Julia Finzel
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Contact Julia by telephone on +44 (1803) 852216
(01803 852216 from within the UK)
or by email by clicking here
Julia is an artist and photographer living in Brixham, Devon.
Julia has also held solo exhibitions at 'La Galleria Mnemoisine' in Venice, Italy. The Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, and at various venues in South Devon including the Ariel Centre and the Mansion, Totnes and at the Dartington Cider Press Centre.
In 1999 Julia exhibited at the Tera Gallery, Kyoto and at the Nagi Moca Contemporary Art Gallery and at the Imperial Hotel in Osaka. In 2001 and 2002, Julias work was chosen for the Best of British Illustration exhibitions at the Royal College, London.
In September 2001 Julia and two other artists represented the Association of Illustrators at the Design & Copyright World Congress exhibition in London.
Harper Collins published Julia Finzel's childrens book 'Large as Life' in 1991 in both the U.K. and U.S.A. Julia has also illustrated for Longman Cheshire and Ragged Bears.
A Printmakers Flora (a book of limited edition prints printed by Julia and 20 other Dartington printmakers) was exhibited at the Thackery Gallery, London and was bought by the Victoria & Albert museum. Julia learnt her etching techniques at 'La Bottega del Tintoretto' Venice with Roberto Mazzetto and later with Michael Honor and Sue Deakin at Dartington.
Julia Finzel has recently been awarded a Master of Arts in documentary photography at the University of Wales Newport. She also has a degree in graphic design and illustration. (Photographs are often used for her etchings and reworked with line and aquatint.)
In July 2003 Julia was exhibited at 'The Gallery' Cork St by Art of the Imagination and has been part of a touring exhibition in Scotland, New York (Williamsburg Historical Arts Centre) and Florida (Diego Victoria Fine Art, Miami). The collection of contemporary works is the largest exhibition of Art of the imagination in the U.S.A. in recent times.
Julia has illustrated for postcards, greeting cards, including cards for Almanac. She also teaches painting, illustration and photography.
A member of:
The Brixham shoal of artists
Dartington Printmakers
The Association of
Illustrators
The Society of Art of the Imagination
Magnum 7