Julian Montague (b. 1973) is an artist who utilizes drawing, photography and other media to explore the peripheral features of our environment. He is best known for a long term art project dedicated to developing a system of classification for stray shopping carts. The project was published as a book, The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification (Abrams, 2006). He has exhibited widely in the Eastern United States at spaces that include, Art in General (NYC), Black & White Gallery (NYC), The Light Factory (Charlotte), Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center (Buffalo), and Socrates Sculpture Park (NYC). His work has received media attention from Artnews, The Journal of Postmodern Culture, New York Magazine, The New York Times, The Toronto Star, the BBC World Service, and many others. He has work in the collections of The Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Martin Z. Margulies and The Progressive Insurance Company. Julian Montague is represented by Black & White Gallery in New York City.