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The Pollock Gallery is the primary exhibition venue for the Division of Art, as a teaching gallery, a venue for guest artists, & the venue for student exhibitions. In addition to many exhibitions of outsider art and under-recognized artists, the gallery has shown artwork by some of the most highly-respected artists including Lucian Freud, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kazimir Malevich, Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, Thomas Nozkowski, and Nathan Olivera. The MFA Qualifying Exhibition & the BA/BFA Qualifying Exhibition take place in the second half of each spring semester. The gallery has a fine history of exhibition publications. The gallery is located in Expressway Tower Suite 101, 6116 North Central Expressway, Dallas 75206.

JULIA JALOWIEC
JANUARY 24 – MARCH 9, 2025

Opening Reception

January 24 from 5 – 7 p.m.
Pollock Gallery, Expressway Tower

Underscored by her improvisational techniques and an overriding feeling of immediacy due to a cancer diagnosis, Julia Jalowiec (B.F.A. ’18) reveals a preoccupation with mortality and absence in her exhibition In a Rush. She transforms subjects into symbols of courage and stability. Her work, marked by motifs like helmets and goggles, reframes personal experiences of illness and disability into narratives of protection and triumph, embodying her refusal to be defined by limitations.

In Jalowiec’s art, improvisation is essential. Subjects begin from something familiar, then branch off suddenly toward other worlds. Mark-making is fast and unfussy; methods and materials are often spontaneous. Her cast of characters possess superhero attributes like confidence, strength, and vitality, leading to fairytale endings. These subjects and methods are not naive; rather, Jalowiec’s acute awareness of her mortality demanded urgency and transformation.

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