Relationship Status: Single

Occupation: teaching artist, graduate student

School(s): Columbia College Chicago: Interdisciplinary Arts MA '09

About Me:

Artists for Social Change
myspace.com/activatedcarbonpeople

All images are copyrighted by the photographer. Photos in this album and its sub-albums are all the work of Julie Downey, aka AJ Viola, unless otherwise indicated. Please request permission to re-post, and provide artist credit. Thanks!

Hobbies and Interests:
social justice, photography, sustainable living, green practices, poetry, micro-fiction, projected images, light, bike riding, dogs, reusing materials to make art, teaching, learning from children, collaborative art projects, dancing, water: Pacific Ocean, Lake Michigan, Black Water Falls (Michigan) & undiscovered babbling brooks, wandering among trees, planting seeds, listening, Chicago, city neighborhoods, buildings with character, nature in the city

Favorite Music:
classical and folk styles from faraway lands, audio art, trip-hop, hip hop, chick rock, unclassified genres, classical guitar, oud, piano, percussion, upright bass...

Favorite Vacation Spot:
Guatemala, Mexico: Chiapas & Oaxaca, Paris, Pacific Coast Highway

The camera(s) I use:
Nikon D80; Nikon N70; simple Canon digital

Most of my photos are of:
nature in the urban setting, natural decay & erosion, Compay (my dog), documentation of people fighting for justice, artists: portraits & performances, family, friends, students