A pioneer in long exposure work and founder of Chronochromagraph, Miss Julia Grey is a photographer, writer, painter and gender positive advocate who works in Clarke County, Nevada.  Retired from commercial photography and photojournalism (NY Daily News, Boston Herald, Berkshire Eagle), Julia now concentrates on teaching about the Chronochromagraph. Her personal projects are varied, but touch on the subjects of homelessness, mental illness and childhood sexual abuse. In 2021 Miss Grey revisited her first love, hummingbirds, finally creating photos worthy of her inspiration: the paintings of MJ Heade. She has also concluded a 9 year self portrait project, Loving Julia, which celebrates her gender. A self educated photographer, Grey serves as mentor, educator and speaker. Miss Julia is represented by Priscilla Fowler Fine Art of Las Vegas. Her work can be found in private and public collections in the US and UK.

 

Education
Photographer, Self-educated, 2003-present
Print Maker’s Apprentice and Research Assistant, Aardenburg Imaging & Archives, 2011-2012

Selected Exhibitions

2019 - Hummingbird Tableaux (group show) Priscilla Fowler Fine Art Gallery, NV

2016 - Temptations (group show) The Whitney Center for the Arts, MA
2015 - Persona, C Gallery, MA (part of DownStreet Art)

2015 - The Plural "I" (group show), Davis Orton Gallery, NY

2015 - 4th Annual Juried Exhibition (group show), Sohn Gallery, MA

2014 - Elements, MountainOne Bank Gallery, MA (part of DownStreetArt)
2014 - Flights of Fancy, MountainOne Bank Gallery, MA (part of DownStreetArt)
2012 – Berkshire Salon (group show), Eclipse Mill Gallery, MA
2011 – The Big Picture (group show), Berkshire Museum, MA
2010 – The Secret Life of Hummingbirds II, Adams Town Hall Gallery, MA
2010 – Welcome to North Adams, North Adams City Council Chamber Gallery, MA (part of DownStreetArt)
2009 – The Secret Life of Hummingbirds, Berkshire Artist’s Colony, Main Street Gallery, MA

Bibliography

Unitas, Charles.  "Artist interview - Miss Julian Grey", My Photo Spot, Web, August 2, 2017

Letter to the editor.  "North Adams Impresses Former County Resident", Berkshire Eagle, Web, September 7, 2015

Mazzeo, Leo.  "Got Down", Arts Indie, Web, August 31, 2015

Abbott, Kate.  "Downstreet Art Lights Downtown", btwberkshires, Web, October 6, 2015

Seven, John.  "Soul Searching With A Camera", The North Adams Transcript.  January 17, 2014 p. A6
Giuliano, Charles: “Ian Grey’s Hummingbirds”,  Berkshire Fine Arts, Web, November 12, 2012

Collections
The City of North Adams, MA
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

MountainOne Bank, Pittsfield, MA

Texts
“Kissing Flowers”, (Blurb), 2012

"Loving Julia", (Blurb), 2017

"Loving Julia Book II", (Blurb), 2017

"Loving Julia Book III", (Blurb), 2017

"Loving Julia Book IV", (Blurb), 2017

Teaching
2014 - Judge, End of Year Competition, Berkshire Museum Camera Club, MA
2014 - Speaker and competition judge, Sports Action Photography, Berkshire Museum Camera Club, MA
2011 – Photography advisor to MCLA Beacon newspaper, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, MA
2010 – Provided photography internship to college bound high school senior, BArT Charter School, MA

Awards
2007 – 1st place, Sigma USA’s Faces in Nature contest
2008 – Grand Prize Winner, Sigma USA’s themed contests