artist statement

Themes of death and rebirth lie at the heart of my work, reflecting nature’s eternal cycle of dissolution and renewal. The human and animal forms become a vessel of transformation—fragile, yet enduring, both witness and participant in life’s continual metamorphosis. Through gestural mark-making and layered surfaces, these figures hover between presence and absence, body and memory. My practice reflects universal human experiences—time, identity, love, loss, and change. I see art as a vessel for communication, bridging personal and collective realities, where the transient becomes timeless.

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EDUCATION

2024-Present Texas State University: B.F.A. Studio Art

MENTORSHIPS + POSITIONS

2021-2024 Studio Assistant | Meredith Pardue Studio

2022-2023 Mentorship | Meredith Pardue Studio

2021-2022 Internship | Doug Kennedy Studio

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

2025 Back to Black: Laura Rathe Fine Art | Houston, TX    

2025 Undercurrent: Laura Rathe Fine Art | Houston, TX     

GROUP EXHIBITIONS      

2024 Summer Exhibition: Meredith Owen Interiors | Austin, TX

2022 Student Showcase: Westlake High School | Austin, TX

2021 Student Showcase: Westlake High School | Austin, TX

PRESS

2025 CanvasRebel: “Meet Julian Kennedy”

2025 Voyage Austin: Rising Stars: Meet Julian Kennedy of Austin