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Detail from Big Science I (2011), a creative response to the patient studies at the MRC Centre

Julia originally studied genetics and statistics, working as a medical statistician at the Health Protection Agency and later as a Biostatistician within the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Unit at the College of Medicine/Cardiff University. In 2005 Julia gave up her job to go to Art College with a view to pursuing a career in community and public art projects that encompass both art and genetics/genomics. Since that time, she has been involved in a number of projects whilst focusing her own creative practice on art, science and health. She studied for an MA in Arts and Health at Glamorgan University and was awarded a Distinction in 2011.

Researching current developments surrounding genetics and health is a very important aspect of her art practice as this informs and inspires the work. Concepts often develop through reflecting on information from public and academic talks, web-based and documentary research along with personal interviews and interactions. Julia began collaborating with the MRC Centre in 2010 and spent time talking to the researchers about their work. Combining this with her knowledge from the arts and humanities and her public engagement/community arts experience, she has created a body of work that leans towards socially engaged art practice.

Julia is interested in metaphor, physical interactivity and creative participation within artworks as a conversational tool. She is also interested in scientific process and some of her artwork has reflected the changing practice of big biological-science.

Detail from Big Science II (2011), a commentary on artistic and scientific process.

In November 2011, Julia’s work was exhibited together with that of artist and psychiatrist Rhys Bevan Jones resulting in the public engagement art exhibition ‘Translation: From Bench to Brain’ which took place as part of a National Festival of Social Science and Cardiff University’s Creative Minds festival.
You can more read about Julia and the Bench to Brain exhibition in the British Science Association publication Science and People:

Julia was also invited to show her work in London at the ESRC's 2012 conference 'Genomics in Society: Facts, Fictions and Cultures' and took part in a conference session on Interdisciplinary Research, providing a case study on theory and practice in the public engagement of science and technology.

Julia has devised and delivered a number of ‘Art and Science’ workshops and events with adults, young people and children some of which have been with the Caerphilly Arts Development team as part of their Inside Out Project providing arts activities to adults who have been identified as being at risk of developing a mental health problem or who are suffering from mental health issues.

In 2010, she was the artist for a public engagement project funded by the Beacon for Wales and run by the Wales Gene Park and Cesagen, the Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics.

She recently set up a Cardiff Art and Science Forum which has held two events and now has a Facebook group. Click here or search for Cardiff Art and Science Forum in Facebook

To see more of Julia’s work visit her website at