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