Julia Gutman

Julia Gutman (born 1993) is a Sydney-based visual artist. She was the 2023 recipient of the Archibald Prize. At 29, She was the 11th woman to win the award, and the second youngest to receive the prize in 100 years.

Early life and education
Gutman is one of three children, and grew up in Sydney.

Gutman studied undergraduate painting at the University of New South Wales, where she developed an interest in figurative painting. She then received her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design where she studied sculpture. It was several years after graduating from RISD, and after the loss of a close friend, she put these elements of her practice together to develop her signature approach to textile figuration.

Awards and recognition
Julia was the 2023 recipient of the Archibald Prize. At 29, She was the 11th woman to win the award, and the second youngest to receive the prize in 100 years. Prior to this win, Julia was one of six artists who exhibited in Primavera, young Australian Artists at the Museum of Contemporary Art in 2022. In 2020, Julia was a finalist in the NSW emerging fellowship at Artspace, exhibiting her work 'Nobody told me the shadows would be so bright.'