Juniper Shuey

Juniper Shuey (born 1974) is a Seattle-based visual artist, known for his video installations and sculptural performance. He is the Co-Artistic Director of zoe|juniper and is the Head Carpenter at the University of Washington Meany Hall. Since establishing himself in the late 90's he has continued to gain a professional reputation for his works.

Background and Recognition

Prior to his involvement in the visual arts he spent three years at Emerson College in Boston studying theatrical set design. He then transferred to Ceramics at the University of Washington where the faculty allowed him to develop his art in performance and clay. He has since acted as Set and Lighting Designer 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:

• "Curators Choice Award" Tacoma Art Museum Northwest Biennial (2004)
• "People's Choice Award" Bellevue Arts Museum's Northwest Annual (2000)
• Lambdha Rho Art Honorary University of Washington School of Art (2000)

His love for mediums continued to develop as he began to work with video projections in space as a sculptural element. His work has been published in several art books including SOIL Artist, Lava, and Fashion is ART. His video installations, photographs and performances have been shown both nationally and internationally including Italy, Budapest, NYC, Houston, Seattle, Portland, and Christchurch, New Zealand. Juniper has participated on several professional panels including New England Foundation for the Arts, The MacArthur Foundation and a professional practices panel discussion at the University of Washington.

Collaborations

His work has been presented at On The Boards, Spectrum Dance Theater, Velocity Dance Center, and the 2005 Northwest New Works Festival where he began his collaboration with performance artist Zoe Scofield and musician Morgan Henderson. At the start of their collaborative relationship they presented their works in visual art galleries, museums, and theaters. They have been commissioned and presented by national and international arts centers such as, On the Boards, PICA, Trafo House of Art, Dance Theater Workshop, Bates Dance Festival, NYLA, Spoleto Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, Body Festival (New Zealand), Yerba Buena Center, Columbia College Chicago, DiverseWorks, The Frye Art Museum and many more. They have taught workshops and given lectures on dance, photography, collaboration and installation throughout the US and internationally.

Past Works

"BeginAgain" - Co-commissioned by On the Boards and The Joyce Theater in partnership with 3-Legged Dog. Premiered in 2014 at On the Boards and presented at The Joyce Unleashed, PS 122's COIL Festival, Dance Place, REDCAT, and FringeArts

"No one to witness" - Performed at Velocity Dance Center, Frye Art Museum, City Arts Festival, gloATL, TanzFarm.

"Eleven" - Commissioned by Velocity Dance Center, Cornish College of the Arts, and CalArts

"A Crack in Everything" - National Performance Network Creation Fund Project, co-commissioned by the Bates Dance Festival, Jacob's Pillow, On the Boards, DiverseWorks, PICA, and New York Live Arts.

"The devil you know is better than the devil you don't" - Premiered at PICA's TBA Festival 2007 and presented at On the Boards Bates Dance Festival, Dance Theater Workshop, ICA Museum/CRASH ARTS Boston, Wesleyan University, and The Myma Loy Center.

"Old Girl" - Premiered at Spectrum Dance Theater 2008 and at On the Boards in 2009.

"There ain't no easy way out" - Premiered at On the Boards 2006 and presented at Jacob's Pillow Inside/Out, SCUBA Tour: The Southern Theatre, ODC Theater, and Velocity Dance Center, bumbershoot, MOVE! Performance and Smoke Farm.

Commissions, Residencies, and Awards

zoe|juniper has continued to gain support and momentum with commissions and residencies at the MacDowell Colony (2010), Jacob’s Pillow Creation Residency (2010), Trafo House of Contemporary Art, The Body Festival (2009), National Dance Production Grant, Mellon Foundation, National Performance Network Fund and a Princess Grace Foundation Choreography Fellowship for A Crack in Everything (2009-2011), performance and video installation. Other commissions and presentations include Dance Theater Workshop, On the Boards, Bates Dance Festival, TBA Festival, Myrna Loy Center and Yerba Buena Center for The Devil You Know (2007-2009), On the Boards, New York Live Arts, Bates Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, TBA Festival, Diverseworks Art Space, Columbia College Dance Center, Joyce Theater, Spoleto Festival, The Body Festival, American Realness, and Trafo for A Crack in Everything (2011-2013), On the Boards, Joyce Theater/3Legged Dog, Frye Art Museum, City Arts Festival, TanzFarm, Velocity Dance Center for BeginAgain (2013-2014), performances at PS122 COIL Festival, Danceplace, RedCat, and Fringe Arts (2014-2015). Other commissions and performances include Pennsylvania Ballet, Spectrum Dance Theater, Cornish College, CalArts Dance, Frye Art Museum, SOFA Gallery, Winston Watcher Gallery and Springboard Montreal. Other awards and grants include National Dance Project Production Grant (2007, 2009, 2014), National Performance Network (2007, 2009), Alpert Award Residency (2010), The Strangers Genius Award (2013), Princess Grace Foundation Special Projects Award (2013) and Works in Process BAC Residency (2014).