Julia Robinson is a South Australian artist and arts educator. She lectures at Adelaide Central School of Art and her work has been included in the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art in 2016 ^[1] and 2020 ^[2] and The National (New Australian Art) in 2019. ^[3]

Biography

Julia Robinson was born in Adelaide in 1981 ^[4] and studied visual arts at Adelaide Central School of Art. ^[5] She is married to fellow artist Roy Ananda. ^[6]

Artistic style and subject

Robinson works in sculpture and installation art, using textiles and costuming techniques to produce her sculptures. ^[7] She makes animal figures from scratch, using flywire, fabrics and other materials. ^[8] Sex and death are major themes of her work ^[9] and she draws her inspiration from folklore, mythology and the occult. ^[10] Her artwork, Beatrice, featured in the 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art and exhibited at the Museum of Economic Botany, ^[11] is inspired by Scylla from Homer’s The Odyssey and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, ‘Rappacini’s Daughter’. ^[12]

Awards and Major exhibitions

Awards

• SALA Festival/ The Advertiser (Adelaide) Contemporary Art Prize, 2016 ^[13]

Exhibitions

• Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art 2020 ^[14]
• The National 2019 ^[15]
• Tamworth Textile Triennial 2017 ^{[16] [17]}
• Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art 2014 ^{[18] [19]}

Collections

• Art Gallery of South Australia
• The Museum of Contemporary Art (Australia))

Publications

• Robb, Leigh, Robinson, Julie, & Coleman, Claire G. (2020). Monster Theatres: 2020. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Worldcat record
• Jenkins, Susan, & Brown, Gillian. (2015). Do It [Adelaide]: 13 February – 25 April 2015. Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Adelaide SA. Worldcat record
• Parker Philip, Isobel, Cunningham, Daniel Mudie, Bullen, Clothilde, & Davis, Anna.(2019). The National 2019: new Australian art. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Carriageworks, $ Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, N.S.W. Worldcat record
• Robinson, Julia, MacDonald, Logan, & Slade, Lisa. (2015). One to rot and one to grow. Parkside, SA Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia. Worldcat record
• Mitzevich, Nick. (2014). Dark heart. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia. Worldcat record
• Robinson, Julia, & Ananda, Roy. (2004). Primavera 2004: exhibition by young Australian artists. Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. Worldcat record
• Robinson, Julia, Ananda, Roy, & Butterworth, Heather. (2004). Thousand-fold: Julia Robinson and Roy Ananda. [South Australia] [publisher not identified]. Worldcat record

References

External links

• Adelaide Central School of Art Lecturer Profile