1970 Born in Portland, OR
Education
1992 BFA magna cum laude, Graphic Design & Art History, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
Solo Shows
Take Root, Sator Projects. Portland, OR
Symbiosis, Columbia Gorge Museum. Stevenson, WA
Mushroom Color Atlas, Powell’s Books. Portland, OR
Group Shows
2024
Women Artists of the Gorge, Columbia Gorge Museum. Stevenson, WA
Women Artists of the Gorge, Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries. White Salmon, WA
2023
Archive II: Regeneration, Textile Center. Minneapolis, MN
Fabric of Life, Oregon Art Beat. Oregon Public Broadcasting
Women Artists of the Gorge, Columbia Gorge Museum. Stevenson, WA
Women Artists of the Gorge, Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries. White Salmon, WA
2022
Wild Pigment Project, Form + Concept. Santa Fe, NM
International Fungi & Fibre Symposium Exhibition, Port Townsend, WA
2021
Surfacing, Surface Design Association. WA
2020
Wild at Heart: Inspired by Nature, Columbia Center for the Arts. Hood River, OR
2018
International Fungi & Fibre Symposium Exhibition, Oslo, Norway
2017
Faculty Biennial, Oregon College of Arts & Crafts, Portland, OR
2016
25th Anniversary Exhibition, Reynolds Gallery, University of Pacific, Stockton, CA
AC+D Furthermore Show, Portland, OR
2009
Fifteen Years On the Line, Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
Publications
2024
The Mushroom Color Atlas: A Guide to Dyes and Pigments Make from Fungi , Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA
Professional Experience
2019-
Teacher, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, OR
Professional Experience
2019-
Teacher, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, OR
Professional Experience
2019-
Teacher, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, OR
2017-
Founder, Bloom & Dye Flower Farm, Trout Lake, WA
2014-2020
Faculty, Pacific Northwest College of Art + Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR
1997-2014
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Second Story, Portland, OR
1996-1997
Designer, Brad Johnson Presents, Berkeley, CA
1995-1996
Designer, Smetts-Stafford Media, Berkeley, CA
1994-1995
Designer, Burdick Group, San Francisco, CA
1992-1994
Junior Designer, Monnens-Addis Design, Emeryville, CA
Professional Boards
2019-2021
Mount Adams Institute (MAI)
2010-2013
American Alliance of Museums (AAM), Editorial Board, Exhibitionist
2009-2012
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), National Board
2009-2010
Portland Development Commission (PDC), Advisory Board, Creative Economy
Selected Academic Visiting Critic & Lecturer
2023
Sitka Center for Art & Ecology
John C. Campbell Folk School
2022
Sterling College, Ecology Program
2013
North Carolina State University, BFA & MFA Programs in Design
2012
Kansas City Art Institute, BFA & MFA Programs
San Francisco Academy of Art, BFA & MFA Programs
North Carolina State University, BFA & MFA Programs in Design
2011
Kansas University, Hallmark Symposium Series, BFA & MFA Programs
North Carolina State University, BFA & MFA Programs in Design
2010
Art Institute of Tampa, BFA & MFA Programs
Pacific Northwest College of Art, MFA Program
North Carolina State University, BFA & MFA Programs in Design
2009
CalArts. Hearst Media MFA Program
Pacific Northwest College of Art, BFA Program
Selected Lectures & Presentations
2024
“The Mushroom Color Atlas: Dyes and Pigments Made from Fungi,” BioColours2024, June
2023
“Mycology & Color,” Pigments Revealed International, December
“Art Speaks: Archive II: Regeneration,” The Textile Center, November
“Mushrooms for Color,” Plants & Colour, October
“Mushroom Dyes & Pigments,” Mushroom Revival Podcast, July
“Mycology & Color,” Arizona Mushroom Society, April
“Colors from the Fungal Kingdom,” Oregon Mycological Society, April
“Mushroom Color Atlas,” Los Angeles Mycological Society, March
2022
“Mushroom Pigments,” Art Tool Kit, October
“Mycology & Color,” Wend Group, July
“Mushroom Color Atlas: A Chromatic Universe of Fungi,” Mushroom Club of Georgia, July
“Artist Chat,” White Salmon Arts Council, White Salmon, April
