{"id":461,"date":"2014-09-19T21:18:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T21:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2026-03-16T23:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T23:08:33","slug":"resume-and-contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/?page_id=461","title":{"rendered":"Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"461\" class=\"elementor elementor-461\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f17d015 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f17d015\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9e6388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e9e6388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1988\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>BFA (Summa Cum Laude)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0SUNY Purchase, Purchase, New York\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1982-85\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Advanced Seminars\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Yale University, New Haven, CT\u00a0<\/span><\/p><hr \/><h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>One Person Shows<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">*denotes availability of catalog<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\">2024<\/h4><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Rewind:<\/span><\/strong><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> A Career Reflection,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/artdaily.cc\/news\/173195\/REWIND--A-CAREER-REFLECTION\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArtDaily News<\/a>, <\/span><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">August 14, 2024<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\">2022<\/h4><p><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Reflecting Time*,\u00a0 Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Barbara O\u2019Brien<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/JA_RT_Cat_2022_rgb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Digital Catalog<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artdaily.cc\/news\/149795\/83-year-old-artist-has-show-at-Housatonic-Museum#.Yz4GcFLMKo4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>83 year old artist has show at Housatonic Museum<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Art Daily article Sept 12, 2022<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctpost.com\/news\/article\/New-Housatonic-Art-Museum-director-hopes-to-open-17436274.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>New Housatonic Art Museum director hopes to open doors for HCC students<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Connecticut Post Hearst Newspaper, Bridgeport, CT \u00a0September 13, 2022 front page<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\">2019<\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong><em>How Many Tears Are Enough?*\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>University of Connecticut, Stamford, CT<br \/><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JA_IA-_cat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catalog<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\">2018<\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>The Wishbone Project,<\/strong><\/em> Kips Bay Show House New York, NY<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\">2014<\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>What\u2019s Left<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Hayes Gallery, Silvermine Guild of Artists, New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Solos 2012<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Ian Berry, Tang Museum, Skidmore College<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>\u201cHiding in Plain Site,\u201d Solo Show<\/strong><\/em> Museum of Outdoor Sculpture, Denver, CO<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Acquisitions in Context: June Ahrens<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Chief Curator: Barbara O\u2019Brien<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\">2009<\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Today\u2019s Tomorrow*<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Trustman Gallery, Simons College, Boston, MA<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Barbara O\u2019Brien<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2008<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Hiding in Plain Site,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Silvermine Guild of Artist, New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2007<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Revealed\/Concealed,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2005<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>The Loudness of Silence,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Branchville Gallery, Branchville, CT.<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2004<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>The Healing Heart Project:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Washington Square Park, Supreme Court Building, Ground Zero, Marriott Financial Center, New York, NY, and S. Labriola\u2019s Frame Shop, Stamford, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2002<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>The Healing Heart Project:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Washington Square Park, Supreme Court Building, Wagner Park at BPC, New York, NY, and Cove Island Park, Stamford Government Center, Stamford, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2000<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Personal Affects:\u00a0Wishes and Dreams,<\/strong><\/em> Marist College of Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1999<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Personal Affects:\u00a0Wishes and Dreams*,<\/strong><\/em> Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1997<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Sculpture 2x2x,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Art Space, New Haven, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Who Will Remember&#8230;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Eastern State University, Willimantic, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Bedtime Stories,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Collaboration, SOHO 20, New York, NY<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1994<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Watch your Step,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Green Street Windows, New York, NY<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1993<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Silent Voices,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Unclaimed Memories,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Bedtime Stories,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Collaboration, Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Resume\" href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/?page_id=461\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Back to top<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>Public Art<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2013<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Our Shrinking World,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Silvermine Sculpture Walk, Silvermine Guild of Artists, New Canaan, CT (on long term loan).