A new exhibition ‘Meanwhile in Castlemaine’ featuring the work of Irish artist Julie Lovett was unveiled at Lot 19 artspace last Saturday April 18.
Julie hails from County Kerry, Ireland, working across painting, performance and durational video. Her practice draws on the landscape, labour and lived experience of her rural upbringing. Working from this context has required her to generate her own opportunities, shaping a strong sense of independence and authorship.
Her work explores the tension between artistic professionalism, vulnerability and belonging.
Julie says the work presented at Lot 19 emerges from the unstable space of the artist residency — a site that promises reflection and transformation but often delivers something far less resolved.
“Working across painting and film, I treat the act of making as both subject and material, allowing the work to turn back on itself.”
The exhibition runs until May 2.