about
Julianna Foster is an associate professor in the School of Art, Photography Program, BFA in Art at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She received a BFA in Design from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2001) and an MFA in Book Arts + Printmaking from the University of the Arts (2006).
As an educator,
Foster has taught in various departments at UArts, such as Photography
(formerly Media Arts), Foundation, Fine Arts, MFA in Book Arts + Printmaking, and MFA in Studio Art, as well as Continuing Education and Pre-College programs. Courses include lecture and studio, Photography I & II, Color Concepts, Critical and Contemporary Issues in Photography Seminars, Senior Photography Workshop, Professional Practices, Fine Arts Seminar, 2D Design Principles, and Time Motion. In addition to the courses taught, she has been a mentor in the graduate programs and graduate thesis committees, was nominated, and has served on the Faculty Council, School of Art photo program and Dean search committees, Provost search committee, and numerous curricula and advisory committees.
Foster received the 2021 President's Distinguished Teaching Award, selected by faculty, staff, and students at UArts.
As an artist,
Foster has exhibited work nationally and internationally, in private collections across the country, and her photographs, essays, and interviews are included in many publications. The award-winning project, Geographical Lore, is a selection of photographic works considering how the natural world can be represented. Combining photographic images of the natural world and hand-made, assembled environments, a blend of the fabricated and the "real" image play with ideas of memory and representation. She has collaborated with various artists on projects, including creating artist multiples, artist books, and a series of photographs and videos.
