Artist’s Statement
I am concerned with the nature of the body, and how it holds within it representations of love, duality, and mythology.
Metaphor is central to my language: how one thing can become other things, represent something more intimately, or perhaps carry within it multiple identities. In some works, exotic cats replace the body, with trophy hunting’s implications. In other works, snakes consume each other as a shorthand for lovers. Symmetry has become increasingly important; although rooted in the human body, symmetry extends to images of the natural world which bow together, and bend apart from each other, in addition to animal forms. I investigate these metaphors because I feel multitudes in myself. As a woman who practices Judo and Jiu Jitsu, I encounter behavioral expectations that I don’t feel are genuine. These experiences influence the gender presentation in my work, and fuel my desire to allow content to express heterogeneity.
I care for the core of Mythology though content, composition, and light. My works are questions towards interpersonal relationships, my character, and my relationship with nature.
Shows and Lectures
2022
“Narration Within the Materials”
Dusk is for Lovers, Mixed Media Painting.
Curated by Amani Lewis.
T & Y Projects.
Tokyo, Japan.
“Chimaera”
Ouroboros, Editioned print.
SGC International: Madison Our Shared Future.
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Madison, Wisconsin
“Preview #12”
Creekside Lovers, Ink wash.
Sheila & Richard Riggs Gallery.
Baltimore, Maryland
2021
“Ephemera”
Lithograph and Monotype print
15/15 building, Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, Maryland USA
“Combust”
2 oil paintings
Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, Maryland USA
“Selections”
Two painting diptychs.
France-Merrick Foundation Gallery.
Baltimore, Maryland USA
“Back to Work” group exhibition
1 oil painting
Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, Maryland USA
2020
“Repeat/Reflect” solo exhibition
Collection of 30+ Oil paintings, monotypes, and ceramic works
George Washington Carver Center for Art and Technology
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Artist Lecture for senior class art students
George Washington Carver Center for Art and Technology
Baltimore, Maryland USA
2019
“Of Saturation” solo exhibition
Collection of 19 oil paintings, and prints
Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Artist Lecture at NSAL annual meeting
National Society for Arts and Letters
Washington DC, USA
D.C Chapter Gala
3 oil paintings
National Society for Arts and Letters
Washington DC, USA
“Personal Directions ’19” group exhibition
Collection of 7 oil paintings, and ink washes
Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, Maryland USA
“Figure and Abstraction” solo exhibition
Collection of 20+ oil paintings and drawings
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Artist Lecture
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Juried Alumni Show
Oil painting
George Washington Carver Center
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Arnell Lewis Scholarship Exhibition
5 oil paintings
Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, Maryland USA
“Summer Foreign Travel” group exhibition
3 oil paintings
Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, Maryland USA
2018
Winners in visual arts group exhibition
2 oil paintings, “Her Danes” and “Grief as a Green Fruit”
National Young Arts Foundation,
Miami, Florida USA
“Preview #5” group exhibition
5 oil paintings
Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, Maryland USA
“Go Figure” group exhibition
5 oil paintings and 1 charcoal drawing
Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, Maryland USA
FYE group exhibition
7 mixed media works on paper and canvas
Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, Maryland USA
2017
“Bearings” solo exhibition
40+ works on canvas and paper
George Washington Carver Center for Art and Technology
Baltimore, Maryland USA
52nd Annual Baltimore County Public Schools Art Exhibition
1 oil painting, “Grief as a Green Fruit”
Goucher College
Baltimore, Maryland USA
2016
“Art is for Everyone” group student art exhibition
1 oil painting, “Pandora and the Lenten Rose”
Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Awards
2022
Highly Commended
National Society for Arts and Letters, USA
Dean’s List
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
2021
Dean’s List
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
2019
National First Place in Visual Art
National Society for Arts and Letters, USA
Creative Vision Award
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Arnell Lewis Land Art Scholarship
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Fanny B. Thalheimer Scholarship
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Dean’s List
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
2018
Silver Award (second in the nation) in Visual Art
National Young Arts Foundation, USA
Winner in Visual Art
National Young Arts Foundation, USA
Creative Vision Award
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Arnell Lewis Land Art Scholarship
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Fanny B. Thalheimer Scholarship
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Dean’s List
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
2017
Best in Show Award
52nd Annual Baltimore County Public Schools Art Exhibition
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Teacher’s Choice Award
52nd Annual Baltimore County Public Schools Art Exhibition
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Two National Silver Medals, Portfolios
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, USA
Creative Vision Scholarship
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Arnell Lewis Land Art Scholarship
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Fanny B. Thalheimer Scholarship
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Dean’s List
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
2016
National Silver Medal, Painting
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, USA
National Silver Medal, Drawing & Illustration
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, USA
BCPS Student Art Exhibit, “Art is for Everyone”
Baltimore Museum of Art, USA
Bio
Julia Gould was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, in 1999. She is currently living and working in Baltimore City, with a rigorous painting and printmaking practice to develop personal narrative. Her work discusses corporeal experiences, with the goal of investigating their metaphysical implications.
In Spring 2022, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She majored in painting, and minored in printmaking. Julia’s work has been exhibited and awarded by organizations such as the YoungArts Foundation in Miami, the Baltimore Museum of Art, T & Y Projects in Tokyo, and the National Society for Arts and Letters in Washington DC. In addition she has lectured in the Baltimore area along with exhibiting in solo and invitational, juried exhibitions.
Outside of school, Julia practices Judo and Jiu Jitsu, and has attained the rank of Ikkyu through Jason Morris Judo Center and blue belt through Zenyo Jiu Jitsu.
