Julia Robinson

Julia Robinson is a South Australian visual artist working in the field of sculpture and installation. Her work reflects an interest in religion, the afterlife and death and how humans address these concerns through ritual. Drawing on established belief systems and a multitude of sources including myths, fairy tales and European superstition and folklore, Robinson’s work explores our discomfort with the finality of death. Recent works have invoked fertility rituals and motifs of resurrection and are infused with an air of sexual candour.

Since graduating from Adelaide Central School of Art Robinson has exhibited regularly and been the recipient of a number of grants and awards. Recent exhibitions include Versus Rodin: Bodies across space and time and Dark Heart: 2014 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia; The Song of Master John Goodfellow, Greenaway Art Gallery; Structure for navigating an unknown afterlife, Art Pod; and One to rot and one to grow, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia. She currently lectures at Adelaide Central School of Art. Her work is held in the Art Gallery of South Australia, Artbank and private collections.