JULIA HACKER
Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist working in a variety of contemporary mixed mediums and acrylic paint. Elected Member of Society of Canadian Artists and Active Member of Federation of Canadian Artists.
JULIA’S WEBSITE
Exhibition Details and RSVP at Artworld Fine Art Gallery
Biography
I was born and raised in Minsk, Belorussia.
After high school I went to study in the small town of Vitebsk. Being 17 years old and alone in a non familiar city forced me to take a closer look at a typical grey town of the Soviet Russian era. When I found out that Mark Chagall was born and worked there, I realized that the surroundings did not create the artist. An artist has to recreate the world around them by seeing the beauty and uniqueness that may otherwise be hidden in the mediocrity around.
After receiving a Masters in Fashion Design I worked as a leading Fashion Designer at the renowned Fashion Centre in Minsk for almost a decade. While at the Centre, I also was running a monthly spread in a local fashion magazine and created stage costumes for music performers and singers.
In 1990, following the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown, I left for Canada where I currently reside with my family.
