Julia Karl

Julia Karl is a painter living in London, UK. Julia developed her passion for the arts in her early childhood and attended art classes throughout her school years. After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Arts at Buckinghamshire New University, she relocated to London to work as a graphic designer.

In 2019 she decided to start a second career as a painter. Since then, she exhibited her work in several group shows including Art Catcher, Art from Hear, Doncaster Art Fair and Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters. Julia also became a co-organiser of Leytonstone Arts Trail in 2021.

Her work is inspired by Aubrey Beardsley, Lucian Freud, Alice Neel, Paula Rego, Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley, just to name a few.

Julia embraces mainly water-based mediums such as watercolours, gouache or ink. Her body of work reflects her day-to-day observation as well as her experience and relationships with the people around her. Likewise, Julia explores elements of mental health and normalness in her paintings. Experimentation through colour and composition of the subject are significant aspects of Julia’s work. Julia’s work stands out through her use of vibrant colours and her sense of weight and body form.

2025 | Evocative Provocative Exhibition, Fill the Gap Gallery, London, Group Show

2025 | Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, Group Show

2024 | Convivium Gallery, London, Solo Show

2024 | The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW) Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Group Show

2023 | Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, Group Show

2022 | The Wild Goose Bakery London, Solo Show

2022 | Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, Group Show

2021 | ECOfeminism Festival, Art Pavillion Mile End, London, Group Show

2021 | Doncaster Art Fair, Online Exhibition ‘Mental Health, Longlisted

2021 | Dear Artists, Virtual Exhibition ‘Phases’, Group Show

2021 | Art Number 23, Virtual Exhibition ‘New Era’, Group Show

2021 | The Hope Art Gallery, Virtual Exhibition ‘Identity’, Group Show

2019 | The Hale End Bird Sanctuary, Hale End Library, London, Group Show

2019 | Between the earth and the sky, Art Pavillion Mile End, London, Group Show