I am a multimedia visual artist, arts educator, and researcher with a primary focus on natural color materials, including pigments, inks, and dyes. In my art practice, I aim to work with imagery and materials that correlate with my interest in life cycles and regeneration. I envision working with natural materials as a form of collaboration, rather than mere usage.  As integral components of my practice, these resources are valued for their distinctive characteristics that may relate to where they come from in nature, what their global histories are, and how they add to artwork through their living and nuanced qualities. As an educator with over a decade of experience teaching in museum spaces and other cultural institutions. I believe in fostering creative exploration, self determination, cultural connections, open inquiry, and a critical mindset as I engage with my students. I have taught a broad range of workshops and multi-session programs at art spaces such as Dia Beacon, Swiss Institute, Queens Museum, and Harvard Art Museums with an emphasis on the natural world and the color materials connected to it. Through these education offerings I hope to center and inspire ongoing exploration, curiosity, and conversation with participants of all ages.

In my independent teaching practice I teach workshops and lecture at various sites in addition to arts institutions - including schools, universities, businesses, residencies, and foundations. If you are interested in hiring me to teach a workshop, feel free to reach out by emailing me at juliaphillipsnorton@gmail.com for more information.

Visit my Education Page to see examples of past workshops, classes, and programs.

Studio portrait by Lauren Silberman.