Art on a Postcard Mini Auction Curated by Jack Trodd

About 

Glasgow-based artist Julie-Ann Simpson (b. 1992). Simpson’s work looks at the interrelation between ourselves and the natural world, which she brings together with themes of ritual, memory, longing and pleasure. Her paintings are characterised by their bold use of vivid colour and simplified organic forms. Her recent paintings and drawings are influenced by folklore, found stories and collected imagery which, through play and an intuitive response to material, combine to form a personal visual mythology. 

Education 

Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, in 2014. 

Select Exhibitions/Awards 

2023 
(upcoming) ‘Works on Paper 5’, Blue Shop Cottage. 
‘Imbolc’, Purslane Art. Group exhibition. 
‘Cheek by Jowl’, Brushes with Greatness at Tap & Bottle. Curated by Juliet Wilson. Group exhibition. 
 
2022 
‘Sky of a Hill’, pop-up exhibition, podcast and storytelling event. Group exhibition. 
‘New Light’, Project Gallery V, Brooklyn, NYC. Curated by Mills Brown. Group exhibition. 
‘Works on Paper 4’, Blue Shop Cottage, London. Group exhibition. 
‘REVERB’, Visual Arts Scotland Annual Exhibition. Group exhibition. 
‘Synthesis’, Saatchi Gallery, London. Curated by Delphian Gallery. Group exhibition. 
 
2021 
’10+1’, Contemporary Six, Manchester. Group exhibition. 
‘All About Eve’, Delphian Gallery, London. Group exhibition. 
‘The Healing Wound’, Purslane. Group exhibition. 
‘Regnum Luminis’, Eve Leibe Gallery, London. Co-curated by Domenico de Chirico. Group exhibition. 
‘NOW | Futures’, Huxley-Parlour Gallery, London. Online showcase, invited artist. 
‘Art on a Postcard: Summer Auction’. Hoxton Gallery, London; Auction and exhibition. Group exhibition. 
‘The Top 100’, The Auction Collective. The Department Store, Brixton; Auction and exhibition. Group exhibition. 
‘Lovers Lane’ curated by Zac Bradley, Oceans Apart. Salford. Group exhibition. 
‘Green Fires’, The Violet Hour. Group exhibition. 
‘Tilted’, Wilder Gallery with Purslane, London. Group exhibition. 
 
2020 
‘Original | Paper’, Wilder Gallery, London. Group exhibition. 
‘F L O W’, Visual Arts Scotland Members’ Exhibition. Group exhibition. 
‘the tales we tell ourselves’, Purslane. Group exhibition. 
‘On The Strangest Sea’, The Violet Hour. Group exhibition. 
‘Works on Paper 2’, Blue Shop Cottage, London. Group exhibition. 
‘A Dream Is Not A Dream’, Purslane. Group exhibition. 
Borders Art Fair, Kelso. Invited artist. 
 
2019 
‘Little Originals’, Dock Street Studios, Dundee. Group exhibition. 
‘RSA Annual Exhibition’, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Group exhibition 
‘Where the Wild Thyme Grows’, The Jam Factory, Oxford. Group exhibition. 
‘Open Contemporary Young Artist Award’, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle. Group exhibition. 
‘ALIGHT’, Visual Arts Scotland, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Group exhibition. 

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork 

I selected keywords from the poem - imagery which resonated with me - and did some sketches based around those ideas. I found myself connecting these words with themes within my own practice and research; allowing them to take new visual form. 

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