<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Our Shrinking World,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA, 2009-2011<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Resume\" href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/?page_id=461\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Back to top<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>Selected Group Exhibitions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">*denotes availability of catalog<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/h4><div><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><em><strong>Breaking Through the Darkness<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Housatonic Museum of Art Recent Gifts and Acquisitions<br \/>Housatonic <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Museum, Bridgeport, CT<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><em><strong>Sigillaria<br \/><\/strong><\/em>Chroma Fine Art Gallery, Katonah, NY<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><em><strong>Crossing the Hudson<br \/><\/strong><\/em>MORA Museum of International Art.Jersey City, NJ<br \/>Curator: Tina Maneca<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><em><strong>In Our Hands<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Crown Gallery at Metro Studios, Bridgeport, CT<\/span><\/p><\/div><div><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><em><strong>Every Picture Tells a Story<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/div><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/h4><div><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><em><strong>Three Person Show<br \/><\/strong><\/em>Chroma Fine Art Gallery, Katonah, NY<em><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/em>Curator: Rita Baunok<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><em><strong>If You\u2019re ____ &amp; You Know It: Identifying Emotion<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Norwalk Art Space, Norwalk, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Curator: Isabella Montenegro<\/span><\/p><\/div><div><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><em><strong>\u201cTouch\u201d, Curated Sculptors Guild<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich, CT<\/span><\/p><\/div><div><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><em><strong>Ceirces<br \/><\/strong><\/em>Eastern Connecticut State University<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Curator: Julia Wintner<\/span><\/div><div><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><br \/><em><strong>Drawing the Line<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Phelman Art Center<br \/>Curator: Nancy Egol Nikkal<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><strong><em>Generations<br \/><\/em><\/strong>Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Curator: Nancy Moore<\/span><\/div><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Coming of Age, <\/strong><\/em>Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Nancy Moore<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2021-22<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Still Standing,<\/strong><\/em> Contemporary Art and the Missouri Bicentennial, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Revealed,<\/em><\/strong> Chroma Fine Art Gallery, Katonah, NY<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Rita Baunok<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>The Day the Sky Fell,<\/strong><\/em> Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Juror: \u00a0Richard Klein<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Juried Exhibition<\/em><\/strong> Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>No Vacancy <\/em><\/strong>Sculptors Guild, New York, NY<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Silvermine Summer Salon <\/em><\/strong>New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Art of the Northeast<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT<br \/>Juror:\u00a0 Barbara O&#8217;Brien<br \/><em>Received the Award for Excellence<\/em><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>USA Art Project 35 x 35<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0The Coupelouzous Museum, Athens, Greece<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Catalog\/book<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Crashing the Party<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY<br \/>Curator:\u00a0 Barbara O&#8217;Brien, Sculptors Guild, LICA<br \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>ReFRAMING Aging*<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">2018<\/span><\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvermineart.org\/exhibition\/perfect-partners--art-in-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perfect Partners: Art in Design<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">2017<\/span><\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/trm68NMpsEk?t=4m29s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Art of the Northeast<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Silvermine Arts Center,\u00a0New Canaan, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Juror: \u00a0David Kiehl \u00a0Curator, Whitney Museum<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Together in Time<b id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7231\"><i id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7232\"><span id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7233\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/strong><\/em>Sculptureart Gallery, Matera, Italy, Margherita Serra<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(<em><strong>Cleansed<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0included in the permanent collection)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Seek<b id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7231\"><i id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7232\"><span id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7233\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/strong><\/em>Sculpture Guild Governors Island, New York, NY<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Letting Loose<\/strong><\/em><b id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7231\"><i id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7232\"><span id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7233\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b>Stamford Museum, Bendel Gallery, Re-cycled-ReCreations, Kristen Reinhardt, Stamford, CT<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/westbeth.org\/wordpress\/currently-80-exhibit-of-sculptures\/\">Currently 80<\/a><\/span>*<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY<br \/>Curator: John Yau<br \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7231\"><i id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7232\"><span id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7233\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sculptorsguild.org\/images\/2016_American_Twist_Catalog.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Twist<\/a><\/span>*\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><span id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7235\">Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA<\/span><\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">2016<\/span><\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Dreamscapes \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT<br \/>Curator: Alexander Monroe, Guggenheim Museum, NY<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westportartscenter.org\/exhibitions\/more-than-words-iammore\/\"><em><strong>More Than Words\/#iammore<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span> \u00a0Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FlowScreenCap.