Julia Gilmore

 What do they tell writers? “Write what you know.” Julia Gilmore paints what she knows.

Exploding into the post war baby boom in the role of youngest of three Gilmore girls, it was instantly clear Julia’s mission in life was to spread happiness. Growing up in “the Mid Century Modern World” the expression of her joy took many forms, from mimicking the family cocker spaniel, dressing up as a hot dog for the 4th of July parade, and belting out “Hello Dolly” in a guttural voice that earned her the family nickname “Louis”.

Focusing on visual art as her personal creative form of communication, Julia graduated with a BFA from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. Shortly after graduation she launched a 3-piece punk/new wave band, releasing several albums and music videos, while touring extensively for many years.

Today, Julia works in her studio armed with a palette knife and huge tubes of oil paint. She creates artwork that elevates ordinary prosaic subject matter to a new level of iconic imagery and captures the essence of a generation with a direct joie de vivre expression of vivid colour and texture.