Julia Shilo

Julia Shilo is a Ukrainian artist based in Bulgaria, specializing in portraits and figurative painting. Her work blends traditional and contemporary techniques, incorporating mixed media and collage. She integrates fragments of antique books, sheet music, stamps, and other vintage materials, creating a dialogue between history and modern expression while emphasizing timeless human emotions.

Reflecting on the lost aesthetics of past eras, Julia explores themes of nostalgia, memory, and identity through symbolic elements.

Her works are in private collections across the USA, France, Italy, Turkey, Germany, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Russia. She actively exhibits and continues to evolve her artistic practice, creating thought-provoking, emotionally resonant pieces that bridge past and present.

2000 - 2005 Zaporozhye National University, Master of Applied Mathematics Zaporozhye, Zaporozhye, Ukraine
1994 - 2000 Zaporozhye art school No. 1 Zaporozhye, Zaporozhye, Ukraine

2025 - London Art Biennale, Chelsea Old Town Hall, United Kingdom
2025 - We, Together. Eight Squared Gallery, Folkestone, United Kingdom
2025 - International Juried Virtual Art Exhibition "Amazing Animals 2025", Camelback Gallery
2025 - Online Exhibition "More Green" by Galerist
2024 - Exhibition dedicated to the book presentation "Our Little Friends", Burgas, Bulgaria
2024 - Group exhibition "Symbols and Textures", Flora Art Space, Burgas, Bulgaria
2023 - Solo exhibition "Unconditional Love" , Kisso Spase, Burgas, Bulgaria
2023 - Participation in the art festival "Contemporary Perspective", Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2021 - Group exhibition "Art and Soul", Dnipro, Menorah Center, Ukraine
2021 - Group exhibition "Faces of the World", Kyiv, Artarea, Ukraine