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Flow<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span> Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>American Twist<\/em><\/strong> Sculptors Guild, Governors Island, NY*<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katonahmuseum.org\/exhibitions\/#exhibition-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Line Describing a Cone<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">,<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> Katonah Museum, Katonah, NY<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Eva Respini, Chief Curator at the ICA, Boston, MA<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2014<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>20th Anniversary Show,* <\/strong><\/em>Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Sustainable Art Show,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Anne von Stuelpnagel<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2013<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Strong Women Artists,*<\/strong><\/em> Matera, Italy<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Sculpture of the 21st Century,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Bridgeport, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Nick Capasso, Senior Curator, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Simmons Collects: Celebrating Women Artists,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Trustman Gallery, Boston, MA<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Contemporary Souvenirs,<\/strong><\/em> Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Laura Einstein<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2010<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Fracking: Art and Activism,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Exit Art, New York, NY<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Fresh Pictures,<\/strong><\/em> Ridgefield Arts Guild, Ridgefield, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Camilla Cook<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2009<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Space is the Place,<\/strong><\/em> Chesterwood Sculpture Park, Stockbridge, MA<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Denise Markonish<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>H20\u00a0Film on Water,<\/strong><\/em> New Port Mills Gallery, New Port, New Hampshire<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Cynthia Reeves<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Big Pictures issues sent slow-mail\/scrolls from around the world,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0The ARTS, St. Marks Garage, Honolulu, Hawaii<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Formative Lines: Working in Drawing and Sculpture,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Governors Island, New York NY<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Bridge Art Fair,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0New York NY<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2008<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>In-Site,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Sculpture Guild, Governors Island, New York, NY<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>In the Windows,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Saks 5th Avenue, New York, NY<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Ides of March,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0ABC NO Rio 5th Biannual, New York, NY<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Self-Contained,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Supermarket Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2007<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>The Elements of Air,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2006<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Original Repetition,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Silvermine Galleries of Art, New Canaan, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Current Abstraction,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Black Rock Art Center, Bridgeport, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Some Assembly Required;\u00a0Cumulative Visions*,<\/strong><\/em> Mead Museum of Art, Amherst, MA<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Director\u2019s Choice;\u00a0June Ahrens,<\/strong><\/em> Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2005<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>The Loudness of Silence,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Branchville Gallery, Branchville, CT. Two person show<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Original Repetition,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0G.E. World Wide Headquarters, Fairfield CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2004<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Object Endowment,<\/strong><\/em> New Space,\u00a0Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Uncommon Portrait, Uncommon View,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Contemporary Gallery of Art, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2003<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Call and Response*,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA, Curator, Barbara O\u2019Brien<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Word and Image,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Westport Art Center, Westport, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2001<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Reactions,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Exit Art, New York, NY, Williams Gallery,\u00a0Pasadena, CA, Library of Congress, Washington, DC<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Site Specific 01*,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Connecticut Commission on the Arts Fellowship Gallery,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Hartford, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Revealed&#8230; Artist,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2000<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>A Retrospective and Beyond:\u00a0Women in The Visual Arts<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1998<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Regeneration: Reconstruction in a Torn Society,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0United Nations, New York, NY<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong><br \/>All the Symptoms of an Artist,<\/strong><\/em> Whitney Museum of Art<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Cynthia Roznoy<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>National Museum of Health and Medicine Gallery,<\/strong><\/em> Washington, DC (part of the Smithsonian)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Museum of Science,<\/strong><\/em> Philadelphia, PA<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Four Winners Show,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Stamford Museum, Stamford, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1996<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>25 Years of Visual Arts at Purchase,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Neuberger Museum, Purchase, New York<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1994<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>All