JULIA M. BECKER


zuliamb@yahoo.com


ACADEMIC EDUCATION


Master of Fine Arts, Painting, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1993. Graduate Achievement Award
Bachelor of Art, The Evergreen State College, (Fine Arts, Film, Interdisciplinary Studies), Olympia, Washington, 1985
Art Academy of Cincinnati, (Drawing, Life Drawing), Ohio, 1975, 1980
University of Montana, (Earth Sciences, Religious Studies, Fine Arts), Missoula, Montana, 1977-1979
Edgecliff College, (Printmaking- Intaglio and Lithography), Cincinnati, Ohio, 1976

SELECTED ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS


2013
Recent Paintings and Prints, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana, March-August
2010
Earth Home (107 Equinoxes), University of Montana Western Art Gallery and Museum, Dillon, Montana, October-November
Intuitive Topography: Prints by Julia M. Becker, Apex Gallery, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, September
2008
Root Orbit (where the spirit meets the bone), New Spaces/New Visions Series sponsored by the Andy Warhol Foundation, Missoula Museum of Art, Missoula, Montana, June-October
2007
Sacred Sites: a site-specific public installation, Colorado College, Colorado Springs
Under Water/Inside Sky, Boulder Hot Springs, Boulder, Montana
Recent and Recycled Paintings, Cool Beans Coffee Pub, Great Falls, Montana
2006
Nonstop India: Video Paintings, video installation in Worner Student Center, Colorado College, October
2005
Flowebb: An Installation of Hand Prints, Paintings and Sculpture,and
Nonstop India: Video Installation, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, July-October
2003
Images from South India, Installation/digital imagery, Fine Arts Gallery, University of Great Falls, February, and Great Falls Public Library (digital imagery and paintings), November
2001
In Celebration of the Book: Artist Books by Julia Becker, Great Falls Public Library,
June Paintings, Neighbor's Bakery and Grocery, Great Falls, Montana, January – May
2000
Buddha Paintings and Beach Scenes, Great Falls Public Library, October
Sense of Site, A 30 day Installation, Gallery 16, Great Falls, Montana, February
1999-98
Compositions in Neurotopography: Skins, Tents, and other Undressings, Galerie Trinitas, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, Montana, April 1999; Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana, December 1998; Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, October 1998
The Floating and Transient World, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana, May-June; and Planet Earth, Great Falls, Montana, Jan. - May
1995
Round River, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana
1994
Bits and Pieces, Mullanes, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mapping a World, Daily Coffee Bar, Bozeman, Montana
1993
Embrace, Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibit, Haynes Gallery, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
Recent Large Works, Headwaters Academy, Bozeman, Montana
1992
Drawings, Paintings and Collage Mixed-Media: Recent Works, The Habit, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana Bozeman, Montana
1991
Maps, For One Unbroken Journey, Mullanes, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana Montana
1989
Adventures, Urban and Otherwise, Carnegie Arts Center, Covington, Kentucky
Drawings, WCET Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
1987
Upon Return: Monoprints and Paintings, C.A.G.E. Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
1979
Postcard Street, Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington, Installation, Performance
Weturn Winter, High Mountain Cafe, Missoula, Montana
1978
Can Dance, Solo Installation, Collaborative Performance City Parks, Missoula, Montana
1976
Solosho, FoFoLeBo, Cincinnati, Ohio

