If You Go
Under the Canopy – Opening
Friday, Feb. 3, 5 to 7 p.m.
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St.
Exhibition continues through March 5. For more information visit www.contemporaryartscenter.org.
Throughout 2022, artist Julia Orquera Bianco walked, hiked, taught in, and observed the seasons in Burnet Woods. In the new exhibition Under the Canopy, she shares the work influenced by and created during this time. The exhibition opens Wednesday, Feb. 1 at the Contemporary Arts Center, with accompanying programs held at the CAC and in the park.
An interdisciplinary artist and nature enthusiast, Bianco partnered with Preserve Burnet Woods, UC Students for Burnet Woods, and Permabuds to explore and reflect on the historical, cultural, spiritual and ecological importance of the park. The work in Under the Canopy is constructed in part with materials Bianco gathered from the park.
Bianco’s artwork translates the experience of being under the forest’s canopy while offering quiet but powerful meditations based on quotes from participants in last summer’s Co-LAB program.
In addition to cultivating a truly transformative experience through her artwork, Bianco collaborated with local historians and biologist to construct historical and ecological timelines of Burnet Woods, one of the largest and oldest parks in Cincinnati.
Bianco earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Drawing and Painting from Universidad del Museo Social Argentino (Buenos Aires, Argentina) in 2012. In 2018 she graduated from the MFA program at Roski School of Art and Design, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. In 2020, Bianco earned a Certificate on Sustainability from University of California, Los Angeles.