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
2026
Solar Noon, title tbd, Cincinnati, OH (forthcoming)
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, title tbd, New Harmony, IN (forthcoming)
2024
DDDD Pictures, The Dams are Broken, New York, NY, Traveled to: McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH (2025), Akron Soul Train, Akron, OH (forthcoming in 2025)
2026
Solar Noon, title tbd, Cincinnati, OH (forthcoming)
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, title tbd, New Harmony, IN (forthcoming)
2024
DDDD Pictures, The Dams are Broken, New York, NY, Traveled to: McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH (2025), Akron Soul Train, Akron, OH (forthcoming in 2025)
2023
Bobbit Visual Arts Center, Contain and Release, Albion College, Albion, MI
2019
Grid Space, Ruptured Holding, New York, NY
Kohl Gallery, Unsettled Hues, Enduring Structures, Washington College, Chestertown, MA, Traveled to: ArtLab, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
Bobbit Visual Arts Center, Contain and Release, Albion College, Albion, MI
2019
Grid Space, Ruptured Holding, New York, NY
Kohl Gallery, Unsettled Hues, Enduring Structures, Washington College, Chestertown, MA, Traveled to: ArtLab, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
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
Future Tenant, Accretion, Pittsburgh, PA
2014
Bunker Projects, Soma, Pittsburgh, PA
Unsmoke Systems, Ephemeral Self, Pittsburgh, PA
Second Sight Gallery, Processing Self, Columbus, OH
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Radiant Hall, Open Concept, Co-curated by Nicholas Falwell and Tony Balko, Pittsburgh, PA (forthcoming)
Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries, Video screening gallery, Momentos and My Rooms, Curated by Marcella Hackbardt, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
2024
Woman Made Gallery, Connectivity, Juried by Anke Loh, Chicago, IL
2022
Trust Arts Education Center, Radiant Works: Out of the Studio, Organized by Oreen Cohen, Pittsburgh, PA
2021
Space Gallery, This Sacred Thing, Co-curated by Sam Smith, Ian Brill, and Keith Tassick, Pittsburgh, PA
Lino Kino, Screening, Philadelphia, PA
2020
Bronx Art Space, Beasts Like Me: Feminism and Fantasy, Curated by Deborah Yasinsky, New York, NY
2019
Automat Collective, Additional Assembly Required, Co-curated by Tessa Bachi Haas and Kate Testa, Philadelphia, PA
University Art Gallery, Studio Arts Summer 2018 Creative Research Exhibition: Wyoming Field Study, Pittsburgh, PA
Chinatown Soup, Performance Anxiety, Curated by Oya Damla, New York, NY
2018
University Art Gallery, UNBOXED, a 50th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, Pittsburgh PA
Viridian Artists, 30 under 30, Juried by Chrissie Iles, New York, NY
2017
Flux Factory, Self Storage, Co-curated by Julie Bitsch, Will Owen, Erik Duckert, Sean Naftel and Melinda Lauw, New York, NY
Re:Art Show, Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re; Re: Re: Re Re: , Co-curated by Erin Davis and Max C Lee, New York, NY
Microscope Gallery, Recognition by Components, Curated by Jen Liu, New York, NY
Rhode Island Convention 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, Curated by Krista Wright, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny College, 8 Hour Projects: Loss, Curated by Darren Lee Miller, Meadville, PA
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Construct, Pittsburgh, PA
The Mr. Roboto Project, Identity Materials, Pittsburgh, PA
2014
Bunker Projects, Outerwear, Pittsburgh, PA
2025
Radiant Hall, Open Concept, Co-curated by Nicholas Falwell and Tony Balko, Pittsburgh, PA (forthcoming)
Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries, Video screening gallery, Momentos and My Rooms, Curated by Marcella Hackbardt, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
2024
Woman Made Gallery, Connectivity, Juried by Anke Loh, Chicago, IL
2022
Trust Arts Education Center, Radiant Works: Out of the Studio, Organized by Oreen Cohen, Pittsburgh, PA
2021
Space Gallery, This Sacred Thing, Co-curated by Sam Smith, Ian Brill, and Keith Tassick, Pittsburgh, PA
Lino Kino, Screening, Philadelphia, PA
2020
Bronx Art Space, Beasts Like Me: Feminism and Fantasy, Curated by Deborah Yasinsky, New York, NY
2019
Automat Collective, Additional Assembly Required, Co-curated by Tessa Bachi Haas and Kate Testa, Philadelphia, PA
University Art Gallery, Studio Arts Summer 2018 Creative Research Exhibition: Wyoming Field Study, Pittsburgh, PA
Chinatown Soup, Performance Anxiety, Curated by Oya Damla, New York, NY
2018
University Art Gallery, UNBOXED, a 50th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, Pittsburgh PA
Viridian Artists, 30 under 30, Juried by Chrissie Iles, New York, NY
2017
Flux Factory, Self Storage, Co-curated by Julie Bitsch, Will Owen, Erik Duckert, Sean Naftel and Melinda Lauw, New York, NY
Re:Art Show, Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re; Re: Re: Re Re: , Co-curated by Erin Davis and Max C Lee, New York, NY
