JUNE ROYS PHOTOGRAPHY
ARTIST STATEMENT
Imagery in my work is inspired by the industrial urban environment I encountered growing up in the “rustbelt” of the Cleveland, Youngstown, and Pittsburg areas. Stark, strong landscapes and commercial infrastructures, often in a state of erosion, are the subjects of my photography and intermedia works.
Raised in the snowbelt along the Lake Erie shore, I credit the harsh winters, with heavy snowfalls creating ambiguous forms and crisp, clean edges, with developing my isolation design aesthetic.
A background in graphic design and foundations education has heavily influenced my work, where I apply the same elements and principles of design process to photographic space and forms.
Imagery in my work is inspired by the industrial urban environment I encountered growing up in the “rustbelt” of the Cleveland, Youngstown, and Pittsburg areas. Stark, strong landscapes and commercial infrastructures, often in a state of erosion, are the subjects of my photography and intermedia works.
Raised in the snowbelt along the Lake Erie shore, I credit the harsh winters, with heavy snowfalls creating ambiguous forms and crisp, clean edges, with developing my isolation design aesthetic.
A background in graphic design and foundations education has heavily influenced my work, where I apply the same elements and principles of design process to photographic space and forms.
PHOTOGRAPHY
In my photography, I isolate and simplify subject matter down to the basic elements of design and form, often to the point of abstracting the image beyond recognition and without subject matter.
Images are digitally photographed, then processed and printed from a Macintosh system with Adobe programs and an Epson printer.
In my photography, I isolate and simplify subject matter down to the basic elements of design and form, often to the point of abstracting the image beyond recognition and without subject matter.
Images are digitally photographed, then processed and printed from a Macintosh system with Adobe programs and an Epson printer.
EDUCATION
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
BS IN EDUCATION, SECONDARY VISUAL ART
Youngstown State University
AAB IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
Lakeland Community College
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
BS IN EDUCATION, SECONDARY VISUAL ART
Youngstown State University
AAB IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
Lakeland Community College
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Spokane, WA
Instructor, Graphic Design
2014 to present
CASPER COLLEGE
Casper, WY
Adjunct, Graphic Design
2013-2014
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE
Kenosha, WI
Lecturer, Web Design
2011-2013
SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Spokane, WA
Instructor, Graphic Design
2014 to present
CASPER COLLEGE
Casper, WY
Adjunct, Graphic Design
2013-2014
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE
Kenosha, WI
Lecturer, Web Design
2011-2013
CASPER COLLEGE
Casper, WY
Instructor, Graphic Design
2008-2011
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Joplin, MO
Assistant Professor of Art, Graphic Design
2007-2008
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Weatherford, OK
Assistant Professor of Art, Graphic Design
2001-2007
Casper, WY
Instructor, Graphic Design
2008-2011
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Joplin, MO
Assistant Professor of Art, Graphic Design
2007-2008
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Weatherford, OK
Assistant Professor of Art, Graphic Design
2001-2007
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
CONTEMPORARY WORK
Goodstein Gallery, Casper College
Casper, WY
November 17 - December 18, 2008
WITHIN 500 FEET: EXPLORATION PHOTOGRAPHY
Underground Gallery, Kansas City Artist's Coalition
Kansas City, MO
May 2 - June 13, 2008
CONTEMPORARY WORK
Spiva Gallery, Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO
January 21 - February 8, 2008
CONTEMPORARY WORK
Goodstein Gallery, Casper College
Casper, WY
November 17 - December 18, 2008
WITHIN 500 FEET: EXPLORATION PHOTOGRAPHY
Underground Gallery, Kansas City Artist's Coalition
Kansas City, MO
May 2 - June 13, 2008
CONTEMPORARY WORK
Spiva Gallery, Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO
