First Presbyterian Church, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It is Minnesota Granite upon a Zimbabwe Granite base.
1999: Commissioned to create Amity, a commemorative sculpture for the University of Tennessee Library at Martin. The sculpture measures fifty-five inches high and is made of New Mexico Travertine.
1998: Kingdom, a large commemorative wall was created for the Cokesbury Methodist Church Family Life Center, Knoxville, Tennessee. The sandblasted Dakota Granite wall measures eight feet high by twenty feet wide.
1996: Commissioned by NationsBank to create a twelve foot sculpture, Harmony, for the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, North Carolina. The sculpture is Dakota Granite with Zimbabwe Black imagery attached and an oval base of sandblasted drawings in Zimbabwe Granite.
1995: Commissioned to create two walls measuring six feet by ten feet for the Morristown City Hall, Morristown, Tennessee. The walls were drawings sandblasted into Zimbabwe granite panels.
1995: Created a twelve foot high by sixteen foot wide wall for Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee, as a memorial to my father, Millard R. Warren. Children of the Universe is made of sandblasted drawings on Dakota Granite panels.
1994: Created All Creatures, an eight foot high interior sculpture of Italian Marble for the Memphis Cancer Center, Memphis, Tennessee. The Cancer Center closed several years ago and the sculpture now resides in a private residence in Memphis.
1994: Created Tarantella a seven and a half foot Virginia Alberene stone sculpture for a private residence in Memphis, Tennessee. Years later the piece was given to the Lausanne School in Memphis. It is in the Performing Arts Center lobby of the school.
1994: Commissioned by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, to create a sculpture commemorating the bicentennial. Terra stands twelve feet high and is placed on a sandblasted Zimbabwe granite base which is twelve feet in diameter. The piece is made out of Tennessee marble. After 911, the university students gathered at the sculpture, creating a memorial site and vigil of candles, flowers and prayers.
1989: Commissioned by Glaxo, Inc., in the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina to create Trilogy, which is a three piece sculpture of New Mexico Travertine. The beginning weight per stone was twenty tons with the final pieces being ten tons each. It was a national competition and the piece was installed July 14, 1990.
1988: Commissioned by Coopers & Lybrand to create the Entrepreneur Awards to be given to outstanding Tennessee entrepreneurs as an ongoing yearly program. The Tennessee Black Marble sculptures represented puzzle pieces symbolic of the entrepreneurial process of solving problems.
1987: Commissioned by Maryland Farms, Brentwood, Tennessee to create the twelve foot Carmen for their Corporate Headquarters. The final sculpture weighs approximately nine tons.
1986: Created Genesis for the University of Tennessee College of Business, Knoxville, Tennessee. The Tennessee marble stone weighs approximately eighteen thousand pounds.
1986: Commissioned by the Tennessee Technology Foundation to create fourteen sculptures which were presented to outstanding scientists with roots in Tennessee in honor of Tennessee Homecoming ‘86. The pieces were made of Tennessee black marble and had enameled copper discs as the centerpiece.
1985: Created Tribute for the YWCA Tribute to Women Program. The original six sculptures entitited Tribute were stone, but the awards are now cast in porcelain for the ongoing program.
1985: Commissioned to create an eight foot high sculpture Felicity for the Falls Building, Memphis, Tennessee. It is made of Idaho travertine.
Special Awards:
2000: Winner of the YWCA Tribute to Women Award for Excellence in the Arts, Knoxville, Tennessee.
1994: Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Fraternity at the University of Tennessee as a Distinguished Alumna.
1986: Designated a “Tennessee Treasure” by the State of Tennessee.
1984: Chosen Artfest 1984 Artist of the Year, Knoxville, Tennessee.
1984: Toured the studio of world renowned sculptor Henry Moore and visited with him in his home in England. Presented Mr. Moore with a tiny sculpture of Tennessee marble.
1981: Commissioned by the Swan Ball of Cheekwood , Nashville, Tennessee to create the Swan Award, Radian II, which was presented to Joe and Olga Hirshhorn of Washington, DC. The sculpture was made from Tennessee Imperial Black Marble.
1978: Honored at Artfest’s Women in the Arts, Knoxville, Tennessee.
