Julie Lane
My practice is concerned with creating expressive figurative paintings that navigate the boundary between figuration and abstraction through gestural brushstrokes. By using household furnishings in place of traditional canvases, each piece gains deeper significance. The transposition of everyday linens serves as a familiar starting point for personal narratives, inviting the audience to unravel motifs that evoke shared experiences.
Recently, my work has evolved in response to events that deeply impact our daily lives, reflecting the themes of anxiety, rage, and anger that define our current zeitgeist.
In 2018, I co-founded the Non Place Collective with three other artists. As artist-curators, we have collaborated with various artists, curating exhibitions in Cardiff, Bath, and Glasgow.
I have exhibited my paintings in both group and solo shows and am currently a member of the Carnedd Artist Community at Wilcox House in Cardiff Bay. My involvement with both the Carnedd Artist Community and Non Place Collective has provided opportunities for ongoing collaborative projects.
Education
MA Art Practice- Fine Art. University of South Wales 2017- ongoing
Post Graduate Art Teachers Certificate. South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education, 1984.
BA(hons) Fine Art. Newport Art College, 1983.
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. Newport Art College, 1979.
Awards
Contemporary Arts Society in Wales, Student Award, 2019.
National Teaching Awards, Regional Finals, 2006.
Newport Art College/South Glamorgan Institute, BA(Fine Art) Student Award, 1983.
Professional Memberships
Disability Artists Wales.
Women's Art Association
Art Link, Merthyr Network.
Contemporary Art Society Wales.
Axis Web
Art Communities
Non Place Collective.
Carnedd/Pinc Stiwdios
Group Exhibitions
Still Here, The Hearth Gallery, Llandough, 2023.
This is not a Shop, in collaboration with Fringe Arts Bath, Bath, 2021
Without Borders, Elysium Gallery, Swansea, 2021. (Exhibition travelling to Japan, Norway, USA, Venice, Canada).
Non Place Collective, Fringe Arts Bath, Bath, 2020. (online)
Dirty Work, Pop Factory, Porth, 2020.
Fragments, West Wharf Gallery, Cardiff, 2019.
Convergence, West Wharf Gallery, Cardiff, 2018.
G39 Made in Roath Open Summer Exhibition, Cardiff, 2018.
West Wharf Gallery, Open Summer Exhibition, Cardiff, 2018.
Interim MA Arts Practice, Oriel Y Bont, Treforest, 2018.
It’s a Mystery. Cardiff University, Cardiff, 1983.
Solo Exhibitions
From Within, Merthyr Tydfil, 2021. (covid)
Pontypool Leisure Centre Stairway Gallery, Pontypool, 1983.
Solo Show, Chapter Art Centre, Cardiff, 1983.
Professional Experience
WJEC A’level Art moderator. 1998-2012
Art teacher, Penydre High School 1984-2015
Teacher in charge of Art, Penydre High School 2008-2014
Non Art Posts
Penydre High School
Subject leader PSE, 1999-2003
Whole school Citizenship, School Council.
Head of Careers, 2000-2003
Key skill co-ordinator, 2003-2008
Head of Welsh Baccalaureate, 2008- 2014
Member of the All Wales PSE Network 1999- 2003
Teacher representative for the Executive Committee- Council for Education in World Citizenship 2000-2004