1878 Gallery & Vault

March 14 - June 7, 2026

ArtWalk Opening Reception
Saturday, March 14, 2025
6 – 9 PM
Artist talk at 6:30 PM

GAC’s exhibitions are supported in part by a grant from Texas Commission on the Arts. Artist accommodations generously provided by Hotel Lucine.

Julia Barbosa Landois
Turning

Turning is a series of poetic video and animation works about human relationships with the non-human world and what's left to future generations. Sidewalk weeds, bayous, fig trees, and oak galls summon narratives on survival, porous body boundaries, and death as fertile stopover through unexpected moments in built and quasi-natural environments.

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Julia Barbosa Landois (b. San Antonio, USA) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Houston, TX. Her videos, installations, performances, and works on paper have been exhibited in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Her awards include grants from National Performance Network (NPN), National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures (NALAC), and Houston Arts Alliance, plus residencies at Lawndale Art Center, Santa Fe Art Institute, Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder (Norway), and Künstlerhaus Bethanien (Germany). Her works on paper are in the permanent collections of the City of Houston and Houston Endowment as well as many private collections. In addition to being a studio artist, Barbosa Landois has worked as a professor, exhibitions coordinator, grant writer, and community educator. She is a parent to two amazing humans and an eager student of the land.

julialandois.com