Biography

Julie Umerle is a contemporary artist born in the United States and based in London, UK. 

Her work is primarily abstract, exploring the boundaries of painting through her engagement with concepts of repetition, variation, and the investigation of the materiality of paint. Umerle's vibrant paintings "transform the environments they inhabit".  

Umerle studied at Falmouth University, Cornwall and later at Parsons School of Design in New York City. Her artistic career has been marked by a number of exhibitions, both solo and group, in the UK and internationally. 

Umerle's paintings are characterised by their subtle textures and layers, often invoking a sense of the meditative process through which they are created.

Her work is included in various private and public collections, reflecting her ongoing contribution to the field of contemporary abstraction.

'Art, Life and Everything : A Memoir', detailing her early life as an artist in London and New York, was published to critical acclaim in 2019.