April 18, 2026, 2026
Watercolor on paper
Unframed: 12 x 9 inches (30.48 x 22.86cm)
Framed: 16 x 13 inches (40.64 x 33.02cm)

Courtesy of the artist

Selected by Olivia Shao

Julia Chiang b. 1978, Atlantic City, New Jersey 

Julia Chiang lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She received a degree in Art History and Studio Art from New York University. Chiang is known for her carefully constructed, detailed paintings in which intricate webs of shapes small and large converge across flat-color backgrounds. Repeated pointed ellipses, a recurring feature of her work, create channels of energy across the canvas. Her shapes ebb and flow, striving for a balance between precision and expansion. With a background in ceramics, 

Chiang’s paintings reflect the textured, dynamic nature of her clay practice. Deeply inspired by organic forms and the natural world, her practice is a meditation on the things that connect us all. 

Solo exhibitions include Secret Smile, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Scotland (2025); This Way That Way, Here, Rockefeller Center, New York (2025); Run Like The Rain, Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco (2025); Julia Chiang: The Glows and The Blows, Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, New York (2024); Salt on Our Skin, Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York (2023); Holding My Breath Moving Closer Closer, The Modern Institute, Glasgow (2020) and Pump And Bump, NANZUKA, Tokyo (2019). Group exhibitions include Rashid, Sheree and Friends, Chateau La Coste, France (2026); The Selves, Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York (2024); The Modern Institute: Space Forgets You, Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh (2022). Public projects include the Rockaway Hotel mural in Far Rockaway, Queens, the RxArt mural in the Maimonides Pediatric Emergency Department, Brooklyn, NY & the RxArt mural in the Nappi Wellness Institute, SUNY Upstate, Syracuse, New York.