Julz Beresford
As an artist, Julz is drawn to the painterly tradition, focusing on the process of physically painting and where it takes her work. She is energetic and frantic as she works, the finished texture reveals this with her thickly applied paint.
An essential part of Beresford’s process is working 'en plein air', collecting gouache studies on location that inform the departure point of her studio-made paintings. Beresford paints ‘alla prima’, charging each painting with the same energy present in the landscapes she observes. Beresford's paintings are both an impression of landscapes, and an embodiment of how it feels to be there.
This process however is not only limited to mixing or pushing and the final application of the paint but the ‘bigger' whole practice of being ‘Plein air’. For Julz walking into or boating towards the destination all becomes part of the process. Her pre-sketches, drawings chosen subject, living it, breathing it and experiencing it in all weather.
Julz's current work is based on the Hawkesbury River and Sydney coastline where she gathers memories and information then returns to her studio to apply these experiences to the canvas.
Julz Beresford routinely exhibits across Australia. Her work is collected nationally and internationally. Beresford made her art fair debut at Sydney Contemporary 2024 and will present a major solo exhibition at the Basil Sellers Art Centre in early 2025. She has a Bachelor in Fine Arts from UNSW Bachelor of Art and Design and is represented by Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin.