Julia Robinson is a South Australian artist and arts educator. She lectures at

Adelaide Central School of Art Adelaide Central School of Art is an independent, not-for-profit, accredited higher education provider of tertiary courses in the visual arts, located in Adelaide, Australia. Adelaide Central School of Art uses the atelier model of visual arts ...

and her work has been included in the

Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demo ...

in 2016 and 2020 and The National (New Australian Art) in 2019.

Biography

Julia Robinson was born in Adelaide in 1981 and studied visual arts at

. She is married to fellow artist

Roy Ananda Roy Ananda is a South Australian artist and arts educator. He is Head of Drawing at Adelaide Central School of Art. Biography Roy Ananda was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1980. He has a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) from Adelai ...

Artistic style and subject

Robinson works in sculpture and installation art, using textiles and costuming techniques to produce her sculptures. She makes animal figures from scratch, using flywire, fabrics and other materials. Sex and death are major themes of her work and she draws her inspiration from folklore, mythology and the occult. Her artwork, ''Beatrice'', featured in the 2020

and exhibited at the Museum of Economic Botany, is inspired by

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from

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’s

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and

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’s short story, ‘Rappacini’s Daughter’.

Awards and Major exhibitions

Awards

SALA Festival The South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA, or SALA Festival) is a statewide, open-access visual arts festival which takes place during August in South Australia. SALA features a range of approximately 600 venues including galleries and ...

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2020 * The National 2019 * Tamworth Textile Triennial 2017 *

2014

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 delaide 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''. outh Australia ublisher not identifiedbr>Worldcat record

References

External links

Adelaide Central School of Art Lecturer Profile
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