Julia Shure

Julia Shure is a fine artist, graphic designer, and most recently video artist, who established her practice in Toronto, Canada, where she works from her home studio. Julia is versatile across various traditional media including realistic renderings in oil, watercolour, and detailed works in pencil and pencil crayon, occasionally venturing into mixed media pieces. Beyond her studio practice, Julia is an arts educator, instructing fine art and digital classes in various locations across Toronto.

Julia's work is a dialogue between her, and her immediate surroundings, drawing inspiration from the familiar items of her daily routine and the people most important to her. Julia finds richness in the textures of everyday life. Her process begins with photographs; she doesn't usually make sketches, but instead delves directly into the board or paper, allowing her intuition to lead the evolution of the piece.