Julia was born in Milwaukee and currently works in Queens, New York City. She lives with two cats and four roommates, smiles very easily, and would love to work with you.

vohl.julia@gmail.com

WORK
PLANSPONSOR
-  Editorial Illustration

BOSWELL BOOK FESTIVAL 2021
-  Sequential drawing and storytelling with children, with Vivian French

EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design
-  BFA Illustration
-  Concentration in History of Art and Visual Culture

Edinburgh University College of Art
-  MFA Illustration
-  Concentration in Art for Children and Young Adults

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
-  Summer Pre-College, Video and Animation 2014    

AWARDS
3x3 Student Competition, 2018 Winner
Society of Illustrators Student Competition, 2018 Winner

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 
Teacher Assistant for Joe McKendry’s ‘Merging Worlds’ 2017, 2018
Taught students the skills necessary in Photoshop to create fantastical narratives using photo-manipulation

Teacher Assistant for Gwen Strahle's ‘Drawing Marathon’ 2016 -2018
Instructed in draftsmanship and compositional skills, with the goal of drawing accurate spaces and confident shapes

EXHIBITIONS
RISD Illustration Triennial, Woods-Gerry Gallery, 2017

Monomyth, RISD Illustration Gallery, 2018
Juried, curated, framed, and organized a gallery show with a group of seven other illustrators

RELATED SKILLS
Creative
-  Storyboarding, Figure Drawing, Editorial Illustration, Character Creation, Short Story Writing, Color Theory

-  Typography, Book Form, Layout, Calligraphy

Computer and Software
-  Storyboard Pro, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Maya, Processing, Final Cut

-  Knowledge of computer files types and Mac/PC platforms