About Julie St. Clair
Julie St. Clair is a Seattle-based photographer working at the intersection of lens-based imagery and digital transformation. With over three decades of experience in editorial photography, commercial film, and color science, her work blends deep technical expertise with a highly intuitive visual language rooted in abstraction, texture, and time.
Trained in fine art and commercial photography at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, Julie led creative campaigns for major organizations and directed her own video production company. Her background as a color specialist — shaped by years in pre-press, print, and digital workflows — continues to inform her art practice today.
Julie’s current work draws on imagery of man-made remnants, found textures, and natural forms to question how we perceive the world. Her creative process is both intuitive and exploratory, grounded in the act of photographing and layering real-world elements to evoke new visual dialogues.
Artist Statement
My creative process is a layered integration of observation and transformation. I begin by capturing fragments — man-made remnants, natural textures, or fleeting moments — that feel emotionally charged and visually unresolved. Through digital layering and meticulous editing, these elements are reimagined into compositions that explore perception, transformation, and impermanence. Each artwork becomes a dialogue between the tangible and the ephemeral, the past and the present. My intention is to create work that holds a quiet energy — inviting the viewer into a space where reality is never fixed, but always unfolding.
All artworks are created solely from my original photography, printed as limited edition Giclée prints on fine art paper with a matte finish and mounted on archival materials. Designed for impact at scale, each piece is intended for open display without glass, allowing the viewer full access to the intricate details. This process merges the precision of photography with the expressive depth of painting, forming a distinct visual language.
Custom commissions are welcome, including site-specific works for private interiors, public settings, or large-scale commercial spaces.
Contact Julie St. Clair at 510-387-7500, julie@juliestclair.com
Exhibitions
2021; Art Not Terminal (ANT) Gallery, Seattle, WA, Spring Group Show
2019; Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Seattle, WA; Motherland Group Exhibit