Philip Juras - About the Artist  
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Philip's set up in Lazio, Italy 2005.

 

As a landscape painter, Philip's interest is in light, volume, and capturing the impression of a particular place at a particular time. His paintings convey information about the subject’s landscape history and the kind of sensory impressions that can make the viewer feel as if he or she is right there. Philip's paintings transform the physical experience of the place into two dimensions.

A native of Augusta, Georgia, Philip’s love for the landscape began on the many trips his family made to explore the forests and fields of the Southeast, and continued to grow through many years of travel through Europe and the United States. His work as an artist began in earnest while Philip was studying in Cortona, Italy. After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia in 1990, he continued to travel frequently, painting the landscapes of the places he visited, including England, Germany, India, and the western U.S. He earned a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Georgia in 1997, writing his thesis on the pre-settlement savannas that once flourished across the southeastern piedmont. Though still painting the landscapes of foreign travel, much of his current work explores southeastern landscapes which have remained in a natural state.

Philip's work is held in private, corporate, and public collections and has been exhibited in one- and two- person shows and juried group exhibitions.



Exhibitions 2008 "Italia", mulitperson exhibit, Carteret Contemporary Art, Morehead City, NC
    "Spirit of the Land", Invitational Exhibit, Athens, GA
    "Italian Evening" Retrospective presentation and solo exhibition, Reynolds Plantation, GA
  2007 "New Landscapes" solo exhibit, Aurum Studios, Athens, GA.
    Two Person Exhibit, Carolina Galleries, Charleston, SC
    "Spirit of the Land" invitational exhibit, landscapes in oil, State Botanical Garden, Athens, GA
  2006 "At the Water's Edge", multi person exhibit, Carolina Galleries, Charleston, SC
    "Spirit of the Land" invitational exhibit, landscapes in oil, State Botanical Garden, Athens, GA
    "Perspectives of Travel" two-person exhibit, UGA Alumni Center, Atlanta, GA
    Muliti-person Exhibit, Aurum Studios, Athens, GA
  2005 "Matters of Perspective" two-person exhibit, landscapes in oil, Aurum Studios, Athens, GA
    "Places-Nonplaces" two-person exhibit, oil paintings, Circle Gallery, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
    "Skinnydipping" group exhibit, Mercury Gallery, Athens, GA
   "Southern Landscapes" solo exhibit, landscapes in oil, Carolina Galleries, Charleston, SC
   "Lyndon House Arts Center 30th Juried Exhibition" Athens, GA
  2004 "Forged by Drought, Flood, and Fire: Scenes of Remnant Landscapes" solo exhibition, landscapes in oil, Circle Gallery, College of Environment and Design, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2002"Exploration and Discovery: Field Studies 2002" multi-person exhibition, oil landscape studies, Circle Gallery, College of Environment and Design, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
   "Topophilia II" invitational exhibition , oil landscape paintings, Clayton Street Gallery, Athens, GA
  2000"Isolalunga - Holzhausen" two-person exhibit, oil landscape paintings, Joanna Angell Gallery, Walterboro, SC
  1995"SED First Annual Juried Student Exhibition," oil landscape paintings, School of Environmental Design Gallery, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
    "Twenty-second Annual Juried Exhibition" Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, Georgia
  1994"Travelers' Landscapes," two-person exhibit, oil paintings, Dover Public Library, Dover, MA.
  1993"Bean Soup," landscape paintings and figure drawings, one-person exhibit, Pomodoro, Boston, MA.
  1990"Honors Thesis Exhibition" landscapes and portraits in oil and acrylic, Visual Arts Gallery, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
  1988"Mostra," acrylic paintings, charcoal and ink drawings in juried exhibit of work by participants in the University of Georgia Studies Abroad program, Cortona, Italy.
    
Education 1997Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
  1990 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Major: Drawing and Painting.
  1988 University of Georgia Studies Abroad in Cortona, Italy: Drawing and Painting.


Email: Philip@philipjuras.com
Phone: (706) 227-0422