About Julie

In 2021 Julie's desire to work with creative methods for positive change, expanded into undertaking a counselling degree. She aims to integrate this skillset with art therapy.

Julie's creative practice spans various mediums. She was also a successful independent animator, who researched, wrote and designed for film.

Julie delivered courses in visual art, graphic design and screen departments of TAFE.

E d u c a t i o n

Torrens University

2021 - 2023 Post Graduate Diploma of Counselling Candidature

This study is towards integrating Counselling with Art Therapy.

College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales

2008- 2012 Masters of Fine Arts, High Distinction.

College of Complementary Medicine, Phoenix Institute.

Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Art Therapy

2010 - 2013

E x h i b i t i o n s

Group shows:

2021 Lost and Found, Ambush Gallery, Waterloo, Sydney

2020 Between Worlds, The Shop Gallery, Glebe Sydney

2019 Shoalhaven International Women's Day Exhibition, Awarded First Prize.

2018 Bird, See Change Festival, Jervis Bay

2017 Now, Shoalhaven City Art Gallery

2016 Femflix, SCA Galleries, The University of Sydney

1983 Comicstripping, George Patton Gallery, University of Melbourne

1982 Cast Off - Stephen Mori Gallery, Sydney

1979 Craft Council Gallery

Solo Shows:

2015 Headland/Heartland, Historic Site Specific House, Sydney

2012 Open Textures, COFA Space, Sydney

1996 Dancing the Dualities, Historic Site Specific House, Sydney

1995 The Girls, Surry Hills Historic House, Sydney

1995 Paraphernalia, Black Wattle Studios, Sydney

Curating:

2022 Art Springs For Wildlife, Festival and Art Show @ Berry Town Hall, October long weekend in conjunction with Wildlife Rescue South Coast, a fundraising and awareness event.

2018 Bird, a mixed media group exhibition with accompanying events, See Change Festival, Jervis Bay

F e s t i v a l s

2018 Art Zone, River Festival, Nowra

2017 Planet Nowra, a Bundanon Outreach Production.

2016 Art Zone, River Festival, Nowra

2017 Art Zone, River Festival, Nowra

S c r e e n i n g s

1987 Double X - Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne, Intercom, Chicago and Montreal Film Festivals

1993 Because It Feels Good - Sydney and Melbourne International Film Festivals

F i l m A w a r d s

1987 DOUBLE X, 13 min 35 mm animation. Produced by Film Australia

Julie's roles: Research, Design, Storyboarding, Direction, Animation

Awards: Silver Hugo, Documentary Category of the Intercom Industrial Festival, Chicago,

1988 Greater Union Award, Fiction category of the Sydney Film Festival.

1989 HORRIBLE MAN, Short film. AFTRS Julie's roles: Production Design & Costume Design.

Award: Best Film, Berlin Student Film Festival.

C o l l e c t i o n s

Double X, Animation, National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra ACT

Art in private collections - Blue Mountains, Shoalhaven, Kangaroo Valley and Sydney locations

P r e s e n t a t i o n s

2011 Arts and Health Symposium Otago Polytechnic Dunedin

2009 Creative Margins, Curtin University

2009 Arts Health Conference Newcastle

1993 Multi Media Conference at Australian Film & TV School

1989 The Illusion Of Life Conference, Sydney

F i l m G r a n t s and C o m m i s s i o n s

OPAL, drama feature.

1991,1992, 2004 Script development for three drafts, Australian Film Commission

Julie's roles: Writer, Director, Researcher.

KISSING THE BEAST, 60 mn documentary.

1992 Script development investment, NSW Film & TV Office.

Julie's roles: Concept, Research, Writer, Director

THE TWELVE KEYS OF BASIL VALENTINE, 40 min hybrid experimental drama with animation

1992 Grant from the Australian Film Commission to perform pre production tests

Julie's roles: Concept, Writer, Director, Designer.

BECAUSE IT FEELS GOOD, 3 min animation.

1993 Commissioned for the ABC TV Children’s series Lift Off.

Julie's roles: Designer, Director, Animator

SIGH OF THE SERPENT- Feature drama.

1989 Script investment from the Australian Film Commission

Julie's role: Writer

SIGNS OUT OF TIME, Feature documentary, Canadian/American co-production

2003 Julie's roles: Commissioned animator & Illustrator.

DOUBLE X, 13 min 35 mm animation. Produced by Film Australia

1986 Julie's roles : Concept, Researcher, Writer, Designer, Director, Animator

O t h e r Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s

Australian Film & Television School, Production Design Certificate,1988