A native of Augusta, Georgia, Philip has long been interested in the natural landscape. In 1990 he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drawing and painting and in 1997 a Master of Landscape Architecture degree, both from the University of Georgia. His MLA thesis examined the pre-settlement savannas that once flourished across the southeastern Piedmont, a subject that has informed much of his artwork since then. Now living in Athens, Georgia with his wife Beth Gavrilles, Philip focuses primarily on remnant natural landscapes that offer a glimpse of the Southeast before European settlement. He combines direct observation with the study of natural science and history to depict, and in some cases recreate, these landscapes. The sensory impressions conveyed by his paintings invite the viewer to step through the picture plane and into the landscape beyond.
In 2011 Philip exhibited more than 60 paintings at the Telfair Academy in Savannah, Georgia, and the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Georgia, portraying the southern wilderness as William Bartram experienced it in the 1770s. In conjunction with the exhibit, the book Philip Juras: The Southern Frontier, Landscapes Inspired by Bartram’s Travels was published by the Telfair Museums and is distributed by the University of Georgia Press. |
Philip on a prescribed burn, 2010.
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| Education |
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1997 |
Master of Landscape Architecture, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. MLA Thesis: The Presettlement Piedmont Savanna: A Model for Landscape Design and Management |
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1990 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Major: Drawing and Painting. |
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1988 |
University of Georgia Studies Abroad in Cortona, Italy, Drawing and Painting. |
| Solo Exhibits |
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2011 |
Philip Juras: The Southern Frontier, Landscapes Inspired by Bartram's Travels, The Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA |
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Philip Juras: The Southern Frontier, Landscapes Inspired by Bartram's Travels, The Morris Museum, Augusta, GA |
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Scenes from the Southern Frontier,
Macon Musuem of Art and Science, Macon, Georgia |
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Lost Species, Visions of Landscapes Past ,
Georgia Museum of Natural History, Athens, Georgia |
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Exploring the Upcountry with Bartram, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC |
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2010 |
Searching for Bartram's Wilderness: Studies from the Field,
Oconee Cultural Art Foundation, Watkinsville, GA |
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A Vision of Grasslands in the Southeast, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC |
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2009 |
A Pleasant Territory: Grasslands in the Southeast, Circle Gallery, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. |
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2008 |
Italian Evening, Lake Club, Reynolds Plantation, GA. |
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2007 |
New Landscapes, Aurum Studios, Athens, GA. |
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2005 |
Southern Landscapes, Carolina Galleries, Charleston, SC. |
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2004 |
Forged by Drought, Flood, and Fire: Scenes of Remnant Landscapes, Circle Gallery, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. |
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1993 |
Bean Soup, Pomodoro, Boston, MA. |
| Group Exhibits |
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2010 |
Spirit of the Land V, invitational exhibit, State Botanical Garden, Athens, GA. |
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2008 |
Italia, group exhibit, Carteret Contemporary Art, Morehead City, NC. |
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Spirit of the Land III, invitational exhibit, State Botanical Garden, Athens, GA. |
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2007 |
Two Person Exhibit, Carolina Galleries, Charleston, SC. |
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Spirit of the Land II, invitational exhibit, State Botanical Garden, Athens, GA. |
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2006 |
At the Water's Edge, group exhibit, Carolina Galleries, Charleston, SC. |
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Spirit of the Land, invitational exhibit, State Botanical Garden, Athens, GA. |
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Group exhibit, Aurum Studios, Athens, GA. |
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Perspectives of Travel, two-person exhibit, UGA Alumni Center, Atlanta, GA. |
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2005 |
Matters of Perspective, two-person exhibit, Aurum Studios, Athens, GA. |
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Places-Nonplaces, two-person exhibit, Circle Gallery, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. |
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Skinnydipping, group exhibit, Mercury Gallery, Athens, GA. |
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Lyndon House Arts Center 30th Juried Exhibition, Athens, GA. |
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2002 |
Exploration and Discovery: Field Studies, group exhibit, Circle Gallery, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. |
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Topophilia II, invitational exhibit, Clayton Street Gallery, Athens, GA. |
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2000 |
Isolalunga to Holzhausen, two-person exhibit, Joanna Angell Gallery, Walterboro, SC. |
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1997 |
Twenty-second Annual Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA. |
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1995 |
SED First Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Circle Gallery, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. |
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1994 |
Travelers' Landscapes, two-person exhibit, Dover Public Library, Dover, MA. |
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1990 |
Honors Thesis Exhibition, group exhibit, Visual Arts Gallery, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. |
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1988 |
Mostra, juried exhibit of work by participants in the University of Georgia Studies Abroad program, Cortona, Italy. |
| Selected Presentations |
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2011 |
"Searching for the Southern Frontier" Artist lecture sponsored by the city of Savannah, Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA |
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2010 |
"Forgotten Grasslands: Envisioning the Presettlement Piedmont", The
Evelyn McNeill Sims Lecture at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC |
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"Behind the Scenes: A Landscape Painter Drinks Science Kool-aid," cosponsored by the Environmental Ethics Certificate Program and the Department of Geology at The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. |
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2009 |
"Portraying the presettlement Southeast through oil paintings of remnant grassland communities," 6th Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Columbia, SC. |
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2008 |
"Scenes of a Vanished Wilderness," artist in residence series, Reynolds Plantation, GA. |
Email: Philip@philipjuras.com
Phone: (706) 227-0422 |
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