Julia Swaby is an abstract artist with international exposure. Her work hangs in collections from New York to Paris. She has completed work for a number of commissions, including for interior design projects in Mayfair, London.

Julia sees her practice as a way of transcending cognition and entering into pure being state (‘essere’). It is her imperative to capture a state of surrender in her paintings, which is typically on oversized canvases, painted in oils. Her style is somewhere between non-figurative abstract and expressionism.

Julia’s greatest influences are Zao Wou-Ki, Frank Bowling and William Turner. From Zao Wou-Ki, she draws on his deconstruction of nature and use of contrast. From Bowling, a courageous opulence of colour. Turner is an inspiration for many contemporary painters; for Julia, she focuses on his dynamic rendering of natural light.

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Artworks by Julia Swaby

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The Rough Ascent by Julia Swaby

Oil painting

Dune du Pilat by Julia Swaby

Oil painting

Serene Inside by Julia Swaby

Oil painting

Pilgrim's Progress by Julia Swaby

Oil painting

The Book of Ruth by Julia Swaby

Oil painting

The Gifts We Bring by Julia Swaby

Oil painting

Revival by Julia Swaby

Oil painting

Le Plaisir by Julia Swaby

Oil painting

Peach Tea and Ice by Julia Swaby

Oil painting

Optimism by Julia Swaby

Oil painting

The Elements of Design by Julia Swaby

Oil painting

Eternal Reason by Julia Swaby

Oil painting