Artist Statement
My inspiration stems from my deeply rooted connection to the amazing natural beauty of Prince Edward Island, and to my involvement in visual art, dance, music and theatre from a young age. As a dancer and visual artist, I see the world around me as a dance that I put into paint. I approach each piece as an imaginative, kinetic and tactile process of discovery. My lyrical and nature-based abstracts reveal interflowing themes of dance, music and nature. I also work on cross-disciplinary projects with performing artists.
Biography
Julea Boswell's multifaceted career includes early days as a dance artist managing her own studio on PEI and later becoming a teaching artist with the School of the Alberta Ballet Company. Following that, she spent over 20 years in marketing and management roles, including leading award-winning public engagement initiatives with the City of Ottawa and serving as general manager with Propeller Dance Company. As a child and teenager, Julea studied dance and performed in professional theater with the Charlottetown Summer Festival, in addition to painting. She has continuously expressed herself through visual art and now dedicates her time to painting. Currently, she is taking a multidisciplinary approach to her practice, integrating performing and visual arts — collaborating with Propeller Dance in Ottawa and Atlantic String Machine in PEI — to create large-scale abstracts featured in dance-theatre and outdoor performance events. Boswell's work has been in solo and group shows and is held in collections internationally. Her art is available at The Dunes Gallery (PEI), Bistro Le Chat Bleu (NB) and her studio in Frenchfort, PEI. She holds a Dipl. in Theatre (Dance), BFA in Visual Art, and an MBA. Boswell lives and works in PEI and Ottawa, Ontario. She has also lived in Toronto, Edmonton and Berlin.
