Julia Sjölin (b. 1992, Skellefteå, Sweden) is a visual artist based in Berlin and Stockholm, making films and paintings. Her large-scale oil paintings are presented as un-stretched canvases, revealing their own materiality and structure as well as inner landscapes and emotional undercurrents. As cinematographer, she remains present behind the camera, closely attuned to the actors. Here, the camera becomes both witness and participant, drawing attention to the gaze as a structuring device. A whisper, a breath, a bubble escaping the tongue—these small ruptures become entry points. Within this space—between word and meaning, intention and accident—a dreamlike precision emerges, speaking of the mechanics of desire.

Sjölin holds an MFA from Malmö Art Academy (2020) and a BFA from Umeå Academy of Fine Arts (2018). Her recent exhibitions includes her solo show, Cygnet, at the Royal Academy of Art (2024), Stockholm; Lighter with Muyeong Kim at N/A Gallery, Seoul (2023); and dwellings II with Madubuko Diakité at Canopy, Malmö (2022).
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contact: juliasjoelin@gmail.com