New York City, NY
juko1005@gmail.com
juliakohane.com
Instagram: @juliacollages
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores the collapse of linear time through surreal environments that function as both psychological and physical spaces. Within these unstable worlds, time fragments and scale shifts, reflecting the tension between internal states and external forces. Past, present, and imagined futures coexist as the boundaries of time and place dissolve.
Fragmentation and reassembly are central to both the meaning and construction of my work. Figures often appear suspended within altered landscapes and shifting architecture, conveying vulnerability alongside resilience. I am drawn to states of transition, where environments remain in flux and familiar forms become unfamiliar.
Rooted in experiences of displacement and resettlement, my work explores alienation and the fragility of the human experience, while considering how memory and emotion can shape our sense of place and belonging. The works remain open to multiple interpretations, allowing meaning to remain fluid.
CURRENTLY ON VIEW
2026 — 2026 Members Exhibition, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ (September 27, 2026–January 10, 2027)
Exile received Third Prize
2026 — Creation from Destruction, Art House Gallery, Jersey City, NJ (September 11–October 25)
2026 — Art Inspired by Nature, Manhattan Arts International, Online (September 15–November 15)
2026 — 12th Annual Autumnal, ARTHOUSE.NYC, New York City, NY digital presentation (September 20–30)
2026 — Space Is Weird, So Are We, CaFÉ Online Exhibition (Interval selected for the CaFÉ Homepage Slideshow)
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS
2026 — Night Visions, MoCA L.I.ghts Festival, Museum of Contemporary Art Long Island, Patchogue, NY (October 22–26; outdoor public art projection)
2026 — 42nd Annual Juried Exhibit, National Collage Society, Kingsborough Art Museum, Brooklyn, NY (October 28–December 18)
2026 — Beyond Magic, Lichtundfire (five works; curatorial invitation), New York City, NY (November 12–December 5)
2026 — Weird, Dark, and Surrealist Art, L’Âge d’Or, Oraxe Galerie, Paris, France (October 8–11)
2026 — Galería Azur Paris Pop-Up Exhibition, Paris, France (October 17–30)
2026 — Aqua Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL (December 2–6)
2026 — Metamorphosis, Streeters Gallery, Mriya Gallery, New York City, NY (November 20–23)
UPCOMING PUBLICATIONS
2027 — BROAD Magazine, Print Issue, Dreams
SELECTED MUSEUM & INSTITUTIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2026 — 55 × 2, Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, NY
2026 — 137th Annual Members Exhibition, National Association of Women Artists (NAWA), Leonovich Gallery, New York City, NY
2026 — Wonderland, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
2026 — Cut, Paste, and Create: A Collage Exhibition, Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington,
MI 2025 — Artists as Catalysts for Change, Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington, MI
2025 — Whimsical Surrealism, View Arts Center, Old Forge, NY
SELECTED ART FAIRS
2026 — Affordable Art Fair New York, Artios Gallery, New York City, NY
SELECTED GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
2026 — Elemental Rhythms, Art Studio Hamptons Gallery, Westhampton Beach, NY
2026 — Before Time, Lichtundfire, New York City, NY
2026 — The Unknown, Lichtundfire, New York City, NY
2026 — Viridian Artists’ 34th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Viridian Artists, New York City, NY
2026 — Digital Art, Assemblage & Collage Exhibition, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
2026 — Unexpurgated: Freedom in Form and Color, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
2026 — Weird, Dark, and Surrealist Art, L’Âge d’Or, Hoxton Arches, London, United Kingdom
2026 — Eternal Life, Moonzescope Pop-Up Exhibition, New York City, NY
2025 — Surreal Visions, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
2025 — Art Comes Alive 2025, ADC Fine Art, Cincinnati, OH
2025 — Modern Media, Art Scene West, San Diego, CA
2025 — Nature’s Narrative, Art Scene West, San Diego, CA
2025 — 5th Annual National Exhibition, Blackout, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA
2025 — Dreams & Nightmares, Boomer Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2025 — Architettura Invisibili, Palazzo Pisani-Revedin, Venice, Italy
2025 — Memories & Future Horizons, Ikonika Art Gallery, Milan, Italy
2025 — Abyss, Memento Mori Gallery & Tattoo, Colorado Springs, CO
SELECTED ONLINE EXHIBITIONS
2026 — City: From an Artist’s Perspective, Sasse Museum of Art
2026 — Night Moves, Art Fluent
2026 — Landscape Natural and Urban, Site:Brooklyn
2026 — #CollageNow 2026, Denise Bibro Fine Art
2026 — Our Power, Our Planet 2026, KBM Gallery
2025 — Obscura, Art Fluent
2025 — Places and Spaces, Decagon Gallery
2025 — Black and White 2025, The Hummingbird & Dragonfly Art Gallery
2025 — The Years We Were Little, Women in Arts Network
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
2026 — Circle Foundation for the Arts, Invited Art Review, Fragments of Memory, Architectures of the Unconscious
2026 — ArtStar Digital Magazine 5, Selected Artwork, Circle Foundation for the Arts
2026 — TUSSLE Magazine, Curatorial Essay by Laura Horne, Out of Time: Curation, Myth, and Deep History in BEFORE TIME
2025 — Brutjournal, Feature, The New Dystopia
2025 — Women in Arts Network, Artist Interview, The Path That Carried Her from Small Cut Pieces to Global Shows
2025 — Contemporary Collage Magazine, Selected Artwork, Online
2025 — Photo Trouvée Magazine, Selected Artwork, Online
HONORS & AWARDS
2026 — Third Prize, 2026 Members Exhibition, Hunterdon Art Museum, for Exile
2026 — Honorable Mention, Summer City Idyll Contest, Circle Foundation for the Arts, for Passing
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) — Juried Signature Member
Circle Foundation for the Arts (CFA) — Member Artist, Juried Membership Program
EDUCATION
Fordham University, New York City, NY — Bachelor of Science, Double Major in Psychology and Philosophy
JULIA KOHANE