1974: Honored by the Panhellenic Council of the University of Tennessee in their Outstanding Tennessee Women Program.
Selected Publications:
Slippery Rock Gazette, Julie Warren Conn Explores the Power of Expression in Stone, Peter Marcucci, December 2022
Kentucky Crafted: - Julie Warren Conn, Meredith Lane, The Market, 2015 TV Interview (Video Download)
The Slippery Rock Gazette, Tennessee Treasure Julie Warren Conn, Sculptor of Stone, by Joel Davis, August 2014
Tom Eblen: Sculptor Julie Warren Conn Carves a New Niche in Kentucky, Herald-Leader, June 18, 2013
The Daily Times, Maryville, Tennessee, No Stone Unturned by Steve Wildsmith, May 29, 2014
Kentucky Home and Gardens Magazine, January/February 2014, Rock Star by Kathie Stamps
The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sculptures by Julie Warren Conn at Clayton Center, May 17, 2014
Polk County Itemizer-Observer, February 11, 2004, Hidden Beneath the Stones
Statesman Journal, September 30, 2003, Speaking in Stone
Statesman Journal, February 1, 2004, Julie Warren Conn Will Give Lecture
Western Oregon Journal, November 31, 2003, Envisioning Magnificence: Conn’s Exhibit in Stone
Knoxville City View Magazine, April, 2002, Julie Warren Conn is....Romancing the Stone
Knoxville News-Sentinel, March 26, 2000, Sculptor Lends Talent to Garden
Webb Update, April/May, June 1999, This Year’s Dumont Arts Symposium
Celebrating Knoxville Magazine, Fall 1998, Celebrating Knoxville Profiles: Julie Warren Martin
Knoxville News Sentinel, July 27, 1997, Shaping the Stone
Citizen Tribune, Morristown, Tennessee, October 24, 1993, Julie Warren Martin Sculptor of Stone
The Oak Ridger, 1993, Going Crazy with Alabaster
Knoxville News Sentinel, October 22, 1993, Marriage of Arts and Words
Memphis Business Journal, October 26-30, 1992, Life at the Top Human Touch is Essential to Artist
Knoxville News-Sentinel, April 3, 1991, Sculptor for Juvenile Diabetes......
Knoxville Journal, June 26,1990, Trilogy front page photo and article
Knoxville News-Sentinel, January 19, 2000, Visitors from Vine
Southern Accents, July/August issue, 1988, The Southern Artist
Tennessee Alumnus, Summer 1987 issue, Less is More
Atelier South, May 1988, Julie Warren Martin ~ Working in Stone
Knoxville News Sentinel, February 5, 1987, Eyeing the Artist
To Dragma, Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority National Magazine, cover and article, January 1986
- Commissioned to create three bronze sculptures for The Grandiflora Project, Knoxville, Tennessee, to be installed in late 2024
- 42nd Annual Painting, Sculpture & Graphics Exhibition, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, May 30 to June 23, 2023
- Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati, WACC 130th Annual Juried Exhibition, Mariemont, Ohio
- Lexington Art League, Horse Sense, Lexington, Kentucky, March 10 to April 29, 2023
- National Association of Women Artists, From All Sides 2023 Exhibition, February 17 to March 17, 2023
- National Association of Women Artists, NAWA Winter Small Works 2023, February 3 to February 28, 2023
2022
- Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati, WACC 130h Annual Juried Exhibition, Mariemont, Ohio, April 1 to April 30, 2023
- Lexington Art League, Sculpture from Within: Julie Warren Conn, June to July 2022, Lexington, Kentucky
2021
- Commissioned to create a nine foot bronze sculpture, The Founders, for Makers Mark Distillery, Loretta, Kentucky, which was installed in November 2021
- Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati, WACC 129th Annual Juried Exhibition, Mariemont, Ohio, April 1 to May 1, 2022
- Commissioned to create a large bronze sculpture for Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretta, Kentucky Estimated Late Summer
- National Association of Women Artists, Winter Small Works, February 1 – April 30, 2021 New York, New York
2020
- WACC 127th Exhibition of Womens Art, Mariemont, Ohio, April 5 – 26, 2020, Eos received the WACCAward of Merit
- Kentucky Artisan Center: Cut in Stone, Berea, Kentucky March 22-June 7, 2020
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions:
2019
- Dine and Discover Lecture: Julie Warren Conn, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, March 27
- Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2019, The Lexington Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky, March 7 ~ 9
- Women Celebrating Creativity Online Exhibition, the National Association of Women Artists, Inc.New York, New York, February 1 ~ May 29, www.thenawa.org/event/women-celebrating-creativity
2018
- New Members Exhibition, National Association of Women of Women Artists, New York, NY, December 1 ~ 31
