Julia Volonts Art Therapy

01/03/2025

Picasso in Malaga last month.

25/02/2025

Trip to Spain, Picasso in Malaga. 🌞

23/02/2025

Wandering through while catching up with a Berlin friend in town—my first trip back to NYC since relocating to the DC area.

Experienced the magic of snowfall, followed by slushy streets (in all the wrong shoes), found object jewelry-making with kind friends, inspiring conversations, orange wine, car trouble, and very little sleep.

New York, I love and miss you—but I’m glad also to be a visitor amidst your calm and your chaos. 💛

07/01/2025

Daydreaming thread on paper on paper

02/12/2024

Photos of photos from Museum of Women in the Arts 🫶🏻

28/11/2024

I am thankful, but I am also… sending kindness and warmth to all as we move into the holiday season. You are not alone in whatever you are feeling.

26/11/2024

Thoughts 💭

30/09/2024

Somewhere between everything and nothing.

17/09/2024

15/09/2024

Feeling feelings

15/08/2024

Fin! Thank you, Latvia. Myself and look forward to seeing you next Summer. Thanks to for this inspiring collaboration.

Art Therapy Lab International Residency 2025 TBA.
www.arttherapy-lab.com/residency 💐

07/08/2024

Response Art as Research / Placement of Self as an art therapist has been an on-going interest that started during my graduate students when I wrote my master thesis on “Response Art through Visual Journaling for the Art Therapist in Training.”

Flash forward 8+ years, response art has become central to my artistic practice, particularly when I was awarded opportunities to work in Europe. Collaborating with art therapists, creative practitioners, organizations, and art spaces from other countries has shifted my focus to international art therapy practice and the position of art therapy as a field within the global landscape of arts in mental healthcare. “Placement of Self” is what I started to use as a way to describe my understanding of artist and therapist as an American working in cross-cultural contexts. This includes ethical considerations, limitations, and opportunities for professional growth, idea exchange, and much more.

Here are select slides about this topic from a recent talk I have . During this talk, I discussed what art therapy is, common myths and assumptions, projects examples, founding , and intentions for my month as the artist-in-residence at Studija in addition to launching the first Art Therapy Lab International Residency.

Thank you to all that have followed my work and artist-therapist-human being journey. I also want to send my deep appreciation to all that have supported the Art Therapy Lab vision as we grow and your continued curiosity to work with us.

Follow for the art therapy content from this talk + updates on our 2024-25 virtual programming TBA in early September.

Wherever you are on this planet, we can’t wait to “see” you soon! 💐💐💐