Cairns’ artist Julie McEnerny trained at Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney during the 1980’s, later relocating to Cairns where she co-owned a popular design studio, the Chalk Art Shop, until 2008 and published the Chalk Art Book which is available through www.justart.com.au

Julie now works as a freelance artist and illustrator from her Cairns studio, exhibiting regularly and tutoring in Botanical Drawing with Queensland's Flying Arts Touring Program.  During 2009 she accepted a Botanical Artist residency with Cairns Botanic Gardens and Tanks Arts Centre, which culminated in the exhibition Offshoots, now an annual event and ongoing Botanic Gardens residency. Offshoots IV, to be held in 2012, features the Mangroves of Cairns Botanic Gardens.

Previous Offshoots exhibitions can be viewed by clicking on the exhibitions gallery below.  Julie also conducts Botanical Drawing workshops at the Cairns Botanic Gardens, please email her for further information.

Following another area of interest she recently completed a series of lithographs, with master printmaker Theo Tremblay, based on local Queenslander style houses with intriguing histories and is developing this work along with the stories, for exhibition.

Examples of commissioned illustrations for books and interpretive eco-signage can be seen in the illustrations gallery below.  Her second publication, Far North Queensland Rainforest Colouring Book is also available through www.justart.com.au

For enquiries regarding purchasing or commissioning work, contact Julie by email or phone 0407 556189