- Juried into the National Association of Women Artists, New York, New York, November 2018
- Foundry Art Centre Group Exhibition, Micro/Macro, St. Charles, Missouri, August 17 ~ September 28
- National Association of Women Artists, Abstract: The Space Between, Online Exhibition, New York, NY, June 1 ~ August 3
- Kentucky Crafted: The Market, Louisville Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, March 2 ~ 4,
2017
- Complex Simplicities: Julie Warren Conn and Helene Steene, Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center, Lexington, Kentucky, October 5 ~ December 3
- Stone Stories: Julie Warren Conn, East Tennessee Historical Society Lecture, East Tennessee History Museum, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 30
- Kentucky Crafted: The Market, Lexington Convention Center, Lexington, Kentucky, April 21 ~ 23
- 225: Artists Celebrate Kentucky History, Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea, Kentucky, March 25 ~ September 23
2016
- Kentucky Arts Council Southern Legislative Conference Exhibition, Lexington Convention Center, Lexington, Kentucky, July 9 ~ 13
- Berea Arts Council Sticks and Stone, Berea, Kentucky, April 22 ~ May 21
- Forms and Formations, Agora Gallery, New York, New York, April 1 ~ 21
2015
- KY Crafted Breeders’ Cup Exhibition, The Livery, Lexington, Kentucky, October 28-31
- It Takes Two: Collaborations by Kentucky Artisans, Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea, Kentucky, October 19 ~ February 27, 2016
- Artist-in-Residence, The Lausanne School, Memphis, Tennessee, April 7-10
- Kentucky Crafted: The Market, March 6, 7 and 8, 2015, Lexington, Kentucky
2014
- Artist-in-Residence, Seabourn Cruises, Barcelona to Cape Town, November 19 ~ December 23
- New Jersey Equine Artists’ Association 6th Biennial National Juried Exhibition, Farmstead Arts Center, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, October 18 - November 29
- Set in Stone: Julie Warren Conn Lecture, Celebration 2014, Lee University, September 14
- Put a Lid on It: Containers by Kentucky Artisans, Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea, KY, September 13 to February 28, 2015
- Online Featured Artist: Julie Warren Conn, Kentucky Arts Council, Frankfort, Kentucky, September
- Julie Warren Conn: Shaping Stone and Molding Metal, Solo Exhibition at the Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville, Tennessee, May ~ June 2014
2013
- Julie Warren Conn: From Pit to Pedestal, Solo Exhibition at Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, October 23 ~ December 11
- Running with the Wind, Malton Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 20 ~ August 17
- Julie Warren Conn: Stories in Stone, Solo Exhibition at Central Public Library, Lexington, Kentucky, June 15 ~ August 11
- Group Exhibition at the Berea Arts Council, Rock Paper Scissors, May 17 ~ June 29
- Sculptures and Paintings by Julie Warren Conn, Solo Exhibition at the Gateway Regional Arts Center, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, April 4 to April 28
- Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea, Kentucky
2012
- Diverse Showcase of KGAC Members, The Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky, May 10 ~ June 16
- New Members Exhibition at the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen, April 1 to July 13, Berea, Kentucky
2011
- Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea, Kentucky
- Knoxville Museum of Art, Artscapes, Knoxville, Tennessee
2010
- Kentucky Art and Craft: A Continuum of Creativity, The Lexington Public Library, Lexington, Kentucky, November 6, 2010 to January 2011
- Kentucky Marbles and Bronzes: Julie Warren Conn, Rogers Gallery, Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, October 10~November 30
- Knoxville Museum of Art, Artscapes, Knoxville, Tennessee
- The Horse: Interpretations by Kentucky Artisans, Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea, Kentucky, August 28, 2010 ~ February 27
- Black & White: Works by Kentucky Artisans, Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea, Kentucky, April 3 ~ August 21,
2009
- Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea, Kentucky
- Knoxville Museum of Art, Artscapes, Knoxville, Tennessee
2007
- Amy Baber Gallery, Shreveport, Louisiana
2006
- Body Sacred Exhibition for the Wellness Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, September 6 ~ 30
- First Anniversary Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
2005
- Triad Gallery, Newport, Oregon
2004
- Duo: Henry Barnes and Julie Warren Conn, Lyons View Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee, March 26 ~ April 16
2003
- Julie Warren Conn Sculpture, The Hamersly Gallery, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon, September 30 ~ December 13
