Julia Donney is a Sydney-based artist specializing in painting across a variety of mediums, including acrylic, water, and oil paints. Her work spans portraiture, landscape, and everything in between, capturing a diverse range of subjects with a keen eye for detail and expression.
Julia graduated from Sylvania High in 1993 and pursued her passion for the arts, studying Fine Arts at St. George TAFE in 1995, where she focused on painting and photography. In 2000, she earned a Bachelor of Visual Communication from the University of Western Sydney.
After reconnecting with painting during the COVID-19 pandemic, Julia has quickly made her mark in the art world. She was a finalist in the prestigious Lester Art Prize in both 2022 and 2023, and was named the winner of the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize in 2022.