Paintings you'd love to escape to // Artist Julie Lucht de Freibruch // Noosa, Queensland
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Sweet Escape
Acrylic on canvas, float framed
41x41cm
$950
Finalist
x Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award
I'm thrilled to announce that this painting has been selected as a finalist in the Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award.
EXHIBITION
7 - 25 August
Across Lethbridge Gallery and Latrobe Art Space
Opening Night
Saturday 8th August
6:00 - 8:00pm
Lethbridge Gallery is one of Australia’s leading contemporary art galleries, supporting established and emerging artists through exhibitions, awards, and curated programs across Australia.
Established by Brett Lethbridge in 2004, Lethbridge Gallery has a strong reputation for showing a diverse range of technically accomplished, high quality artworks.
More details can be found on the Lethbridge Gallery website.
Lethbridge Gallery
136 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington QLD 4064
Mountain Retreat
Acrylic on cradled board
30x30cm
$550
Finalist
x Pomona Emerging Artist Prize
I'm excited to announce that this painting has been selected as a finalist in the Pomona Local Emerging Art Prize.
EXHIBITION - LOCAL EMERGING ARTIST PRIZE
Saturday 29 August - Wednesday 23 September
All finalists will be exhibited in the Carriage Room and Signal Room
OPENING CEREMONY
Saturday 5 September at 11.00am
More details can be found on the Pomona Railway Gallery website.
Pomona Railway Station Gallery
10 Station Street, Pomona, QLD 4568
Four Rooftop Birds
Acrylic on cradled board
30x30cm
$550
Finalist
x Aspire Gallery: Petite Pieces 100
I'm pleased to announce that this painting has been selected as a finalist in the 2026 Petite Pieces: The 100 award from Aspire Gallery!
"Bringing together a curated selection of 100 artists from across Australia, Petite Pieces: The 100 offers a broad snapshot of contemporary practice in Australia, with selected artists exhibiting small works at Aspire Gallery throughout July and August.
Designed to feel energetic, considered, and discovery-driven, The 100 celebrates the diversity of emerging and established artists working across a range of mediums, styles, and subject matter."
This painting can be purchased via Aspire Gallery's website
Aspire Gallery is located in Paddington, Brisbane, Australia
JUNE 2026
Article
x Art & Style Magazine
8-page feature article
Winter 2026 Issue
Incredibly honoured to have my work featured in the Winter issue of Art & Style magazine. Thanks to Lara Allport for the wonderful article describing my artworks and background, and also thanks to Iain Curry for all the effort that went into the studio/poolside shoot,
You can buy the magazine online at the:
How would
you describe your art style?
Sometimes likened to David Hockney's bright works, or even Rousseau's simplified forms, it can be a conundrum to try and put Julie's work into a specific category.
This is because her style that has been formed out of the love of woodcut art as well as children's contemporary illustration. With a background in graphic design, and a fondness for paring things down to their simplest elements, Julie strives to interpret the landscape as its essential shapes combined with atmospheric lighting.
Left: Robert Tavener, woodcut // Right: Oliver Jeffers, acrylic
Awards & Prizes
2026
Finalist
x Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award
Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2026
Finalist
x Pomona Local Emerging Art Prize
Pomona Railway Gallery, Pomona
2026
Finalist
x Petite Pieces:
The 100
Aspire Gallery, Brisbane
2025
Finalist
x Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award 2025
Find out more here
Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2024
Finalist
x Local Contemporary Art Prize 2024
Caloundra Art Gallery, Queensland
2024
Finalist
x Noosa Art Prize 2024
Find out more here
The Non Gallery, Noosa, Queensland
2022
Finalist
x National Emerging Art Prize (NEAP) 2022
Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney
From the inspiration behind certain paintings, to which is the best acrylic varnish to use, there's plenty of useful information and ponderings to be found on the blog
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