BIO

In her hometown of Toronto, Canada, Julia always knew her life would be spent looking at beautiful pictures.

While other kids had posters of Kirk Cameron and New Kids on the Block plastered on their bedroom walls, Julia had a curated gallery of Richard Avedon portraits, Picasso postcards, and National Geographic landscapes hanging on hers.

After University, with a brain full of art history facts, Julia’s start into the advertising world was at Toronto’s Ammirati-Puris, where she filed 4x5 transparencies and pushed the mail cart. It was there that she met one of her female mentors, who told her she should use her savvy organizational skills, love of art and become an Art Producer.

A year later, Julia was offered a job at Cossette Communications-Marketing, Canada’s largest advertising agency. It was there under the tutelage of Art Production pioneer and successful photography blogger, Heather Morton, that Julia worked with the Nation’s most prominent photographers, along with cultivating the careers of promising, young up-and-comers.

After nearly five years of working on brands such as Bell Canada, McDonald’s and Diet Coke, Julia set her sights on the Big Apple.
Having stared at the legendary Warhol Absolut Vodka ad on her teenage bedroom wall, Julia found herself at TBWA/Chiat/Day NY working on the iconic brand, where her first project was negotiating over 50 works of art, including a Warhol piece.

In her six and a half year stretch at TBWA, Julia worked on countless exciting projects with world renowned photographers and artists, some in which she got to shake Jay Z’s soft hand, talked “leg sweeps” and Westerns with The Karate Kid’s Martin Kove, and dined in a German castle with supermodel Caroline Winberg. Always a huge fan of Droga5 and their progressive, poignant creative work, Julia was more than ready when the opportunity arose. For just over 4 years at Droga5, Julia kept busy working on brands such as Under Armour, Hennessy, and Diet Coke.

Julia has an identical twin sister, one of her nicknames is Menawesome, and the only trace of a Canadian accent is when she says “sorry”.

Julia is currently working full time at Alto NY.

CV

Work Experience

FIG - New York
Senior Art Producer - May 2019 - September 2019 (freelance)
CLIENTS: Ketel One

Photographer/Director List

Amanda de Cadenet
Ben Pogue
Benedict Redgrove
Brian Siambi
Bryce Duffy
Cass Bird
Chadwick Tyler
Cheryl Dunn
Christian Weber
Christopher Anderson
Dan Tobin Smith
Danny Clinch
David Hughes
Doug Adesko
Emily Shur
Erik Almas
Finlay Mackay
Geordie Wood
Giles Revell
Greg Vore
Hick Duarte
Isabelle Bonjean
Jamie Chung
Jason Nocito
Jason Schmidt
Jimmy Marble
JUCO
Julia et Vincent
Luisa Dorr
Magdalena Wosinska
Marcel Christ
Marcus Haney
Mark Seliger
Mark Zibert
Martien Mulder
Matthew Rolston
Michael Schmelling
Nadav Kander
Owen Silverwood
Peter Hapak
Peter Schafrick
RJ Shaunessy
Ruven Afanador
Sacha Waldman
Sebastian Nevols
Sophy Holland
Stewart Shining
Thomas Prior
Tyler Gourley
Traktor
Vincent Dixon
Zach Gold

Artist / Illustrator / animator / CGI List

Adam Hayes
Alex Trochut
Andrew Joyce
Anthony Burill
Brosmind
Camilo Huinca
Cecilia Carlstedt
Christina K
Craig & Karl
Daniel Graves
Daniel Ramirez Perez
Erin Petson
Ed Hicks
Gisela Goppel
I Love Dust
INDO
James Joyce
Jon Contino
Jordan Bruner
Julia Presslauer
Kristian Douglas
Kobra
Louis Wes
Martin Nicolausson
Molly Fairhurst
My Dead Pony
Nate Williams
Niceshit
Rebecca Antoniou
Recom Farmhouse
Roberts Rurans
Sean Freeman
Si Scott
Silja Goetz
Smug One
Steven J. Levin
Tania Yakunova
Taylor James
Telmo Miel
Thomas Burden
Tristan Eaton
Warren Chang
Wendy Wen

Education

Shesays Digital Production Class | New York, NY
December 2012

Ontario College of Art & Design | Toronto, ON
Understanding Design for Publication (Continuing Education)
June/July 2003

Ryerson Polytechnic University | Toronto, ON
New Media Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1996 - 2000

other

Judge - Sheridan College - Honors Bachelor of Photography Graduate Showcase
May 2020

Juror - Lebook Connections New York - June 2022