JULIAN CLAVIJO
Public Artist - Painter - Sculptor
Curriculum Vitae
Masters of Arts (Art in Public Space), RMIT University, Melbourne, 2011
Bachelor of Advertising, UIA University, Costa Rica, 2008
Diploma of Business Management, Londsdale Institute of Management. Melbourne, 2013
Business Planning, Marketing Strategies, Finances 1&2 RMIT University, Melbourne, 2010
Sculpture (Short course ) Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, 2009
Bronze Sculpture and Casting (Short course), Fundere Foundry CAE, Melbourne, 2009
Graphic Arts, Printing and Pre-press, Cet. III, International Design School, Melbourne, 2009
Independent training with various renowned professional artists, painting, drawing and sculpture. Colombia, Costa Rica, Australia, 2000 - to present
Education
Awards & Prizes
Winner - GLOBAL ART AWARDS, Best Global Artist-Street Art, Dubai, 2018
Winner - Best Outdoor Mural, Australian Street Art Awards, Bronze 2022
Winner - CLIFTONS International Art Prize, Melbourne Winner, Melbourne, 2017
Winner - CLIFTONS International Art Prize, People's Choice Winner, Melbourne, 2017
Winner - CLIFTONS International Art Prize, People's Choice Winner, Melbourne, 2016
Winner - Artist in Residence / Director of Ground Floor STK Arts Space with Caydon Property, Melbourne, 2015
Winner - CLIFTONS International Art Prize, People's Choice Winner, Melbourne, 2015
Winner - Highly Commended Prize, Knox Art Prize, Melbourne, 2015
Winner - Highly Commended Prize, 7mo. Salón del Agua, Aguas Kapital, Cúcuta, Colombia, 2013
Winner - Artistic Excellence Award, Banyule Outdoor Sculpture Prize, Melbourne, 2011
Winner - Sculpture Award, Melton Art Show. Melton, Australia, 2011
Winner - Staedtler Inter-Universities Creativity Contest, San José, Costa Rica, 2007
Finalist - GLOBAL ART AWARDS, Best Street Artist in Realism, Shanghai, 2020
Finalist - Australian Street Art Awards - Best Exterior Mural 2023
Finalist - Australian Street Art Awards - Best Memorial Monumental Mural 2023
Semi-Finalist - Doug Moran National Portraiture Prize, Sydney 2017
Official Judge - Vivid Design Awards Melbourne, 2017
Finalist - Global Art Awards, Burj Khalifa, Dubai UAE, 2017
Finalist - Black Swan National Portraiture Prize, Western Australia 2017
Finalist - CLIFTONS International Art Prize, Melbourne, 2017
Finalist - Delusional: Jonathan LeVine’s Search for the next Great Artist, New York / New Jersey, 2017
Finalist - Trinity Annual Art Prize, Albury Victoria, 2016
Finalist - Albert Park Art Prize, Melbourne, 2016
Finalist - Crown Metropol Hotel, “V” Public Art project, Melbourne, 2014
Finalist - Moreton Bay Art Awards, Pine Rivers Gallery, Brisbane, 2013
Finalist - 12th Salón Nacional de Arte - Diversidad, Galería Casa Cuadrada, Bogotá, Colombia, 2013
Finalist - Time and Tide, Group exhibition ,Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Melbourne, 2013
Finalist - Aurecon Building Façade public art project at Victoria Harbour, Docklands, 2012
Finalist - Sculpture Award, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Melbourne, 2011
Finalist - Yering Station Sculpture Prize Exhibition, Yarra Valley, 2011
Finalist - Nillumbik Prize, Montsalvat Gallery, Melbourne, 2011
Granted scolarship for high level swimming and academic performance for secondary and tertiary studies by private sponsors, Costa Rica, 2004
Shows & Exhibitions
2023
Back to Being - SOLO Show, Melbourne
Antipodes Artists Exhibition, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne
Shanghai International Art Fair
2022
Small works Exhibition, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne
2021
Antipodes Artists Exhibition, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne
2020
Australian Artists Exhibition, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne
