Julia is an archivist, visual artist, and educator focused on preserving art and cultural heritage, with particular expertise in time-based media and dance. Her approach centers on supporting artists in presenting their work in contexts that retain their autonomy and artistic intent, while bridging institutional frameworks with the realities of creative practice mediated by digital tools.
Rooted in care and cultural memory, Julia’s practice blends creative and archival work, drawing on tools and methodologies from the field of digital humanities. Her research explores the impact of climate disasters on artists and cultural memory through the loss of art, cultural spaces, and art practices. She is committed to making preservation more sustainable, accessible, and artist-centered, with a focus on data modeling and metadata for arts and cultural heritage.
Julia holds a BFA in Visual & Critical Studies from the School of Visual Arts, NY (2016), and a Master of Library and Information Science degree with a Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities from UCLA (2025). Her thesis work examined how artists manage their archives, advocating for information professionals to support artist-led preservation strategies that embed climate resilience as a central component of cultural preservation.
Julia Stoddard 