Julie Gladstone

Julie Gladstone is an interdisciplinary artist based in Toronto whose work explores the intersections of memory, embodiment, healing, time, and motherhood. Working across abstract painting and textiles, ,she maps emotional and ancestral landscapes through layered mark-making, stitching, and the integration of repurposed materials. Her practice is deeply influenced by her background in acupuncture and somatic healing, merging contemporary abstraction with ancestral needlework traditions and an interest in metaphysics, cosmology, alchemy and their intersections with contemporary forms of digital technology. She holds a BFA from Concordia University and an MFA from OCAD University in Interdisciplinary Art, Media, and Design. She has exhibited internationally, with solo shows at the Museum of Jewish Montreal and Casino Obrero in Spain, and her work has been acquired by public and private collections including the Béjar Textile Museum, the City of Edmonton, and Michael Garron Hospital. In 2025, she was artist-in-residence at the Gladstone Hotel where she currently has a selection of work included in the “Intuition” exhibition. Gladstone is the recipient of grants from the Toronto and Ontario Arts council. She is represented by OXH Gallery, (Florida) and Wall Space Gallery, (Ottawa). Other notable exhibitions have included: The Art Museum at University of Toronto (2024) Lullabies in Exile at Redeemer University (2022) Return to the Fortress at the Museum of Jewish Montreal (2020) The Department of Canadian Heritage (2018) Gladstone’s work has been featured by Art Toronto, CBC Arts, The Brooklyn Rail, Hyperallergic Magazine, Arts Coast Magazine, Toronto Guardian, Toronto Life, the Canadian Jewish News among others.