Julia Wachtel ( /wɒkˈtɛl/; born 1956) is a contemporary American painter. ^[1] Wachtel's early work included mixed media installation, now primarily working as a painter. Wachtel is often associated with The Pictures Generation artists. ^[2]

Biography

Wachtel attended Middlebury College where she earned a B.A. She spent one year at The School of Visual Arts in New York City, studying with Vito Acconci, Joseph Kosuth, Joan Jonas, amongst others.^{[ citation needed]} She then studied at the Whitney Independent Study Program. ^[3] Wachtel was the production manager of the UK edition of Vanity Fair for ten years. ^{[4] [5]}

Solo exhibitions

• 2019 HELPP, at Mary Boone Gallery, New York. ^[6]
• 2018 Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York. ^[7]
• 2014 Kunsthalle Bergen, Norway. ^[8]
• 2014 Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York. ^[9]
• 2013 Post Culture at Vilma Gold Gallery, London. ^[10]
• 1993 Julia Wachtel at American Fine Arts, New York. ^[11]

Collections

Wachtel's work is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, ^[1] the Cleveland Museum of Art, ^[12] The Museum of Modern Art, ^[13] The Brooklyn Museum, ^[14] and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. ^[15]

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