of a Piece,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1993<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Something Lost, Something Gained,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Women in the Visual Arts,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1990<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Connecticut Sculptors,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1987<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>State of the Artists,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1987-99<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>New Haven, CT Cultural (Ex)Change<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Curator: Cynthia Roznoy, Whitney Museum of Art<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Silvermine Gallery,<\/strong><\/em> New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Resume\" href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/?page_id=461\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Back to top<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>Community Outreach and Collaborative Projects<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/membership.911memorial.org\/node\/70191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Healing Heart Project 9\/11<\/span><\/a>, <\/strong><\/em>9\/11 Memorial &amp; Museum, New York, NY<br \/><\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong><br \/>2011<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>A Community of Memories,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2007<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>The Cradle Project,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Albuquerque, NM<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2000-present<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Horizons Inner City Program,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2000<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>I Have a Dream Foundation,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Stamford, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Horizons Inner City Program,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1997<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Celebrating the Arts in Stamford,<\/strong><\/em> Urban League Project<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sponsor: Whitney Museum Stamford, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1995-96<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>The Healing Wall,<\/strong><\/em> Liberation Program<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sponsor: Whitney Museum, Stamford, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1992<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Eliminate Hunger, Not Humans,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Resume\" href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/?page_id=461\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Back to top<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>Visiting Artist and Lecturer<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2003<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>The Wishbone Project,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0The College of The Holy Cross, Worcester, MA<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2002<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Panelist WTC 9\/11,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>The Healing Heart Project,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>CT Art Teachers State Conference, Madison, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2001<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Retrospective 1990-2001,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Manhattanville College, New York, NY<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2000<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>The Wishbone Project: Wishes and Dreams,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1997<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Transitions,<\/strong><\/em> SUNY Purchase Visiting Artist Lecture Series,\u00a0Purchase, NY<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Who Will Remember,<\/strong><\/em> Eastern Connecticut State University,\u00a0Willimantic, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Exploration,<\/strong><\/em> Institute for Visual Artists,\u00a0Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\">1995<\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Bedtime Stories,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0SUNY Westbury, Westbury, NY<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Resume\" href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/?page_id=461\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Back to top<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>Selected Grants and Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Mollie and Albert Jacobson Sculpture Award<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0 Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Nominated for the <em><strong>2012 Joan Mitchell Foundation Award<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2000<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Connecticut Commission on the Arts Individual Artists,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Hartford, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1999<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Connecticut Commission on the Arts Distinguished Advocates for the Arts,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Hartford, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1998<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Sculpture Award, Four Winners,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Stamford Museum, Stamford, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1993-96<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Duracell International Grant,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Bedtime Stories, CT\/NY<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1993<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Polaroid Foundation Grant,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Bedtime Stories, CT\/NY<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\">1991<\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>National Endowment of the Arts, Real Art Ways, Media Residency,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Hartford, CT<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Resume\" href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/?page_id=461\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Back to top<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>Selected Bibliography<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artesmagazine.com\/?p=23364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>How Many Tears Are Enough? <\/strong><\/em><\/a>An Installation by June Ahrens<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Artes Magazine<em> Review by Dominick Lombardi, November 22, 2019<\/em> <\/span><\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2014<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong><em><strong>\u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ctnews.com\/serra\/2014\/11\/24\/beauty-and-ruin-broken-landscapes-lost-symbols-at-the-silvermine-arts-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beauty and Ruin: Broken Landscapes, Lost Symbols at the Silvermine Arts Center<\/a><\/span>\u201d<br \/><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em>New