Julia Ross
Fine Arts & Jewelry
My art has been centered around my life in Marin County and my travels around the world. Through it all my eye picks up the nuances of nature and of my surroundings.
It is through close observation that my inspiration is ignited and sustained. Watercolor painting and jewelry designs continue to free my imagination and provide many opportunities for questions to be answered through the medium, for happy accidents and grace to influence the final piece. I love being a creative person.
Born 1955, San Francisco, raised Sausalito, California, with a stunning view of Mount Tamalpais, my continued muse.
Lives and works in Novato, California, surrounded with a garden of flowers and trails close by that give me views of our lovely open spaces.
Started Julia Ross artworks, professional artist in 2003 to current.
EDUCATION
California College of the Arts, 1979 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Oakland, CA
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Art Student League, New York, NY
Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Tamalpais High School, 1974
AFFILIATIONS
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, MarinMOCA.org, Novato, CA
Marin Open Studio, San Rafael, CA
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
POSITIONS
President of the Board of Directors, MarinMOCA, 2014-2018
Vice President, Secretary, MarinMOCA 2010-2014
Volunteer O’Hanlon Center for the Arts and Marin Open Studios
COLLECTIONS, Paintings
Ron Collins, Petaluma, CA
Larry Hoyle, Novato, CA
Mr. And Mrs. Alexander Julian, Ridgefield, CT
David and Isis Schwartz, Mill Valley, CA
Mrs. Marty Simpson, Novato, CA
Saint Vincent’s Hospital, New York, NY
It is through close observation that my inspiration is ignited and sustained. Watercolor painting and jewelry designs continue to free my imagination and provide many opportunities for questions to be answered through the medium, for happy accidents and grace to influence the final piece. I love being a creative person.
Born 1955, San Francisco, raised Sausalito, California, with a stunning view of Mount Tamalpais, my continued muse.
Lives and works in Novato, California, surrounded with a garden of flowers and trails close by that give me views of our lovely open spaces.
Started Julia Ross artworks, professional artist in 2003 to current.
EDUCATION
California College of the Arts, 1979 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Oakland, CA
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Art Student League, New York, NY
Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Tamalpais High School, 1974
AFFILIATIONS
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, MarinMOCA.org, Novato, CA
Marin Open Studio, San Rafael, CA
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
POSITIONS
President of the Board of Directors, MarinMOCA, 2014-2018
Vice President, Secretary, MarinMOCA 2010-2014
Volunteer O’Hanlon Center for the Arts and Marin Open Studios
COLLECTIONS, Paintings
Ron Collins, Petaluma, CA
Larry Hoyle, Novato, CA
Mr. And Mrs. Alexander Julian, Ridgefield, CT
David and Isis Schwartz, Mill Valley, CA
Mrs. Marty Simpson, Novato, CA
Saint Vincent’s Hospital, New York, NY