VISUAL ARTIST
JULIE YOUNG

      Julie Young is a professional muralist, visual artist, circus artist, and creative facilitator based in Northern Colorado. Originally from Indiana, her artistic path has taken her through Florida, the Big Island of Hawaii, and ultimately to Colorado in 2022, where she continues to grow an interdisciplinary practice rooted in storytelling, movement, and community connection. These diverse environments inform her work and reinforce her interest in art as a shared, lived experience.

      As a visual artist, Julie works primarily with acrylic paint and is known for bold color palettes, crisp linework, and whimsical, flowing forms. Her work draws inspiration from dreams, meditation, folklore, metaphysics, and the natural and inner worlds viewed through an imaginative lens. She has completed numerous murals and large-scale painted works, transforming walls into immersive visual environments that invite curiosity, reflection, and joy. Julie is actively seeking opportunities to expand her public art practice through increasingly large-scale mural and installation projects that engage communities and activate shared spaces.

      Julie’s artwork has been exhibited in galleries and institutions throughout the Midwest, including The Harrison Center for the Arts, The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, The Indy Arts Garden, Primary Colors Gallery, and Garfield Park Arts Center. Her work has also reached wide audiences through live painting and installations at music and arts festivals such as Sonic Bloom, Resonance Music & Arts Festival, Rootwire Transformational Arts Festival, Good People Good Times, and The Werk Out Festival.

      In addition to her visual art practice, Julie is a professional circus artist and clown, incorporating aerial arts, physical theater, and playful character work into her creative output. She designs and facilitates interactive public experiences that blend visual art, performance, and participation. Through community workshops, roaming performances, immersive events, and site-responsive installations, she creates welcoming spaces that encourage engagement, curiosity, and connection across age groups and backgrounds.

      Julie regularly plans and facilitates events and performances that integrate her murals, live painting, circus arts, and installation work—transforming spaces into dynamic environments rather than static viewing experiences. Her installation-based artworks are designed to uplift and inspire, using color, symbolism, and interactivity to reimagine public spaces as places of play, reflection, and shared meaning.

      Driven by a belief that art thrives at the intersection of imagination and human connection, Julie’s multidisciplinary practice continues to evolve without limitation to a single medium or format. Whether painting a large-scale mural, creating an immersive installation, or facilitating a community-centered performance, her work aims to spark joy, inspire creativity, and foster a sense of belonging.