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BIO
Julia Way is a multi-media artist and educator. Way’s videos, installation work, and watercolor paintings seek contemplation in the moving spaces between the self and surroundings. She lives and works in Elkins Park, PA. She has exhibited at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Anna Zorina Gallery, Marginal Utility Gallery, Borrelli’s Chestnut Hill Gallery, Montgomery County Community College Fine Arts Center, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Winterthur Museum, Wayne Art Center, the Henry Gallery at Penn State Great Valley, Black Rock Center for the Arts in Maryland, Abington Art Center, Painted Bride Gallery, Pii Gallery, Art Gallery Le Logge in Assisi, Italy and the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building. In 2018 she was Artist-in-Residence at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts. She is a Signature Member of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society. |
I breathe in.
The invisibility of the air infuses my body and the realization hits me – interaction with the elemental forces around me define my body’s current living state as I use the Earth for my survival every minute of my life. In reciprocity, I contemplate the connections and perceived boundaries between the inside and the outside and I am moved to make art.
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SOLO AND SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Ecotactical: Earth Day at 50, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia, PA 2020
Meditations, Borrelli's Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2018
Night & Day, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA, 2018
Intimate Landscapes, St. John's Creative Art Series, Melrose Park, PA, 2017
Watercolor Ecosystems, Elcy’s Cafe, Glenside, PA, 2016
Featured Artist, Sweet Mabel Folk Art & Fine Craft Gallery, Narberth, PA, 2016
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Art in the Open, Schuylkill Banks Park, Philadelphia, PA, 2022
Ebb & Flow: The Work of Artessa Alliance, Pii Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2021
Assisi International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Art Gallery Le Logge, Piazza del Comune, Assisi, Italy 2021
Woodmere 79th Annual Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, PA 2021
Apart:Together, Artessa Alliance Biennial, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA, 2021
Annual Juried Exhibition Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA, 2021
Action Verbs>Action Words, Automat Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2020
B.A.S.E., Anna Zorina Gallery, New York, NY, 2020
Exercises in Ineffability 02, Marginal Utility Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2020
Alternatives20, Operating Systems Exhibitions, Philadelphia, PA 2020
Reflection(s), Anne Bryan Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 2019
Marginalized, MamaCITA Exhibition, Montgomery County Community College Fine Arts Center, Blue Bell, PA 2019
Process, MamaCITA Biennial Exhibition, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA, 2019
118th Annual Works on Paper International Exhibition, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Wayne Art Center, PA, 2018
Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, Black Rock Center for the Arts, MD, 2018 and 2019
On Location: Artists at Brandywine, Chadds Ford Historical Society, PA, 2018
Drawn to Nature, John James Audubon Center, Mill Grove, PA, 2018
Brandywine Valley Plein Air Gala, Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, DE, 2017
117th Annual Works on Paper International Exhibition, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Wallingford, PA, 2017
MamaCITA10, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA, 2016
Simplicity, Penn Charter Triennial Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, 2016
Beyond the Classroom, The Henry Gallery, Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, PA, 2015
Re.Collection, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA, 2015
The Road to Here, Bee Squared Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
MamaCITA Exhibition, Pennsylvania State Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA, 2013
Begin: Hope, Faith, Resilience, The Painted Bride, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Arcadia University, Adjunct Professor, Studio Art Foundations I & II, Drawing II. 2021-present
Abington Art Center, Drawing, Watercolor and Plein Air Painting Instructor, 2015-present
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Teaching Assistant, Printmaking and Time-Based Media, 2019
Abington School District, Art, English, English as a Second Language Teacher, 2004-2015
Tyler School of Art, Pre-College 2D Design Instructor, 2003
EDUCATION
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, MFA, Visual Arts, 2020
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Master of Education in Art, 2005
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Post Baccalaureate Program, Painting, 2002
The Florence Academy of Art, Intensive Drawing Program, 1999
Georgetown University, Bachelor of Arts, English and Fine Arts, 1997
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
Visual Arts Residency, Arte Studio Ginestrelle, Assisi, Italy 2021
Fine Arts Venture Fund Recipient, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 2020
Signature Member of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society
Cheap Joe's Art Stuff Award at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, 2019
Portfolio Merit Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2018-2020
Cheltenham Center for the Arts Artist in Residence 2017
Chestnut Hill Annual Plein Air Competition, Honorable Mention 2017
Cheltenham Center for the Arts Member Show, Honorable Mention 2015
Abington Art Center Juried Member Show, Director's Award 2014
CURATION
Summer Outdoor Art Installation Series, High School Park, Elkins Park, PA 2020-present
Body(No)Body: PAFA MFA Program + Brodsky Center at PAFA, Young Space, 2020
PRESS
Assisi International Contemporary Art Exhibition Catalogue, September 2021
Natural Selections: ‘Ecotactical’ Exhibit Opens on Sept. 21 Tina Plokarz, Montgomery Media, September 2020
Citing School’s Response to BLM Protests, PAFA Students Boycott Annual Show Art Forum, September 2020
In Protest of School’s Actions During Black Lives Matter Demonstrations, Students Boycott Annual Show Hyperallergic, 2020
Dream Drives: Creative Haven at Abington Art Center, Meisha Johnson, CBS3, November 3, 2017
Featured Artist, MamaCITA March 31, 2016
Abington Teachers to Talk at National Art Conference, Misha Arnosky, Abington Patch, September 26, 2013
First Friday Feature. Make Teach Repeat, a Blog by Diana Trout, December 6, 2013
SOLO AND SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Ecotactical: Earth Day at 50, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia, PA 2020
Meditations, Borrelli's Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2018
Night & Day, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA, 2018
Intimate Landscapes, St. John's Creative Art Series, Melrose Park, PA, 2017
Watercolor Ecosystems, Elcy’s Cafe, Glenside, PA, 2016
Featured Artist, Sweet Mabel Folk Art & Fine Craft Gallery, Narberth, PA, 2016
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Art in the Open, Schuylkill Banks Park, Philadelphia, PA, 2022
Ebb & Flow: The Work of Artessa Alliance, Pii Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2021
Assisi International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Art Gallery Le Logge, Piazza del Comune, Assisi, Italy 2021
Woodmere 79th Annual Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, PA 2021
Apart:Together, Artessa Alliance Biennial, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA, 2021
Annual Juried Exhibition Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA, 2021
Action Verbs>Action Words, Automat Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2020
B.A.S.E., Anna Zorina Gallery, New York, NY, 2020
Exercises in Ineffability 02, Marginal Utility Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2020
Alternatives20, Operating Systems Exhibitions, Philadelphia, PA 2020
Reflection(s), Anne Bryan Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 2019
Marginalized, MamaCITA Exhibition, Montgomery County Community College Fine Arts Center, Blue Bell, PA 2019
Process, MamaCITA Biennial Exhibition, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA, 2019
118th Annual Works on Paper International Exhibition, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Wayne Art Center, PA, 2018
Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, Black Rock Center for the Arts, MD, 2018 and 2019
On Location: Artists at Brandywine, Chadds Ford Historical Society, PA, 2018
Drawn to Nature, John James Audubon Center, Mill Grove, PA, 2018
Brandywine Valley Plein Air Gala, Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, DE, 2017
117th Annual Works on Paper International Exhibition, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Wallingford, PA, 2017
MamaCITA10, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA, 2016
Simplicity, Penn Charter Triennial Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, 2016
Beyond the Classroom, The Henry Gallery, Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, PA, 2015
Re.Collection, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA, 2015
The Road to Here, Bee Squared Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
MamaCITA Exhibition, Pennsylvania State Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA, 2013
Begin: Hope, Faith, Resilience, The Painted Bride, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Arcadia University, Adjunct Professor, Studio Art Foundations I & II, Drawing II. 2021-present
Abington Art Center, Drawing, Watercolor and Plein Air Painting Instructor, 2015-present
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Teaching Assistant, Printmaking and Time-Based Media, 2019
Abington School District, Art, English, English as a Second Language Teacher, 2004-2015
Tyler School of Art, Pre-College 2D Design Instructor, 2003
EDUCATION
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, MFA, Visual Arts, 2020
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Master of Education in Art, 2005
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Post Baccalaureate Program, Painting, 2002
The Florence Academy of Art, Intensive Drawing Program, 1999
Georgetown University, Bachelor of Arts, English and Fine Arts, 1997
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
Visual Arts Residency, Arte Studio Ginestrelle, Assisi, Italy 2021
Fine Arts Venture Fund Recipient, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 2020
Signature Member of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society
Cheap Joe's Art Stuff Award at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, 2019
Portfolio Merit Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2018-2020
Cheltenham Center for the Arts Artist in Residence 2017
Chestnut Hill Annual Plein Air Competition, Honorable Mention 2017
Cheltenham Center for the Arts Member Show, Honorable Mention 2015
Abington Art Center Juried Member Show, Director's Award 2014
CURATION
Summer Outdoor Art Installation Series, High School Park, Elkins Park, PA 2020-present
Body(No)Body: PAFA MFA Program + Brodsky Center at PAFA, Young Space, 2020
PRESS
Assisi International Contemporary Art Exhibition Catalogue, September 2021
Natural Selections: ‘Ecotactical’ Exhibit Opens on Sept. 21 Tina Plokarz, Montgomery Media, September 2020
Citing School’s Response to BLM Protests, PAFA Students Boycott Annual Show Art Forum, September 2020
In Protest of School’s Actions During Black Lives Matter Demonstrations, Students Boycott Annual Show Hyperallergic, 2020
Dream Drives: Creative Haven at Abington Art Center, Meisha Johnson, CBS3, November 3, 2017
Featured Artist, MamaCITA March 31, 2016
Abington Teachers to Talk at National Art Conference, Misha Arnosky, Abington Patch, September 26, 2013
First Friday Feature. Make Teach Repeat, a Blog by Diana Trout, December 6, 2013