JULIA RABIUS
1414 Minor Ridge Ct, Charlottesville, VA 22901 | (808) 250-0142 | Jrabius123@gmail.com
SUMMARY- Museum educator and emerging art historian specializing in interpretation. Experience developing interpretive content and giving research-driven lectures, with 3 years of multi-level history and art teaching.
EDUCATION Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, VA Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education – Minor in Art History GPA: 3.958 (Summa Cum Laude)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago — Chicago, IL Additional Undergraduate Study in Studio Art (2021 – 2022)
WORK EXPERIENCE James Monroe’s Highland — Aug 2026 – Present Interpreter • Developed and presented interpretive lectures, tours, and experiences for visitors and educational groups visiting James Monroe's land in Charlottesville, VA.
Virtual Virginia (Virginia Department of Education) — Sep 2026 – Present Adjunct Instructor
Lewis & Clark Exploratory Center — June 2026 – Present Interpretive Content Developer (Volunteer) • Created a reinterpretation plan for the controversial museum monument, “Their First View of the Pacific”. • Worked with Charlottesville City’s Parks and Recreation Department to find and install a removed/lost plaque associated with the monument. • Gave a lecture within the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center about the monument, efforts to reconceptualize and reinterpret it, and the process of finding and reclaiming the Sacagawea plaque.
Albemarle County Public Schools (Stone-Robinson Elementary) — Aug 2025 – May 2026 Art Teacher (K–5) • Instructed foundational visual art curricula to approximately 500 elementary students, including supplementary Pre-K classes. • Instructed AP Art History and Visual Art and Design 1 (9–12). • Managed student exhibitions, created curriculum, and ran fundraisers and community events.
Charlottesville City Schools — May 2025 – Aug 2025 Administrative Intern • Assisted division coordinators with school preparation, structural physical layout changes, and curriculum formatting.
STUDENT TEACHING & PRACTICUM • Student Art Teacher (6th–12th Grade): Charlottesville Community Lab School (Mar 2025 – May 2025) • Student Art Teacher (K–5th Grade): Summit Elementary School, Charlottesville, VA (Jan 2025 – Mar 2025) • Elementary Practicum Intern: Ruby Carver Elementary, Richmond, VA (Oct 2024 – Dec 2024) • Secondary Practicum Intern: Franklin Military Academy, Richmond, VA (Jan 2024 – May 2024)
MUSEUM & COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE • Smithsonian Institution Volunteer: Supported special events and facilitated informational and engaging activities with visitors. • McGuffey Center Volunteer: Assisted with gallery operations and repair. • Art Extensions: Assisted in Charlottesville City Schools Art Extensions, teaching students art skills after school hours. • Open Space Volunteer: Created and facilitated after-school open-air art classes.
SKILLS & LANGUAGES • Museum: Interpretive writing and content development, archival and primary source research, public speaking, and lecturing. • Education: Curriculum design, Adobe Creative Suite, and event/community engagement. • Art: Wide material knowledge, mastery of painting, drawing, and sculpture fundamentals, exhibition, and display experience. • Languages: French (reading proficiency).
SELECTED ACADEMIC WORK • Capstone: The Guide Sacagawea: Recontextualizing Their First View of the Pacific • Research Paper: Teufel im Glas – Devil in Glass: Religious Relic or Kunstkammer Object • Relevant Coursework: ARTH 302 Introduction to Museums, ARTH 303 History of Art Museums, ARTH 103 Survey of Western Art I, ARTH 104 Survey of Western Art II, ARTH 207 Global Art History, ARTH 270 History of Motion Picture, ARTH 315 Renaissance Art & Architecture, WRLD 230 Introduction to World Cinema.
HONORS & AWARDS • Summa Cum Laude, Dean's List, First Place (Maui Art Festival Juried Vote), John/Mary Hoggins Scholarship, Laurel Mackie Memorial, Albemarle High School Capstone Achievement.
EXHIBITIONS • Times Square Billboard Exhibition (2025) • Richmond City Library Group Exhibit (2024) • Textile Self (VCU, 2024) • Inner Space (VCU, 2024) • Painting Anthropology: Addiction (Solo, VCU, 2023) • SAIC Sculpture Garden Installation (2021)
PUBLICATIONS • Featured Interview, The Visual Art Journal, Issue #43 (2025) • Profiled in ACPS HR Annual Report (2025–2026)