J U L I E - R I K E R

2025

Workshop Instructor with Chinoteague Cultural Alliance, VA - 5/2-4  sold out

Juried artist in Plein Air Easton, July 12-20


2024

Solo exhibition, Smith Gallery, New Cumberland, PA 8/1-8/31

Chincoteague Island Plein Air Event , VA - 9/14

Cape Ann Plein Air, Essex, MA Oct. 5-13

Gloucester Arts Festival , VA, 5/31-6/8

Rivertowns Plein Air, Marietta, PA April 13-15 Honorable Mention Award

Susquehanna Inspired: Three Centuries of Artistic Interpretation, Creative York, April 4 - May 18

Judge's Invitational, York Art Association, Jan. 21- March 3

"Looking In, Reaching Out" - juried show, Carlisle Arts Center, Jan. 12 - Feb 3  Third Place Award

2023

Light and Color, Space and Place, Invited artist, Nov. 7 - Dec. 8, Rice Gallery, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD

52nd Annual Juried Exhibition, York Art Association, Nov.5 - Dec. 7

"Reflections", juried show, Smith Gallery, 9/15-10/15, Honorable Mention Award

Juried artist in Plein Air Easton, July 13-23

"Icons of Harrisburg", juried show Smith Gallery, June, 2023  People's Choice Award

Camp Hill Plein Air, May 13 Second Place Award

Featured in March Harrisburg Magazine pg 48-49, "Julie Riker: An Observational Representational Artist" (click link to read)

Featured in January Susquehanna Style Magazine article on live wedding painting (click link to read)

"Beautifully Broken" Carlisle Arts Center, Jan 6- Feb 6  Honorable Mention

2022

Plein Air Easton Podcast

Plein Air Easton Invited Alumni Artist

Plein Air West Reading  Third Place Award

"Realism To Abstraction", invitational group exhibit
Gallery 50, Waynesboro, 

"Oil And Water", 2 Artist Exhibition, Carlisle Arts Center

River Towns Plein Air - Marietta, PA  Best Painting of Columbia Award

Workshop "Understanding The Color Wheel"York Art Association

2021

Art of the State, State Museum, PA

Chincoteague Plein Air, VA - Purchase Prize Award

International Juried Exhibition, Harrisburg Art Association 

2020

4 artist Invitational - Art Association Of Harrisburg

Hanover Art Guild Fall Show - Award of Excellence in Painting

Lighthouse Plein Air Festival, Tequesta, FL 

Solo show, Handsome Cab, York, PA 

"Figuratively Speaking" Art Association of Harrisburg, First Place Oils

2019

York Art Association Annual Juried Show,Award of Excellence

Two Artist Show, 'Coastal Reflections" Dorchester Center For The Arts, Cambridge, MD

Adirondack Plein Air, NY Artist's Choice Award for Body of Work,
                                                       Best Lake Placid Painting Award,
                                                       Best Quick Draw Award

Farm To Table Plein Air, PA Williamsburg Oils Award

Lititz Outdoor Art Show, PA Third Place Booth

Paint Annapolis, MD Best Nocturne Award

Landis Valley Plein Air, PA, Second Place Award



Instructor, "Drawing Bootcamp" , York Art Association 

Instructor, "Intro to Plein Air Painting", York Art Association 

Invited Resident Artist - Harford Public High School, MD 

2018

Featured as "Artist to Watch", Southwest Art Magazine, Oct. 2018. 
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Featured Artist in Plein Air Magazine Feb/March 2018  
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Feature exhibition Lebanon Picture Frame and Gallery

Plein Air Brandywine ValleyWinner Quick Draw

Farm To Table Plein Air Guerilla Painter Award

"Figuratively Speaking" Art Association of Harrisburg, First Place 

Wayne Plein Air - Rosemary Award for "Under The Overpass"

Landis Valley Museum Plein Air Event,Best In Show Award

Art of the State PA  State Museum, Harrisburg

Workshop Instructor, "Drawing Bootcamp" York Art Association

Art Association of Harrisburg Member Show Best in Show Award

Workshop Instructor, "Composition in Plein Air Painting" York Art Association


Previous juried events and shows:

Plein Air Salon/Plein Air Magazine Feb/March 2017 Finalist "Best Vehicle"
Gallery @ 2nd, August/September 2017
Paint Snow Hill 2016,2017 -  Artist's Choice Award for Best Body of Work ('17)
Plein Air Wayne 2016 - Plein Air Magazine Award
Plein Air Easton 2016
Fingerlakes Plein Air 2016,2017 - People's Choice, Quick Draw ('16), Honorable Mention('17)
Paint Annapolis 2016 - First Place, Londontown Paintout
Plein Air Richmond 2016 - Honorable Mention
Mountain Maryland Plein Air 2017
Brandywine Valley Plein Air 2017
Hudson River Valley Plein Air 2017 - Best of Goshen Award
Bethany Beach Plein Air 2016 - Second Place Award in Competition, Honorable Mention Quick Draw
Carlisle Arts Center - "Hello Yello" 2016  First Place Award, Drawing/Painting
Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, 2016 Juried Exhibition - Honorable Mention
York Art Association, 2016 Preserved Land Show


Publications

Fine Art Connoisseur, March/April 2024 "Florals and Botanicals"
Fine Art Connoisseur, January 2024 "Figures In Plein Air"
Susquehanna Style, January 2023, "A Masterpiece of Marriage"
Harrisburg Magazine, March 2023, pg. 48-49 "Julie Riker: An Observational Representational Painter"
Fine Art Connoisseur, Aug/Sept, 2023, "Interiors" portfolio
Fine Art Connoisseur, June 2022, "Green Zones" portfolio
Plein Air Magazine, September 2021, "Country Roads" portfolio
Fine Art Connoisseur, September 2021, "Floral" portfolio
Plein Air Magazine, August 2021, "Water" portfolio
Plein Air Magazine, March 2021, "Destination Inspiration" 2 pg spread on Adirondack paintings
Plein Air Magazine, October 2020, "Sunrises/Sunsets" portfolio
Plein Air Magazine, May 2020, "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" portfolio
Fine Art Connoisseur, May 2020, "National Parks" portfolio
Plein Air Magazine, January 2020, "Figure In Landscape" portfolio
Plein Air Magazine, October/Nov. 2019, "Nocturne" portfolio
Fine Art Connoisseur,  Sept/October 2019, "Water and Bridges" portfolio
Plein Air Magazine July/August 2019, "rural scenes"
Southwest Art Magazine, October 2018 "Artist to Watch"
Plein Air Magazine Feb/March 2018    Featured artist article
Fine Art Connoisseur, Dec 2017, "Industrial Scenes" portfolio

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