SELECTED COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS


2007
Caravan Collaboration: Alone/Together, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings; University of Montana Western, Dillon; Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispell: Emerson Center for the Arts, Bozeman, MT
Urban Art Project, Canoe Party: w/Daniel Biehl, Great Falls Municipal Parking Garage, Great Falls, MT
2004
Zula’s Intuitive Portrait Stand, performance and production, Evening in Morocco at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Annual Art Auction, February
2003
Happy Voodoo Photography, Art in Action Group, at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Annual Art Auction, performance and production, February
2002
Madame Zulia’s Intuitive Portraits, Art in Action Group at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Annual Art Auction, performance and production, February
2001
Art in Action Group, in collaboration with Mandir, Choteau Performing Arts League, Roxy Theatre, Choteau, Montana, November Julia M. Becker and Daniel S. Biehl, Office of Institutional Advancement, University of Great Falls, Montana, 2000-2001
1998
Art of the Book, Book Market, Great Falls, Montana, Curated and participated in, Spring
1997
Festival of the Dead, Featured artist with exhibits at Art Fusion Gallery and The Old Post, November, Missoula, Montana
1996
Scrolls and Traces, Normand T. Dahl Gallery, Great Falls, Montana, Collaboration with Daniel Biehl
1995
The Caravan Project, Installation and performance: A caravan exhibit through rural Montana of travel trailers and tents of contemporary Montana art, 14 artists and 10 mobile art units, July 3 - August 13
1994
Vessels, Vehicles and Dwellings, collaboration with Daniel Biehl, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana,
1992
Procreative Collaborations, collaboration with Daniel Biehl, Exit Gallery, Bozeman, Montana
1984
Studio 1037, collaboration with two other artists, Evergreen Gallery, Olympia, Washington ,br />A Little Chubasco, collaboration with Daniel Biehl, Marilyn Frasca Studio, Olympia, Washington
Field Day, outdoor installation and performance, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, collaboration with four other artists
1980
Yukon Theatre, visual documentation project with Daniel Biehl, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Mud-Soul-Fusion, outdoor installation and performance, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