Microscope Gallery, Recognition by Components, Curated by Jen Liu, New York, NY
Rhode Island Convention 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, Curated by Krista Wright, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny College, 8 Hour Projects: Loss, Curated by Darren Lee Miller, Meadville, PA
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Construct, Pittsburgh, PA
The Mr. Roboto Project, Identity Materials, Pittsburgh, PA
2014
Bunker Projects, Outerwear, Pittsburgh, PA
RESIDENCIES, AWARDS + GRANTS
2025
Residency, Akron Soul Train, Akron, OH (forthcoming)
2024
Residency, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
Grant, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
2023
Philip C. Curtis Artist-in-Residence, Albion College, Albion, MI
2020
Visiting Artist Residency, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2019
Residency, Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY
Residency, Montgomery College, Rockville, MA
Visiting Artists and Scholars Residency Program, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
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
LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS + VISITING CRITIQUES
2025
Artist Lecture, Youngstown State University, Recent Work, Art Department, Youngstown, OH
2024
Artist Talk, Kenyon College, Recent Work, Studio Art Department, Gambier, OH
Artist Talk, Kutztown University, Recent Work, Department of Art and Design, Kutztown, PA
Gallery Talk, Albion College, Contain and Release. Contain and Release exhibition, Albion, MI
2023
Visiting Artist Lecture, Western Michigan University, Recent Work, Painting II and Sculpture I, Gwen Frostic School of Art, Kalamazoo, MI
2021
Panel Discussion, Space Gallery, This Sacred Thing, Pittsburgh, PA
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
2025
Artist Lecture, Youngstown State University, Recent Work, Art Department, Youngstown, OH
2024
Artist Talk, Kenyon College, Recent Work, Studio Art Department, Gambier, OH
Artist Talk, Kutztown University, Recent Work, Department of Art and Design, Kutztown, PA
Gallery Talk, Albion College, Contain and Release. Contain and Release exhibition, Albion, MI
2023
Visiting Artist Lecture, Western Michigan University, Recent Work, Painting II and Sculpture I, Gwen Frostic School of Art, Kalamazoo, MI
2021
Panel Discussion, Space Gallery, This Sacred Thing, Pittsburgh, PA
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
2025
Petrichor, Roaming 12: In the Studio with Julia Betts, Interview with David Bernabo, digital publication
Tribune Chronicle, McDonough winter exhibit features 5 solo shows, Andy Gray, digital and print publication
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
Carnegie Mellon University: Faculty News, Ask an Adjunct: School of Art Hacks from Fall 2024 Professors, digital publication
What Sleeps Beneath, Fracturing Identity: Self-Injury and Societal Violence in The Substance, Julia Betts, 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, Ward Mullins, 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, Hall Rockefeller, 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, Natalie Sandstrom, digital publication
Femme Art Review, Pushing the Limits: In Discussion with Julia Betts, Interview with Adi Berardini, digital publication
I Like Your Work Studio Visit, Artist Julia Betts, Interview with Erika Hess, digital publication
VoyageATL, Meet Julia Betts, digital publication
BTR Today, Art Uncovered, "Julia Betts,", Interview with Kimberly Ruth, 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," Interview with Kate Mothes, digital 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
2025
Petrichor, Roaming 12: In the Studio with Julia Betts, Interview with David Bernabo, digital publication
Tribune Chronicle, McDonough winter exhibit features 5 solo shows, Andy Gray, digital and print publication
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
Carnegie Mellon University: Faculty News, Ask an Adjunct: School of Art Hacks from Fall 2024 Professors, digital publication
What Sleeps Beneath, Fracturing Identity: Self-Injury and Societal Violence in The Substance, Julia Betts, 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, Ward Mullins, 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, Hall Rockefeller, 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, Natalie Sandstrom, digital publication
Femme Art Review, Pushing the Limits: In Discussion with Julia Betts, Interview with Adi Berardini, digital publication
I Like Your Work Studio Visit, Artist Julia Betts, Interview with Erika Hess, digital publication
VoyageATL, Meet Julia Betts, digital publication
BTR Today, Art Uncovered, "Julia Betts,", Interview with Kimberly Ruth, 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," Interview with Kate Mothes, digital 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