Artist Talk: Julie Goldstein

Julie Goldstein is an experimental filmmaker and new media artist based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University, where she teaches film culture, animation, and new media within the Department of Visual and Media Arts and is a faculty fellow at the GVSU Applied Computing Institute. Goldstein describes herself as working at the intersections of old and new technology. She was formerly the Academic Director of Media at the Art Institute of Colorado, where she spearheaded the Game Art and Design program. Goldstein holds an MFA in filmmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she specialized in experimental animation. She has produced and directed numerous animated projects, ranging from a feature length children’s character animation to 3D visualizations for the Grand Rapids Ballet.

Goldstein is currently Creative Director for GVSU’s Project Grand Path, one of the Presidential Initiatives associated with the Reach Higher 2025 campaign.