PUBLIC/COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS

Also see: EXHIBITIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 Public Community Mural Project, Facilitator and Artist, Great Falls Gymnastics Academy, 9th St. North and 1st Ave. North, Downtown Great Falls, MT (60 x 15’ mural completed April-August 2009)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2010
Sugar Sugar, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, January 2010 (creation of sugar mandala)
Urban Art Project: The Caravan Artists, Downtown Parking Garage, Great Falls, Mt, Summer
Montana Art Mobile, Traveling educational exhibit, throughout Montana, September 2010 - June 2011
2009
University of Great Falls Art Faculty Exhibition, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana, February-March
2008-9
Art on the Plains 10th Biennial Regional Juried Exhibition, Juror: T.L. Solien, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, Nov08 – March09 (Superhero Planet)
Montana Art Mobile, Traveling educational exhibit, throughout Montana, September 2009 - June 2010
2008
Excellence and Degrees, Carroll College, Helena, Mt October- December
Hi-Line Film Festival, Yellow Bus Creations, Havre, Montana, February 2008. FIRST PLACE, 3-5 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY
36th Annual Benefit Exhibit and Art Auction, Juried, Art Museum of Missoula, January –February
2007-8
Montana Art Mobile, Traveling educational exhibit, throughout Montana, September 2007 - June 2008
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Benefit Exhibit and Auction, Great Falls, Montana, Dec 2007 – Feb 2008
2006
The Art of Healing, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, October - November
Urban Art Project, Parking Garage Window Installations, Great Falls, Montana November 2005- February 2006
The Caravan Project Print Portfolio Exhibit, Brunswick Art Center, Missoula, Montana, August
University of Great Falls Annual Faculty Art Exhibit, UGF Campus Library, January- February
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Benefit Exhibit and Auction, Great Falls, Montana Dec 2005- Feb 2006
2005
Spirit of Place: Unmapped Journeys, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana October- December
Maps As Metaphor: Tracing Journeys, Pairs Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana July – October 2005 (Installation of: Nonstop India: video paintings, in one gallery)
University of Great Falls Annual Faculty Exhibit 2004-05, UGF Campus Library, January- February
33rd Annual Benefit Art Auction, Juried, Art Museum of Missoula, January –February
Yellowstone Art Center Annual Art Auction, Juried Invitational, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, Montana February – March 2005
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Benefit Exhibit and Auction, Great Falls, Montana, Dec 2004 - Jan 2005
2004
32nd Annual Benefit Art Auction, Art Museum of Missoula, January –February
Black Tie and Blue Jeans, Great Falls Symphony Annual Fund-raising event, Civic Center, February
Postcard Exhibit, Dana Gallery, Missoula, Montana, Summer 2004
2003
Portrait: Investigation of Self, American- England Print Exchange. Camberwell College of Art, The London Institute; University of West England, Bristol; Montana State University, Bozeman; and University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Invitational, October 29 – November 21
Through Rose-Colored Glasses, Invitational, Galerie Trinitas, University of Great Falls, Montana, November
Art on the Plains 2002: 5th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Juror: Lucinda Barnes, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota, September 2002 – January 2003. JUROR’S CHOICE AWARD
University of Great Falls Annual Faculty Exhibit 2003-04, UGF Campus Library, September – November
Montana Art Mobile, Traveling exhibit, throughout Montana, September 2002- June 2004
2002
Mountain West Contemporary Art Auction, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Montana State University, Sept-Oct
Variations: Clay and Glass, Invitational, Galerie Trinitas, University of Great Falls, Montana, Oct- Dec
University of Great Falls Art Faculty Exhibit 2002-03, UGF Campus Library, October 2002 - January 2003
Yellowstone Art Museum Annual Art Auction, Invitational, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, Montana, March
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Annual Art Auction, Invitational, Meadowlark Country Club, Great Falls, Montana, February
Contemporary Baskets: Basket Reflections, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana, November 2001 –January 2002
2001
University of Great Falls Art Faculty Exhibit 2001, Emerson Cultural Center, Bozeman, Montana, November 2001-January 2002 and the University of Great Falls Library, September – October 2002
Mother and Child, Invitational, Galerie Trinitas, University of Great Falls, Montana, November- December
Yellowstone Art Museum Associates’ Art Auction, Small Works, Invitational, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, Montana, November
Missoula Art Museum Annual Art Auction, Juried, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, Montana, January-February
Prints from the University of Great Falls Nontoxic Printmaking Workshop, Summer 2000, Great Falls Public Library, Great Falls, Montana. Curated and participated in this group exhibit. Dec 2000-Jan 2001
2000
Art on the Plains 2000: 3rd Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Juror: Arlene Lew Allen, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota, September – November
Yellowstone Art Museum Associates’ Art Auction, Small Works, Invitational, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, Montana, November
Artists’ Books: A Visual Sanctuary, Group Invitational, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana July
Art of the Book: Julia Becker and her Students from the University of Great Falls Art of the Book Workshop, Exhibit and Lecture/Presentation, Great Falls, Montana, March –April
The First Ground Zero Millennial, Group Invitational, University of Great Falls Fine Arts Gallery, Great Falls, Montana, Curated and participated in, January- February