2019
Murals Boulevard PFD, Knoxfield
Sikh Games Mural, Dandenong
Dandenong Children’s Library, Dandenong
Swinburne University Murals
2018
Australia Based Artist Exhibition, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne
Untold Melbourne 2018, Nylex Silos Cremorne Australia
White Night Melbourne, Outside the Box Live Painting
Benalla International Street Art Festival,"Wall to Wall", Benalla, Victoria
M-Lane Street Art Exhibition, F1 Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, Melbourne
RedBull Racing Aston Martins DB-11 Live Painting at Hosier Lane, Melbourne
2017
Delusional: Jonathan LeVine’s Search for the next Great Artist, New York / New Jersey
Small Works Annual Show Beinart Gallery, Melbourne
Benalla International Street Art Festival,"Wall to Wall", Benalla, Victoria
Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Mural, Hosier Lane, Melbourne
M-Lane Street Art Exhibition, F1 Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, Melbourne
Live Painting at F1 Australian Grand Prix Race, Paddock Albert Park, Melbourne
Under the Sky, Group Show, STK Ground Floor, Melbourne
Giants of Knox, Public Art concept presentation, Rowville
September Latin Festival Live Mural painting, Sandown Park
Cliftons Art Prize, International, Melbourne
Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix- Collective mural, Phillip Island
Black Swan National Portrait Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
St John of God Hospital - Black Swan Touring Exhibition, Perth
Archibald Portrait Prize (entrant) , Art Gallery of New South Wales
2016
Invitation 11th International Art Festival Workshop, Rajmangala Uiniversity, Bangkok Thailand
Meeting of Styles, International Street Art Festival, Melbourne
Street Art International Book Launch, Live paiting Hosier Lane, Melbourne
Patient Transition, Solo Exhibtion, Melbourne
Clockwise, Group Exhibition, Melbourne
A night to Inspire Live Painting for Electronic Music Conference, Sydney
Trinity Annual Art Prize, Albury Victoria
Linden Contemporary Postcard Exhibition, Melbourne
Albert Park Art Prize, Melbourne
Cliftons Art Prize, International, Melbourne
Gaybies Project Mural, Melbourne Fringe Festival,
Outside the Box, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2015
Parkwest Gallery, Carnival Christmas Auction event, USA
Right Now, Human Rights in Australia, Art Exhibition, Melbourne
Cliftons Art Prize, International, Melbourne
Por Amor / For Love, Metro Gallery, Armadale, Melbourne
Snowfest, Sculpture feature, Springvale
Nocturnal Winter Arts, featuring 3 public art interactive projects, Dandenong
50th Camberwell Art Prize, Swinburne University, Melbourne
Hot to Watch, Metro Gallery, Armadale, Melbourne
Summer Group Show, Metro Gallery, Armadale, Melbourne
41st Knox Art Prize, Melbourne
2014
Postcard Show, Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, Australia
Winter Group Show, Metro Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Artisti in Via De Santis, Art & Ground Collective Show, Castle Orsini Odescalchi, Rome, Italy
Adnec Foyer Art Show, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Toy to The World - International Biennale Art Show, Art Boy Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2013
Moreton Bay Art Awards, Pine Rivers Gallery, Brisbane
7mo. Salón del Agua, Cúcuta, Colombia
Time and Tide, Group exhibition ,Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Melbourne
12th Salón Nacional de Arte - Diversidad, Galería Casa Cuadrada, Bogotá, Colombia
5th Annual Belle Arti Prize, Chapman & Bailey, Melbourne
Multidisciplinary Arts Nigth - El Tarro & Miss Colombia Launch - ALIVE, Shebeen, Melbourne
Galerie Guay, Gallery Lunch and Exhibition, Dark Horse Experiment Gallery, Melbourne