2002
- Knoxville Museum of Art, Artscapes, Knoxville, Tennessee
2001
- 16 Patton Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
- Knoxville, Museum of Art, Artscapes, Knoxville, Tennessee
2000
- Solo Exhibition, Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
1999
- Solo Exhibition, Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
1998
- Solo Exhibition, Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
1997
- Exhibited with Albers Gallery at SOFA (Sculptural Objects and Fine Art), Chicago, Illinois
- Tercera Gallery, Los Gatos, California
1996
- Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
1995
- Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
1994
- Louisville Visual Arts Center, Louisville, Kentucky
- Dixon Museum of Art, Memphis, Tennessee
- Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
1992
- Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee
1991
- Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
1990
- Knoxville Opera Company, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
1989
- Knoxville Opera Company, Rachel World Premiere, Knoxville, Tennessee
- The Art Collector, Gainesville, Florida
- Ewing Gallery, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
- Fenn Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1988
- Tilghman Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida
- Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
- Laumeier Park, St. Louis, Missouri
- Arrowmont Gallery, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
- Somerhill Gallery, Durham, North Carolina
- Gallery 210, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- The Rose Center, Morristown, Tennessee
1987
- Art Expo, New York, New York
- Gallery 210, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Amann Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
- Tilghman Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida
1986
- The Visual Arts: The Southeast, Atlanta, Georgia
- Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
- Knoxville Opera Company, Susannah Benefit, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Tilghman Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida
1984
- Goldsmith Civic Center, Memphis, Tennessee
- Hunter Museum of Art: The American Scene, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Jim Gray Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Dixon Museum of Art, Memphis, Tennessee
1983
- Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Ann Jacob Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
1982
- The World’s Fair, Knoxville, Tennessee
- LeConte Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee
1981
- Cheekwood Fine Arts Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Byck Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
1980
- Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Dulin Gallery of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee
1979
- First Tennessee Bank, Knoxville, Tennessee
1974
- Counterpoint Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee
- Westminster Gallery, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee
1974
- Tyco Art Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
1973
- Goldsmith Civic Center, Memphis, Tennessee
1971
- Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, Tennessee
1969
- Dulin Gallery of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee (First of Three Solo Exhibitions at Hunter Museum of Art)
Since 1998, I have been Artist-in-Residence on Crystal, Seabourn and Oceania Cruise Lines. My husband and I have done over sixty cruises touring the world. Our most exciting cruise was the North West Passage which we did in August 2017 traveling from Alaska to New York through the icy passage with Crystal Cruises. Only 8000 passengers have actually made it through the NW Passage. The traveling/teaching has introduced me to guests from all over the world, to the excitement of touring all seven continents, the chance to encounter people of all cultures and faiths, and has given me the opportunity to create an artistic experience for the participating guests.
Special Commissions:
2017: Commissioned to create a sculpture in Memory of Dr. David Lee, Gastroenterology Associates, Knoxville, Tennessee. The six-foot sculpture, Healing, is Colorado Marble placed upon a stained, classical Indiana Limestone pedestal.
2011: Commissioned by Leadership Education in Knoxville, Tennessee to create a sculpture honoring the teachers of East Tennessee. The six-foot Pedagogy is made from Italian marble and has a stained, classical Indiana Limestone pedestal and books. It is installed in the City/County Building in Knoxville, Tennessee.
