Julia Wright Crosara maintains a multidisciplinary studio practice spanning painting, textiles, and sculptural forms. Her work is shaped by material exploration, close observation, and an openness to transformation, moving fluidly between mediums to create pieces that range from quiet, symbolic gestures to vivid, expressive compositions. Each piece begins with attention to materials and evolves through repetition, layering, and the slow accumulation of marks.
Her practice is grounded in process and the conditions of making. Whether working with handwoven fiber, layered paint, or sculptural canvas forms, she approaches each medium as a site of inquiry, allowing the work to shift through touch, time, and the rhythms of the studio. The resulting pieces carry a sense of presence and intimacy, revealing traces of labor and the quiet, attentive space in which they are made. Her paintings, drawings, tapestries, and sculptural masks have been exhibited in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and internationally, with recent features in Art Folio, Earshot Jazz, the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art blog, and the HerStory exhibition curated by Manhattan Arts International.
Julia’s studio practice exists alongside her work as a graphic designer and archivist. While her design practice centers clarity, structure, and communication, her studio work embraces material responsiveness, experimentation, and the private space of making. Together, these practices form a continuum—two ways of attending to the world with care, presence, and thoughtful attention.
Her practice is grounded in process and the conditions of making. Whether working with handwoven fiber, layered paint, or sculptural canvas forms, she approaches each medium as a site of inquiry, allowing the work to shift through touch, time, and the rhythms of the studio. The resulting pieces carry a sense of presence and intimacy, revealing traces of labor and the quiet, attentive space in which they are made. Her paintings, drawings, tapestries, and sculptural masks have been exhibited in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and internationally, with recent features in Art Folio, Earshot Jazz, the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art blog, and the HerStory exhibition curated by Manhattan Arts International.
Julia’s studio practice exists alongside her work as a graphic designer and archivist. While her design practice centers clarity, structure, and communication, her studio work embraces material responsiveness, experimentation, and the private space of making. Together, these practices form a continuum—two ways of attending to the world with care, presence, and thoughtful attention.