Julia deVille explained

Julia deVille
Education:Advanced Diploma in Gold and Silversmithing, North Melbourne Institute of TAFE
Birth Place:Wellington, New Zealand

Julia deVille is a New Zealand-born artist, jeweller and taxidermist, who only uses subjects in her taxidermy that have died of natural causes. She lives and works in Australia.

Early life and education

Julia deVille was born in Wellington, New Zealand.[1] She studied fashion for one year at Massey University and then moved to Melbourne in 2001 to study shoe making/design at RMIT. DeVille enrolled in two short jewellery courses in late 2002, at the same time she met her taxidermy mentor and started learning the craft of taxidermy.[2] [3]

She enrolled in the Advanced Diploma in Gold and Silversmithing from 2003 to 2004.[4]

Career

DeVille only uses subjects in her taxidermy that have died of natural causes.[5] She is an advocate for animal rights, and began including taxidermy in her art work in 2002,[6] combining it with her jewellery making practice to produce small sculptures and installations. DeVille’s interest in memento mori traditions of the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries and Victorian mourning jewellery inform her wearable pieces.[7]

Awards

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

Bibliography

Collections

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: More is more at the home of artist Julia deVille. 2016-09-05. Australian Financial Review. 2018-10-13. en-au. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119193154/https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/more-is-more-at-the-home-of-artist-julia-deville-20160902-gr7jj9. 2020-11-19. live. subscription.
  2. Exclusive Interview Julia deVille - The Morality of Death . Richard . Purssey . 2015-08-31 . Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. 2018-11-26. en-au.
  3. Julia deVille (interviewee), Robert Nelson (interviewer). Julia deVille eps-1. 2011-04-05. YouTube video. artinfo.com.au. YouTube. 2018-11-26.
  4. Book: Australia Contemporary Voices. Kate . Bryan. Geoffrey . Cassidy. 2013. thefineartsociety.com. The Fine Art Society Contemporary . 11. 978-1-907052-34-7. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126134818/https://www.thefineartsociety.com/usr/documents/exhibitions/list_of_works_url/79/australia_catalogue_email2.pdf. 2018-11-26.
  5. Web site: Inside the Eccentric World of Ethical Taxidermy Art. Leckert. Oriana. 27 December 2018. Artsy.net . Artsy. 11 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Taxidermist Julia deVille loves animals. Dondio. Karla. 2015-11-22. The Sydney Morning Herald. limited. en-au. 2018-10-13.
  7. Beyond taxidermy: Kate Clark & Julia deVille - RMIT Gallery. RMIT Gallery. 2018-11-26. en-au.
  8. News: Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize 2016 disappoints. Grishin. Sasha. 28 September 2016. Sydney Morning Herald. limited.
  9. Web site: Julia deVille Jan Murphy Gallery. janmurphygallery.com.au. en-AU. 2018-10-13.
  10. Web site: Julia deVille Jan Murphy Gallery. janmurphygallery.com.au. en-AU. 2018-10-13.