2006: Commissioned to do two sculptures for Dancer’s Studio, Knoxville, Tennessee. The pieces are Colorado Marble. The largest dancer ~ five feet tall ~ resides at the studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. The other is a memorial dancer for the grave of Dr. Dorothy Floyd, the founder of Dancer’s Studio. It is placed in Floyd, North Carolina.
2003: Commissioned to create my first fountain, Inca. It is six feet high and is made from Minnesota Limestone. It resides in a private residence in Knoxville, Tennessee. This was the last sculpture created in my hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee.
2002: Commissioned to create a Centennial Sculpture for Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority which was given to the Carolyn Hodges Library at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. The sculpture, Centuria, stands five feet high. It is Colorado Marble placed upon a Tennessee Marble base.
2001: Commissioned to do a memorial sculpture honoring Donna Taylor Conn for the library of the University of Tennessee at Martin. Radiance is Italian Marble and measures forty-eight inches high.
2000: Commissioned to create four walls, Earth, Wind, Fire and Water for the Knoxville Utilities Board, Knoxville, Tennessee. Each wall measures five feet high by eight feet wide and is sandblasted drawings in Zimbabwe granite.
1999: Commissioned to do an eight foot high granite memorial sculpture, Circle of Life, for the Columbarium Garden at First Presbyterian Church, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It is Minnesota Granite upon a Zimbabwe Granite base.
1999: Commissioned to create Amity, a commemorative sculpture for the University of Tennessee Library at Martin. The sculpture measures fifty-five inches high and is made of New Mexico Travertine.
1998: Kingdom, a large commemorative wall was created for the Cokesbury Methodist Church Family Life Center, Knoxville, Tennessee. The sandblasted Dakota Granite wall measures eight feet high by twenty feet wide.
1996: Commissioned by NationsBank to create a twelve foot sculpture, Harmony, for the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, North Carolina. The sculpture is Dakota Granite with Zimbabwe Black imagery attached and an oval base of sandblasted drawings in Zimbabwe Granite.
1995: Commissioned to create two walls measuring six feet by ten feet for the Morristown City Hall, Morristown, Tennessee. The walls were drawings sandblasted into Zimbabwe granite panels.
1995: Created a twelve foot high by sixteen foot wide wall for Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee, as a memorial to my father, Millard R. Warren. Children of the Universe is made of sandblasted drawings on Dakota Granite panels.
1994: Created All Creatures, an eight foot high interior sculpture of Italian Marble for the Memphis Cancer Center, Memphis, Tennessee. The Cancer Center closed several years ago and the sculpture now resides in a private residence in Memphis.
1994: Created Tarantella a seven and a half foot Virginia Alberene stone sculpture for a private residence in Memphis, Tennessee. Years later the piece was given to the Lausanne School in Memphis. It is in the Performing Arts Center lobby of the school.
1994: Commissioned by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, to create a sculpture commemorating the bicentennial. Terra stands twelve feet high and is placed on a sandblasted Zimbabwe granite base which is twelve feet in diameter. The piece is made out of Tennessee marble. After 911, the university students gathered at the sculpture, creating a memorial site and vigil of candles, flowers and prayers.
1989: Commissioned by Glaxo, Inc., in the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina to create Trilogy, which is a three piece sculpture of New Mexico Travertine. The beginning weight per stone was twenty tons with the final pieces being ten tons each. It was a national competition and the piece was installed July 14, 1990.
1988: Commissioned by Coopers & Lybrand to create the Entrepreneur Awards to be given to outstanding Tennessee entrepreneurs as an ongoing yearly program. The Tennessee Black Marble sculptures represented puzzle pieces symbolic of the entrepreneurial process of solving problems.
1987: Commissioned by Maryland Farms, Brentwood, Tennessee to create the twelve foot Carmen for their Corporate Headquarters. The final sculpture weighs approximately nine tons.
1986: Created Genesis for the University of Tennessee College of Business, Knoxville, Tennessee. The Tennessee marble stone weighs approximately eighteen thousand pounds.
1986: Commissioned by the Tennessee Technology Foundation to create fourteen sculptures which were presented to outstanding scientists with roots in Tennessee in honor of Tennessee Homecoming ‘86. The pieces were made of Tennessee black marble and had enameled copper discs as the centerpiece.
