Biography
Known for his multi-faceted approach to the field of art and design which weaves both the analog and digital, artist Julio E. Berroa is often creating hyperreal and immersive scenes of intense experiences using vivid colors and organic shapes and textures depicting very intimate moments. Centered around the intersection and blend between the artificial and the natural, Berroa’s world is hyperreal – delicate and intricately detailed, as well as bold and dynamic.Berroa’s practice is informed by the thought that everything that's unique and constantly changing is alive in different forms of expression and art-making.Berroa (BER ROH-uh) was born in Salcedo (s-aa-l-s-EH-d-oh), Dominican Republic, Providence resident since 2012. Berroa earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Digital Media Design and a minor in Photography. His passions include the Arts, Sex and HIV Education, and Youth Advocacy. All of this drives him to share his experiences through Art to help advocate for young aspiring artists of color. He hopes to inspire and influence his viewers.Berroa has participated in multiple group exhibitions with his advanced photography class, was awarded a scholarship, and participated in a group exhibition at the Providence Art Club. Berroa participated in the Andrew Mellon Summer Internship as a Creative Production intern at the RISD Museum in the summer of 2020 and 2021 Rhode Island College Senior Art Award Recipient. In 2021 Berroa along with a group of friends opened Rhode Island’s first-ever youth shelter for Queer and BIPOC young adults ages 18 to 24 called Haus of Codec.CV-
2021 BFA, Art Studio/Digital Media Curriculum, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI
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2022
College Visions Visionary Award
2021
Rhode Island College Senior Art Award
Youth Sexual Health Education Award
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2024
Group Public Art Showcase, Lumina Lights Festival, Providence, RI
2023
Group Public Art Showcase, Three Nights of Lights, Providence, RI
Group Exhibition, A Very Special Art Show, Public Shop & Gallery, Providence RI
Group Exhibition, POIESIS / REMEDY, Providence Biennial, WaterFire Arts Center, Providence RI
2022
Group Public Art Showcase, Three Nights of Lights, Providence, RI
Group Public Art Showcase, Night Lights Denver, Denver Digerati, Daniels & Fisher Tower, Denver CO
Group Exhibition, Rhode Island Artist Invitational Show, The Providence Art Club, Providence RI
Group Exhibition, This Must Be The Place, WaterFire Accelerate, WaterFire Arts Center, Providence, RI
Solo Exhibition, Chrominance, AS220 Aborn Gallery, Providence, RI
2021
Solo Exhibition, EXTENDED XTAY, Chazan Family Gallery, Alex and Ani Hall, Rhode Island College
Group Exhibition, Rhode Island Artist Invitational Show, The Providence Art Club, Providence RI
Group Exhibition, Organized Chaos, Chazan Family Gallery, Alex and Ani Hall, Rhode Island College
2020
Solo Exhibition, METACHROMATIC, online Exhibition, Instagram.com/berroaworld, behance.net/berroaworld
Group Exhibition, ChooseRI Gallery, online showcase (social media), Millennial Rhode Island, WaterFire Arts Center, New Flame
Group Exhibition, Annual Graduating Art Students' Exhibition, online exhibition, E.M Bannister Art Gallery
2019
Group Exhibition, Scholarship Show, The Providence Art Club, Providence RI
Group Exhibition, Mirrors, and Windows, Rhode Island College’s Advanced Photography Student, Student-Run Exhibition, The Hope Artiste Village, Pawtucket RI
2018
Group Exhibition, Aberration, Rhode Island College’s Advanced Photography Student, Student-Run Exhibition, Machines with Magnets, Pawtucket RI
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2022
Silent Screen, Supernova 7th Dimension Digital Animation Festival, Denver Digerati, Denver, Colorado
2021
Silent Screen, Supernova 6th Dimension Digital Animation Festival, Denver Digerati, Denver, Colorado
Supernova 6th Dimension Digital Animation Festival, Denver Digerati, Denver, Colorado
International Cosmopolitan Film & Animation Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
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2022
“Love of Creating”, International PechaKucha Day 2022, Live from Providence, RI, Feb 19
2021
2020
“METACHROMATIC”, Open Screen, Blackearth Lab, online event on Zoom, Providence, RI, June 20
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2021 – 2022 WaterFire Accelerate Program, WaterFire Providence, Providence, RI
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2024 –
Rhode Island College – Interview
2023 –
The Providence Journal / Link 2 – Interview
13th STATE – Review
2022 –
Gallery Night Providence – Interview
Denver Digerati – Interview
Shoutout Miami – Interview
GoLocal Prov – Review
The Brown Daily Herald – Interview
Boston Globe – Innovators Q&A
Hey Rhody – Who to Watch 22
2021 –
WaterFire – Press Release
AS220 – Album Interview
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Berroa, J. E., Gashi, E., Morales Aquino, M., Danaie, D., & Rusley, J. C. (2022). Comparing In-person to Social Media-based Recruitment of Sexual Minority and Gender Diverse Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Department of Pediatrics Celebration of Scholarship (Poster Presentation). Providence, RI.
Danaie, D., Morales Aquino, M., Gashi, E., Berroa, J., & Rusley, J. C. (2022). The Process of Developing Artificial Intelligence-based Transcription Methods for a Qualitative Interview Study: Is it Cost and Time Efficient? Department of Pediatrics Celebration of Scholarship (Poster Presentation). Providence, RI.
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2024
Who Is The Houseboy?, The Wilbury Theater Group, Brown University Arts Initiative, The Lindemann Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI