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
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
2025
McDonough Museum of Art, (title tbd), Youngstown, OH (forthcoming)
2024
D.D.D.D. Pictures, The Dams are Broken, New York, NY
2023
Bobbit Visual Arts Center, Contain and Release, Albion College, Albion, MI
2019
Grid Space, Ruptured Holding, New York, NY
ArtLab, Unsettled Hues, Enduring Structures, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
Kohl Gallery, Unsettled Hues, Enduring Structures, Washington College, Chestertown, MA
2015
Future Tenant, Accretion, Pittsburgh, PA
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
2025
McDonough Museum of Art, (title tbd), Youngstown, OH (forthcoming)
2024
D.D.D.D. Pictures, The Dams are Broken, New York, NY
2023
Bobbit Visual Arts Center, Contain and Release, Albion College, Albion, MI
2019
Grid Space, Ruptured Holding, New York, NY
ArtLab, Unsettled Hues, Enduring Structures, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
Kohl Gallery, Unsettled Hues, Enduring Structures, Washington College, Chestertown, MA
2015
Future Tenant, Accretion, Pittsburgh, PA
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
2024
Woman Made Gallery, Connectivity, Chicago, IL
2022
Trust Arts Education Center, Radiant Works, Pittsburgh, PA
2021
Space Gallery, This Sacred Thing, Pittsburgh, PA
2020
Bronx Art Space, Beasts Like Me: Feminism and Fantasy, New York, NY
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
2024
Woman Made Gallery, Connectivity, Chicago, IL
2022
Trust Arts Education Center, Radiant Works, Pittsburgh, PA
2021
Space Gallery, This Sacred Thing, Pittsburgh, PA
2020
Bronx Art Space, Beasts Like Me: Feminism and Fantasy, New York, NY
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, AWARDS + GRANTS
2024
Residency, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
Grant, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
2019
Residency, Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY
2018
Residency, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
Fellowship, Peripheral Vision Publication Fellowship, Peripheral Vision
2014
Residency, Second Sight Studio, Columbus, OH
Residency, Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA
Award, Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Marianne Kor Award, Pittsburgh, PA
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
2024
The Dams are Broken, Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA (forthcoming)
LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS + VISITING CRITIQUES
2023
Gallery Talk, Albion College, Contain and Release, Contain and Release exhibition, Albion, MI,
Visiting Artist Lecture, Western Michigan University, Recent Work, Painting II and Sculpture I, Gwen Frostic School of Art, Kalamazoo, MI
2021
Graduate Studio Alumni Visiting Critic, Rhode Island School of Design, Life after Graduation, Graduate Seminar, Sculpture Department, Providence, RI
Guest Critic, Sculpture X: Art and Agency, Pittsburgh, PA
2020
Visiting Artist Lecture, Illinois State University, Recent Work, Wonsook School of Art, Normal, IL
2019
Guest Critic, Georgia Southern University, 3D Design Class and MFA studio visits, Statesboro, GA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Montgomery College, Recent Work, Rockville Art Department, Rockville, MD
Visiting Artist Lecture, Columbus State University, Recent Work, Department of Art, Columbus, GA
2016
Guest Lecture, University of Pittsburgh, Recent Work & Professional Practice, SA 1379: Preparation and Practice in the Visual Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
2014
Guest Lecture, Penn State University (Greater Allegheny), Professional Practice in Art, BA 242: Business Law, Pittsburgh, PA
2013
Presentation, Wake Forest University, Bodily Constraints, Atlantic Coast Conference Meeting of the Minds College Consortium, Winston- Salem, NC
2023
Gallery Talk, Albion College, Contain and Release, Contain and Release exhibition, Albion, MI,
Visiting Artist Lecture, Western Michigan University, Recent Work, Painting II and Sculpture I, Gwen Frostic School of Art, Kalamazoo, MI
2021
Graduate Studio Alumni Visiting Critic, Rhode Island School of Design, Life after Graduation, Graduate Seminar, Sculpture Department, Providence, RI
Guest Critic, Sculpture X: Art and Agency, Pittsburgh, PA
2020
Visiting Artist Lecture, Illinois State University, Recent Work, Wonsook School of Art, Normal, IL
2019
Guest Critic, Georgia Southern University, 3D Design Class and MFA studio visits, Statesboro, GA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Montgomery College, Recent Work, Rockville Art Department, Rockville, MD
Visiting Artist Lecture, Columbus State University, Recent Work, Department of Art, Columbus, GA
2016
Guest Lecture, University of Pittsburgh, Recent Work & Professional Practice, SA 1379: Preparation and Practice in the Visual Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
2014
Guest Lecture, Penn State University (Greater Allegheny), Professional Practice in Art, BA 242: Business Law, Pittsburgh, PA
2013
Presentation, Wake Forest University, Bodily Constraints, Atlantic Coast Conference Meeting of the Minds College Consortium, Winston- Salem, NC
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2024
Two Coats of Paint, NYC Selected Gallery Guide: April 2024, digital publication
BOMB Magazine, Doreen Chan by Monica Uszerowicz: An exhibition compiles dreams to create a collective connection, digital publication
2023
Emergency Index Vol 10/+, Ugly Duckling Presse, New York, printed book
Albion College, Albion College artist-in-residence program provides students with first-hand experience of working artists, digital publication
The Albion Pleiad, Bobbitt Visual Arts Hosts Julia Betts’ ‘Contain and Release’, digital publication
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”
2024
Two Coats of Paint, NYC Selected Gallery Guide: April 2024, digital publication
BOMB Magazine, Doreen Chan by Monica Uszerowicz: An exhibition compiles dreams to create a collective connection, digital publication
2023
Emergency Index Vol 10/+, Ugly Duckling Presse, New York, printed book
Albion College, Albion College artist-in-residence program provides students with first-hand experience of working artists, digital publication
The Albion Pleiad, Bobbitt Visual Arts Hosts Julia Betts’ ‘Contain and Release’, digital publication
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”