Julia Gutman
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Julia Gutman | |
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| Born | 1993 Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | University of New South Wales |
| Notable work | 'Head in the sky, feet on the ground' |
| Style | collage |
| Awards | Archibald Prize (2023) |
Julia Gutman (born 1993) is a Sydney-based visual artist. She was the 2023 recipient of the Archibald prize. At 29, She was the 11th woman to win the award, and the second youngest to receive the prize in 100 years.[1]
Early Life and Education
Julia was raised in a Jewish home in Sydney. Her grandfather was Isaac Gutman, a holocaust survivor who was liberated from Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp at the end of the war. Her grandmother Margaret escaped from Poland with her family in 1939 at the age of 10, finishing her studies in Australia before moving to New York city to work for the United Nations.[2]
Julia is one of three children, and grew up in Sydney and London. She is an alumnus of Moriah College[3]
After a brief stint in film school at the Victorian college of the arts Julia studied undergraduate painting at the University of New South Wales, where she developed an interest in figurative painting. She then received her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design where she studied sculpture.[4] It was several years after graduating from RISD, and after the loss of a close friend, she put these elements of her practice together to develop her signature approach to textile figuration. [5]
Awards and recognition
Julia was the 2023 recipient of the Archibald prize. At 29, She was the 11th woman to win the award, and the second youngest to receive the prize in 100 years.[6] Prior to this win, Julia was one of six artists who exhibited in Primavera, young Australian Artists at the Museum of Contemporary Art in 2022.[7]
References
- ^ Burke, Kelly (2023-05-05). "Archibald prize 2023: Julia Gutman wins $100,000 for portrait of Montaigne". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ Ritch, Diana (2001), Margaret Gutman interviewed by Diana Ritch, retrieved 2023-05-22
- ^ Abelsohn, Jessica. "Unanimous Archibald winner". www.australianjewishnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ Dunn, Samantha (2023-05-15). "The fine art of storytelling for Archibald winner and UNSW alumna". UNSW Newsroom. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ Wolifson, Chloe (2023-05-05). "The tragedy that changed everything for artist Julia Gutman". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ Pitt, Helen (2023-05-05). "'It's surreal': Julia Gutman wins Archibald Prize for portrait of singer Montaigne". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "Young artist's work cut from gift of cloth". The Canberra Times. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-05-22.