Julia Robinson (artist) facts for kids

Julia Robinson is an amazing Australian artist and teacher. She lives and works in Adelaide, South Australia. Julia teaches art at the Adelaide Central School of Art. Her unique artworks have been shown in big art events like the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art and The National (New Australian Art).

About Julia Robinson

Julia Robinson was born in Adelaide in 1981. She loved art from a young age. She studied visual arts at the Adelaide Central School of Art. This is where she learned many skills to create her sculptures.

Her Artistic Style

Julia Robinson creates incredible sculptures and installation art. She often uses fabrics and special sewing techniques to make her artworks. Imagine making animal figures from scratch! Julia uses materials like flywire and different fabrics to bring her ideas to life.

Inspiration for Her Art

Julia gets her ideas from old stories and myths. She loves folklore and mythology. For example, her artwork called Beatrice was shown in the 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art. This piece was inspired by a creature called Scylla from Homer’s famous story, The Odyssey. It also took ideas from a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne called ‘Rappacini’s Daughter’.

Her Career and Teaching

Besides making art, Julia Robinson is also an art educator. She teaches at the Adelaide Central School of Art. This means she helps other young artists learn and grow their own skills.

Awards and Recognition

Julia Robinson has won some cool awards for her art.

• In 2016, she won the SALA Festival/The Advertiser (Adelaide) Contemporary Art Prize.
• In 2024, she was chosen as a featured artist for the South Australian Living Artist Publication.

Major Art Shows

Julia's art has been part of many important exhibitions. These are big shows where artists display their work.

• Her art was in the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art in both 2016 and 2020.
• She also showed her work at The National in 2019.
• Other shows include the Tamworth Textile Triennial in 2017 and the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art in 2014.

Where Her Art Lives

Some of Julia's artworks are part of special art collections. This means they are owned by museums and galleries.

• Her art can be found at the Art Gallery of South Australia.
• It is also in the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

Her Family Life

Julia Robinson is married to another artist named Roy Ananda.