“Mushroom Color Atlas Feedback Friday,” Botanical Colors, Seattle, March
“Mushroom Color Atlas: A Chromatic Universe of Fungi,” Textile Talk, SDA/SAQA, February
2013
“Designing Women Panel,” Design Week Portland, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, October
“Visual Design Narratives,” AIGA National Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, October
“Pause & Effect: Things We Learned Getting Lost,” A Better World by Design, RISD and Brown University, Providence, September
“Design for Wonder,” AIGA Los Angeles, Los Angeles, January
2012
“Design for Democracy,” Institute for Emerging Issues, Raleigh, December
“Design for Wonder,” AIGA Anchorage, Anchorage, October
“Art of Collaboration,” Society for Environmental Graphic Designers, Raleigh, September
“Design for Wonder,” AIGA Raleigh, Raleigh, June
“Design for Wonder,” OFFF Pescara, Italy, May
2011
“Interactive Design,” HOW Design Conference, San Francisco, November
Second Story, Oregon College of Art & Craft, November
“Storytelling and Design for the Future,” AIGA National Biennial Conference, Phoenix, October
“Design for Wonder,” Walker Arts Center, Insights Design Lecture Series, Minneapolis, March
2010
“Design for Wonder,” Bend Ad Federation, Bend, OR, October
“Design Narratives,” Association of Medical Illustrators, Portland
“Interactive Storytelling,” Museum Publishing Conference, June
2009
“15 Years on the Line,” Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, September
“Design Archives,” AIGA Colorado, Denver Art Museum, Denver, October
2008
“Elevating the Art of Storytelling,” AIGA Cincinnati, Design Revival, Lexington, KY, October
2007
“Keeping Museums Relevant and Responsive: Empowering Museum Staff to Manage Dynamic Content,” American Association of Museums, Chicago, IL, May
2006
“Design for Wonder,” AIGA Portland, November
2004
“For All the World to Share: Developing and Implementing Accessible Web Sites,” Museums & The Web, Arlington, VA, March
2000
Second Story, Portland Creative Conference, June 2000
“Flash & Narration,” FlashForward, New York, NY, July 2000
Selected Design Juries
2021
Columbia Center for the Arts, Best of the Gorge, August
2014
One Show, Design Awards, March
2013
American Alliance of Museums, Muse Awards, April
2012
AIGA Las Vegas Work Show, July
2011
AIGA Atlanta SEED Awards, March
AIGA Pittsburgh Design Show, February
ADDY’s Washington DC, Annual Competition, January
2010
AIGA, Kansas City Design Show, May
2008
Art Directors Club of Tulsa, Graphex 39, May
2006
HOW Interactive Design Competition, October
2003
Communication Arts Interactive Design Competition, October
2000
Oregon Arts Commission, June
Selected Awards
2022
SEGD Fellow, Society for Environmental Graphic Design
Webby, International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, Nominee (Science)
2013
Best of the Web, Museums and the Web 2013, Honorable Mention (Rich Media)
Communication Arts Interactive Annual (2)
Best of the Web, Museums and the Web 2013, Honorable Mention (Rich Media)
Web Visionary Awards, Winner (HTML)
W3 Awards (2), Silver (Mobile Apps), Silver (Websites)
Core 77 Design Award (Interaction)
Creativity International Awards (4), Platinum, Gold, Honorable Mention
HOW Best Work Awards (5)
Innovation in Media Arts, Oregon Governor’s Office of Film and Television
2012
HOW Interactive Design Awards (2), Outstanding Achievement (Kiosks), Merit (App Design)
AIGA Justified Competition, Winner
NAI Media Awards, National Association of Interpretation, Interactive Design Award
PWI Web Fest Awards, OFFF International Festival of Digital & Web Arts, Winner (General Achievement Award)
Muse Awards, American Association of Museums (2), GOLD (Mobile Applications), BRONZE (Multimedia Installations)
Museums and the Web, Best of the Web Awards (Mobile)
IxDA Interaction Awards, Winner (Engaging)
2011
AIGA | 365 | Design Effectiveness 2011, Award Recipient (2)
23rd Annual Excellence in Exhibition Competition, American Association of Museums (Special Achievement in Clarity of Message)
The 15th Annual Webby Awards, Official Honoree (Art)
Museums and the Web, Best of the Web Awards (Exhibition)
