Julie Ryder Textiles

Julie Ryder is a Canberra-based textile designer who has earned national and international recognition for her work. Originally trained in science, Julie uses science and nature as the main source of inspiration for her art, with a keen interest in large digital format artwork, natural dyeing, screen printing and stitching.

Julie maintains an active professional studio practice, exhibiting her work regularly both nationally and internationally. She has taught in tertiary institutions and community organisations for over 30 years including RMIT Textiles, UTS, ANU and CIT, and completed a Master of Arts (Visual Arts) degree at the Australian National University School of Art in 2004.

She has been the recipient of many awards, grants and commissions and her work is represented in many public and private collections.