Julia Oscarson

Julia Tahnee Oscarson is a Canadian abstract artist whose work explores movement, emotion, and the unseen rhythms of the natural world. She developed an early connection to painting and later studied Fine Arts at the Victoria College of Art.


Her practice is rooted in intuition and process, allowing abstraction to emerge through layered mark-making, texture, and fluid transitions of color and light. Influenced by her travels throughout Europe and Southeast Asia, Oscarson’s work reflects a sensitivity to place, atmosphere, and shifting states of perception.


While primarily abstract, elements of the natural world occasionally surface within her compositions. These forms appear suggestively rather than literally, serving as symbols of flow, freedom, and transformation rather than fixed subjects.


Oscarson’s paintings invite quiet contemplation, blurring the line between form and feeling. Through movement, depth, and restraint, her work creates space for the viewer’s own interpretation and emotional response. She is currently based on Vancouver Island, Canada.

2002 Victoria College of Art- Fine Arts Program – Victoria, BC

Selected Exhibitions

2025 Solo Show Grove Gallery - Port Alberni, BC

2024/2025 Under 100 Art Show – Vancouver, BC

2024 BC Culture Days Vendor Jenson Center– Parksville, BC

2024 Community Art Project Organizer + Solo Show 5 Acre Shaker – Port Alberni, BC

2023 Community Art Project Fall Fair Grounds, Port Alberni, BC

2023 Community Art Project 5 Acre Shaker Port Alberni, BC

2020 Sketchbook Project Brooklyn Art Library - New York, NY

2018 TEKNIQ Abstract Art Fair Victoria Arts Council Gallery – Victoria, BC

2012 Think Design Art Dinner Dedos – Phuket, Thailand

2011 Born 1628 Exhibition Nakonnai Art Museic – Phuket, Thailand

2011 Phuket Think Design Festival Royal Phuket Marina – Phuket, Thailand

2007 GoYang Exposition Ho-Su Gallery – Seoul, South Korea

2006 Exposure Exhibition Gallery Cott – Seoul, South Korea

2006 BetterTogether Exhibition Galeria GAIA – Seoul, South Korea

2005 Gallery Artist Coast Galleries – Calgary, AB