“I work mostly with oil because it allows me to create an intricate volumetric texture. It is a classic and time-proved medium. Naturally colour is my favourite way to connect with the world. It is a powerful instrument that conveys the special mood in each painting. Texture creates depth and helps color look even tastier. I use vibrant and precise colors to enhance the emotional message of my paintings.
In my figurative work I want to catch different emotional sides of models and freeze them at a particular moment in time. They are not necessarily reflections of my state of mind or mood; rather they are what I am curious to explore and express. Each of the portraits is an imaginary character born during the process. I never know what personality will appear.
In my abstract paintings I present an attempt of accepting life “as is”. By exploring life’s mystery of connections, how things affect us, I want to hear the ”voice of life” in all of its contradictions. I like to explore the contrast of shapes, color, and visual rhythms. I always leave ways of visual translation to be a reflection of the viewer.”
Julia Klimova was born in southern Russia where the land’s light, sun and warmth influenced her perception of color and also helped her creativity accumulate from the childhood images of beauty in nature and life. Her subjects are diverse, consisting of still lifes, portraits, landscapes and cityscapes. The use of vibrant oils enhances her paintings’ emotional quality and composition, creating both unusual and exhilarating scenes meant to lift the spirits of the viewers.
Julia’s work has been exhibited internationally in places such as New York, Toronto, Boston, Atlanta, Charleston, and the United Kingdom.
EXHIBITIONS
2025
Stephanie Breitbard Trunk Show, CA
Solo show "Beyond the Gaze: Portraits, Petals, & Horizons", Mary Martin Galleries, Charleston, SC
2024
Mirada's Romantic Valentine Experience, Mirada Fine Art, Denver, CO
2023
Stephanie Breitbard Trunk Show, CA
Windows, Doors & Mirrors show, Mirada Fine Art, Denver, CO
Autumn’s Spell, Mary Martin Gallery, Charleston, SC
2022
Simon Breitbard Trunk Show, CA
Art that Moves…, Towne Square Gallery, Oakville, ON
2021
A Night with Mary Martin Gallery, Hotel Bella Grace, Charleston, SC
Simon Breitbard Trunk Show, CA
2020
First Friday Art Walk, Mary Martin Gallery, Charleston, SC
2018
Solo Show May “Gaze of Spring”, Mary Martin Gallery, Charleston, SC
2017
Fall Group Show, Crescent Hill Gallery, Mississauga, ON
Two Person Show “Impressions“, Mirada Fine Art, Denver, CO
2016
Group Show, Crescent Hill Gallery, Mississauga, ON
May Abstract Contemporary International Art Exhibit, Fredericksburg Good Art Company, TX
2015
Fall Group Show, Crescent Hill Gallery, Mississauga, ON
Solo Show “new REALITIES“, Mirada Fine Art, Denver, CO
2014
Solo Show, Laqerquist Gallery
Art Expo, New York
2013
Art Expo, New York
2011
The Artist Project, New York
2010
Solo Show, Colour Matters, Towne Square Gallery, Oakville
2009
Art Sale at Art Gallery of Hamilton
Toronto Art Expo, Toronto
2008
Annual Women Art Show, Opus Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2007
Two-Artist Show, Loretta Goodwin Gallery, Birmingham
Artexpo, New York
2006
Summer Salon, Jules Place, Boston
Introductions ’06, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta
2004
Artsclamation!, Knoxville, TN
Show of Botanical Garden Artists, Newfoundland
Show of Art Association of Newfoundland & Labrador
PUBLICATIONS
2019
August American Art Collector
2016
April Southwest Art Magazine
2015
June American Art Collector
2014
January American Art Collector
2012
October American Art Collector
2007
Tasteful Texture by Marti Davis, News Sentinel
2006
Drawn to the Edge: Celebrating the Art Collection of North America’s Easternmost City,
The Catalog of the Civic Art Collection of the City of St. John’s, Newfoundland
2006
Fine Art Connoisseur
2006
Art Galleries & Artists of the South
