curriculum vitae
Wildman Designs Clients
Graphic Design & Lettering Services
Albert's Diamond Jewelers (Schererville, IN)
American Greetings (Cleveland, OH)
Bari Zaki Studio (Chicago, IL)
Ben Mollin Hair Education (Griffith, IN)
Chicago Calligraphy Collective (Chicago, IL)
ChrisTina's Homemade Goodies (Lansing, IL)
City of Blue Island (Blue Island, IL)
CLM BBDO (Boulogne-Billancourt, France)
Eagle Express Lines (South Holland, IL)
Erich Schrempp Photography (Chicago, IL)
Govino, LLC (Newport Beach, CA)
Homewood Bat Company (Homewood, IL)
Hoosier Bat Company (Valparaiso, IN)
James Street Associates (Blue Island, IL)
Joliet Fire Department (Joliet, IL)
Kindle Communications (Chicago, IL)
Loyola University (Chicago, IL)
Lurie Garden (Chicago, IL)
Mercy Hill Church (Munster, IN)
Michael Abrams Limited (Chicago, IL)
Mont Blanc (Chicago, IL)
Pavement (San Francisco, CA)
Pope & Young Club (Chatfield, MN)
Private Commissions
Region ATA (Highland, IN)
Smalltown Coffee Co (Highland, IN)
Smart Cities Council (Reston, VA)
St. John Knits (Chicago, IL)
Travelle at the Langham Hotel (Chicago, IL)
Upshot Agency (Chicago, IL)
Workshops & Presentations
Ann Arbor Art Center (Ann Arbor, MI)
Bari Zaki Studio (Chicago, IL)
Bartlett Public Library (Bartlett, IL)
Big Sky Scribes (Billings, MT)
Birmingham Calligraphy Guild (Birmingham, AL)
Calligraphy Guild of Arkansas (Little Rock, AR)
Calligraphy Guild of Indiana (Indianapolis, IN)
Calligraphic Society of Arizona (Phoenix, AZ)
Capital City Scribes (Austin, TX)
Chicago Calligraphy Collective (Chicago, IL)
Chicago Ridge Public Library (Chicago Ridge, IL)
DraftFCB (Chicago, IL)
Dyer Park District (Dyer, IN)
Edmonton Calligraphic Society (Edmonton, Canada)
Fort Worth Calligraphers Guild (Fort Worth, TX)
Freedom Lutheran Church (Ottawa, IL)
Friends of Calligraphy (San Francisco, CA)
Highland Christian School (Highland, IN)
Hinsdale Public Library (Hinsdale, IL)
Hoosier Highlander (Highland, IN)
Houston Calligraphy Guild (Houston, TX)
Lake County Public Library (Highland, IN)
Lansing Historical Society (Lansing, IL)
Lansing Public Library (Lansing, IL)
Lettering Arts Guild of Red Deer (Red Deer, Canada)
Lettersong Calligraphy and Art Studio (Louisville, KY)
McGarry Bowen (Chicago, IL)
Memphis Calligraphy Guild (Memphis, TN)
Michiana Calligraphy Guild (South Bend, IN)
Michigan Association of Calligraphers (Detroit, MI)
Morton Arboretum (Lisle, IL)
Muttart Conservatory (Edmonton, Canada)
Pen Dragons Calligraphy Guild (Kalamazoo, MI)
Philadelphia Calligrapher’s Society (Philadelphia, PA)
Pope John XXIII School (Evanston, IL)
Portland Society for Calligraphy (Portland, OR)
Prairie Trails Public Library (Burbank, IL)
Red Poppy Studio (Lafayette, IN)
Schaumburg Township District Library (Schaumburg, IL)
Scribes of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
Sixteen Restaurant, Trump Tower & Hotel (Chicago, IL)
Skokie Public Library (Skokie, IL)
Society for Calligraphy (Los Angeles, CA)
South Florida Calligraphy Guild (Miami, FL)
South Shore Arts (Munster, IN)
St. Louis Calligraphy Guild (St. Louis, MO)
Tippecanoe County Public Library (Lafayette, IN)
Triangle Calligraphers' Guild (Raleigh, NC)
Various homeschool organizations
Wheaton College Church High School Art Fair (Wheaton, IL)
Publications
2020 Letter Arts Review, Volume 34:2, Interview and Featured Article
2020 Letter Arts Review: The Annual Juried Issue, Volume 34:1
2019 Letter Arts Review: The Annual Juried Issue, Volume 33:1
2018 Allt om Tidskrifter (All about Magazines) Swedish magazine for journalists, marketing professionals and decisions makers in Swedish media companies. November issue. Page 6.
2018 Communication Arts Design Annual #59. Annual juried issue. Novaolo' wine label. Designed and art directed by Pavement (pavementsf.com). Calligraphy by Julie Wildman.
2018 Voyage Chicago, an online magazine featuring Chicago creatives and influencers. July 3 issue.
2018 TYPE Magazine #2, Spring 2018. Article: 'Sleight of Hand' by Peter Fraterdeus. A feature story showing the work of 13 calligraphers from around the world.
