Julia Barbosa Landois
Julia Barbosa Landois is a San Antonio-based artist known for her work in performance, installation, and video art. Her art examines themes such as gender and religion, often incorporating humor and satire.
Life and education
Barbosa Landois earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas San Antonio in 2003, and a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture New Media from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007.Barbosa Landois’ neighborhood flooded during Hurricane Harvey. This event influenced her to modify her Luminaria work to reflect the impact of the tragedy.
Notable works
Barbosa Landois has showcased her art in venues across San Antonio, Texas, including the Cactus Bra Space, and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center.Her performance piece Veiled in Flesh involves her sitting silently in a plexiglass enclosure while mice crawl around her, inviting reflection on the relationship between religion and the body. Works like Star-Crossed II explore gender roles and religious themes, while Buried, not Dead addresses human migration.
In addition to her solo projects, Barbosa Landois has collaborated with artists such as Jimmy James Canales, performing a religious-themed song. Barbosa Landois collaborated with Erik Sanden to create Culo de Oro, a piece that uses satirical performance to explore the sex trade in both Texas and Nuevo Laredo. Additionally, Barbosa Landois collaborated with Jamal Cyrus in a work titled Regional Fictions.