Julia Roche

IN CONVERSATION EVENT

27 July 2024

Defiance Gallery's Saturday In Conversation event featuring Julia Roche talking to artist, curator and writer, Hayley Megan French.

KINGS SCHOOL ART PRIZE

2024

Julia Roche was nominated as a Finalist in this year’s prestigious King’s School Art Prize.

THE LOCAL PROJECT

2023

A New and Open Directive —OTOMYS by Georgina Jeffries and John Wardle Architects.

ART / EDIT + INTERIOR DESIGN

Studio Visit
December 2022

COUNTRY STYLE MAGAZINE

Country Style visits Wooroola
March 2022

Photography - Brigid Arnott
Styling - Jodie Gibbons
Words - Claire Mactaggart

Art Monthly

Article by Rebecca Blake
14 October 2021

By exposing her canvases to the ecosystem, there is a weathering that completes each painting, solidifying its physical connection to the land and, in the words of the artist, ‘serving as a time- and site-specific record of the natural world’.

Roche’s paintings move beyond simply depicting her surrounds and reflect the atmospheric changes and emotive qualities of the land at night. Her surety of touch reveals her empathetic relationship with the environment and deep understanding of the power of nature.

Art Collector

Julia Roche: Under a Winter Moon
August 2021

Under a Winter Moon is a series of abstract paintings by Julia Roche that include found materials, and completed by leaving canvases outdoors, inviting environmental elements such as mist, rain, sunlight, and debris to become imprinted onto her works.

The Australian Interview

Sue Wallace
24 May 2021

’Working in the elements based out of the repurposed shearing shed, shapes my art and my thinking. My workspace is open, gritty and holds lots of history.’
Julia Roche

Graziher: Life on the Land Podcast

10 October, 2021

“In this conversation we talk about Julia’s practise, how she has balanced commercial viability with her creativity and how she works from a place of abundance rather than scarcity. We also talk about disability and inclusivity in the art world, and Julia’s personal and working relationship with her vibrant older sister Jackie - who is also an artist, and who has Down Syndrome.”

Graizher: Life on the Land

Spring 2021

One thing Jac and I would like to do in the future is an artist residency where we can just be on our own and work.’
Julia Roche

The Weekender - The Border Mail

Article by Jodi O’Sullivan
16 August, 2021

‘The Riverina artist took a leap of faith and ventured out into the icy winter darkness to find the inspiration for her latest body of work, Under A Winter Moon, which has recently gone on exhibition at MAMA Albury.’

Lesley + Nev | Australian Bushfire Auction

March 2020

Meet Lesley & Nev Clarke, an Adelong couple who recently lost most of their belongings when the Dunn’s Road Fire ripped through their home of 20 years on January 4th 2020.

This week I will auction off an artwork I painted in early November in response to the fires surrounding Sydney.

Here is the opportunity to purchase a large interpretive landscape with the TOTAL proceeds going towards a beautiful Australian couple who have been affected by these devastating fires.