About

Julia Gwen Poncavage is a contemporary realism artist from northeastern Pennsylvania, primarily working in oil paint and charcoal. She is a graduate of Sue Hand's Imagery based in Dallas, PA, where she studied for six years and now teaches seasonally. The discipline she acquired studying under her mentors including at ÀNI Art Academy resulted in many accolades including multiple publications in Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing magazine. A finalist in the Art Renewal Center (ARC) annual salon, Julia's work has also been accepted into many juried exhibitions and galleries including Lovett’s Gallery in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kings college Widmann Gallery, and Mainstreet Galleries in Kingston, PA. Julia secured a strong foundation and identity to further her education with and received the James J. And Frances M. Maguire Artistic Excellence full tuition scholarship from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where she currently attends.

Awards and Publications

Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing 15 (2022)

Art Renewal Center 16th Annual Salon finalist (2022)

Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing 14 (2021)

Art Renewal Center 15th Annual Salon semifinalist (2021)

Featured Exhibitions

Lovett’s Galley, Tulsa, OK- Area 51 theme exhibition (2022)

Mainstreet Galleries, Kingston, PA- Cider Painters of America (2021)

Lovett’s Galley, Tulsa, OK- Holiday Open House exhibition (2021)

Kings college Widmann gallery, Wilkes Barre, PA- Four time participant in the annual Emerging Artists exhibit, 2018-2022

Something Special Croissants, Kingston, PA- Group exhibition (2022)

Luzerne County Community College Shulman Gallery, Nanticoke, PA-two time awarded artist in the annual student exhibition and four time “Rossetti” competition award winner, awarded best of show (2022)

Anne Bryan Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA- A Good Habit Formed II, (2022)