ARTIST'S STATEMENT

‘My paintings are expressive colourful abstract landscapes. I am inspired by the sky and sea and try to capture the uplifting feelings one can experience from being in a wild and dramatic landscape or watching the sea. My paintings are concerned with the personal reflective aspects of natural beauty as realised in water, landscape, light and pure colour. Each painting is an emotional response to a sensory experience and an attempt to evoke a fleeting visual reference to something that is essentially ethereal.’

CV

Julia graduated in Fine Art at Brighton University and has recently successfully exhibited in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Southampton and New York. Many of her paintings are in private collections and in 2004 one of her paintings was purchased by the Art for Hospitals Commission for display at St Mary’s Hospital Paddington, London. Later that year Julia won first prize in the Originate Competition showcased at Art on the Walls London, and was short listed for the Fusion Competition shown at The Artist's & Illustrators Expo at the Business Design Centre in July 2005 and the International Open Image in July 2006. Recently Julia collaborated with Italian artist Massimo Bartolini on a painting exhibited in 'Core' a group show at the Union Works on the South Bank.

ART FAIRS

May 2003 - 9 Art Star, Bristol Affordable Art Fair
March 2003 – 9 Art Star, London Affordable Art Fair
October 2003 - 4 Art Star, Affordable Art Fair, New York, U.S.A

EXHIBITIONS

July 2009 On Reflection, group show, Whitstable Arts Centre
March 2009 Coastlines group show, Art Shed, New Milton
December 2008 Christmas Group Show, Art Shed, New Milton
November 2008 Café Gallery Group Show, Southwark.
September 2008 Open House Weekend, ACAVA, London, Group show.
June 2008 Coastlines group show, Art Shed, New Milton.
December 2007 Lacy Road Gallery, Putney, London, Group Show.
September 2007 Open House Weekend, ACAVA, London, Group show.
August 2007 Waterloo Gallery, London, Group Show.
June 2007 Hornsey Gallery, Ripon, Group Show.
May 2007 WLAC group show Chelsea, London.
November 2006 Liberte d'Expression Barclay’s Bank painting prize, London
September 2006 Core, group show and collaboration with Massimo Bartolini, London
September 2006 Open House Weekend, ACAVA, London
July 2006 International Open Image, Islington Business Design Centre
June 2006 Throgmorton Gallery, London
April 2006 Hammersmith Festival Arts Exhibition
September 2005 Open House Weekend, ACAVA London, Group show.
July 2005 Fusion Showcase, Artists & Illustrators Expo, BDC, London
December 2004 Postcard Show, Surface Gallery, Nottingham
September 2004 First Prize Winner - Originate Competition, Art on the Walls
September 2004 Open House Weekend, ACAVA London
August 2004 Waterloo Gallery, Group Exhibition London
July 2004 ‘Colour in Mind’ A Space Gallery Southampton
December 2003 Size Matters 2, A Space Gallery, Southampton.
November 2003 Solo Exhibition, Art Star at the Mayfair Hilton, London
June 2003 Diesel House Summer Show, London
May 2003 Solo Exhibition, Portobello Gold, London
November 2002 Slipstream Gallery, London
May 2002 Arrested Arts, London
December 2000 One Foot Square, Mafuji Gallery, London