Artists Books: Visual Literary Expressions, International invitational, Northcutt Steele Gallery, Montana State University-Billings, Billings, Montana, January- February
An Argument for Drawing, Regional juried, Art Museum of Missoula, Missoula, Montana, January
1999
The Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibit 1999, Juror: Wendell Castle, The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas, September- October
Group Invitational, ACME Gallery, Wichita, Kansas, January-February
1999
2nd Annual Regional Juried Exhibition: Art on the Plains, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota, Aug- Oct
Students and Faculty of the University of Great Falls Fine Arts Department Exhibit, Gallery 16, Great Falls, Montana, January
1998
Articles of Apparel, Gallery 16, Great Falls, Montana, October
The Book as Art, Eleanor Bliss Art Center, Steamboat Springs Art Council, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, September
Global Art Exchange, Taipei Institute of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan, Summer
Yard Art, Missoula Museum of the Arts, Missoula, Montana, June-July
Sweet Pea Annual Exhibit, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana, August
Childrens Museum of Montana Benefit Art Auction, Great Falls, Montana, Spring Night in New Orleans, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Benefit Art Auction, Great Falls, Montana, April
1997
Ana 26, National juried, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
Festival of the Dead, University Gallery, Missoula, Montana, October
Art Equinox: A Regional Survey of Contemporary Art, National juried, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana, Sept.-October
Annual Group Exhibit, Artwest Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming, May-June
Chairity Bash, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, Montana, March
1996
Sweet Pea Festival of the Arts, Juried, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana, August
The Chair is Art, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana, July
Innovations Gallery, Red Lodge, Montana
National 96 Exhibition, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
1995
Art Equinox: A Regional Survey of Contemporary Art, National juried, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana, September-October
1995
Awareness 95: AIDS Benefit Art Auction, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Artists Who Teach, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana
Bozeman Draws, Group Invitational, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana
1994
Ana 23, National juried, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
Faculty Exhibit, Haynes Gallery, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
Montana AIDS Awareness Benefit Art Auction, Livingston, Montana
ACLU Benefit Art Auction, Bozeman, Montana
Rubedo Gallery, An Artists' Collective, Bozeman, Montana
Field Hang, Group Invitational, The Field Studio Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
1993
Passages, Transitions, and Tribulations, DeWeese Gallery, Bozeman, Montana
PEO Grant Recipients, Group Invitational, Atlanta, Georgia and Des Moines, Iowa
Subterranean Performer's Ball, Animated Film shown, Elk's Lodge, Missoula, Montana
1992
Northwest Juried Art '92, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, Washington
Out of the Mainstream, Juried, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana
Spring Show, Group Show, The Leaf and Bean Coffee Shop, Bozeman, Montana
Meadowlark Art Review '92, Juried, Helena Art Center, Helena, Montana
ACLU Benefit Art Auction, Pray, Montana
Coffee and Tea Show, Group Invitational, The Leaf and Bean Coffee Shop, Bozeman, Montana
1991
Guest Energies, Group Invitational, The Field Studio-Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Hat Show, Juried, The Leaf and Bean Coffee Shop, Bozeman, Montana
Montana Printmakers, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana
8th Annual Olympia Film Festival, Juried, Capitol Theater, Olympia, Washington
The Rochester International Film and Video Festival: Movies on a Shoestring, Juried, Rochester, New York, HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
The Humboldt International Film and Video Festival, Juried, Humboldt State University, Humboldt, California, EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
No Budget Short Film Festival, Juried, Hamburg, Germany, PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Group Exhibition, Invitational, Nanjing College of Arts, Nanjing, China, 1991-90
1990
Graduate Student Show, Haynes Gallery, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
Governors House Resident Art Collection, Group Invitational, Columbus, Ohio
University of Cincinnati Law Library Resident Art Collection, Group Invitational, Cincinnati, Ohio
1989
A Figurative Exhibition: Clossons Invitational III, Clossons Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Dolls by Artists, C.A.G.E. Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
1988
C.A.G.E. Bizarre, C.A.G.E. Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
1987
Recent Prints of Tiger Lily Press, WCET Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio Prints, Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, Ohio
1986
Focus on Art: Techniques of Printmaking, Central Trust Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
1985
Ten Printmakers, Michael Lowe Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
32nd Annual Southwest Washington Exhibition, Juried, State Capitol Museum, Olympia, Washington
Anniversary Show, Juried Invitational, Gallery 210?, Olympia, Washington
1984
Celebration of Olympia Artists, Juried, Childhood's End Gallery, Olympia, Washington
1982
C.A.G.E. Uninvitational, C.A.G.E. Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
1980
Art Academy Student Show, Juried, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
1979
Annual Spring Student Show, Juried, University Gallery, Missoula, Montana, HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
1976
Printmaking Show, Juried, Edgecliff Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Benefit for Union Terminal, Juried, Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio
1963
Children’s Art, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio AWARD