Canaan Advertiser, Section 2c, December 4, 2014<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong><em><strong>\u201c<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/carriagebarn.org\/press-release-spectrum-sustainable-art-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Carriage Barn Arts Center Announces Spectrum\/Sustainable Art Show<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong>\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>www.carriagebarn.org, March 2014<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Karen Kovacs Dydzuhn,\u00a0<em><strong>\u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patch.com\/connecticut\/westport\/bp--solos-2012-opens-tonight-at-westport-arts-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solos 2012 Opens Tonight At Westport Arts Center<\/a>,<\/span>\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Westport Patch, March 30th<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Courtney Kuhlen,\u00a0<em><strong>\u201cThe Sky\u2019s the Limit,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Colorado News, March 10<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Alice Thorson, <em><strong>\u201cSculptors work, on display at the Kemper, invites reflection on 9-11,\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO, October 9<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Alice Thorson, <em><strong>\u201cUnveiling Grand,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO, August 28<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Joseph Cole,\u00a0<em><strong>\u201c<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fairfield.dailyvoice.com\/neighbors\/sacred-heart-invites-artists-embrace-adage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Sacred Heart Invites Artists to Embrace Adage,<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><em><strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Fairfield Daily Voice<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2010<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Christine Temin,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SculptorsFeatureAhrens.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>\u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">7 Sculptors to Watch<\/span>,\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/a> Art New England, Brighton, MA, June\/July<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2009<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Cate McQuaid, <em><strong>\u201cA Hint of Danger,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Boston Globe, Trustman Art Gallery, Simmons College, MA.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Christine Temin, <em><strong>\u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sculpmag1109.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Space is the Place,<\/a><\/span>\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Sculpture Magazine, Chesterwood, Stockbridge MA.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Cate McQuaid, <em><strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ShimmeringDownriver.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Shimmering Downriver<\/span>,<\/a>\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Boston Globe, H20 Film On Water, Newport Mill, Newport NH.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Marcia Morse, <em><strong>\u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/honoluluweekly.com\/entertainment\/2009\/09\/its-the-news-see\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It\u2019s the news, see?<\/a><\/span>,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Honolulu Weekly,\u00a0ARTS at Marks Garage, Honolulu, Hawaii<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Gayle Hedrington, <em><strong>\u201cH20 Film on Water,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Sunacom Croydon Column, Newport Mill, Newport NH.<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2007<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sarah Urwin Jones, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ScotlandReview2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>\u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Material Gains<\/span>,\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0Andrew Grant Gallery, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh , Scotland<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2006<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Arlene Distler, <em><strong>\u201cSome Assembly Required,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Mead Art Museum at Amherst College, Amherst, MA<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Art New England,<\/strong><\/em> August\/September<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2005<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">L.P. Streitfield,<em><strong>\u00a0\u201cSpotlight Reviews, CT,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> June Ahrens and Chris Joy,\u00a0Art New England, December\/January<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">L.P. Streitfeld,<em><strong>\u00a0\u201cAmericans and Security: wanting our cake and eating it.\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0The Advocate, Stamford, Sept. 18, ART<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Fran Sikorski,<em><strong>\u00a0\u201cJune Ahrens at the Branchville Gallery:\u00a0The Loudness of Silence,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0The New Canaan Advertiser, Sept. 22<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2004<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Talisman Brolin, <em><strong>\u201cGiving out hearts in Washington Sq. Park,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Villager, New York, Vol. 74, No 20 Sept.15-21<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>\u201dUncommon Portraits, Uncommon Views,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Art New England, Brighton, MA, May\/June<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>\u201cLocal Artists Featured at Sacred Heart,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The New Canaan Advertiser, January 15<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2003<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">L.P. Streitfield, <em><strong>\u201cCreating New Cosmologies At Westport Art Center,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Advocate, Dec. 14<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Benjamin Genocchio, <em><strong>\u201cTo Understand These Pictures&#8230;,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The New York Times, December 21<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2002<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Downtown Express, <em><strong>\u201cThey Beat as One,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> New York, NY, Sept.10<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Laurel Graeber, <em><strong>\u201cFamily Fare,\u00a0Creative Central, Non Stop Art,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The New York Times, May 31<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>\u201cThe Healing Heart Project,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Battery Park City Broadsheet, Sept. 5<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Brooke Arthur, <em><strong>\u201cSeeking healing through the arts&#8230;,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0The New Canaan Advertiser, Sept. 12<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Ray Hogan, <em><strong>\u201c9-11-01 Remembered,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Stamford