Julia Beynenson was born in Ukraine and was admitted to the Academy of Art at a young age. In addition to her regular studies in a math program, Julia Beynenson received a classical art education while studying drawing, painting, sculpture, and art history for several years until she graduated from the academy. One of Julia Beynenson’s early influences was seeing the work of Wassily Kandinsky and being moved by his bold use of color. This began a journey of connecting to color and utilizing its potential in Beynenson’s work. When Julia Beynenson was a teenager, her family moved to the United States. While adjusting to a new world around her, Beynenson turned to art to help establish her new identity. She continued to study painting and sculpting and immersed herself in the art world of Washington, DC galleries and museums. As art offered universality and inclusiveness, it was during this time that Julia Beynenson realized art’s true power and significance - its ability to bridge differences and connect people across time and space.

Upon graduating college, Julia Beynenson went on to work in finance, eventually receiving a graduate degree from Columbia University in the City of New York. While the emphasis of her studies was high conflict negotiations, Julia chose to devote her thesis research to studying the art’s ability to transform and connect communities, particularly the use of art in working with children and adults as a collaborative tool to bridge the divided communities of New York post-September 11th. Throughout the years, art continued to play an integral part in Julia Beynenson’s life. She painted and sculpted, exhibited her work, and remained active in the art community. Julia Beynenson has set up several community art projects and has taught art classes. Julia Beynenson has exhibited her work in New York, Washington DC, California, Colorado, and Miami.

In recent years Julia Beynenson exhibited her work extensively across the East End of Long Island and in Palm Beach and Miami, FL. In the fall of 2023, in collaboration with the White Room Gallery of East Hampton, NY, she organized a fundraising event to support humanitarian efforts for Ukraine. That December, her work was exhibited in two shows during Art Basel Week in Miami.

In 2024, Beynenson participated in exhibitions across Southampton, Montauk, Watermill, and East Hampton, NY. In July of 2024, Beynenson’s work was presented at the Hampton Fine Art Fair in Southampton, NY. In September 2024, Julia Beynenson curated an exhibition featuring her work alongside two other artists, exploring environmental themes, which was featured at Art on Pater in New York City.

In 2025, Julia Beynenson continued to explore the concept of environment, preservation, community, and legacy - with a focus on national parks as spaces allowing healing, transformation, and connection to nature and ourselves. Integrating this vision, she launched a year-long project that blends painting, sculpture, storytelling, film, and community engagement. National parks in this project are an immersive setting, fostering a deeper understanding of their roles in our lives and highlighting the importance of preserving these historic natural landscapes. In January 2025, Beynenson’s sculptures were presented in a show at Mriya Gallery in Tribeca, NY. Building on environmental focus, she showcased her work at Ashwagh Hall in East Hampton, NY in March 2025, where the pieces featured were created during her visit to Saguaro National Park in January, and others made in her studio in East Hampton, NY. Also in March, Julia Beynenson’s work is on display at Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary, where she deepens her exploration of environment, community, and national park preservation awareness through her art.

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