BIO

Julie Martin is a contemporary artist living in Northeast Ohio with a background in graphic design from The Colorado Institute of Art. The Denver, Colorado born artist also pursued a passion of painting while working as a graphic designer first in Chicago, then Akron and Strongsville, Ohio. By rearranging pieces of realistic images using a variety of mediums, she pushes the boundaries to create new fragmented artworks somewhere between the figurative and abstraction.

STATEMENT

In my creative process, I find inspiration in images that evoke mystery and emotion. The way I move and arrange the slices or pieces is particularly intriguing, as the tangents they create generate tension, while their alignment next to each other produces interesting effects.

Juxtaposition, defined as the act of placing two or more things side by side to compare, contrast, or create an interesting effect, plays a crucial role in my work. It allows me to compose contemporary artworks that offer a fresh perspective on traditional references. Instead of painting first and then cutting up the canvas, I prefer to work with rearranged slices, whether in print or digital form, as my references. This approach presents me with the thrilling challenge of painting or drawing and witnessing the final project come together as a completely new visual composition.

By adopting a defined fragmented style in varied mediums, I aim to create artwork that is not only visually appealing but also uniquely compelling, as it becomes a reflection of an artistic vision that is truly my own.

CV

2025

BAYarts Annual Juried Exhibition, Bay Village, OH

Covet Art Gallery, Faces & Figures Juried Group Show, Oceanside, CA

Dayton Society of Artists, The Future of Female Juried Exhibition, Dayton, OH

HOPE Center for Arts and Technology, RAA Juried Exhibition, Sharon, PA

2024

Valley Art Center, Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Chagrin Falls, OH

Ashtabula Arts Center, The Paul And Norma Tikkanen Juried Painting Prize, Ashtabula, OH

The Ohio State Fair, Juried Professional Category, Columbus, OH

Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Warren, OH

YWCA Women Artists Juried Celebration!, Youngstown, OH

51st Hoyt Arts + Education Regional Juried Art Competition, New Castle, PA

Ohio Arts Council Juried Exhibition, Medici Museum of Art, Warren, OH

The Other Art Fair - Chicago, IL

HOPE Center for Arts and Technology, RAA Inaugural Juried Exhibition, Sharon, PA

2023

Valley Art Center, Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Chagrin Falls, OH

The Butler Institute of American Art, Area Artist Annual Juried Exhibition, Youngstown, OH

Biennial Juried Exhibition, Riffe Gallery of Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH

The Ohio State Fair, Juried Professional Category, Columbus, OH

Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Warren, OH

YWCA Women Artists Juried Celebration!, Youngstown, OH

TAG Exhibit with artist Sue Hood, Warren, OH

The Other Art Fair - Chicago, IL

2022

The Butler Institute of American Art, Area Artist Annual Juried Exhibition, Youngstown, OH

Valley Art Center, Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Chagrin Falls, OH

Medici Museum of Art, RAA Exhibit, Howland, OH

YWCA 40th Women Artists Juried Celebration!, Youngstown, OH

Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Warren, OH

SOAP Gallery Décor Show, Youngstown, OH

SOAP Gallery RAA Exhibition, Youngstown, OH

The Bath Church Epiphany Arts Festival, Akron, OH

Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County, Art on Park, Warren, OH

2021

The Butler Institute of American Art, Area Artist Annual Juried Exhibition, Youngstown, OH

YWCA 39th Women Artists Juried Exhibition, Youngstown, OH

SOAP Gallery Cool Summer Exhibition, Youngstown, OH

SOAP Gallery RAA Exhibition, Youngstown, OH

Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Warren, OH

2020

Hoyt Arts & Education, Regional Juried Exhibition, New Castle, PA

Ursuline College, Self Portraits: Artists Respond to Covid-19 online virtual gallery, Pepper Pike, OH

SOAP Gallery RAA Exhibition, Youngstown, OH

Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County, Art on Park, Warren, OH

The Bath Church Epiphany Arts Festival, Akron, OH

2019

The Butler Institute of American Art, Area Artist Annual Juried Exhibition, Howland, OH

Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Warren, OH

Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County, Art on Park, Warren, OH

SOAP Gallery RAA Exhibition, Youngstown, OH

The Bath Church Epiphany Arts Festival, Akron, OH

YMCA, Five Squared Art Show, Youngstown, OH

POA Gallery, Bloomfield, IL

2018

Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Warren, OH

Sokol Gallery, Waterfire Exhibit, Sharon, PA

2004

Summit Art Space, Group Portrait Show, Akron, OH

Pearl Conrad Gallery, All Ohio Juried Art Exhibition, Mansfield, OH

2003

Akron Area Arts Alliance, Out of the Box Events, Akron, OH

Harris Stanton Gallery, Representation, Akron, OH

2002

Akron Art Museum, Absolut Art Auction, Akron, OH

Harris Stanton Gallery, Representation, Akron, OH

AWARDS

2025

BAYarts Annual Juried Exhibition Merit Award, Bay Village, OH

HOPE Center for Arts and Technology, RAA Juried Exhibition Merit Award, Sharon, PA

2024

The Ohio State Fair, Juror's Choice Award, Columbus, OH

HOPE Center for Arts and Technology, RAA Inaugural Juried Exhibition Merit Award, Sharon, PA

2023

The Ohio State Fair, Ohio Arts Council Purchase Award, Columbus, OH

YWCA 41st Women Artists Juried Show, Lit Youngstown Award, Youngstown, OH

Teravarna Art Gallery, 7th Portrait Juried Competition Talent Prize, Los Angeles, CA

2022

Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Warren, OH

2021

YWCA Juried Show, Margaret Evans Memorial Award, Youngstown, OH

Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Warren, OH

SOAP Gallery RAA Exhibition, Youngstown, OH

2020

Hoyt Arts & Education, Regional Juried Exhibition Merit Award, New Castle, PA

2004

Pearl Conrad Gallery, All Ohio Juried Art Exhibition, Student’s Choice Award, Mansfield, OH

GRAPHIC DESIGN HISTORY

2016 – 2018

Freelance Graphic Designer, Masury, OH

2010 – 2016

Senior Graphic Designer – Darice, Inc., Strongsville, OH

2009 – 2010

Senior Graphic Designer – Classic Imports, Wooster, OH

1980 – 1990

Senior Graphic Designer – Dickens Design Group & Shully Design, Chicago, IL

EDUCATION

1980 Colorado Institute of Art

1978 Colorado State University