Julie Mixon

Julie Mixon is a Professor of Photography at Francis Marion University whose practice explores alternative photographic processes, combining historical techniques with digital and analogue experimentation. Her work often focuses on family and nature, reflecting her interest in the intersection of science, art, and photography.
From: Florence, South Carolina, USA
Shows: Cyanotypes, Lumens, Transfers and VanDykes

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Julie Mixon is a Professor of Photography at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina. She specializes in alternative photographic processes that include historical processes and the combination of digital and analog photography. Julie also enjoys experimental digital photography techniques including long exposures and image transfers. Some of these methods include alcohol transfers, white marble gelatin fresco image transfers, dye sublimation image lifts and gilded photographs. She enjoys how science and art overlap in photography is often caught in the middle of the two. The subjects that are most often seen in Julie’s work are her family and nature, both she considers gifts from God. Photography is a tool she uses to continually learn more about wildlife and nature. For over 20 years, she has taught photography courses ranging from digital to analog courses in higher education and in group workshops. She received an MFA in Photography from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina and a BFA in Photography from Barton College in Wilson, North Carolina.