1985: Created Tribute for the YWCA Tribute to Women Program. The original six sculptures entitited Tribute were stone, but the awards are now cast in porcelain for the ongoing program.
1985: Commissioned to create an eight foot high sculpture Felicity for the Falls Building, Memphis, Tennessee. It is made of Idaho travertine.
Special Awards:
2000: Winner of the YWCA Tribute to Women Award for Excellence in the Arts, Knoxville, Tennessee.
1994: Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Fraternity at the University of Tennessee as a Distinguished Alumna.
1986: Designated a “Tennessee Treasure” by the State of Tennessee.
1984: Chosen Artfest 1984 Artist of the Year, Knoxville, Tennessee.
1984: Toured the studio of world renowned sculptor Henry Moore and visited with him in his home in England. Presented Mr. Moore with a tiny sculpture of Tennessee marble.
1981: Commissioned by the Swan Ball of Cheekwood , Nashville, Tennessee to create the Swan Award, Radian II, which was presented to Joe and Olga Hirshhorn of Washington, DC. The sculpture was made from Tennessee Imperial Black Marble.
1978: Honored at Artfest’s Women in the Arts, Knoxville, Tennessee.
1974: Honored by the Panhellenic Council of the University of Tennessee in their Outstanding Tennessee Women Program.
Selected Publications:
Slippery Rock Gazette, Julie Warren Conn Explores the Power of Expression in Stone, Peter Marcucci, December 2022
Kentucky Crafted: - Julie Warren Conn, Meredith Lane, The Market, 2015 TV Interview (Video Download)
The Slippery Rock Gazette, Tennessee Treasure Julie Warren Conn, Sculptor of Stone, by Joel Davis, August 2014
Tom Eblen: Sculptor Julie Warren Conn Carves a New Niche in Kentucky, Herald-Leader, June 18, 2013
The Daily Times, Maryville, Tennessee, No Stone Unturned by Steve Wildsmith, May 29, 2014
Kentucky Home and Gardens Magazine, January/February 2014, Rock Star by Kathie Stamps
The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sculptures by Julie Warren Conn at Clayton Center, May 17, 2014
Polk County Itemizer-Observer, February 11, 2004, Hidden Beneath the Stones
Statesman Journal, September 30, 2003, Speaking in Stone
Statesman Journal, February 1, 2004, Julie Warren Conn Will Give Lecture
Western Oregon Journal, November 31, 2003, Envisioning Magnificence: Conn’s Exhibit in Stone
Knoxville City View Magazine, April, 2002, Julie Warren Conn is....Romancing the Stone
Knoxville News-Sentinel, March 26, 2000, Sculptor Lends Talent to Garden
Webb Update, April/May, June 1999, This Year’s Dumont Arts Symposium
Celebrating Knoxville Magazine, Fall 1998, Celebrating Knoxville Profiles: Julie Warren Martin
Knoxville News Sentinel, July 27, 1997, Shaping the Stone
Citizen Tribune, Morristown, Tennessee, October 24, 1993, Julie Warren Martin Sculptor of Stone
The Oak Ridger, 1993, Going Crazy with Alabaster
Knoxville News Sentinel, October 22, 1993, Marriage of Arts and Words
Memphis Business Journal, October 26-30, 1992, Life at the Top Human Touch is Essential to Artist
Knoxville News-Sentinel, April 3, 1991, Sculptor for Juvenile Diabetes......
Knoxville Journal, June 26,1990, Trilogy front page photo and article
Knoxville News-Sentinel, January 19, 2000, Visitors from Vine
Southern Accents, July/August issue, 1988, The Southern Artist
Tennessee Alumnus, Summer 1987 issue, Less is More
Atelier South, May 1988, Julie Warren Martin ~ Working in Stone
Knoxville News Sentinel, February 5, 1987, Eyeing the Artist
To Dragma, Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority National Magazine, cover and article, January 1986
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MAILING ADDRESS
930 Village Green Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky 40509 USA
STUDIO ADDRESS (By Appointment Please)
7 Dixie Street, Winchester, KY 40391 USA