Julie Beck

Julie Beck

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. Julies 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     Valentines 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

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