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BIO
Julia Way creates with an intention to connect to Earth through observations of her local ecology. Through outdoor installations, video and watercolor paintings, she translates intimate perceptions of systems and interactions into physical materials. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Philadelphia area at locations such as the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, the Woodmere Museum of Art, the Francis Cope House at Awbury Arboretum, and the Maguire Museum at St. Joseph's University. In 2018 she was Artist-in-Residence at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts and in 2021 was a resident artist at Arte Studio Ginestrelle in Assisi, Italy. She is a member of Artessa Alliance, a collective of women-identified artists, and a Signature Member of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society. |
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SOLO AND SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Shifting Ecologies, The Francis M. Maguire Art Museum and Barnes Arboretum at St. Joseph's University, PA 2023
Interconnected, The Francis Cope House at Awbury Arboretum, Philadelphia, PA 2023
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
Matter & Energy, Artessa Alliance Biennial, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA 2023
Selections from Art in the Open 2022, CFEVA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
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 I & II, Illustration I, Children's Book Illustration, 2021-present
Abington Art Center, Instructor, Drawing, Watercolor and Plein Air Painting, 2015-present
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Teaching Assistant, Printmaking and Time-Based Media, 2019
Abington School District, Teacher, Art, Secondary English, English for Speakers of Other Languages, 2004-2015
Tyler School of Art, Instructor, Pre-College 2D Design, 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
Shifting Ecologies, The Francis M. Maguire Art Museum and Barnes Arboretum at St. Joseph's University, PA 2023
Interconnected, The Francis Cope House at Awbury Arboretum, Philadelphia, PA 2023
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
Matter & Energy, Artessa Alliance Biennial, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA 2023
Selections from Art in the Open 2022, CFEVA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
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 I & II, Illustration I, Children's Book Illustration, 2021-present
Abington Art Center, Instructor, Drawing, Watercolor and Plein Air Painting, 2015-present
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Teaching Assistant, Printmaking and Time-Based Media, 2019
Abington School District, Teacher, Art, Secondary English, English for Speakers of Other Languages, 2004-2015
Tyler School of Art, Instructor, Pre-College 2D Design, 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