EDUCATION:
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Brown University, Providence RI
European Honors Program, Rome, Italy
High School of Art & Design, New York, NY
Additional Studies: Parsons School of Design, Cooper Union,
Art Student's League
ARCHIVED:
Smithsonian Institute Archives of American Art, Washington D.C.
The City College of New York: Dominican Studies Institute, NY
Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Woodstock, NY
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Latino Art Museum, Pomona, CA
The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY
University Museum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
Leon Litton Collection
Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, DR
Altos de Chavon Foundation, La Romana, DR
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2015 Home is Where the Heart is Showcase, Mill Neck, NY
2014 Mural Unveiling, O+ Festival, YMCA, Kingston, NY
2013 Julio Valdez Studio Project Space, Golden”, New York, NY
2012 Pop up Event, Irvington, NY
2010 Julio Valdez Studio, New York, NY
2005 Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY
2002 Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY
2001 Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY
2000 Altos de Chavon Gallery, La Romana, DR
1996 Bridge Street Gallery, Irvington, NY
1988 La Galeria, Santo Domingo, DR
1986 Magia Verde, Altos de Chavon, La Romana, DR
1985 Dash & Dash Gallery, New York, NY
1985 Galeria del Sol, Santiago, DR
1982 Dominican American Cultural Center, Santo Domingo, DR
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2017 Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong
2017 Superstitions, Coronado Studios, New York, NY
2017 Art Wynwood Miami, Miami, FL
2016 Antique Art & Jewelry Show, New York, NY
2016 Affordable Art Fair, Singapore
2015 Music in the Woods: One Hundred Years of Maverick Concerts
Woodstock Artist Association & Museum,
Woodstock Guild, Woodstock, NY
2016 Tertulia in the Museum, The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
2015 Peace and Justice, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
2015 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
2014-2015 Caribbean Waves up North, El Museo Latino, Omaha, NE
2014 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
2013 Affordable Art Fair, Seattle WA
2013 Identities: I am + My Circumstances, Martinez Gallery, Troy, NY
2013 Woodstock Guild Member Show, Kleinart Gallery, Woodstock, NY
2012 New Prints, Miami Art Center, Miami, FL
2012 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
2011 ELA Expo, Espace Wallonie, Brussels, Belgium
2011 Realities/Realidades, Martinez Gallery, Troy NY
2009 Inspired by Heritage, Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers, NY
2009 Latin Heritage, Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY
2006 Culture & Identity: Work by artists representing the heritage of
Africa and the Americas, Kingston, NY
2004-2006 It's for the Birds: A Group Traveling Museum Exhibition,
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Wynwood Miami, FL
2004-2006 Artists’ Homes: Keeping the Tradition, the Influence of Place on
Contemporary Artists, Woodstock, NY
2004 Crossroads, City College of NY, New York, NY
2004 A Celebration of Art and Entrepreneurship, Queens Museum of
Art, Queens, NY
2004 A Celebration of Art and Entrepreneurship, Krasdale Gallery,
Bronx, NY
2001 Florence Biennial of Contemporary Art, Fortezza da Basso,
Florence, Italy
2000 Cuerpo y Alma (Body & Soul), The Howland Cultural Center,
Beacon, NY
2000 One Voice One Goal, National Women's Conference 2000,
Holiday Inn, Albany, NY
1999 Hispanic Women Salute Women's History Month, Highland, NY
1999 Mother Earth, Women and the Landscape, Esopus Art Studio,
Lake Hill, NY
1997 II Festival of Dominican Visual Arts, Modern Art Museum, Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic
1994-1993 Small Works, Parsons Exhibition Center, Parsons School of
Design, NY
1993 Works in Progress, Parsons Exhibition Center, Parsons School of
Design, NY
