I work with a group of powerhouses! The professors in the Coe College art department consider the growth of each student so closely over a four-year undergraduate career. They teach well. They continue their own studio work. Julie Kottal is a beneficiary of this teaching practice. 

X-Scape 9 / 20″ x 20″ / Oil on canvas / Julie Kottal

With her former advisor, Peter Thompson, Julie shares a keen color sense and a painterly fluency. And, the brilliance of Peter’s teaching and the strength of Julie’s artistic will and vision lie in the dramatic distinctions in their imagery. Since her graduation from Coe College, Julie has truly gained an authority in abstract composition. Her gestural, large-scale work now hanging at the gallery is a juicy testament to the the physicality of her medium. I’d say that this woman could handily claim her own status as a “powerhouse”.

X-Scape 8 / 20″ x 20″ / Oil on canvas / Julie Kottal

Julie is one of the five artists whom we will feature in the Spring Metro Gallery Tour on Friday, April 3rd. Each of those artists will be profiled as we anticipate this harbinger of spring. Save the date!

X-Scape 11 / 20″ x 20″ / Oil on canvas / Julie Kottal