Julia Yakobi

Artist Statement



I had an attraction to everything creative from a very young age. I started with poetry and my first poems were written when I was still a child. As I was growing up, everything colorful and unusual fascinated me, and I slowly discovered my love for painting. Upon graduating from high school, I decided to study at the Moscow State University and went on to complete a Master’s Degree in Arts and Languages. Since then I started seeing art as a way of life. It has become an integral part of the way I perceive the world around me.
I think that my passion for art developed over the years as I gained more and more experience, but it was also my ancestors that had played a role in my growth. In the previous generations of the family we had writers, artists, sculptors, and also worldwide famous musicians. Surrounded by creative minds at the time, I felt I also wanted to follow in their footsteps and do something of my own. Over the past fifteen years, I have successfully conducted numerous solo exhibitions all over Europe, as well as Dubai. I have been mostly influenced, however, by great minds of artists Gustav Klimt and Alfonse Mucha.


Memberships:
-Federation of Canadian Artists
-American Art Therapy Association
-Canadian Art Therapy Association
-Canadian Conference of the Arts
-Universities Art Association of Canada
-International Businesswomen Association
-Association of Art Historians
-2005—Nominee for “Who is Who “annual international business catalogue (USA) in the category International Professionals
-Active volunteer for Medecins Sans Frontiers- Doctors Without Borders- for the past 11 years