Julia Rommel facts for kids

Julia Rommel is an American painter. She was born in 1980 in Salisbury, Maryland. Her amazing artwork can be found in famous places like the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum.

Julia Rommel's Art Style

Julia Rommel, Sneaks, 2020. This painting uses oil on linen and shows her unique style.

Julia Rommel is known for her special kind of art called abstract painting. This means her paintings don't show real-life objects exactly as they are. Instead, they use shapes, colors, and textures to create feelings or ideas.

In her early work, she often used dark colors like black and muted tones. Now, her paintings use many different colors. You might see cool blues and grays, or warm reds and bright citrus colors.

How Julia Rommel Creates Her Art

Julia Rommel has a very unique way of making her paintings. It's like a building and un-building process. She works hard on each piece, sometimes cutting the canvas or sanding it. She also adds many layers of paint, then wipes some away.

This method makes the canvas look a bit worn, with frayed edges and even staple holes. Julia Rommel doesn't try to hide these "imperfections." In fact, she lets them show. This gives her art a special handmade look and feel.

She once said that if a painting starts to look too much like old, traditional art, she has to change it. She tries to "mess up" the painting. This helps people see her art in new ways, instead of just thinking it's like something from the past.

Where You Can See Her Art

Julia Rommel's paintings have been shown in many art galleries and museums. These shows are called exhibitions.

• Long Leash, Overduin & Co., Los Angeles, CA, 2020
• Fall Guy, Standard (Oslo), Oslo, Norway, 2019
• Candy Jail, Bureau, New York, 2019
• Twin Bed, Bureau at Tanya Leighton, 2018
• A Cheesecake with Your Name on It, Overduin & Co., Los Angeles, CA, 2016
• Two Italians, Six Lifeguards, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 2015–2016

Museums That Own Her Work

Many important museums have bought Julia Rommel's paintings for their permanent collections. This means her art will be kept and displayed for a very long time. Some of these museums include:

• The Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo
• The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles
• The Museum of Modern Art in New York City
• The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
• The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City
• The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis