Julia LaBay: Space & Construct(ion)
January 23 – March 21, 2026
Free Public Opening Reception
Friday, January 23, 6 – 8 p.m.
A multimedia exhibition reframing the common tool in uncommon ways.
Join us at the Free Public Opening Reception:
Friday, January 23, 6 – 8 p.m. The event will feature a free, light tapas buffet and cash bar by Venue.
Julia LaBay: Space & Construct(ion) is a multimedia exhibition that reframes the common tool as we know it. LaBay depicts construction tools and household implements outside of their normal presentation, through multiple series and mediums, including printmaking, 3D sculptures and bronze casting. LaBay’s artworks share the stories that tools hold—working to shape our perspective of their potential use and aesthetics.
The Julia LaBay: Space & Construct(ion) exhibition catalogue, containing all art images, prices and artist information will be posted here soon.
This exhibit will continue through March 21, 2026
Julia LaBay
(Toledo, Ohio)
Julia LaBay received her B.F.A. in sculpture at The University of Toledo in 2012 and her M.F.A. from Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, Ohio) in 2015. LaBay is an instructor and the 3D Technical Assistant at The University of Toledo Department of Art (Ohio) in addition to managing her own design company. She works with youth through Young Women of Toledo, teaching girls and young women how to use power tools. LaBay is a past Curator for the Blair Museum of Lithophanes (Elmore, Ohio).
Her work has been shown regionally as well as nationally at galleries and museums including the Toledo Museum of Art (Ohio), Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, Kentucky), Marygrove College (Detroit, Michigan) and Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, Ohio). LaBay has won several awards and grants for her arts practice, including a recent Accelerator Grant awarded through the Arts Commission (Toledo, Ohio). Additionally, LaBay recently was a visiting artist at Imagination Station in Toledo.