Julianne Chladny

As a Vancouver-based artist working primarily in pencil and charcoal, I create detailed drawings that explore perception, visual ambiguity, and emotional resonance. My work investigates how shifting perspectives—both literal and psychological—can alter our understanding of familiar forms. By blending precise realism with subtle abstraction, I aim to create images that invite prolonged observation and contemplation. These drawings often evoke softness, tension, or dissonance through compositional layering and fine mark-making, encouraging viewers to reflect on their own ways of seeing and sense of self. Rooted in disciplined technique and conceptual inquiry, my practice is motivated by a desire to explore the complexity and vulnerability embedded in everyday experience.

Bachelor of Visual Arts, Emily Carr University of Art and Design (2008)
Provincial Peer Support Worker, Peer Connect BC (2024)
The Architectural Imagination, Harvard University Online (2019)
Microcomputer Office Specialist, HCC Computer and Career College (2001)
High School Diploma, Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts (2001)

Certifications:
MANDT, 2024
Emergency First Aid & CPR, St. Mark James Training (2024)
Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health Commission of Canada (2024)
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI), CPI/Thrive (2024)