RNAC Environmental/Installation Artist, September 2023: Julia Shepley

We are pleased to welcome Julia Shepley as the 2023 Environmental/Installation Artist for the Goetemann Artist Residency in collaboration with the Ocean Alliance.

Opening Talk: Sunday, September 10, 4pm at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck

Closing Presentation: Thursday, October 5, 7pm at Ocean Alliance, 32 Horton Street

Biography
Shepley has exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work is held in public and private collections including The Rose Art Museum, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Fidelity Investments, Simmons University and Boston Public Library. She has been widely reviewed in publications such as The Boston Globe, Sculpture Magazine, ArtScope, and Art New England.
Shepley studied at Boston University, and is a member of the Boston Printmakers and the Textile Study Group in New York City. She is an active and founding member of the Boston Sculptors Gallery and works out of her studio in the Brickbottom Artist Building in Somerville, MA. Grants include: The New England Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, and the Somerville Arts Council. Residencies include: Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence, MA; Scuola Internazionale di Grafica di Venezia and Venice Italy and Penland School of Craft, NC.