Julia Kunin is an American sculpture and video artist. She was born in Vermont, and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is inspired by organic forms, undersea creatures, and interior spaces, with a focus on the female body. She graduated from Rutgers University (M.F.A.) in 1993 and Wellesley College (B.A.) in 1984, and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Her work has been featured in ARTnews, House and Garden, The Brooklyn Rail, and in Harmony Hammond's book Lesbian Art in America (Rizzoli, 2000).
Kunin is the recipient of many honors and awards, including a Fulbright in 2013. She has participated in many artist residencies and fellowship programs, including The Macdowell Colony in Peterborough, NH; the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, in New York state; and Yaddo, in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Kunin has been featured in numerous exhibits nationally and internationally, with solo shows at Sandra Gering Inc in 2015, Barry Whistler Gallery in Dallas in 2013, Greenberg Van Doren in 2012, and the Deutsches Leder Museum in Offenbach, Germany in 2002. She had a two-person exhibition with Jackie Gendel at Jeff Bailey Gallery in 2014.
Kunin is represented by Sandra Gering Gallery in New York City.
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Some of their strengths
Julia Kunin has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Energetic, Intelligent, Practical, Hardworking, Loyal, Optimistic, and Altruistic.
Smart and Hardworking
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Julia Kunin is someone who is a smart, hardworking, reliable, and loyal person, who is detail-oriented and orderly, but also generous and optimistic. A person who defines themself by their friends and what groups they belong to.
Strong and Resilient
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Julia Kunin well know them as someone who can be strong, expansive, and stable like a big tree.
Altruistic and Innovative
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Julia Kunin as someone who is altruistic, inventive, energetic, and socially-conscious.
Who is inventive, open-minded and inquisitive, optimistic and cooperative, and who loves working together with others.
Easygoing and Energetic
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Julia Kunin is someone who has an easygoing nature and a healthy sense of humor, with a mind that requires constant stimulation in order to feel fulfilled.
They are also someone who is charismatic, compassionate, and understanding, and who is interested in expressing themselves through writing, public speaking, or teaching.
Patient and Perseverent
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Julia Kunin tends to be someone who is patient, faithful, hardworking and persistent, and who wants to achieve a lot in life. Who tends to be rather private when it comes to expressing feelings, enjoys being independent and self-sufficient, and who is not afraid of any obstacle.
Some of Julia Kunin's challenges
While Julia Kunin has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Julia Kunin can be Stubborn, Pleasure-seeking, Suspicious, Complicated, Brusque, Indecisive, and Unrealistic.
Suspicious and Stubborn
One of Julia Kunin's key challenges is that they are someone who can be suspicious and stubborn.
Julia Kunin must also exercise caution as they can have difficulty dealing with responsibility, authority, or criticism.
Anxious and Inflexible
Julia Kunin is someone who can be high-strung, impatient, and inflexible, who can be "penny wise and pound foolish", have poor listening skills, and who can be intolerant of people who share a different world view.
Callous and Stubborn
Finally, Julia Kunin also can come across as cold and unemotional, be too dismissive of others' opinions, and be overly suspicious, selfish and crafty.