Julia Robinson (artist)


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 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. 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 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