Julie Bennett

• 2011-08-02

  Please VOTE for me for The People’s Choice of The Signature Art Award 2011 (category: painting). 
  
  http://degreeart.com/content/peoples-choice-signature-art-award-2011
  
  Sadly you do have to register, but it does not take long and you do need to vote per category. To see the other works to make your choices please visit:
  
  http://www.degreeart.com/blog/2011-signature-art-awards-finalists

• 2011-07-31

  The Signature Art Awards 2011 

  
  Julie Bennett’s degree show paintings ‘Born To Be Famous’ will be exhibited alongside 19 other recent graduates at The Signature Art Awards 2011 at DegreeArt.com gallery, 12a Vyner St, London E2 9DG.
  
  The private view is on Thursday the 4th August 2011 at 6.30pm. The exhibition will run until Sunday 28th August 2011.
  
  Out of the 20 exhibiting artists one will win a years representation with DegreeArt.com which will be announced at 7pm at the private view on Thursday 4th August 2011.

• 2011-07-22

  Lucian Freud, 1922-2011

  I am saddened to hear of the death of Lucian Freud, aged 88. He has influenced my practice and the way I apply paint, never being afraid of allowing representation to get in the way of paint behaviour and making a good painting. Freud has always given figurative painting strength and to see the British (if not worldwide) press praising him as one of the greatest, most influential painters of his era is inspiring, particularly as portraiture is never very fashionable. 

• 2011-07-15

  Interview with me in TNT magazine this week about London’s art scene; where to go, what to see and how to talk about it.

• 2011-07-01

  

  Julie Bennett has been selected as a semi-finalist for the 2011 Signature Art Awards for her ‘Born To Be Famous’ degree show piece.

  Source: degreeart.com

• 2011-06-19

  

  Stylist magazine have included me in a list of the UK’s hottest new art talent!

  Source: stylist.co.uk

• 2011-06-14

  

  My degree show piece ’ Born To Be Famous?’ is featured in the Guardian today

• 2011-05-29

  

  I have recently made a series of 6 short films for the BBC GCSE Bitesize website on painting techniques

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  I was recently awarded a commission by the Strata building, 8 Walworth Road, London SE1 to create an artwork for their entrance. The piece I created was a collage of past paintings representing a broad cross-section of society, which when combined with their vibrant colours reflect the energy and diversity of the community of Elephant and Castle. An exclusive print of the artwork was auctioned off at the opening of the building back in June 2010 and raised £500 for Camberwell College of Arts to enhance facilities for the benefit of students. The artwork can be viewed 24 hours a day until 30 June 2011.

• 2011-05-14

  

  Top row, L to R: Damien, Frida, Marlene, Jeff, Gerhard, Julie, David. Bottom row, L to R: Jean-Michel, Andy, Jackson, Lucian, Tracey, Chantal, Jasper, Gillian.