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 creates new fragmented artworks somewhere between 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 pieces is particularly intriguing, as the tangents they create, generate tension while their alignment next to each other produces interesting effects.

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 reference. I use that sliced image to paint or draw from. This creative approach presents me with the thrilling challenge of witnessing the final project come together as a completely new fragmented 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

2026

• Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Warren, OH

• Ohio State Fair, Professional Division Juried Entry, Columbus, OH

• McDonough Museum of Art, RAA Juried Exhibition, Youngstown, OH

• YWCA 44th Juried Women Artists Celebration!, Youngstown, OH

• Hoyt 53rd Reginal, Annual Juried Art Exhibit, New Castle, PA

• Mansfield Art Center 81st Juried May Show, Mansfield, Ohio

• No Guarantees Women Artists Exhibition, Trumbull Art Gallery, Warren, OH

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

2025

• Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Warren, OH

• Ohio State Fair, Professional Division Juried Entry, Columbus, OH

• Limner Gallery, A Show of Heads Juried Exhibition, Hudson, NY

• Mansfield Art Center 80th Juried May Show, Mansfield, Ohio

• BAYarts Annual Juried Exhibition, Bay Village, OH

• YWCA 43rd Juried Women Artists Celebration!, Youngstown, OH

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

• Columbus Metropolitan Library, Juried Entry, Columbus, OH

• 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

• Hoyt Reginal, Annual Juried Art Exhibit, New Castle, PA

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

• Ohio State Fair, Professional Division Juried Entry, Columbus, OH

• YWCA 42st Juried Women Artists Celebration!, Youngstown, OH

• Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Warren, OH

• Medici Museum of Art, Riffe Gallery 2023 Exhibition, 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

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

• Ohio State Fair, Professional Division Juried Entry, Columbus, OH

• YWCA 41st Juried Women Artists Celebration!, Youngstown, OH

• Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Warren, OH

• Trumbull Art Gallery, Martin/Hood Portraits Show, 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 Juried Women Artists 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

2026

Mansfield Art Center May Show, Honorable Mention, Mansfield, OH

2025

BAYarts Annual Juried Exhibition Merit Award, Bay Village, OH

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

2024

Ohio State Fair, Juror’s Choice Award, Columbus, OH

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

2023

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

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

YWCA Juried Show, Lit Youngstown Award, Youngstown, OH

2022

Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition Award, Warren, OH

2021

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

Trumbull Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition Award, Warren, OH

SOAP Gallery RAA Exhibition Award, Youngstown, OH

2020

Hoyt Arts & Education, Merit Award, New Castle, PA

2004

Pearl Conrad Gallery, All Ohio Students 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