GRANTS AWARDED


2008
Andy Warhol Foundation New Spaces/New Visions, Missoula Art Museum, for Root Orbit (where the spirit meets the bone) installation and community project/interaction
2006-7
Faculty Merit Grant, University of Great Falls.
To support studio projects.
Professional Development Travel Grant, University of Great Falls
To participate in Final Cut Pro video workshop at the Maine Photographic Institute.
2005-6
Faculty Merit Grant, University of Great Falls
To participate in the College Art Association Annual Conference in Boston in February 06.
2003-4
Sister Mary Wilson Grant, University of Great Falls.
To support studio projects.
2002-3
Faculty Fellowship, Service Learning Grant Award, Campus Compact, University of Montana
To develop/facilitate art, music, dance and drama workshops at the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind (MSDB). Collaboration with University of Great Falls students, regional artists, and MSDB staff and students.
Faculty Merit Grant, University of Great Falls.
To pursue research and creative work in India
Council for Exceptional Children Travel Grant
To participate in annual state conference
2001-2
Faculty Merit Grant, University of Great Falls.
To pursue research and creative work in India.
2000
Faculty Merit Grant, University of Great Falls.
To pursue studio projects
Womens’ Causus for Art Travel Scholarship
To participate in Initiatives 2000 in New York City, February 2000
1999
Professional Development Travel Grants, University of Great Falls
To participate in the College Art Association Annual Conference in Los Angeles, February 1999.
To participate in a Non-toxic Master Printmaking workshop with Keith Howard at Grande Prairie College, Alberta, July 1999.
1996
New Forms: Regional Initiative Grant Award, Helena Presents and the Colorado Dance Festival
To support the creation and installation of "Modern Nomad" including animated film and painted tents.
1995
National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Arts Project Grant U.S. West Foundation Grant Montana Art Council Grant to Organizations
To support "The Caravan Project", a traveling exhibition of 14 contemporary Montana artists touring rural Montana with their art travel trailers and tents
1994
Special Project Grant, Beall Park Art Center, Montana Arts Council
To support the exhibit, catalog and workshop of "Vessels, Vehicles and Dwellings", a collaborative project with Daniel Biehl.
1993
International Chapter P.E.O. Sisterhood Educational Grant Award

AWARDS/HONORS


2008
YWCA Salute to Women Honoree in Education, Great Falls, Mt
First Place, 3-5 Minute Documentary (for film: Eula Swinging), Hi-Line Film Festival, Yellow Bus Creations, Havre, Montana, February.
2005
Arts Alive Award: Service to the Arts, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Community Award
2004
Institutional Grant Leadership Award, University of Great Falls, Montana.
2002-3
Faculty Fellow, Montana Campus Compact, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana.
Advocate and facilitator of Service Learning opportunities for UGF students. Building community partners. Developing a program for cultural and curricular enrichment. Focus area: Art Therapy.
2001
The Marich Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Great Falls, Montana.
In recognition of superior performance as a faculty member at the University of Great Falls.
2000
Cultural Diversity Award, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, Montana.
For making significant contributions to enhancing campus understanding of people of diverse cultures and works of nontraditional art, music and drama.
1999
Faculty Special Achievement Award, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, Montana.
For outstanding contributions beyond the classroom to the growth and development of the University of Great Falls.
1996
Community Service Award, Great Falls Public Schools, Great Falls, Montana
1994
Graduate Achievement Award, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
1991
Honorable Mention Award,The Rochester International Film and Video Festival: Movies on a Shoestring, Rochester, New York
1991
Emerging Artist Award,The Humboldt International Film and Video Festival, Humboldt, California
1991
Peoples’ Choice Award, No Budget Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany
1990
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, School of Art, Montana State University, Bozeman, 1990-92
1979
Honorable Mention Award, Spring Show, University Gallery, Missoula, Montana

