BIOGRAPHY
Julia Zurilla
Julia Zurilla was born in Caracas and has lived and worked in Miami, Florida, since 2017. She holds a degree in Art with a specialization in Painting and Mixed Media, as well as a Master’s in Representation Systems of Contemporary Art from Instituto Universitario de Estudios Superiores de Artes Plásticas Armando Reverón (IUESAPAR). Additionally, she has a diploma in Fashion Design from Instituto de Diseño Las Mercedes in Caracas. She is currently an active member of Laundromat Art Space artist residency program in Miami.
Belonging to the generation of artists who began their work in the late 1990s, her practice is rooted in contemporary experimental languages. Her work explores the intersection of video art, writing, visual storytelling, contextual art, textiles, and interdisciplinary research using artistic methods. Zurilla is particularly recognized for her exploration of video art and ability to transform written narratives into visual imagery.
Her work has been exhibited in museums, art biennials, institutions, and galleries worldwide, including Coral Springs Museum of Art (2024), Galería de Arte Nacional Venezuela (2023), Doral Contemporary Art Museum (2022), Coral Gables Museum in Miami (2020), Museo de Arte Contemporáneo MAC Lima in Peru (2019), Theâtre La Colonie in Paris (2018), Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas (2012), Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation CIFO in Miami (2006), Museo de Bellas Artes Venezuela (2006), and Americas Society Art Gallery in New York (2005). She has also participated in events such as PINTA Art Fair in Miami, Cinemateca Distrital in Bogotá, FIA Ibero-American Art Fair in Caracas, Sziget Festival in Budapest, and has exhibited in galleries such as Homework in Miami, Carmen Araujo Arte in Caracas, Odalys in Madrid, and ABRA in Caracas. In 2024, she was invited to create a special project at the WOPHA Congress, an international event co-presented by Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) and Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM).
Recent accolades include The Ellies Cinematic Award from Oolite Arts (2025), No Vacancy Public Art Award from the City of Miami Beach in the context of Art Basel (2024), Miami Individual Artist Grant from Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs (2024 & 2023), Corral & Cathers Artist Fund Grant from Coral Gables Community Foundation (2023), and an Honorable Mention in CAF Contemporary Art Competition Creadoras (2023). Previously, she was awarded Fellowship Program from Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation and Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs (2020), ExxonMobil / Galería de Arte Nacional Award in Caracas (2003), 26th National Art Salon of Aragua / Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Mario Abreu (2001), and 63rd Arturo Michelena Salon / Ateneo de Valencia (2001).
Her work is part of major institutional collections, including Fundación Museos Nacionales and Galería de Arte Nacional in Venezuela, Colección Mercantil, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Mario Abreu, Ateneo de Valencia, ExxonMobil Art Collection, and Luciano Benetton Collection.
STATEMENT
I am a multidisciplinary artist. My primary mediums are video and photography, but I also work with the written word and textiles. I combine images from different sources (mostly family archives), narrative texts, and poems to explore ideas of belonging and memory, creating a dynamic dialogue that unravels interconnection and liberates previously confined narratives.
In my work I also explore space as a material, confronting different elements through the installation. I develop site-specific constructions where materials, ideas, and devices are combined in the same discourse.
While memory, place, and belonging form the core of my artistic research, I am also fascinated by themes related to migration, gentrification, and environmental problems. I firmly believe that they are fundamental to the exploration of identity and belonging. Each project adheres to a coherent conceptual framework, ensuring a fluid narrative that resonates with viewers and invites them into the realm of the personal and the unusual.
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