January 21 - February 8, 2008
EXHIBITIONS
SACRED GROUND, CASPER COLLEGE ART FACULTY SHOW
Goodstein Gallery, Casper College
Casper, WY
February 28 - March 10, 2011
21st SEPTEMBER COMPETITION NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Alexandria Museum of Art
Alexandria, LA
Accepted works: sculpture series "Body of Work" and "Route 66 Typography Series"
October 10 - December 14, 2008
MAGNATUDE 7: 4th-ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT OF SMALL WORKS (JURIED)
Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
June 6 - July 3, 2008
60th ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP SHOW
George A. Spiva Center for the Arts
Joplin, MO
December 1, 2007 - January 6, 2008
20th SEPTEMBER COMPETITION NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Alexandria Museum of Art
Alexandria, LA
Accepted work: sculpture series "Stone Temple Guardians"
September 7 - November 10, 2007
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE NATIONAL WOMEN'S ART EXHIBITION (JURIED)
Oakland Community College Womencenter
Farmington Hills, MI
Accepted work: sculpture series "Visceral Series #02/Thrust"
September 20 - October 12, 2007
SELECTED WORKS 2006
(individual faculty exhibition, selected digital photographic works)
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
4th Floor Gallery
Weatherford, OK
April 23 - September 1, 2006
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SHOW
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Art Gallery, Chickasha, OK
February 19 - March 10, 2006
THE ART OF THE CURVE EXHIBIT
(one of four invited sculptors)
Metcalf Museum
Durham, OK
March 1 - May 1, 2005
SECOND SEVEN-STATE BIENNIAL JURIED EXHIBITION
(two sculptures accepted)
Leslie Powell Gallery
Lawton, OK
January 10 - February 20, 2004
OSAO Art Gallery
Chickasha, OK
October 25 - December 5, 2003
SACRED GROUND, CASPER COLLEGE ART FACULTY SHOW
Goodstein Gallery, Casper College
Casper, WY
February 28 - March 10, 2011
21st SEPTEMBER COMPETITION NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Alexandria Museum of Art
Alexandria, LA
Accepted works: sculpture series "Body of Work" and "Route 66 Typography Series"
October 10 - December 14, 2008
MAGNATUDE 7: 4th-ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT OF SMALL WORKS (JURIED)
Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
June 6 - July 3, 2008
60th ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP SHOW
George A. Spiva Center for the Arts
Joplin, MO
December 1, 2007 - January 6, 2008
20th SEPTEMBER COMPETITION NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Alexandria Museum of Art
Alexandria, LA
Accepted work: sculpture series "Stone Temple Guardians"
September 7 - November 10, 2007
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE NATIONAL WOMEN'S ART EXHIBITION (JURIED)
Oakland Community College Womencenter
Farmington Hills, MI
Accepted work: sculpture series "Visceral Series #02/Thrust"
September 20 - October 12, 2007
SELECTED WORKS 2006
(individual faculty exhibition, selected digital photographic works)
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
4th Floor Gallery
Weatherford, OK
April 23 - September 1, 2006
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SHOW
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Art Gallery, Chickasha, OK
February 19 - March 10, 2006
THE ART OF THE CURVE EXHIBIT
(one of four invited sculptors)
Metcalf Museum
Durham, OK
March 1 - May 1, 2005
SECOND SEVEN-STATE BIENNIAL JURIED EXHIBITION
(two sculptures accepted)
Leslie Powell Gallery
Lawton, OK
January 10 - February 20, 2004
OSAO Art Gallery
Chickasha, OK
October 25 - December 5, 2003
AWARDS & LECTURES
ART INSIGHTS LECTURE SERIES
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT
March 13, 2008
1994 BEST SCULPTURE AWARD, FOR "EDIE DAVIDSON BOX"
Ashtabula Arts Center, Juried Exhibition
Ashtabula, OH
1994 McDONOUGH MUSEUM CHOICE AWARD, FOR "VISCERAL II"
McDonough Museum of Art
Youngstown, OH
ART INSIGHTS LECTURE SERIES
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT
March 13, 2008
1994 BEST SCULPTURE AWARD, FOR "EDIE DAVIDSON BOX"
Ashtabula Arts Center, Juried Exhibition
Ashtabula, OH
1994 McDONOUGH MUSEUM CHOICE AWARD, FOR "VISCERAL II"
McDonough Museum of Art
Youngstown, OH
