About:
Julie Hoyle is a contemporary artist working across printmaking, mixed media and ceramics. Her work explores kinship between human, animal and natural worlds, reflecting on shared vulnerability, empathy and our place within living systems.
Rooted in printmaking and expanded through clay, drawing and light-based installation, Hoyle’s practice combines layered textures, raw line and atmospheric imagery with a balance of beauty and unease.
Recurring motifs such as organs, vessels, intertwined human, animal and plant forms act as ‘nature’s blueprints’, suggesting deep biological and emotional connections. Rather than presenting direct ecological narratives, her work approaches these themes through suggestion, atmosphere and poetic association, encouraging a consideration of humanity’s relationship with the natural world.
Hoyle studied Fine Art before completing an MA in Fine Art Printmaking at Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London. She founded and directed Ochre Print Studio in Guildford for ten years, supporting artists through teaching and facilitating printmaking, mentoring and collaborative projects.
Alongside her own studio practice, Hoyle has developed a strong commitment to collaboration, curation and public engagement. She brings together artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines through exhibitions, artist-led initiatives and community projects, creating opportunities for dialogue, exchange and unexpected connections. She has worked extensively with disability arts organisations, serves on the Board of Directors of DAiSY (Disability Arts in Surrey), and previously co-chaired the Arts Committee at the Swiss Church in London, helping to develop a successful programme of exhibitions, commissions and partnerships.
Her work has been exhibited widely including the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, and she has created award-winning public installations such as Host at Guildford Railway Station.
Selected Roles & Achievements
• Founder & Director, Ochre Print Studio (2006–2016)
• Chair and lead organiser, LOOP Artists in Print
• Curator of Occupied: Strange Company, Safehouses, Peckham (2026)
• Board Director, DAiSY Disability Arts in Surrey
• Co-Chair, Swiss Church Arts Committee, London (2020–2023)
• Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (2023 & 2026)
• Guildford Design Award for Public Art (2023)
• Public commissions, residencies and exhibitions nationally.
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