Advocate, Sept. 8<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Harold F, Cobin, <em><strong>\u201cNames and hearts help&#8230;,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Hour, Norwalk, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2002<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Judith Wilson, <em><strong>\u201cHealing Hearts Made Valentine\u2019s Day Special,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Ark, Tiburon, CA, Feb. 20<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Jonathan Wills, <em><strong>\u201cFrom the Heart,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Advocate, Stamford, CT March 4<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Jan Holst, <em><strong>\u201cStudents Join National Healing Hearts Project,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Kentwood Advance,Grand Rapids, MI,\u00a0Feb. 12<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sharon M. Pennell, <em><strong>\u201cHearts Project Lets Students Reach&#8230;,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Community News,\u00a0Grand Rapids, MI \u00a0Feb. 28<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">L.P. Stretfield, <em><strong>\u201cLove Stories at Silvermine,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Advocate, Stamford, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Thomas Meliana,\u00a0<em><strong>\u201cNew Canaan artist gets to the heart of the WTC matter,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Advocate, Stamford, CT<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2001<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Helen A. Harrison, <em><strong>\u201cEmerging Artist, Emerging Visions&#8230;,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Islip Museum, The New York Times, July 15<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>2000<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Fergus McCaffery, <em><strong>\u201cJune Ahrens Housatonic Museum of Art,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Sculpture Magazine, April<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Michael Rush, <em><strong>\u201cJune Ahrens \u2013\u00a0Personal Affects: The Wishbone Project and the Pillow Project,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Art New England, Feb.<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1999<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Ray Hogan, <em><strong>\u201cTapping the healing powers of wishbones, and pillows,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Advocate, Stamford, CT Nov 21<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Linda O\u2019Connell, <em><strong>\u201cConnecticut Commission on the Arts Distinguished Arts Award,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Stamford Advocate, Stamford, CT<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Mark Daniel Cohen, <em><strong>\u201cFour Winners,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Art New England, Brighton, MA, Feb\/March<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1998<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Carolee Ross, <em><strong>\u201cConcepts come clear in New Art Annual,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Advocate, Stamford, CT Nov. 8<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Jennifer Darr, <em><strong>\u201cAll the Symptoms of an Artist,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia, PA June 11-18<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1997<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Steve Starger, <em><strong>\u201cMost Memorable Art Exhibits of the Past Year,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Journal Inquirer, Hamden, CT, Dec. 26<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1996<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">William Zimmer, <em><strong>\u201c3 Shows Focus on College\u2019s Past,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The New York Times, Oct. 13<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1995<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Vivien Raynor, <em><strong>\u201cA Satirical Portrayal&#8230;,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The New York Times, June 18<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Jude Schweindenwien, <em><strong>\u201cBedtime Stories,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Art New England, Brighton, MA, Vol. 16 Feb\/March<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1994<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Jude Schwendenwien, <em><strong>\u201cJune Ahrens Silent Voices&#8230; Homelessness,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Art New England, Brighton, MA, March\/Apr<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Jude Schwendenwien,\u00a0<em><strong>Reviews,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Sculpture Magazine, New York, NY, March April<\/span><\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>1991<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Bill Van Siclen, <em><strong>\u201cHera faces grief head on&#8230;,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Providence Journal bulletin, Providence, RI, Nov. 22<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Resume\" href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/?page_id=461\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Back to top<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>Permanent Collections<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The Coupelouzou\u00a0Museum, Athens, Greece<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Together in Time<b id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7231\"><i id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7232\"><span id=\"m_-629444816671140182yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485885314691_7233\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/strong><\/em>Sculptureart Gallery, Matera, Italy, Margherita Serra<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Cleansed<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas, City, MO<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Trustman Gallery, Simmons College, Boston MA<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport,\u00a0CT<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Akus Gallery, Eastern State Connecticut University, Willimantic, CT<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Contemporary Gallery of Art, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Masterson Rothberg Advertising, New York,\u00a0NY<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Southern New England Bell, CT<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">First National Bank, CT<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Resume\" href=\"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/?page_id=461\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Back to top<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education 1988\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0BFA (Summa Cum Laude)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0SUNY Purchase, Purchase, New York\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":455,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-461","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=461"}],"version-history":[{"count":136,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2989,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461\/revisions\/2989"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneahrens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}