Julia Roche
Lives and works in regional NSW, Australia
M: 0409 285535 // E: julia@juliaroche.com.au
EDUCATION:
2012: Master of Teaching – Arts, University Of Western Sydney
2008: Bachelor of Visual Arts, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Upcoming 2024: Otomys Melb (June) / Defiance Gallery Syd (July)
2024: When Our Eyes Adjust, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga
2022: From The Sky, Otomys, Melbourne
2022: Natural Relationships, Rosby Gallery, Mudgee
2021: Under A Winter Moon, Murray Arts Museum Albury (MAMA), Albury
2021: Stars Run Rampant by the Billions, Otomys, Melbourne
2021: Sit Beneath, 50 flag installation, Arbour Festival, Snowy Valleys
2020: Works From A Foggy Year, Cadell Place, Wagga Wagga
2020: Salt Of The Earth, Art Partners Australia, Albury
2019: Unearth, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
2024: Defiance 2024, Defiance Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2023: Wollongong Art Gallery Flow National Contemporary Watercolour Prize
2023: The Land Of Wonder, Otomys, Melbourne
2023: Landscape, Defiance Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2023: Works On Paper, Defiance Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2023: Defiance 2023, Defiance Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2021: Smalls, Otomys, Melbourne
2021: Regenerative Vision, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2020: Perception of Landscape, Walcha Gallery Of Art, Walcha
2019: Group Exhibition, Art Partners Australia, Albury
2017: Group Exhibition, Heaps Decent, Special Group Studios, Surry Hills
2013: 8 Artists, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga
2009: Installation, Gaffa Gallery, CBD, Sydney
2008: Sydney College of the Arts Post Graduate Exhibition, Leichhardt, Sydney
RESIDENCY / COMMUNITY:
2023: Recipient of the Regional Artist Development (RAD) program, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. RAD program involves exhibition opportunities, mentored residencies, master workshops, and talks programs. 2023 -2024 included a 6 month curator mentorship with Dr Hayley Megan French, and peer-to-peer mentoring with West Australian artist Anna Louise Richardson.
2022: Two week on campus Artist-in-Residence, Geelong Grammar School
2022: Mentorship with Helen Grace and Julie Ewington - Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
2021: Artist-in-Residence on Regenerative Farm Bibbaringa, Bowna in preperation for exhibition at Murray Arts Museum Albury (MAMA)
2020: Australian Bushfire Art Auction. Full proceeds of original artwork + 10 limited edition prints donated to Adelong couple affected by the 2020 bushfires. Read more.
2019: Guest Speaker at the opening of Sculptures at Erin Earth discussing my arts practice and how I collaborate with nature, Wagga Wagga
COLLECTIONS:
Geelong Grammar School, Geelong
Sydney University, Wesley College, Sydney
Private collections in Australia, Hong Kong + America