Julia Robinson (artist) facts for kids

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

Biography

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

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. She draws her inspiration from folklore and mythology. Her artwork, Beatrice, featured in the 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art and exhibited at the Museum of Economic Botany, is inspired by Scylla from Homer’s The Odyssey and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, ‘Rappacini’s Daughter’.

Awards and Major exhibitions

Awards

• SALA Festival/The Advertiser (Adelaide) Contemporary Art Prize, 2016

Exhibitions

• Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art 2020
• The National 2019
• Tamworth Textile Triennial 2017
• Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art 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 [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