Julie’s art practice draws inspiration from the natural environment, the sea, urban culture, and experiences from her travels. In multimedia works on paper and fabric, she mixes lithographic and woodcut printmaking techniques with sewing, embroidery, and other traditional “women’s arts”—the result is a hybrid, contemporary style with urban motifs and lively depictions of friends and family. She has exhibited widely nationally and internationally since 1998, including solo exhibitions in 2011 at Gallery 1063 in Surf City, New Jersey, 2010 at Pacific Surf Gallery, Cardiff, CA, 2009 at The Surf Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA , 2009 The Escape Gallery, Bordeaux France, 2008 at Lump Gallery in Raleigh, NC, Montanaro Gallery in Newport, RI and Plum Element Gallery in Charleston, SC. She also participated in the 2007- 2011 international group shows RoxyJam, Biarritz, France; The Greenroom Festival, Osaka, Japan; and Festival Almasurf, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Julie was also selected in 2007 to participate in Virgin Mobile USA’s RE*Generation Gallery benefiting homeless youth and The Happening art/film/music festivals in Newport Beach, CA, Australia, Japan, France, England and New York City. Her work has appeared in NYLON Magazine, BLUE Magazine, Surfline.com, Surfer Girl Magazine, the website Daily Candy.com, Drift Magazine, NEast Magazine, Liquidsaltmag.com and in the documentary Hanging Five.  She has received honors from the Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts and the Printmaking Council of New Jersey. Julie currently teaches at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise and lives in Cardiff by the Sea, California.

Exhibtions

2011:  "Sing Me Sweet Sincere"  Gallery 1063,  Surf City, NJ

2010:  "Sea Songs" Pacific Surf Gallery, Cardiff by the Sea, CA

2009:  "Swim With Me" Escape Gallery, Bordeaux, France

2008:  "Swim With Me" The Surf Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2007: "For You I Adore" PlumElements Gallery, Charleston, NC

2006: "Barefoot with Spiked Pedals" Lump Gallery, Raleigh, NC

Studio Related Work

2009-Current:  FIDM- Instructor in Fashion Design, Color and Design, and Visual Communications

2011:   Alternative Apparel- Concept Textile Design for Fall 2012

2010- 2011:  ROXY- Creative Inspirational Designer;  Interiors, Window Display, and Apparel

2009-2012: Patagoina- Tee Designs

2002-2008:  Perfect- Owner and Creator; Hand printed apparel company

2007-2008: Pine Surf Shop and Gallery; Co-creator and owner with husband Mark Tesi