# Julia Whitney Barnes
*Mixed-media Artist*

Born in Newbury, VT, Julia Whitney Barnes spent two decades in Brooklyn/NYC before moving to New York’s Hudson Valley in 2015. She received a BFA from Parsons School of Design and an MFA from Hunter College. Whitney Barnes works in a variety of media, including cyanotypes, watercolor, combined media works on paper, oil paintings, glass, ceramic sculptures, murals, site-specific installations, and limited-edition prints. She has exhibited widely in the United States and internationally, including the Albany International Airport/Shaker Heritage Society, Albany, New York; Dorsky Museum, New Paltz, NY; Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY; Hancock Shaker Museum, Berkshires, MA; Woodstock Artists Association & Museum (WAAM), Woodstock, NY; Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, ME; Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY; Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Kent, CT; Garvey|Simon NY, New York, NY; and Galerie Julian Sander, Cologne, Germany. Her work is in numerous private and public collections.

Julia Whitney Barnes is the recipient of fellowships from the New York State Council on the Arts, Winterthur Museum, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Arts Mid-Hudson, Abbey Memorial Fund for Mural Painting/National Academy of Design, and the Gowanus Public Art Initiative, among others. She completed two significant commissions in 2024, including an immersive double-sided glass artwork for Public Art for Public Schools/NYC Percent for Art in Brooklyn, NY, and a room-wide mural for the new Vassar College Institute in Poughkeepsie, NY. In 2025, she created a wraparound exterior mural in Cambridge, MA, based on local flora and inspired by the famous 19th-century glass flowers in the collection of the Harvard Museum of Natural History.

As a mixed-media artist who has led multiple workshops, Julia brings a unique perspective to cyanotype, framing the process not merely as alternative photography but as a way to paint with light. Her teaching philosophy focuses on strong fundamentals and bold experimentation, making the whole creative process a tactile experience.

Learn more about Julia Whitney Barnes and her work by visiting her [website](https://www.juliawhitneybarnes.com/), or follow her on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/juliawhitneybarnes/).

**Connect:** [Website](https://www.juliawhitneybarnes.com/) · [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/juliawhitneybarnes/)

## Retreats led by Julia Whitney Barnes

### Botanical and Pattern Cyanotype Retreat with Artist Julia Whitney Barnes in Portugal
June 1 - 8, 2027 · Lagos, Algarve, Portugal · $4,800
Instructors: Julia Whitney Barnes
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