Julia Mclain

The upcoming exhibition at Mercantile Coffee House features the work of Julia Mclain. Mclain is a local artist from Dallas, Texas. Mclain’s professional background includes work in commercial illustration and store front designs and installations. In the 80’s and 90’s Mclain exhibited in Lower Greenville and Deep Ellum spaces such as Record Gallery, Stout McCourt, Arcadia Bar & Grill, & 8-O’s. More recently she has exhibited at the Bath House Cultural Center and Mary Thomas Gallery in the Design District. Mclain participated in “Botany of Desire”, an exhibition curated by Greg Metz at UT Dallas in 2011. Julia defines her work as the movement of Cute-ism. Being the opposite of Cubism, Julia describes this movement as “taking broken matter and re-assembling it into a tangible, safe composition.” Recycling from past iconography, she recalls her loss of innocence as a young child.

The opening reception with the artist will be Saturday August 13, 2011 from 6:00pm-7:30pm and will be on view through September 10th.