Rula Jones
was born in Texas and has lived in London, the Washington DC Metro Region, New York City, and Amsterdam. She currently resides in downtown Frederick, MD. She comes from a multicultural background having an American-born and raised Father and a  Mother who expatriated from Syria in the late 1960's. Her personal work often concerns itself with issues surrounding identity. As a contemporary art curator, she enjoys bringing together artists from all over the world to co-collaborate on exhibitions that explore various themes pertinent to contemporary society. 
Curated Exhibitions
  • 2023 / Wit./ Gallery 115 / Frederick, MD
  • 2023 / LORE / Gallery 115 / Frederick, MD
  • 2022 / Planet A / BlackRock Center for the Arts / Germantown, MD
  • 2022 / Hand Crafted / BlackRock Center for the Arts / Germantown, MD
  • 2021 / Juxtapositions / BlackRock Center for the Arts / Germantown, MD
  • 2022 / Whimsy / Gallery 115 / Frederick, MD
  • 2021 / BLOOM / Gallery 115 / Frederick, MD
  • 2020 / All Together Now / Gallery 115  / Frederick, MD
  • 2020 / Luminaire / Griffin Side Gallery / Frederick, MD
  • 2017 / Student Art Exhibition / Goodwin House Gallery / Falls Church, VA
  • 2011 / Figuration Today:The Surrealist Influence / Mclean Project for the Arts / Mclean, VA

Exhibitions
  • 2021 / WTF / Ruby Projects / Fairfax, VA 
  • Participating Artist/ 2020 / Luminaire / Griffin Side Gallery / Frederick, MD 
  • 020 / Focal Point / Art Foundry Centre / St. Charles, MO 
  • 2020 / Drawings / Griffin Side Gallery / Frederick, MD 
  • •2020 / Performance* / Articulate / Bermondsey Project Space / London / U.K. • 2019 / 7th International Call / R.I. Center for Photographic Arts / Providence / Rhode Island 
  • 2019 / T:AIM / Santa Maria Dello Spasimo / Palermo / Italy • 2019 / WAV Venice Audio-Visual Show / Moving Lab / Venice / Italy 
  • 2019 / Shadows / Loosen Art- Millepiani Gallery / Rome / Italy 
  • 2018 / Play / The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art / New Harmony / IN 
  • 2018 / The Nasty Women International Art Prize / PRAXIS Gallery / Newcastle / UK
  • 2018 / Greenpoint Gallery / Brooklyn / NY 
  •  2016 / Art & Politics / The Puffin Foundation / Teaneck / NJ 
  • Solo / 2013 / Ousia / Mclean Project for the Arts / Mclean / VA 
  • 2004 / The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center / Vermont / US 
  • Solo / 2003 / The S.I. Botanical Gardens / NY/ NY 


Residencies
  • 2019 - 2020 / The Griffin Art Center / Frederick / MD
  • 2018 / Centre Pompadour / Ercourt / France
  • 2003 / Ora Lerman Charitable Trust / Penn / US
  • 2001 / The Brooklyn Children’s Museum / NY / NY

Publications
  • 2019 / Average Art / May Issue / Liverpool / U.K.
  • 2019 / The Emerson Review / Volume 38 / Boston / Massachusetts 
  • 2019 / The Esthetic Apostle / Chicago / Illinois
  • 2018 / Issue #20 / A5 Magazine / London / U.K.
  • 2016 / If This Art Could Vote / The Huffington Post / NY / NY

Awards
  • 2022 /  Frederick Art Council and National Endowment for the Arts / Frederick, MD
  • 2003 / The Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island, NY, NY
  • 2003 / Robert Rauschenberg / Change Inc. / Florida / US

Teaching
  • Y Art Center, Frederick, MD, 2020 - Current
  • Teaching Artist, The Mclean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA, 2017- 2021
  • Presenter / 2017 / Virginia Association of Independent Schools / Festival of the Arts / Zen and the Art of Chinese Brush-Painting / Warrenton / VA, 2017
  • Middle School Art Teacher, Congressional School, Falls Church, VA 2014-2017
  • Adjunct Faculty, Youth and Family Programs and Continuing Education, The Corcoran College of Art + Design & The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 2005-2011
  • A.I.R., The Brooklyn Children’s Museum, NY, NY, 2000-2002.

Education
  • George Washington University, 2005, One Year M.Ed. Washington, DC
  • Marymount Manhattan College, B.A. Major: Studio Art, 2000, NY, NY
  • Continuing Education:  2000 to 2002
                  School of Visual Arts, NY, NY.​ - Stone Sculpture
                  Student Art League, NY, NY. - Figure Casting