HOW, Interactive Design Awards (3), Best Of Show, Merit (2)
2010
Themed Entertainment Association Annual Thea Award, Outstanding Achievement
I.D., Annual Design Review, Honorable Mention
How, Interactive Design Awards (3), Outstanding, Kiosks), Merit (2) (Consumer Web Sites, Kiosks)
Communication Arts, Interactive Design Annual, Experimental (2)
2009
Themed Entertainment Association Thea Awards (Museum)
I.D., Annual Design Review (2), Design Distinction, Honorable Mention (Interactive)
AIGA Annual Design Competition (Informing)
Communication Arts, Interactive Design Annual (Information Design)
American Association of Museums Muse Awards (4), Gold (Interactive Kiosks), Bronze (2) (Online Presence, Interactive Kiosks), Honorable Mention (Interactive Kiosks)
HOW, Interactive Design Awards (4), Best Of Show, Outstanding, Merit (2) (Kiosks, Consumer Web Sites)
2008
Communication Arts, Interactive Design Annual, Information Design (2)
Time Magazine, 50 Best Websites
AIGA Annual Design Competition, Experience Design
Museums and the Web Conference, Honourable Mention, Best of the Web
I.D., Annual Design Review, Honorable Mention, Interactive
2007
HOW, Interactive Design Awards (2), Outstanding, Merit
SEGD Design Awards, Honor Award
American Association of Museums Muse Awards (4), Silver (Interpretive Interactive Installations), Bronze (Interactive Kiosks), Honorable Mention (2), (Online Presence, Interpretive Interactive Installations)
I.D., Annual Design Review, Design Distinction
2006
Webby Awards, Winner (Cultural Institutions)
American Association of Museums Muse Awards (2), Bronze (Science), Honorable Mention (Art)
I.D., Annual Design Review, Honorable Mention (Interactive)
HOW, Interactive Design Annual (2), Outstanding (Consumer Website), Merit
Museums and the Web Conference, Honorable Mention
SXSW Web Site Competition, Winner (Art)
Print Magazine, Digital Design Annual, Winner (3)
2005
Communication Arts, Interactive Design Annual (4), (Information (3), Self-promotion)
Webby Awards, People’s Voice Winner (Science)
STEP 100 Design Annual
One Show Interactive, Silver (Non-Profit Web Sites)
HOW, Interactive Design Annual (3), Outstanding (Consumer Web Sites), Outstanding (Kiosks), Merit
American Association of Museums Muse Awards (2), Bronze, Honorable Mention (History and Culture)
I.D., Annual Design Review, Design Distinction (Interactive Media)
Print, Digital Design Annual (2), Winner (Education), Winner (Cultural)
2004
National Design Award, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (Smithsonian Institution), Finalist/Honoree (Communications)
American Association of Museums Muse Awards (4), Silver (History And Culture), Silver (Science), Bronze (Art), Honorable Mention (Collection Database/Reference Resource)
2003
American Association of Museums Muse Awards (5), Gold (History and Culture), Gold (Collections Database/Reference Resource), Silver (Art), Bronze (History And Culture), Honorable Mention (History And Culture)
ComputerWorld Smithsonian Award, Honored Laureate
Communication Arts, Interactive Design Annual, Info Design, 2003
SXSW Web Site Competition, Winner (Online Education Resource)
Museums and the Web Conference (3), Best Online Exhibition, Best Museum Research Site, Best Overall Museum Web Site
Art Directors Awards (2), Gold Medal (Web Application), Distinctive Merit (Reference/Education)
Sundance Online Film Festival, New Forms (2)
One Show Interactive (2), Merit (Non-Profit Web Sites), Bronze (Non-Profit Web Sites)
I.D., Interactive Media Design Review, Silver
2002
American Association of Museums Muse Awards (3), Gold (Collections Database/Reference Resource), Gold (History), Honorable Mention (Art)
Museums and the Web Conference, Best Online Exhibition
Art Directors Awards (2), Gold, Merit Award
Communication Arts, Interactive Design Annual (2)
Print, Digital Design Annual
I.D., Interactive Media Design Review, Silver
One Show Interactive, Bronze Pencil
HOW, Interactive Design Annual, Merit Award (3)
2001
One Show Interactive (2), Bronze Pencil, Merit Award
SXSW Web Site Competition, Winner (Broadband)
I.D., Interactive Media Design Review (2), Silver, Bronze (Web Site)