1992 Neighbors: Artists of Westchester & Southern Connecticut,
Krasdale Foods Gallery, Bronx, NY
1992 Dominican Week Exhibition, Jacob Javits Center, New York, NY
1992 Crossings: 12 Dominican Artists, Henry Street Settlement, New
York, NY
1992 Crossings: 12 Dominican Artists, Krasdale Foods Gallery, New
York, NY
1992 Paper Visions IV: A Biennial Exhibition of Works on Paper by
Latin American Artists, Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT
1992 The Impact of Two Worlds, Artspace. New Haven, CT
1991 Contemporary Caribbean Artist, Creative Arts Workshop, New
Haven, CT
1991 National Baseball Convention Show, Civic Center, White Plains,
NY
1990 Dominican Artists Abroad, Modem Art Museum, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
1990 National Biennial of Visual Arts, Modern Art Museum, Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic
1989 The Art of the Baseball Card, The Gallery at Hastings-
on-Hudson, NY
1989 The Lure of New Mexico, Gallery 10, Santa Fe, NM
1987 Contemporary Dominican Artists, Equis Gallery, La Romana,
Dominican Republic
1986 Two by Two, Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
1985 The Two Worlds of Julia, Dash & Dash Gallery, New York, NY
1984 Dominican Visual Artists Show, City Gallery, New York, NY
1983 Eight Artists in Residence, Altos de Chavon, La Romana,
Dominican Republic
1982 Modern Drawings, J.D. Fischer Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED AWARDS & GRANTS:
Parsons School of Design, NYC, NY
Altos de Chavon Artist in Residence, La Romana, DR
European Honors Program, Rome, Italy
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
American Association of Advertising Agencies, NYC
Tiffany Foundation, Grant for Artistic Excellence, NYC
Scholastic Magazine National Award, First Prize Painting
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
2016 "A Studio Visit with Julia Santos Solomon" Hudson Valley One
2014 Interview O+ Festival
2013 “Santos Solomon Story Telling,” Smart Art
2007 “Acrylic Revolution,” Northlight Publications
2004 “New Art International,” Book Art Press, NY 2004
1994 "State of the Arts", TV interview, Westchester cable network
1992 "Dominican Artists in New York" radio interview with Dolores
Brandon, National Public Radio
1992 "Dominicans at Krasdale: Works of Exuberance" by William
Zimmer, Sunday NY Times
1992 “Talented Dominicans in New York", El Nacional in New York
1992 "New Exhibit Commemorates the Independence of the
Dominican Republic" El Nacional in New York
1992 "Contemporary Dominican Artists" El Listin Magazine, Santo
Domingo
1992 "Twelve Dominican Artists" El Listin Magazine, Santo Domingo
1991 "The Star of this gallery is the Baseball Card" by William Zimmer,
Sunday NY Times
1989 "The Artist Reveals " by Leslie Jean Thornton, The Enterprise,
Hasting, NY
1989 "Show teams up with baseball cards" by Georgette Gouveia,
Gannett Westchester Newspapers
1988 "The Island Within: an exhibit by Julia Santos Solomon" by Ana
Martinez, Touring Magazine
1988 "An intimate, luminous, tropical landscape" by Marianne de
Tolentino, Listin Diario
1988 "Remembering the Landscapes of Julia Santos Solomon" by
Marianne de Tolentino, Listin Diario
1986 "Julia Santos Solomon more than magic, green sentiments" by
Jose Miguel Vegas, Listin Diario
1985 "Dominican Art: Paintings and drawings of Julia Santos Solomon
in Casa de Teatro" by Marianne de Tolentino, Listin Diario
1982 "Yvelisse Santos Solomon at the Gallery at the Dominican
American Cultural Center" by Dionision Blanco, El Nacional
1993 "Artists in Residence at Altos de Chavon" by Laura Gil, El Caribe
MEMBERSHIPS
College Art Association
American Alliance of Museums
U.S. Latin X Art Forum
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2004- Present Owner, Julia Santos Solomon, Inc.
1989-2002 Professor of Fashion Design & Ilustration,Parsons School of
Design, New York, NY
1983-1987 Founding Faculty member, Altos de Chavon School of Design,
La Romana, DR
1981-1983 Executive Art Director, Uniform, Inc. New York, NY
1978-1980 Graphic Designer, Columbia Records / CBS Television, NYC, NY