Artist Bio
Julie W. Tourtillotte is a Professor of Art at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana where she teaches drawing, fibers and video art. Julie received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and BFA from Saint Mary’s College and has exhibited her fabric constructions, drawings and prints throughout the United States including Stark Gallery in Phoenix, Arizona; Kent State University Art Gallery in Ohio; Indianapolis Museum of Art and The National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. She has received Indiana Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts grants in recognition of her work which includes shibori resist dyeing, screen printing, embroidery, felt and video. A 2010 research grant allowed her to continue her study of shibori dyeing in Japan where she joined other World Shibori Network members for workshops, tours and a group exhibition in Arimatsu, Kiryu,
Miyama, Kyoto and Tokyo.