Julie Bennett

Bennett creates distinctive gestural portraits that allow her to examine in paint her fascination with the human face. Led by the process of painting she distorts the reality of the features to give her subjects an emotional charge as she considers the individual within a society increasingly driven by celebrity culture.

Her works have featured in various publications ranging from Londonist (2013), The Guardian (2011), The Independent, (2008), Evening Standard (2007) to Stylist (2011).

2011 Painting BA (Hons) (2.1) Camberwell College Of Arts, London

2007 Fine Art BTEC HNC (Distinction) Kensington & Chelsea College, London

1997 Graphic Design BA (Hons) (2.1) Camberwell College Of Art, London

1994 Foundation (Distinction) Camberwell College Of Art, London

SOLO SHOWS
2023 Iconic, Arlington Arts, Newbury (Jan-Apr)
2021 #banksidearticons, Bankside Hotel, London (Jun-Aug)
2009 Waiting Room, Platform 1 Gallery, London (Dec)
2008 Parallel Lives, Sassoon Gallery, London (July)

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2023 Relational Warmth, Emerald Frames & Gallery, Gerrards Cross (Jan-Feb)
2023 The Art of Belonging, The White Box, Bankside Hotel, London (Jan-Mar)
2022 Anthology, Emerald Frames & Gallery, Gerrards Cross (Nov)
2022 Arthouse Galleries, Ashley Centre, Epsom (Sep)
2022 Brixton Blog & Bugle Summer Art Show, Brixton Library, London (Jul)
2022 Myth, The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford (Apr)
2022 Affordable Art Fair, DegreeArt Gallery, London (Mar)
2022 I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar, AMP Gallery, London (Mar)
2021London’s Calling, Bankside Hotel, London (Aug-Oct)
Peckham Queer Art Boot Fair (Aug)
2021 #banksidearticons Solo Show, Bankside Hotel, London (Jun-Aug)
2021 #portraitfornhsheroes, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford (Apr - ongoing)
2021 She Answered Art (Virtual), The Curators Salon and South London Women Artists (Apr-May)
2020 John Lennon is Not Dead – he’s 80! The Stash Gallery at Vout-o-Reenees, 30 Prescot Street, London (Oct)
2020 Cookham and Maidenhead Arts Trail, 124 Studios, Nicholsons Sho...