Julia Oram (1990) is a Canadian inter-disciplinary artist with Greek and English heritage, currently based in Berlin. After overcoming addiction at 26, a pivotal turning point in her life, Julia found a deeper connection to her artistic practice. This period of self-discovery gave her art emotional depth and authenticity, inspiring her to explore different themes and unconventional materials. Her work has been exhibited in Berlin, Athens, Japan and Canada, explores themes of personal experience and experimentation. Notable exhibitions include upcoming show Nature 2025, Cica Museum, Seoul and the solo show Impermanence (2024), Fujiyoshida, Japan. Julia’s art ranges from bold to minimal, often incorporating unique materials like sunscreen lotion and honey in her recent chemical painting series.
Julia’s sculptures focus on purity of shape and simplicity, which inspire a deeper exploration of materials such as ceramic, marble, alabaster, and glass. Her pieces are influenced by the Archaic Greek period, and elements drawn from other tribal civilizations. The sculptures emit a balance of modernism and classicism, reflecting a reverence of nature. Julia’s focus on abstraction and essence may draw parallels to the Archaic period’s approach to simplicity and the distillation of form. Much like the kouros statues aimed to capture the eternal, Julia seeks to express universal truths through minimalism, and natural beauty.
Julia experiments with various visual techniques, including 3D rendering, chemical paintings, inks, and oil painting. Her vicarious curiosity leads her to encompass an element of nature alongside abstract forms and textures. This integration allows her to explore the relationship between organic processes and artistic expression, often blurring the boundaries between natural environments and human-made creations.
Exhibitions
2018 Spolight Exhibition, ACAD, Calgary, Canada
2020 Inertnational Art Collaborations Network, Berlin, Germany
2021 Give Art a Chance Group Exhibition, Haze Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2021 Artists Collective Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2022 Athens Month of Art, Studio 747, Athens, Greece
2022 Was Machst Du Hier, Ohma Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2022 ArtSoup, NFT, Berlin, Germany
2023 Synthesis of Nature: A Digital Odyssey Solo Exhibition, NIO Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2023 Love&Riot Group Exhibition, Artzzz studio Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
2023 BAAM #6, Not A Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2023 BAAM Paper Edition, POPKudamm, Berlin, Germany
2024 Recycling Narratives, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2024 Hinterhaus Austellung, Gallery Weekend Berlin, Germany
2024 Impermanence, FabCafe Fuji, Fujiyoshida, Japan
2024 Lager Lager, Berlin, Germany
2024 Year Of The Dragon, Group Ceramic Show, Nest YYC, Calgary, Alberta
2024 CREAID Exhibitions, ErsterErster, Berlin, Germany
2024 Where Worlds Collide, 59 Rivoli, Paris, France
2024 ART MATTERS 12, Galerie Biesenbach, Köln, Germany
2024-25 Just Exhibition, KA32, Berlin, Germany
2025 NOTAGALLERY Art Market, NOTAGALLERY, Berlin, Germany
2025 Nature 2025, Cica Museum, Seoul, South Korea
2025 Akropopo Gallery, Spetses, Greece
2025 Thedro, Anargyrios & Korgialenios School of Spetses, Greece
Permanent Collections
Artzzz studio Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
Sabi Gallery, Spetses, Greece
Artist Talks
2025 Salon des Artistes Halensee, Berlin, Germany
2025 Artist Meet&Greet, Berlin, Germany
Curated Exhibitions
2022 Was Machst Du Hier exhibition, Ohma Gallery, Berlin
2024 Recycling Narratives, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2025 Just Exhibition, KA32, Berlin, Germany
2025 Old Friends Meet Again, School of Sculpture, Berlin, Germany
2025 Thedro, Anargyrios & Korgialenios School of Spetses, Greece
2025 Thoughts That Grew Limbs, Salon am Moritzplatz, Berlin, Germany
2026 TBA, Anargyrios & Korgialenios School of Spetses, Greece
Collectives
2022 Spencer&Jones Collective, Co-Founder, Berlin & Paris
2024 Studio 11, Founder, Berlin, Canada, & Greece
Residencies/Workshops
2023 Nio House Berlin Chemigram Workshop (hosted by Julia Oram), Berlin, Germany
2024 Saruya Artist Residency, Fujiyoshida, Japan
2024 Glass x Stone Workshop, School of Scultpure, Berlin Glassworks, Berlin, Germany
2025 Marble Artwork, Christian Lange, Pietrsanta, Italy
2025 Glass x Stone Workshop, School of Scultpure, Berlin Glassworks, Berlin, Germany
2025 Glass Blowing Indepth, Berlin Glassworks, Berlin, German
Published Books
2022 Ebb&Flow - Immigrational Roots
2024 “Recycling Narratives” Group Exhibition Artist Book
2024 NOSTOS; NOSTALGIA
Awards
2024 Explore and Create, Professional Development for Artists, Canadian Council for the Arts Grant