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


2009
Professor of Art /Art Program Director, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, MT. Hired as Assistant Professor/Program Chair in 1998 (see 2003), promoted to Associate Professor 2008. New courses include Contemporary Art: Theory and Practice, Body Psalms (performance art with visiting artist Tim Holmes), Graphic Novels, Form and Function, and Mural Painting, (see 2003 for additional courses being taught)
Certified Yoga Instructor, teaching at The Rocky Mountain Treatment Center and the University of Great Falls (2008 to present)
2008
Associate Professor of Art /Art Program Director, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, MT
Art Family Workshop Facilitator, (willow and silk tissue sculpture), Missoula Art Museum, September
Artist Talk, Missoula Art Museum, June
Judge, Native American Exhibit, CM Russell Western Art Event, Great Falls, MT
Judge (Visual Arts), Judith Basin County Fair, Visual arts, Stanford, MT, 2008 and 2007
Workshop Presenter, Critique Process, Montana Mid-State Art Society, Stanford, MT, August 2008
Consultant for area arts organizations, schools, colleges, community art centers and projects, Very Special Arts facilitators and program, artists and art councils. 1998 to present
Editorial board for various publishers. Review studio art textbooks for higher education. 1999 to present
2007
Presenter, Missoula Museum of Art, May
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Colorado College, Savoring the Sacred in a Secular World, Colorado Springs, March
Associate Professor of Art, Art Program Director, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, MT, (promoted) 2003 – present. Hired as Assistant Professor/Program Chair in 1998 (see 2003). New courses 2005-6 include Contemporary Art: Theory and Practice, and Mural Painting (see 2003 for additional courses being taught)
Exhibit Curator and Coordinator, University of Great Falls Exhibit Spaces, 1998 – present
Serve on university committees: Faculty Evalution and Tenure 2006-07
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, March 2007; Missoula Art Museum, May 2007
External evaluator for tenure and promotion, Northern Illinois University, 2006-7.
Consultant for area arts organizations, schools, colleges, community art centers and projects, Very Special Arts facilitators and program, artists and art councils. 1998 to present
Editorial board for various publishers. Review studio art textbooks for higher education. 1999 to present
2006
Judge, Fine Arts Exhibit at Montana State Fair, State Fairgrounds, Great Falls, MT, July 2006
Juror, Great Falls Educational Foundation Scholarships, March 2006
Serve on university committees: Academic Environment Committee 2005 – 2006
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
2004-5
Serve on university committees: Integrated Learning Community Research and Development 2003- 2005, Faculty Resources and Development 2000- 2004, Student Grievance 1998- 2004
Grant evaluator, Montana State University Scholarship and Creativity Grants for the Advancement of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, February 2003 and 2004
2003-4
Assistant Professor of Art/Art Program Chair: Introduction to Visual Art, Studio Art Fundamentals, Drawing, Painting, Life Drawing, Book Arts, Non-toxic Printmaking, Art Careers Seminar, Senior Thesis, Art Travel courses, Art Therapy (Field Experience). Undergraduate and Graduate students (all levels). University of Great Falls, Great Falls, Montana, August 1998- 2003 (promoted to Associate Professor in 2003)
Serve on university committees: Faculty Resources and Development 2000- 2004, Student Grievance 1998- 2004, Campus Beautification 2001- 2003, Catholic Identity 2000- 2002, Scholarship 1999-2003
2002
Presenter, docent training, C.M. Russell Museum, lecture on Visual Perception, Great Falls, Montana, April, 2002
Visiting Artist, University of Montana, School of Art, Missoula, Montana, April 2002
Juror, Great Falls Educational Foundation Scholarships, March 2002
Juror, International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, Montana, February 2002
2001
Juror, Great Falls Public Schools Faculty Art Studio Award Selection, October 2001
Serve on Graduate Council, University of Great Falls 1998-2001
2001-2000
Facilitator/Instructor, Painting Workshops for adults with developmental disabilities, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Spring 2000- Spring 2001
1999
Adjunct Professor, Art of the Book Summer Workshop, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1999
1998
Artist in Residence, Great Falls Public Schools and Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art with support from the Montana Arts Council, Great Falls, Montana, October 1996 - June 1998
Artist-Teacher, Vermont College of Norwich University, Montpelier, Vermont, 1997-1998
Adjunct Professor, Drawing, Montana State University Northern, Great Falls, Montana, 1998
Visiting Artist/Teacher, Art of the Book, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, Summer 1998
Workshop Leader: Creative Printmaking, Montana Art Educators Conference 1998, C.M. Russell High School, Great Falls, Montana, October 1998
Facilitator/Instructor, Art workshops for adults with developmental disabilities, Very Special Arts Montana with Easter Seals and Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana, January 1997- June 1998
1997
Adjunct Professor, The Art of the Book, Graduate Program, Montana State University Bozeman in Great Falls, Montana, Autumn 1997
Adjunct Professor, Art Appreciation and Studio Art, 1996 – 1997, Montana State University Northern, Great Falls, Montana
Visiting Artist in the Schools and Communities, Montana State Arts Council, 1993-98: Lincoln School, Lincoln, 1994; Longfellow School, Bozeman, 1994; Hawthorne School, Helena, 1994; Morningstar School, Bozeman, 1994; North Middle School, Great Falls, 2/1995; C.M. Russell High School, Great Falls, 3/1995; Anderson School, Bozeman 4/1995; Twin Bridges Elementary School, Twin Bridges, 2/1996; Augusta School, Augusta, 3/1996; Lincoln-McKinley School, Havre, 3 and 5/1996; Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, 9/1996; Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, Great Falls, 5/1997
Artist in Residence, Yellowstone School, Wyoming Arts Council, Mammoth, Wyoming, October 1997
1996
Adjunct Professor, Architectural Drawing for Non-Majors, School of Architecture, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, Summer 1996
Adjunct Professor, Art Fundamentals, School of Art, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1995-1996
Visiting Lecturer, School of Art, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1993-1996
Presenter, Genesis Conference: Breathing Life into Learning Through the Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, June 1996
Artist in Residence, Reach Center for people with developmental disabilities and the Senior Citizens Center, Bozeman, Montana, Summer 1996
Facilitator/Instructor, Very Special Arts Montana, Bozeman, Montana, 1995-1996
Teacher, Art for Kids classes, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana, 1994-1996
1995
Adjunct Professor, Art Appreciation, School of Art, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1994-1995
1994
Juror, Sweet Pea Arts Festival Juried Show, Bozeman, Montana, 1994
1992
Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Art, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1990-91, 1991-92,
Teaching Assistant, Animation Class, Department of Media and Theatre Arts, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1992
1991
Visiting Artist, Department of Media and Theatre Arts, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1991
1990
Teacher, Art for Kids classes, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1987-1990
Audio-Video Production Assistant, Freelance, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1986-1990
1989
Arts Panel, C.A.G.E. Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1989
1988
Visiting Artist, Arts Panel, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988
Assistant Printer (Intaglio), Mark Patsfall Graphics, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988
Visiting Artist, Annunciation School, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988
1985-84
Production Assistant, Evergreen Theatre, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, 1984-1985
Lab Manager, Metals studio, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, 1883-1984
1982-81
Constructor of sculptural adobe passive solar house, Dogstar Builders, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1982
Teacher, Art for Kids classes, Private studio, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1981-1982
1980
Painter of scenery and props, King Productions, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1980
1978-79
Artist and Photographer, The Wi lderness Institute, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 1978-79
Teaching Assistant, Wilderness and Civilization Program, School of Forestry, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 1978-79
1976-74
Designer, Enameller, Caster, Dorst Jewelry Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1974-1976

