Julia Schmidt (born 1976 in Wolfen) is a German

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

, living in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

. She graduated from

Glasgow School of Art The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; gd, Sgoil-ealain Ghlaschu) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and ...

and from

Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig The Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (HGB) or Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig is one of the oldest art schools in Germany, dating back to 1764. The school has four colleges specializing in fine arts, graphic design, photography and new media a ...

. Schmidt exhibited at Union Gallery, and Casey Kaplan.

Awards

* 2011 Villa Massimo * 2009 Villa Romana prize * 2006 Kunstpreis der Sachsen LB, Leipzighttp://www.villaromana.org/front_content.php?idart=67

References

External links

An interview with Julia Schmidt by Clemens Krümmel
''Artnet'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt, Julia 1976 births Living people People from Bitterfeld-Wolfen Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art 20th-century German painters 21st-century German painters German women painters Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig alumni 20th-century German women 21st-century German women People from Bezirk Halle Artists from Saxony-Anhalt German expatriates in Scotland