About Julia Grace:
Julia Grace has over ten years’ experience working with many different mediums, including photography, needle felting, traditional and digital art, design, poetry, fiction writing, and jewelry making. Julia Grace has pursued her interest in art formally in several ways, including attending and graduating from the Hallmark Institute of Photography and taking numerous fine art classes through West Chester University and Main Line School Night. She strives to produce vivid imagery, capture emotions, and create engaging characters in all the mediums she works with. Her pieces have been featured in a number of publications, licensed for commercial use, and displayed and sold in various galleries, art shows, and other venues.
Awards, Exhibitions, & Publications:
Awards:
- The App Wars Competition
Two Winning Photographs
November 2012 - deviantART Premium Members Group Random Phrase Art Contest
Winning Handmade Plushie & Photograph
May 2012 - Jenkins Arboretum Members Photography Exhibition
Honorable Mention Photograph
March 2012 - Live Poets Society National High School Poetry Contest
Regional Winning Poem
2005 - Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Essay Contest
Second Place Essay
2001
Exhibitions:
- Jenkins Arboretum Visitor’s Photography Exhibition
Photography
March 2013 – April 2013 - The App Wars Gallery
Photography
November 2012 - Church of the Savior Fine Arts Show
All Medias
May 2012 - Jenkins Arboretum Member’s Photography Exhibition
Photography
March 2012 – April 2012 - Solo Display at Mercy Fitzgerald Rehab & Wellness Center
Photography & Fine Art
November 2009 – February 2010 - “Celebrating Charlestown Artists Now and Then,” Charlestown Township Art Show
Photography & Fine Art
2009 - Church of the Savior Fine Arts Show
Photography
2009 - West Chester University Art Show
Fine Art
2009 - Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) Heart Gallery
Photography
2007 - Doctors Without Borders Benefit at the Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography
Photography
2006
Publications:
- Images and designs licensed for commercial work and production, 2006 – Present
- Image featured in Hallmark Institute of Photography Catalog, 2006-2007
- Short works of ferret fiction, The Ferret Mailing List, 2005
Resume:
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Arts, Photography, & Design: Professionally trained in Adobe Photoshop with over 6 years of experience, including image processing and design. Six years professional photography and other fine arts experience, including web design. Exhibited fine artist and photographer. Owner and Artist of Julia Grace Arts. Two years retail experience.
Teaching: Passionate and caring teacher in children’s and adult classes and programs including fine arts, artisan crafts, and photograph classes and workshops and domestic and wild animal educational programs. Worked with children in summer camp as well as leading games and activities during whitewater rafting adventure weekends.
Animals & Wildlife: Over 10 years of caring for animals including birds of prey, reptiles, other wildlife, and many domestic animals. Led and assisted in educational wildlife programs. Owner of Serpentime, a reptile educational website.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
- Owner, Artist, & Photographer
Julia Grace Arts – Malvern, PA
2006 – Present - Arts Instructor
The Jenkins Arboretum - Devon, PA
2012 – Present - Arts Instructor
Main Line School Night - Radnor, PA
2012 – Present - Freelance Design, Photoshop, & Digital Services Work
Julia Grace Arts - Malvern, PA
2006 – Present - Owner, Educator, & Caretaker
Serpentime – Malvern, PA
2008 – 2010 - Photography Instructor
Chabod Academy – New Holland, PA
Sept. 2008 – Feb. 2009 - Assistant & Caretaker
Spring Mill Veterinary Hospital – Malvern, PA
Summer 2005 - Student Services Representative
Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School - West Chester, PA
September 2004 – May 2005 - Animal Caretaker & Retail Clerk
Pickering Valley Feed and Farm Store – Lionville, PA
August 2003 – October 2004 - Activities Leader
Whitewater Challengers – White Haven, PA
2001
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
- Computer Imaging
Education Plus Cyber Charter School
2013 – Present - Mac & iPad Beta Tester
Storyist Writing Software
2009 – Present - Beta Reader & Proofing
Forthcoming Novel by Orren Merton
- Beta Reader & Proofing
“An Honest One” Short Story by Orren Merton
December 2011 - Beta Tester
ProPhotoBlogs P4 WordPress Theme
August – October 2011 - Beta Tester
deviantART.com
May 2012 – Present
EDUCATION:
- Various Professional Fine Arts Classes
2010-Present - West Chester University – West Chester, PA
2008-2010 Various Fine Art Classes - Hallmark Institute of Photography – Turners Falls, MA
Graduated June 2006 – Certificate of Completion
An intensive program covering two years of classroom and studio hours in ten months. Emphasis on the craft, technology, and business of photography, with contractual assignments involving real clients and products. - High School (home schooled) – Malvern, PA
Graduated June 2005
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
- Live Animal Care Internship
Academy of Natural Sciences - Philadelphia, PA
2009 – 2010
- Heart Gallery Photographer
Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange – Greenfield, MA
2007 Gallery - Camp Counselor, Animal Caretaker & Educational Assistant
Great Valley Nature Center – Devault, PA
2003 – 2005 - Community Clean Up & Outreach
Hampden Mennonite Church – Reading, PA
2002 – 2004