HOW, Interactive Design Review (4), Outstanding Achievement (3), Merit Award
Communication Arts, Interactive Design Annual (2)
2000
One Show Interactive, Merit Award
1999
HOW, Digital Design Annual
Print, Digital Design and Illustration Annual
Communication Arts, Interactive Design Annual
Codie Awards, Best New Education Online
ComputerWorld Smithsonian Award, Honored Laureate
1998
Communication Arts, Interactive Design Annual
HOW, Top Ten (2)
Art Directors Awards, 77th Annual, Merit Award
1997
Art Directors Awards, Silver
HOW, Digital Design Annual (2)
Communication Arts, Interactive Design Annual
Selected Bibliography
2023
”How to Use the Power of Mushrooms to Improve your Life,” Popular Science, Julia Craven, March 2023
”Washington Artist Maps the Colorful World of Northwest Mushrooms: A Different Kind of Foraging, This is Julie Beeler’s Fungi Color Atlas,” Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon Art Beat, Jule Gilfillan, May 2023
2022
”Forever Flowers: Beyond the Vase,” Slow Flowers Journal, October 2022
”35 Brilliant Science Websites and Tools for Lifelong Learners,” Medium, Ali, April 2022
“A World Through Hue,” The Mushroom, Julie Beeler, Issue 04, 2022
“Creative Fungi: Introduction to Mushroom Dyes,” Tauko, Julie Beeler, Mila Moisio, Issue No. 4, 2022
“This mushroom atlas celebrates natural colors, possibilities of ‘flowers of the forest floor’,” Seattle Times, Lorene Edwards Forkner, March, 2022
“Mushroom Color Atlas: the chromatic atlas of the pigments that can be obtained from mushrooms,” FrizziFrizzi, Simone Sbarbati, January
“Pigments of the Imagination,” Embroidery, Ellen Bell, January/February
2021
“Julie Beeler’s Mushroom Color Atlas, Surface Design Association, Lauren Sinner, December
2013
“Ideas, Prototypes and Experiences: Emotional Attachment to the Product,” The Fundamentals of Interactive Design, Michael Salmond & Gavin Ambrose, April 2013
“Museum of Fine Arts Offers a New Way to Experience Work,” Boston Globe, March 2013
Brand Spaces: Branded Architecture and the Future of Retail Design, Sven Ehmann & Sofia Borges, January 2013
“Interactive Design and Motion Graphics,” Graphic Design Solutions: Fifth Edition, Robin Landa, January 2013
2012
“This iPad App Builds Better, More Sustainable Cities,” GOOD, November 2012
“Sustainable Urban Design, Digitally Defined,” Metropolis, November 2012
“Content is King,” Interactive Design: An Introduction to the Theory and Application of User-Centered Design, Andy Pratt & Jason Nunes, October 2012
“Inside the Design: Second Story’s Relaunch,” HOW: Interactive Design, for secondstory.com redesign, April 2012
2011
“Coke hides its secret formula in plain sight in World of Coca-Cola move,” Atlanta Business News, Leon Stafford, December 2011
2010
“High-tech Exhibits Shine at Walt Disney Museum,” CNet, Daniel Terdiman, October 22, 2010
“Age of Mammals’ at the Natural History Museum,” Los Angeles Times, Suzanne Muchnic, July 4, 2010
“The Best Tour Guide May Be in Your Purse,” The New York Times, Keith Schneider, March 18, 2010
2009
“The Electric Storytellers,” ''Oregon Quarterly', Mindy Moreland, December 2009
“Inside Walt Disney's World,” The Wall Street Journal, Ann Landi, October 13, 2009
“Exploring the Man Behind the Animation,” The New York Times, Edward Rothstein, September 30, 2009
“New Museum Showcases New Mexico’s Colorful History,” The Associated Press, Deborah Baker, May 14, 2009
“15 Years of Interactive Media,” Communication Arts, May 2009
“The Great Library Jefferson Began, and How It Grew,” The New York Times, Charles McGrath, January 15, 2009
2008
“Grammy Museum Takes a Broad, Hands-On Approach,” Los Angeles Times Music Blog, Todd Martens, December 2, 2008
“The Woodstock Museum: Because You Weren’t There,” The Village Voice, Elena Oumano, June 3, 2008
“New Museum Guides Visitors Through Gettysburg,” Associated Press, Martha Raffaele, April 23, 2008
“Reinforcing History,” Philadelphia Enquirer, Amy Worden, April 13, 2008
“We Hold These Truths to Be User-Accessible and in Hypertext,” The New York Times, Edward Rothstein, April 12, 2008
“Library of Congress Exhibit Shows Future of Digital Archives,” Ars Technica, John Stokes, April 11, 2008
“Two New Shows Cast Light and Darkness on Early Cultures in the Americas,” The New York Times, Edward Rothstein, March 5, 2008
2007
“Exploring the Early Americas’: A Sense of Continent’s Direction,” Washington Post, Cathryn Keller, December 26, 2007
“Portland’s Second Story Lets Museum-Goers Step into the Picture,” The Oregonian, Richard Read, July 6, 2007
2006
“The Xbox Generation Visits the Museum,” The New York Times, Keith Schneider, September 12, 2006
“Solving Puzzles with Body Parts as the Pieces,” New York Times, Amanda Schaffer, February 28, 2006
Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design, Jenifer Tidwell, 2006 (O’Reilly)
2005
“Diverse Spaces Sweeten, Sour Third Angle Music,” The Oregonian, David Stabler, May 4, 2005
“A Virtual Visit to Monticello,” The Christian Science Monitor, Jim Regan, April 26, 2005
“Designed in Portland,” Portland Monthly, Camela Raymond, April 2005
2004
“At the Archives, Real National Treasures,” The Washington Post, Janice L. Kaplan, December 3, 2004
“At Museums, Computers Get Creative,” New York Times, Katie Hafner, December 2, 2004
“Second Story Reaches the Next Level,” The Oregonian, Randy Gragg, October 24, 2004
“Visiting the Virtual Museum,” Communication Arts, Sam McMillan, March 2004
2003
“Ride Along with Lewis and Clark,” St. Paul Pioneer Press, Rob Hubbard, November 24, 2003
“Inside a Chinese House in Salem, Mass.,” The Christian Science Monitor, Jim Regan, January 2, 2003
2002
“Valley of Kings Online,” The Art Newspaper, August 26, 2002
“Online Diary: Dig This,” The New York Times, Pamela LiCalzi O’Connell, August 22, 2002
“Exhibits: Tombs With a View,” Science Magazine, August 2002
“Kings Unearthed,” Guardian Unlimited, August 2002
“Visit Egypt Without Leaving Your Home,” El Mundo, August 2002
Simple Web Sites: Organizing Content-Rich Web Sites into Simple Structures, Stefan Mumaw, 2002 (Rockport)
2001
“The MoMA Opens an Exhibit of Art Only Visible on the Internet,” CiberPais, R. Bosco / S. Caldana, November 29, 2001
“Pieces of Croatia’s Holocaust Now Online,” The Washington Post, Jacqueline Trescott, November 14, 2001
“Desperate for Youth Appeal,” Guardian, Vanessa Thorpe and Ed Helmore, November 11, 2001
“Squeezed by a Renovation, the Modern Finds Space Online,” The New York Times, Matthew Mirapaul, November 8, 2001
“Mick Jagger and Virgin Records Go Online to Court Younger Fans,” Wall Street Journal, Anna Wilde Mathews, November 6, 2001
“Second Story: Telling Tales,” Graphis, Ken Coupland, September 2001
“The Big Reveal: Theatrical Typography,” Eye, Jessica Helfand, July 2001
“The Date That Lives In Infamy and Online,” The New York Times, Shelly Freierman, May 17, 2001
“Mummies and More in Antiquities Roadshow,” The New York Times, Michael Pollak, January 4, 2001
Principles of Web Design, Dave Farkas, 2001 (Longman)
Web Design Index, 2001 (Pepin Press)
The Last Mile: Broadband and the Next Internet Revolution, Jason Wolf and Natalie Zee, 2001 (McGraw-Hill)
2000
“Technology Brings Alive the History of Rock ’n’ Roll,” The New York Times, Michel Marriott, June 22, 2000
“Second Story’s Goal To ‘Make the Show’ Expands,” Oregon Business Journal, Dan McMillan, April 14, 2000
Sonic Graphic Seeing Sound, Matt Woolman, 2000 (Rizzoli)
Webworks: Navigation, Ken Coupland, 2000 (Rockport)
1999
“Second Story Interactive Design: Doing Justice to a Genius,” Adobe, September 1999
“Portland Web Design Start-Up Crafts Success Story,” The Oregonian, Jackie Love, May 31, 1999
“As Second Story’s Go, This One is Worth Repeating,” Oregon Business Journal, Dan McMillan, May 3, 1999
1998
Digital Designer, Stephen Heller and Daniel Drennan, 1998 (Watson Guptill)
“A Wider Window on The Web,” Critique, Ken Coupland, April 1998
“Second Story,” Communication Arts, Sam McMillan, January 1998
Graphis Web Design Now, Ken Coupland, 1998 (Graphis)
1997
“Brad Johnson Presents,” Web Studio—Japan, Atsuko Nozawa, July 1997
“Secrets of the Webmaster MVPs,” The Net, John Papageorge, March 1997
Interface WOW, Sue Merritt, 1997 (Peachpit Press)
Secrets of Successful Websites, David Siegel, 1997 (Hayden Books)