Juniper Shuey

Juniper Shuey (born 1974) is a Seattle, Washington-based visual artist, known for his video installations and sculptural performance. Since establishing himself in the late 90's he has gained a professional reputation for his works.


Background and Recognition

Juniper's history prior to visual arts came from theater. Spending three years at Emerson College in Boston he studied theatrical set design. He has since acted as Set and Lighting Designs for various pieces including Burning Circus' Production of "Emma Goldman; Love, Anarchy, and Other Affairs" at the Fringe Festival in Seattle, Washington, a performance that won the festival for a sold out show. Some of his most popular work was showcased at the Howard House (Seattle) in both 2003 and 2005. Juniper's work has also reached galleries in Palazzo Pio, Rome, and various exhibitions at Soil Art Gallery. Along with his unique and signaturely successful stage sets, Juniper has received the following awards:

Projects and collaboration

Juniper Shuey and Zoe Scofield began a company together in 2004 when they created the piece "I am nothing without you" which was performed at the Northwest New Works Festival at On the Boards. This has developed into the dance performance company called zoe | juniper.

zoe | juniper is composed of three primary collaborators: Juniper Zoe Scofield and Morgan Henderson. Since their joining they have gained commissions from On the Boards for their recent collaboration "there ain't no easy way out", and "find your own way out". This piece also toured to OTB theater in San Francisco and the Southern Theater in Minneapolis.

Their next piece "the devil you know is better than the devil you don't" premiered in Portland, Oregon in 2007 and eventually was performed at the Dance Theater Workshop in New York City in 2009.[1]

zoe | juniper also collaborate and create staged photographs which have been featured as a part of the Tacoma Art Museum's 2007 Northwest Biennial and at the Velocity Dance Center in Seattle.

References

  1. ↑ Kourlas, GIA Kia (13 February 2009). "Writhing, Twisting Torsos and an Indoor Snowfall". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2010.

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