Author: Julia Gartrell

  • UNDER CONSTRUCTION

    Please bear with me as my site is re-designed! New site dropping shortly. ~JG

  • Radical Repair Workshop

    Radical Repair Workshop

    Info: www.radicalrepairworkshop.com

  • The Queeramid

    The Queeramid

    As queer people, now is not a time to be quiet or subtle. The Queeramid is a piece celebrating LGBTQIA+ identities that also reminds us that our rights are still threatened. Each side is connected to the history, politics, and challenges of being queer at this moment in time. SAY GAY! Say Gay! is a…

  • NOOK Gallery

    NOOK Gallery

    The NOOK Gallery was a space I created for the students of Western Carolina University while an artist in residence there. I noticed there were very few opportunities for students to show their work in a formal capacity, so the NOOK was born. Applicants were required to submit a written proposal, and upon selection received…

  • Repair-O-Rama

    Repair-O-Rama

    {{ more coming soon }}

  • Cancer Rug Series

    Cancer Rug Series

    In progress photos (apologies). Finals coming shortly. Made from scavenged yarn.

  • Archie Green Fellowship

    Archie Green Fellowship

    Click Here for an online archive of our interviews on the Library of Congress website. Folklorist Katy Clune and I received a 2020-2021 Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress’ Occupational Folklife program. We conducted over 20 interviews focusing on the “State of Repair” in North Carolina, as an extension of the research I…

  • Fire Station 18

    Fire Station 18

    In collaboration with Katy Clune, a permanent photography installation at a newly built Fire & EMS station in Durham, NC. We combined photos from the history of the Fire Department (celebrating 150 years in 2023) with photographs we took of objects from the Department’s museum. We also performed a series of interviews with fire personnel…

  • Found Material Weavings

    Found Material Weavings