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

2022 SCAD: Painting Intensive Course

MENTORSHIPS + POSITIONS

2025 Studio Assistant | Gil Bruvel Studio

2021-2024 Studio Assistant | Meredith Pardue Studio

2022-2023 Mentorship | Meredith Pardue Studio

2021-2022 Internship | Doug Kennedy Studio

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2026 INTERWOVEN: Laura Rathe Fine Art | Austin, TX

2026 OF THE SUN: Laura Rathe Fine Art | Austin, TX 

2026 AUSTIN BOUND: Laura Rathe Fine Art | Austin, TX

2025 BACK TO BLACK: Laura Rathe Fine Art | Houston, TX    

2025 UNDERCURRENT: Laura Rathe Fine Art | Houston, TX      

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

2026 BOLD JOURNEY: "Julian Sargent Kennedy"

2025 CANVAS REBEL: “Meet Julian Kennedy”

2025 VOYAGE AUSTIN: RISING STARS: Julian Kennedy of Austin

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

LAURA RATHE FINE ART - Austin | Dallas | Houston

KELSEY MICHAELS FINE ART | Laguna Beach