Hotel - Self Portrait (detail)
Colour is central to Julie’s practice, expressing the poignancy of her lifelong preoccupation with the powerful yet fragile cycle of life.
Julie studied at Camberwell College of Arts and The Royal Academy Schools, London.
Exhibitions include: The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, The London Group, The Jerwood Drawing Prize, The Threadneedle Prize, Flowers Central, The National Portrait Gallery and The Barbican, London, as well as solo shows in Prague, Leipzig and Hamburg.
Her work is held in a number of public collections, including Nuffield College, Oxford University, New Hall, Cambridge University, The Open University, The Ruth Borchard, The Ben Uri Collection and the Tomas Choir School in Leipzig.
Julie is an elected member of the London Group, NEAC, RWS and the Arborealists.
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Short film introducing Julie Held, shot during the summer of 2019