Julia Bollinger paints the fauna and terrain of her home in the Blue Ridge mountains. She is navigating being a mother, an artist, and a human living in an unprecedented time. Through intense observational devotion and submitting to mystery she creates in the field. Working outside with a time limit of a few hours to a few days gives a freshness and immediacy to the paintings that is impossible to capture otherwise. Tiny seeds and grass are sometimes encased in the surfaces, contained in the paintings like amber. She is humbled by the life forms and people that have been caretakers of her home over the centuries—enabling her to observe, record, and take part. Julia worked as a fine art printmaker in Colorado after graduating from college, then traveled to study painting in Florence, Italy and NYC. Her work is held in private collections in the United States and Europe.
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EDUCATION
2015-16 Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy and Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ
2013-14 Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
2009 Colorado College, BA, Studio Art, Colorado Springs, CO
EXHIBITIONS AND ART FAIRS
2026 Open Call 2026 Exhibition, MEPAINTSME, mepaintsme.com
2023 Art on Paper, Oehme Graphics, New York, NY
2023 Baltimore Fine Art Print Fair, Oehme Graphics, Baltimore, MD
2022 Printmaking in Floyd, Floyd Center of the Arts, Floyd, VA
2019 GIFC Velvet Ropes, Curated by Charlie Roberts, Shrine NYC and Sargent Daughters, New York, NY
2019 New River Art Biennial, Moss Center for the Arts, Blacksburg, VA
2019 New Voices, Floyd Center of the Arts, Floyd, VA
2018 Featured Artist, The Market Gallery, Roanoke, VA
2017 Taubman Museum Sidewalk Art Show, Roanoke, VA
2013 Behind the Scene: Oehme Graphics, Art Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO
2011 Winter Group Show, K. Saari Gallery, Steamboat Springs, CO
AWARDS/EXPERIENCE
2017 Best in Mixed Media Award, Taubman Museum Sidewalk Art Show, Roanoke, VA
2013 The Presidential Scholarship Fund Award, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, CO
2010-13 Printmaker and Studio Manager, Oehme Graphics, Steamboat Springs, CO
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
Robin Peake Stuart Collection, Chatham Hall, Chatham, VA
Oehme Graphics Permanent Collection, Steamboat Springs, CO
PUBLICATIONS
2026 For the Wild Zine, Water and Whales: Listening for the Deep, Edited by Victoria Pham and Erica Ekkrem
2024 Elle Decor, “This Cozy Hamptons Home Is a Breath of Fresh Air”, By Michael Diaz-Griffith and styled by Howard Christian, Published online Aug 6
2024 Artemis Journal 2024, Volume XXXI, Edited by Jeri Rogers
2023 Milk Art Journal, June 2023, Vol.2, Body & Belonging, Edited by Katherine October Matthews