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EDUCATION
2017
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD): MFA in Sculpture with honors
Brown University, Coursework in Performance

2014
University of Pittsburgh: BA in Studio Arts with honors 
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2019
​Grid Space, Ruptured Holding, New York, NY
ArtLab, Unsettled Hues, Enduring Structures, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA

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Kohl Gallery, Unsettled Hues, Enduring Structures, Washington College, Chestertown, MA

2015
Future Tenant, Accretion, Pittsburgh, PA
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2014
Bunker Projects, Soma, Pittsburgh, PA
Unsmoke Systems, Ephemeral Self, Pittsburgh, PA
Second Sight Gallery, Processing Self, Columbus, OH

2012
O'hara Ballroom, The Art of Julia Betts, Pittsburgh, PA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020

Bronx Art Space, Beasts Like Me: Feminism and Fantasy, New York, NY (forthcoming) 
Space Gallery, This Sacred Thing, Pittsburgh, PA (forthcoming)
 
2019

Chinatown Soup, Performance Anxiety, New York, NY
Automat Collective,​ Additional Assembly Required, Philadelphia, PA
University Art Gallery, Studio Arts Summer 2018 Creative Research Exhibition: Wyoming Field Study,  Pittsburgh, PA


2018 
University Art Gallery, UNBOXED, a 50th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition,  Pittsburgh PA
Viridian Artists, 30 under 30, New York, NY

2017 
Flux Factory, Self Storage, New York, NY
Re:Art Show, Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re; Re: Re: Re Re:   New York, NY
Microscope Gallery, Recognition by Components: RISD Sculpture MFA, Class of 2017,  New York, NY
Dunkin Donuts Center, RISD 2017 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Providence, RI

2016  ​
Sol Kofler Gallery, Tuff Ghost, Tuff Crowd, Tuff Love, Providence, RI
The Wurks, re: A Sponge & a Sigh, Providence, RI​

2015 
Runaway Studios, Gesture, Pittsburgh, PA 
Mattress Factory, MF Art Market, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny College, 8 Hour Projects: Loss, Meadville, PA
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Construct, Pittsburgh, PA
The Mr. Roboto Project, Identity Materials, Pittsburgh, PA
University Art Gallery, Studio Arts Student Exhibition,  Pittsburgh, PA

2014 
Bunker Projects, Outerwear, Pittsburgh, PA
University Art Gallery, Studio Arts Student Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA

2012 ​
University Art Gallery, Wyoming Field Studies Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
University Art Gallery, Studio Arts Student Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
RESIDENCIES AND FELLOWSHIPS
2019 
Residency, Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY
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2018 
Residency, Virginia Center for Creative Arts​,​ Amherst, VA
Fellowship, Peripheral Vision Publication Fellowship, Peripheral Vision
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2014 
Residency, Second Sight Studio, ​Columbus, OH
Residency, Bunker Projects,​ ​Pittsburgh, PA
Grant, Summer Undergraduate Research Award (Summer Fellowship), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 

2013

Grant, Summer Undergraduate Research Award (Summer Fellowship), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2020      
Visiting Artist
, Illinois State University, Normal, IL    I teach a weekly 2-hour seminar on a topic I proposed, give a public lecture on my practice, and conduct studio visits with undergraduate and graduate students.

2019
Visiting Artist, Montgomery College, Rockville, MA  As part of this position, in Spring 2019 semester, I work regularly in a provided studio, instruct students in a seminar of my own design, and give an artist lecture about my work. I teach a weekly workshop entitled “Performance Art”. At the end of the semester, students will perform their final performances in front of a live audience in a public venue. 
Visiting Artist and Scholar Residency Program, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA For this position, I took a three week hiatus from my residency at Montgomery College. During the three weeks, I resided in Columbus, Georgia, worked regularly in a provided studio, and engaged students in a seminar of my own design entitled “Critical Issues in Performance Art”. The two day intensive workshop familiarized students with the history and theory of performance art. After the workshop, I met with students individually in studio visits to discuss their final performances for the class. Final performances were performed in a public venue as the culmination of the class.

2015-17
Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (SCULP 4692: Casting Studio, SCULP 4721: Sophmore Sculpture Studio II, SCULP 4739: Junior Sculpture Studio II. As a Teaching Assistant for three semesters at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), my responsibilities included: leading critiques, assisting in demonstrations on sculpture techniques, and conducting individual studio visits with students.)  
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2020
Visiting Artist Lecture, ​Illinois State University​, ​Normal, IL 

2019
Artist Talk, Montgomery College​, Rockville, Maryland
Visiting Artist Lecture, Columbus State University, ​Columbus, Georgia


2016
Guest Lecture, University of Pittsburgh​, SA 1379: Preparation and Practice in the Visual Arts, Pittsburgh, PA

2014
Guest Lecture, Penn State University (Greater Allegheny), BA 242: Business Law, Pittsburgh, PA
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2013
Presentation, ACC Meeting of the Minds, Wake Forest University​, Winston- Salem, NC 



AWARDS
2015 
Graduate Assistantship Award, Rhode Island School of Design
Graduate Division Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design
RISD Fellowship Award, Rhode Island School of Design
SLH Young Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design

2014 
Marianne Kor Award, Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh
A.J. Schneider Award, University of Pittsburgh
Kenneth Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award, University of Pittsburgh
Department of Studio Arts Achievement Award, University of Pittsburgh
Department of Studio Arts Honors, University of Pittsburgh

2013 
ACC Meeting of the Minds Fellow, Wake Forest University
A.J. Schneider Award, University of Pittsburgh 


2011
Martin Richard and Susan Baer Gluck Award, University of Pittsburgh
ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS
2020
​RISD XYZ
, “Julia Betts 2017 S.C.”, printed magazine
Less than Half​, Women of the Rustbelt, digital publication

2019
More by Her, More by Julia Betts, ​Visual Artist, digital publication

Ante Mag, Space and Body Merge in Julia Betts’ Ruptured Holding, digital publication
Artblog, Additional Assembly Required at AUTOMAT, a whimsical, textured group exhibition, digital publication
Femme Art Review, Pushing the Limits: In Discussion with Julia Betts, digital publication
I Like Your Work Studio Visit, ​Artist Julia Betts, digital publication
VoyageATL, Meet Julia Betts, digital publication
BTR Today, Art Uncovered​, "Julia Betts," audio podcast


2018
Peripheral Vision, "Julia Betts: Artist Profile" (6 page spread including an artist statement, biography and images), print and digital publication ​
So, I Hear You're an Artist: Artist Interviews with Angela Alba, "Interview with Julia Betts," digital publication
Discursive Impulse, Pacific Northwest College of Art, "2015-2017," digital publication


2017
Young Space, "Julia Betts," digital publication
A Hundred Eleven Magazine (3 pages), Claudia Eng Gallery, Chelsea, NY, print publication

2014
365 Days, 365 Artists, Frank Juarez Gallery and Greymatter Gallery Collaborative Project, “Julia Betts: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania”, digital publication
Columbus Alive,“Exhibit preview: Artist in- residency Julia Betts presents self- reflection”, Columbus, OH, print and digital publication
Artists to Look Out For, "Julia Betts," 1 page, vol.2 of book series, print publication
Pitt Alumni Magazine, Winter 2015, pg.4, print publication

2013
Forbes and Fifth Magazine, Front and Back Cover and Inside, vol. 4, April,
print publication
​Pitt News, “Artist Residency Program Gains Steam”, print and digital publication

2012
OUR Pitt, “Sentinels and Satellites: Artists Talking about Art”

Pitt News, “Artworks by Pitt Students Featured in Exhibition”
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