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS



Museo International De Electrografia, Cuenca, Spain
Nanjing College of Arts, Nanjing, China
Mark Patsfall Graphics, Cincinnati, OH
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Printed Matter, New York City, NY
Franklin Furnace Archives, New York City, NY
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
The New York Public Library, New York City, NY
Cincinnati Art Museum Library, Cincinnati, OH
DAAP Library, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH
McDonald Library, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati Bell Art Collection, Cincinnati, OH
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, MN

SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS



Ingeborg Patterson, Cincinnati, OH
Willem Volkersz, Bozeman, MT
Edith Wyss, Paris, France and Washington DC
Kim Cooper, Cincinnati, OH
Muriel M. I. Hu Collection, Taipei, Taiwan
Lela Autio, Missoula, MT
Ron and Pamm Davis, Gallatin Gateway, MT
Diana Duncan Holmes and Timothy Riordan, Cincinnati, OH
Sarah A. Young, Cincinnati, OH
Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson, Portland, OR
Joanne Mannell-Noel, Bozeman, MT
Margaret Regan, Helena, MT
Amy Brueggemeyer and David Kator, Berkeley, CA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS



Flowebb, Catalog for exhibit, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, July 2005
Becker Art displayed in Bozeman, Great Falls Tribune, photo and article, p. 15, Great Falls, Montana, December 18, 1998.
Great Falls Professor exhibits at Beall, Bozeman Chronicle, photo and article, Bozeman, Montana, December, 1998.
Compositions in Neurotopography, Great Falls Tribune, photo and caption, p. 17, Great Falls, Montana, October 23, 1998.
Compositions in Neurotopography, Missoulian, photo and announcement, p. E15, Missoula, Montana, October 2, 1998.
Backyard Whimsy: Museum of Missoula’s Yard Art exhibit is carefully arranged carefree fun, Missoulian, photos and review, p. E1, Missoula, Montana, June 14, 1998.
Groundswell, Great Falls Tribune, photo and story, Great Falls, Montana, August, 1998.
Very Special Arts project nurtures creativity, Tidings, photos and story, p. 1 and 2, Great Falls, Montana, Spring, 1997.
Incredible art on display at Paris Gibson Square this month, The Great Times, story, p. 9, Great Falls, Montana, May 28, 1997.
Morningside Elementary School Mural, The Great Times, photo, p. 8 and 9, Great Falls, Montana, March 19, 1997.
Memorial in Progress, Great Falls Tribune, photo and caption, Great Falls, Montana, February 27, 1997.
Publishing their own works, Great Falls Tribune, photo and caption, p. B1, Great Falls, Montana, December 12, 1996.
Mural Project aimed at bringing city together, Billings Gazette, photos/story, p. B1 and 2, Billings, Montana, July, 1996
Artist Profile: Julia Becker, Daniel Smith Reference Catalog of Artists Materials 1996/97, photos and story, p. 24, Seattle, Washington, Summer 1996.
The Chair is Art, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, photo and review of exhibit, pp. 1 and 14-15, Bozeman, Montana, July 19, 1996.
Have Art . . . Will Travel: On the Road with the Artists Caravan Project, Ethos Magazine for the Visual Arts, review/story, pp. 6-9, Missoula, Montana, Issue 1, Summer 1996.
Texas National 96 Exhibition Catalogue, Photo of artwork, p. 6, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, March 1996.
The Caravan Project, ArtistSearch, Montana Arts Council, p. 1, and Caravaners Bring Their Art to Rural Montana, photos and story, p. 14, Helena, Montana, July/August 1995.
Art Caravan to Break Trail, Independent, photo and story, p. 13, Missoula, Montana, Volume 6, Number 26, June 29-July 5, 1995.
Magical Mystical Art Tour, Miles City Star, photo and caption, p. 1, Miles City, Montana, July 26, 1995.
Artist Caravan Comes to Miles City, Miles City Star, photos and story, p. 10, Miles City, Montana, July 20, 1995.
The Caravan Rolls in for the Milk River Pow Wow Days, The Blaine County Journal, photos and story, p. 7, Chinook, Montana, Volume 1, Issue 41, July 19, 1995.
Caravan Project Takes off Next Summer, ArtistSearch, Montana Arts Council, p. 3, Artwork and story, Helena, ` Montana, November/December 1994.
Caravan of Art to Hit Rural Communities, Livingston Enterprise, story, November 8, 1994.
Vessels, Vehicles and Dwellings: Julia Becker and Daniel Biehl at Beall Park Art Center, The Tributary, Artist Spotlight, photos and review of exhibit, p. 12, May 1994.
Purple Theory, artwork published, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1992.
American Artist, An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporaries, artist listing, Chicago, Illinois, 1989-91.
Adventures, Urban and Otherwise, Dialogue, Ohio Arts Council, Review of exhibit, Columbus, Ohio, 1989.
Nexus, writings/artwork published, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1988.
Bubba the Smiley and His Happyful Mama, Slightly West, short story published, Magazine, Olympia, Washington, 1984.

SELECTED OTHER PAST EMPLOYMENT

Wilderness ranger, wilderness trail crew boss and fire fighter with the U.S Forest Service (New Mexico, Montana), Deck-hand on sailing vessel (Mexico), Fruit Harvester (Canada), Fishing industry (Alaska), Farmer (Ohio and east coast), Bank teller (Ohio), Independent Flathead River Study (Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Land Management, Montana), Gardener/Tree Ecologist (Washington, Montana, Ohio, New Mexico), Fruit and Vegetable Salesperson (Pike Place Market, Seattle, and Findley Market, Cincinnati), Musician, Bicycle Messenger (Cincinnati), Goat Herder and Seed Collector (New Mexico), Ecological studies field assistant (Montana)

TRAVELS


Alaska, Burma, Canada, Greece, Hungary, South India, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, Turkey, U.S.A., West Africa, Western Europe. All travels have involved visual documentation projects including artwork, writing, photography, film and video.