2018 Letter Arts Review: The Annual Juried Issue, Volume 32:1
2017 Letter Arts Review: The Annual Juried Issue, Volume 31:1
2014 Bound & Lettered, Volume 11, Number 4. Featured Article: ‘An Alphabet Book’
2013 Letter Arts Review: The Annual Juried Issue, Volume 27:2
2013 Spirits, an arts magazine published by Indiana University Northwest
2012 Letter Arts Review: The Annual Juried Issue, Volume 26:2
Videos
2018 'Designers in the Archives' at the Newberry Library in Chicago. A Facebook Live video on June 28, 2018.
Summer, 2017 'Calligraphy with Julie Wildman' video for 'Eye on the Arts,' a special feature program for Lakeshore Public Media, Northwest Indiana.
Julie's Education
Columbia College, Bachelor of Arts, Chicago, IL
Workshops and/or extended classes with:
Georgia Angelopoulos, Canada
Yukimi Annand, US
Luca Barcellona, Italy
Timothy Botts, US
Liesbet Boudens, Belgium
Marsha Brady, US
Denis Brown, Ireland
Annie Cicale, US
Nancy Culmone, US
Georgia Deaver, US
Monica Dengo, Italy
Laurie Doctor, US
Lisa Engelbrecht, US
Martha Ericson, US
Reggie Ezell, US
Mike Gold, US
Paul Herrera, US
Thomas Ingmire, US
Mike Kecseg, US
Rosie Kelly, US
Yves Leterme, Belgium
David McGrail, Ireland
Judy Melvin, US
Suzanne Moore, US
Brody Neuenschwander, Belgium
Carol Pallesen, US
Pamela Paulsrud, US
Charles Pearce, US
Friedrich Peter, Canada
Massimo Polello, Italy
Stephen Rapp, US
Carl Rohrs, US
Wissam Shawkat, Dubai, UAE
Jacqueline Sullivan, US
Julian Waters, US
Sharon Zeugin, US
Exhibits & Awards
2019 ‘Exploration' – Juror awards for Best Expressive Lettering–'Psalm 117' and Best Use of Color–'Psalm 97:1'
2019 ‘Exploration' – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s Juried Show at the Oesterle Library, North Central College ~ Naperville, IL
2018 Communication Arts Design Annual #59. Annual juried issue. Awarded for 'Novaolo' wine label. Designed and art directed by Pavement (pavementsf.com). Calligraphy by Julie Wildman.
2018 ‘Hand Lettering' – An exhibit of calligraphy at Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
2018 Type Director's Club Certificate of Typographic Excellence awarded to 'Novaolo' wine label. Designed and art directed by Pavement (pavementsf.com). Calligraphy by Julie Wildman.
2017 ‘Exploration' – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s Juried Show at the Newberry Library ~ Chicago, IL
2016 ‘Exploration’ – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s Juried Show at the Newberry Library ~ Chicago, IL
2016 ‘Exploration’ – Extended show held at Northwest Cultural Council ~ Arlington Heights, IL
2015 ‘Exploration’ – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s Juried Show at the Newberry Library ~ Chicago, IL
2015 ‘Exploration’ – Extended show held at Thomson Allstate Gallery ~ Arlington Heights, IL
2014 ‘Exploration’ – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s Juried Show at the Newberry Library ~ Chicago, IL
2014 Newberry Library Purchase Prize Award for ‘An Alphabet Book,' which is now part of their permanent collection.
2014 ‘Creative Correspondence’ – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s All-Members Show ~ Arlington Heights Library, Arlington Heights, IL
2014 ‘Beautiful Writing: The Art of Contemporary Calligraphy’ at Tall Grass Gallery ~ Park Forest, IL
2014 Lettering Exhibit at South Shore Arts ~ Munster, IN
2013 ‘Exploration’ – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s Juried Show at the Newberry Library ~ Chicago, IL
2013 'In Miniature: Lettering on Small Objects' – Chicago Calligraphy Collective's All-Members' Show – Arlington Heights Library, IL
2012 ‘Exploration’ – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s Juried Show at the Newberry Library ~ Chicago, IL
2012 ‘An Exploration of Words & Letters’ at South Shore Arts ~ Munster, IN
2012 ‘Eight by Ten’ – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s All-Members Show ~ Skokie Public Library ~ Skokie, IL
2012 'Scribes of Hope II' – a juried traveling exhibit by Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) that began in November, 2012 and ended in January, 2018
2011 ‘Exploration’ – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s Juried Show at the Newberry Library ~ Chicago, IL
2010 ‘Exploration’ – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s Juried Show at the Newberry Library ~ Chicago, IL
2009 ‘Exploration’ – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s Juried Show at the Newberry Library ~ Chicago, IL
2008 ‘Exploration’ – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s Juried Show at the Newberry Library ~ Chicago, IL
2007 Newberry Library Purchase Prize Award for ‘Psalm 117,' which is now part of their permanent collection.
2003–2007 ‘Exploration’ – Chicago Calligraphy Collective’s Juried Show at the Newberry Library ~ Chicago, IL
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