Art workspace with watercolor paintings, brushes, paint palette, and watercolor paper, organized on a wooden table.
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Hi, I'm Julie — an illustrator helping editorial teams and creatives tell their stories through vibrant & metaphor-rich visuals.

I love working with watercolors, risograph printing, and digital tools to create poetic and relatable illustrations that explore themes such as social issues, ecology, and mental health. With a background in political science and over a decade of experience as a human and women’s rights advocate, I’m deeply engaged with questions of social justice and representation.

Soft gradients and vivid pigments are at the core of my process — I’m fascinated by how shades and colors can express emotion and meaning. My work combines gentle textures, delicate lines, and vibrant palettes to bring warmth and sensitivity to complex subjects.

I live and work in Brussels, where I’m an active member of the collectives “La Guilde” and “Les Ateliers du Toner.” I regularly collaborate with magazines, publishers, non-profits, and institutions. If you have a project in mind or simply want to chat, feel free to get in touch !

A bientôt 🌈

Let's work together !

Some clients: European Commission - European Women's Lobby - UCL Louvain - Editions Champs Social - Editions du Souffle d’Or - Peaberry Up- SINGA asbl - Casa Legal - Les Chercheurs d’air - Habitat & Participation

Galeries & shops where you can find my work: Opifex Galerie, Sanlemo Galerie, Tandemm grafik

Colorful bottles and containers on a wooden table, with a succulent plant in a decorated pot and art supplies in the background.

What you might also like to know...

I like clouds, morning mist and hot, spicy chocolate. And cats. I sketch in blue and cannot draw hands. Or feet. I like round shapes and a wobbly perspective.

Wind makes me nervous and thunderstorms make me want to hide. Rainbow colours make me happy.

Selected shows

Anonymous Drawing Berlin - Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin, 2024-2025
Tandemm, 5 ans - Tandemm, Brussels, 2024
Expressions Mixtes -
Hôte Galerie, Brussels, 2024
In Touch - On Boards Biennale, Antwerp, 2023 
La Guilde de Griet - Sterput, Brussels, 2023
Avant l'orage (solo) - Tandemm, Brussels, 2023
Cohabitations (solo)- Galerie Illustra Femmes, Toulouse, 2022
Utopia - International Exhibition of Contemporary Illustrators, Tapirulan illustrators contest, 2021 
Jump - Kaunas Illustration Biennial Exhibition, VAA KF gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania, 2021 
10 femmes, 10 visions - Folles saisons, Toulouse, France, 2021 
Au nom des femmes - Galerie Le Bocal, Toulouse, France, 2021 

Illustration festivals

Bords Perdus - Ice Screen, Brussels, 2025
Print, Print festival - Cultural center Jacques Franck, Brussels, 2024
Nîmes s’illustre, Nîmes, France, 2024
Mauvais caractère, Bonnes résolutions - Ice Screen, Brussels, 2023
The Sketchy Fest - La Vallée, Brussels 2023