ingJulia Dzikiewicz was born with a paintbrush in her hand. After finishing a Bachelor of Science in Architecture at UVA, she studied at the Corcoran School of Art and R&F Paints.
Inspired by a mother who ran political campaigns and worked for social justice, Ms. Dzikiewicz enjoys painting art about history and voting rights. Her collage-type paintings include electrical circuits, lights, wax, and crystals.
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Monsters and Metaphors: Tales of Feminine Power, Gallery 4080, Artomatic, Washington DC.
2023
Global Warming, Building 5 Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
2022
Women’s History: Passion and Protest, Pollak Gallery, Monmouth University, Long Branch, NJ
2021
The Right to Vote, Muse Gallery, Building 16, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
2020
The Right to Vote, Muse Gallery, Building 16, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
She Persisted, Pollak Gallery, Monmouth University, Monmouth, NJ
2018
The Human Experience, Frable Gallery, Artspace, Richmond, VA
Pink Hat Protest Paintings, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Global Warming, Building 5 Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
2017
Painting Politics as Metaphor, Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
Protest to Power, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
2015
Artworks Gallery, Richmond, VA
2014
From Suffrage to Secretary of State, Building 5 Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
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Group Exhibitions
2023
Celebrating Women, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, Kavanagh Gallery, Saint Charles, IL
Roe 2.0, Women Made Gallery , Chicago Il
People and the Planet, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2021
2021 Workhouse Glass National, Vulcan Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
9th Annual International 2021 FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social and Politically Engaged Art, Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Hear Us, Citizens Climate Lobby of Virginia
2020
Colors of Fall, Vulcan Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
Virtual Juried Art Show, Shoreline Arts Festival, Shoreline, WA
2019
7th Annual International 2019 FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social and Politically Engaged Art, Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Beyond Me Too, Pollak Gallery, Monmouth University, NJ
Featured Artist, Art of Protest, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fredericksburg Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
Folksy, Kay Daugherty Gallery, Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, Solomons, MD
2018
Value Exhibit, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
May Open Exhibit, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Americas 2018: All Media Exhibition, Minot State University, Minot, ND
53rd Annual Summer Show, St. Tammany Art Association, Covington, LA
Summer Small Works, National Association of Women Artists, Inc. Gallery, New York, NY
Founding Artist Exhibition, , Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
First Light, Building 16 Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
Women on Women, Corner Store Gallery, Washington, DC
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Awards
2021
The Story of Ham, Fletcher H. Dwyer Award, FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social and Politically Engaged Art, Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2019
Suffragist and Zombies, , FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social and Politically Engaged Art, Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2017
Give Thanks, Juror’s Award, Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
2016
Give Thanks, Honorable Mention, Third Annual Juried Show, Buchanan Partners Gallery, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Manassas, VA
Shark, Juror’s Award, National Juried Show, Larkin Arts, VA, juried by Gary Freeburg
2015
Selected Artist, Workhouse Arts Center Directors Collection, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
2014
My Sister, Myself, Best in Show, Identification, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
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Selected Media Coverage
2021
Women in the Arts Interview, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA , 2021
2020
WETA Arts Special Edition, WETA-TV
2019
News 12 New Jersey TV story on Beyond Me Too” show at Pollak Gallery, Monmouth University, NJ. My painting Election 2016 is featured.
2017
Protest to Power, Mark Jenkins for the Washington Post, 2017. Featured are my paintings, Wendy and Hillary and Malala and Maria.
Culture Spot, Paint and Politics: The Lady Doth Protest, a feature on me and my show Protest to Power at BlackRock Center for the Arts, written by Gina Gallucci-White. Article features paintings Malala and Maria, Wendy and Hillary, and The Story of the Ham.
2016
Encaustic: It’s all the Buzz, by the Documaniacs for the 2016 Docs Around the Clock competition run by Docs in Progress
2014
Northern Virginia Magazine, Article/interview by Lynn Norusis, featuring my paintings Malala and Maria and Suffragist and Zombies.
2010
Alexandria Times, The Establishments meltdown, article on show titled Systems Failure at Target Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia, curated by Mary Cook. My painting Balancing on Ice is the featured image.
2005
Raised Consciousness, Élan Magazine, Feature written by Mary Ann Baron about me and features my paintings September 11th, Flight 77, Martyr and Hero, and Memorial.
R&F Paints, Death in Mumbai, encaustic, bought by founding member, Richard Frumess
Lucy Burns Museum ,Vote, encaustic, bought by Laura McKie, former director.
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Permanent collections
R&F Paints, Richard Frumess
Lucy Burns Museum
Encaustic-How to Paint With Fire and Wax
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