Julia Samuels

Julia Samuels was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and she earned her BFA in Printmaking from Pratt Institute in 2007. In Brooklyn she participated in founding the Gowanus Studio Space providing a community gathering point and accessible studio spaces to artists, as well as 596 Acres that helps residents navigate earning legal access to public lands in their neighborhoods. Samuels earned her MFA in Printmaking from Rhode Island School of Design in 2015, after which she founded Overpass Projects, a fine art print publisher committed to innovating contemporary printmaking techniques as well as lifting under-represented voices. At Overpass Projects Samuels publishes her own work as well as collaborative editions that have been acquired by the Library of Congress, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Ford Foundation, and several other public collections. 

Julia Samuels nació en Portsmouth, New Hampshire, y se licenció en Grabado por el Pratt Institute en 2007. En Brooklyn participó en la fundación del Gowanus Studio Space, que ofrece un punto de encuentro comunitario y espacios de estudio accesibles a los artistas, así como 596 Acres, que ayuda a los residentes a obtener acceso legal a espacios públicos en sus barrios. Samuels obtuvo su máster en Grabado en la Rhode Island School of Design en 2015, tras lo cual fundó Overpass Projects, una editorial de grabados de bellas artes comprometida con la innovación de las técnicas de grabado contemporáneas, así como con la difusión de voces poco representadas. En Overpass Projects, Samuels publica su propia obra y ediciones en colaboración que han sido adquiridas por la Library of Congress, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Ford Foundation y otras colecciones públicas.