Originally from Upstate New York, Julie Beck attended Roger Williams University in Rhode Island where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics. After a 10 year career in graphic design/ video editing with continued self-taught artistic development, a move to Massachusetts introduced her to the Academy of Realist Art, Boston. Finding technical training in her 30s catapulted her work to a new level. This became the catalyst for a complete life overhaul. Since then, Julie has become an instructor as well as the Assistant Director of ARA Boston.

Julie creates work with a wide range of subjects including narrative still life paintings and the occasional animal/figurative works. Her interest lies in exploring and testing boundaries of reality, rules, and the interaction between the paint and viewer. Julie’s work can be found in private collections throughout the US and internationally.

Education

Academy of Realist Art Boston, 2011-2016 certificate of formal training

Roger Williams University, Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics, 2002

Teaching

2013 - Current, Academy of Realist Art Boston

Recent Shows

2023 Holiday Show, Susan Powell Gallery
2023 Tight, 1261 Gallery, Denver CT

2023 New Blood, RLS Gallery

2023 Playing Favorites, RLS Gallery, South Carolina
2023 Making their Mark, Susan Powell Gallery

2023 Valentine’s Show, Susan Powell Gallery
2022 RLS Gallery, Birds and the Bees, South Carolina

2022 REALISM 2022 Wethersfield, Connecticut

2022 Susan Powell, Artists to Watch

2022 Saint Botolph Fellows Exhibition, Boston, MA
2022 Copley Society, Crossing Borders

2021 Copley Society, Seasonal Changes

2021 Annual Guild of Boston Artists Juried Exhibition, Boston, MA

2021 1261 Gallery, Denver, CO Small Works

2021 RLS Gallery, The Listening Room, South Carolina
2021 RLS Gallery, Still Alive, South Carolina
2021 Copley Society New Members Show

2020 “Speak Up” Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
2020 Annual Guild of Boston Artists Juried Exhibition, Boston, MA

2020 Bold Women of Still Life, Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2019 “Our Hands Are Full of Color” solo show, University of Maine Museum of Art, ME

Awards/Honors

2023 Audrey Love Award, Allied Artists of America
2022 First Place, Wethersfield Academy 2022 Biennial Fine Art Competition Show

2021 Second Place, Copley Society, Seasonal Changes

2021 Gold Medal, Annual Non-Members Juried Show, Guild of Boston Artists
2021 Third Place, Jerrys Artarama Self Portrait Competition
2021 First Place Still Life, Art Renewal Center Annual Salon
2020 Bronze Medal, Annual Non-Members Juried Show, Guild of Boston Artists

2020 3rd Place Still Life Category 37th Artist Magazine Annual Art Competition
2020 Portrait/Figure Honorable Mention 37th Artist Magazine Annual Art Competition

2020 Gary T Erbe Award, Allied Artists 107th Annual Exhibition

2020 Best in Show, Focus on Figures, North River Arts Society, MA

2019 Educator Scholarship to attend Figurative Art Conference and Expo

2019 Best in Show, Richeson Still Life and Floral

2019-2021 Fellowship at Saint Botolph Club, Boston, MA

2018 Silver Medal, Annual Non-Members Juried Show, Guild of Boston Artists
2017 First Place, Savvy Painter Competition
2017 Third Place, Still life Competition at the Grand Central Academy

Organizations

Fellow at the Saint Botolph Club, Boston, MA

Galleries

Susan Powell Gallery, Madison, CT
RLS Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina

Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA