JULIE MCNIEL is a Northern Californian artist residing on The Land of the Wiyot People.


*2024: HAPPY YEAR OF THE WOOD DRAGON! I am now on Instagram! And I have a new Comics Blog called 'Lamprey Latitudes' - lampreylatitudes.blogspot.com where I share the process of making comics/'zines. Now you can buy my comics in various independent bookstores so check there for specifics.

In the meantime, welcome to this site, which contains several galleries of my decades of work in the Fine Arts: painting, drawing, lithography, animation, murals, etchings, sculptures, book arts, and more... - julie*


Brief Bio:
I have always been an artist. I have supported myself by waiting tables, cleaning homes & hotel rooms, childcare, and factory labor. I worked as a freelance illustrator, and traveled to China in the 1980s as a courier. I became the first person in my family to get a college degree. Deep Gratitude goes to my family, friends, students, and patrons who helped me achieve my dream of becoming a successful, independent, Artist. See BIO pages for a CV and critical writing on my work. Note: All material on this site is copyrighted and may not be used without permission.

For the past 30 years, I have had the honor of mentoring diverse participants and students in both rural and urban settings, on university campuses, art schools, summer art camps for kids, community college, public libraries, and for the past decade, county jail and state prison. My paintings and hand-drawn animated films have been shown in galleries, theaters, and museums.

Please click the link for ARTWORK to visit galleries. Artist statements accompany each project. Notably, there is little digital embellishing: just images of actual artworks made by hand and mostly photographed using 35mm film. Old School. No AI.

Most recently, I have turned to drawing comic book pages using an iPad Air, and you can see the results by visiting my COMIX AND MAGICK gallery. A new process for me!


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The galleries on this site are organized chronologically from the 1980s to the present. Here, I share with my students, patrons, and community, the stages of development over the long haul:
Students: although it can be an arduous, and winding path to becoming the unique artist you were meant to be, remember to stay true to what you love, and keep your feet on the ground, and you will get there...Good Luck!

(Above) UNRELENTING, copyright 2005. 2.5 x 2.5 ft.
Mixed-media graphite/acrylic painting/pencil, vellum, on wood panel. Iconography exploring the Artemis myth.

Visit COMIX and MAGICK for images showing the process of creating a comic book. In the gallery, MIDNIGHT SUN view a large-scale wall drawing in-process, and click on SHELL GAMES to view paintings & prints exhibited at the Museum of Northwest Art in Washington, and at University of Hawaii, Hilo.

* Please visit me on Instagram: @Julie_McNiel (Lamprey Latitudes Project).

* Visit my blog titled Lamprey Latitudes devoted specifically to my work in comics: lampreylatitudes.blogspot.com