Julie Snyder finds inspiration in athletes, dancers and the art of cuisine – from chefs to the table. The National Art Museum of Sport awarded her the Gold Medal for Painting 2013 for “Daily Drill,” painted in homage of women’s boxing, introduced at the London Olympics. Her 3rd inclusion in the museum’s “Commitment to Excellence” exhibitions.
She has exhibited with Contemporary Masters Artistic Eden at Pasadena’s Museum of History; The Oil Painters of America at Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara; and Howard/Mandeville Gallery, Washington; Addison Art Gallery, Cape Cod, Boston International Fine Arts Show, Silvana Gallery's International Salon of Figurative Art, Glendale; Galerie du Soleil, Naples & with the California Art Club at the landmark Ebell Club of Los Angeles.
She studied drawing and painting at the Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
Snyder is a seasoned traveler and makes trips Europe to paint, attracted by the landscape as well as the architecture as settings for figures. She enjoys meeting people from all cultures and is interested in collaborations with other artists.
She lives in Southern California, where she paints, holds workshops and teaches painting in Burbank and Montrose, CA and delivers painting workshops across the country.
She paints in oil, wet on wet with a balance of loose and tight brush work, using color and light to create interest and focus. Her paint quality is expressionistic as she captures the essential mood and gestures of her subjects.
