BIOGRAPHY

Julie Bégin is a multidisciplinary artist based in Montreal, Canada. She works in fine art photography, sculptural jewellery and art object design.

Over 2023 and 2024, her most recent series “Sweet Vengeance” will be part of the exhibitions: “On the move, jewels” at six galleries in Spain, Greece, Switzerland, and Portugal.

In 2022, she took part in “Colour Theory” at Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, Canada and “On the move, jewels” at Galerie Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, The Netherlands, introduced by Carin Reinders, director of CODA Apeldoorn.

In 2021, Julie was also a part of “Parle-Moi d’Amour” in Montreal, “Camp” presented at L.A. Pai Art Jewellery Gallery, Ottawa, Canada and at the Romanian Jewellery Week in Bucharest as well as “Beauty and Wonder, Jewels” presented at Galería Lalabeyou in Madrid, Galerie Caractère in Neuchâtel, and Galería Context in Barcelona.

In 2017 she took part in the exhibition Masters and Artisan Jewellers From Nanjing to Montreal at MUMAQ museum in Montreal.

Her series “The Uglies” was nominated for The Fine Art Photography Awards in the Fine Art category (2022 ) and received an Honourable Mention at the Neutral Density Photography Awards in the Conceptual Fine Art category (2021).

A self-taught artist, she mastered precious metals work at the École de Joaillerie de Montréal from 2013 to 2016 and through workshops with leading art jewellery figures.

Julie has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. Her work is part of private collections worldwide.