Julia Chiang was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1978. She received a BFA from New York University in New York, New York. 

Chang's recent solo and group exhibitions include "Run Like the Rain" at Jessica Silverman Gallery in San Francisco, California (2025); "Secret Smile" at The Modern Institute in Glasgow, United Kingdom (2025); "Julia Chiang: The Glows and The Blows" at Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York (2024); "The Selves" at Nicola Vassell Gallery in New York, New York (2024); "Remember That Time When What" at NANZUKA UNDERGROUND in Tokyo, Japan (2023); "Salt on Our Skin" at Nicola Vassell Gallery in New York, New York (2023); "The Modern Institute: Space Forgets You" at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2022); "Holding My Breath Moving Closer Closer" at The Modern Institute in Glasgow, United Kingdom (2020); Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery in New York, New York (2020); "Pump And Bump" at NANZUKA in Tokyo, Japan (2019); "Spit Sweat Shhh" at The Modern Institute in Glasgow, United Kingdom (2019); "MSD_Make Something Different" at CAC Vélez-Málaga Francisco Hernández in Málaga, Spain (2019); and "Global POP Wave in the 21st Century" at CAC Málaga in Málaga, Spain (2019). 

Julia Chiang lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.