Julie Haas

Artist
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Juli Haas works from her  studio at home in Murrumbeena in Victoria. She is  a printmaker and painter  producing watercolors, self published  artists books and limited edition drypoint prints Her narrative figurative style explores a very personal interior world.The work is influenced by my private world …childhood memories, dream, literature and contemporary music. This interior exploration coupled with observations of her everyday world  are translated through metaphor and symbol into a 'dark' psychological space. Haas has exhibited work nationally with solo exhibitions in Melbourne Sydney Brisbane and other major centres and touring shows of galleries in regional Victoria and Brisbane. She is currently preparing for exhibitions in Perth and Canberra in 2006 as well as a major retrospective survey of her work to be exhibited in Melbourne

Haas has had work included in many international exhibitions ranging from the Artist Book fairs in London to exhibitions in countries including Macedonia Germany USA etc Her work is in collections both private and public in Australia and overseas in such countries as USA Britain China,Japan Portugal France etc. Some career highlights include Intergrafia in the World Award Winners Gallery in Poland and winning the prestigious Sir John Sulman Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW . She was one of two printmakers exhibiting in Seattle in USA…the exhibition opening two days before ‘September 11’ She also worked with Tate Adams  and Lyrebird Press….producing a limited edition artist book entitled Seven Deadly Sins in Sideshow Alley. Commissions include producing the member print for The Print Council of Australia.