Julia

Julia Whitney Barnes

Julia Whitney Barnes is an artist living in Poughkeepsie, NY who works in a variety of media from cyanotypes, watercolor, glass, oil paintings, ceramic sculptures, murals, and site-specific installations. Born in Newbury, VT, Julia Whitney Barnes spent two decades in Brooklyn, before moving to the Hudson Valley in 2015. She received her BFA from Parsons School of Design and her MFA from Hunter College. She has exhibited and created installations widely in the United States and internationally including the Dorksy Museum, New Paltz, NY; Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT; Woodstock Artists Association & Museum (WAAM), Woodstock, NY; Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, ME; Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY; Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Kent, CT; Garvey|Simon NY, New York, NY; Fjellerup Bund i Bund & Grund, Fjellerup, Denmark; Brookfield Place/Winter Garden, New York, NY and Arts Brookfield, Brooklyn, NY. 

 She was awarded fellowships from New York State Council on the Arts, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Arts Mid-Hudson, Abbey Memorial Fund for Mural Painting/National Academy of Fine Arts, and the Gowanus Public Art Initiative, among others. Julia was awarded a permanent glass commission for NYC Public Art for Public Schools/Percent for Art that was completed in 2024.