PingPong Cultural connections through visual arts conference, RMIT University, Melbourne
Exhibition Connect: Expand + 3x3 Project, The National Gallery of Bangkok, Thailand
Day & Night Lift, Public Art installation, City of Greater Dandenong Council, Dandenong
Australia Art Month Exhibition, Abu Dhabi UAE
Nocturnal Winter Arts (Grand projection and Public Art Selection), Dandenong
LavARTon, Art show, Laverton, Victoria
One + Two = 12 Exhibition, Blak Dot Gallery, Melbourne
Through the Eyes, Solo Exhibition, Police Lane Gallery, Ballarat
What Lies Beneath, Group Public Art Exhibition, Backyard Gallery, Ballarat
2012
Invitation Factory Art Exhibition, Berlin
Invitation Premio Arte Laguna, Venice
2011
Banyule Festival Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Melbourne
Melton Art Show, Melbourne
Toyota Community Spirit Gallery Sculpture Award, Melbourne
Yering Station Sculpture Prize Exhibition, Yarra Valley
Nillumbik Prize, Montsalvat Gallery, Melbourne
Fringe Arts Festival, Carnaval Latino Arts exhibition, Melbourne
Solo Exhibition, Cruzao Arepa Bar, Melbourne
El Tarro en la Casa, (Multidisciplinary Art exhibition), Melbourne
£1000 Bend Gallery, Samba, Cine Club group exhibition, Melbourne
Gateway Exhibition, Museum of Australian Chinese History, Melbourne
2010
Nocturnal Public Art Exhibition, Dandengong
Collective ephemeral RMIT student’s exhibition, Melbourne
2007
Winner, Staedtler Crafts Inter-Universities creativity contest, San José, Costa Rica
Expoarte, Costa Rica
Collective Sculptures, Corobici Hotel, Costa Rica
Plastitoon Solo Exhibition, El Castillo Country Club, Costa Rica
2006
Sculptitoons exhibition at Blue Valley School, Costa Rica
Sculptitoons exhibition at La Salle High School, Costa Rica
Public Art Projects
2023
Feature Stop Motion Animation with Adam Elliot Films
Walpeup War Memorial Silos
Mandurah Library
2022
RSPCA Headquarters 150 Anniversary Mural, Victoria
Varden Paperseal Mural, Victoria
Hastings Mural Commission, council
Point Addis Commission
2021
Yarram Chalk Festival, Victoria
The Big Picture Fest, Frankston
Moe Street Art Festival, Victoria
Bialik Early Learning Centre Mural
Hoppers Crossing Mural
2020
Ricketts Point Mural, Beaumaris
(Covid break)
2019
Global Warming, Gisborne, 2019
Murals Boulevard PFD Knoxfield, 2019
Swinburne University Murals, 2019
Sikh Games Mural, Dandenong, 2019
Dandenong Children’s Library, Dandenong. 2019
2018
Nylex Silos Monumental Art Mural, Cremorne Victoria 2018
Back to Land, Black Rock 2018
Alexandra The Great Mural - Templestowe Village, Melbourne 2018
Benalla International Street Art Festival,"Wall to Wall", Benalla, Victoria 2018
Live Painting with F1 drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen for Red Bull Racing/ Australian Grand Prix, Melb 2018
Mural at Parc Ferme - Paddock for F1 Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park 2018
Mural for AUSGP Event Management Building, Albert Park, 2018
Mural and Live painting at M-Lane during Australia Grand Prix 2018
Painting on 2 Aston Martins DB-11 for F1 Red Bull Racing teams activations in Melbourne 2018
Gandhi, Dandenong 2018
2017
Upside Down - 4 walls mural on substation, school collaboration, Springvale, Victoria 2017
Nature Before Profit - Mural on Albion St, Brunswick, Victoria 2017
Benalla International Street Art Festival,"Wall to Wall", Benalla, Victoria 2017
Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Mural, Hosier Lane, Melbourne 2017
M-Lane Street Art Exhibition, F1 Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, Melbourne 2017
Live Painting at Parc Ferme during F1 Australian Grand Prix Race, Albert Park, Melbourne 2017
Thinkers & Makers Society Mural, Brunswick, Melbourne 2017
September Latin Festival Live Mural painting, Sandown Park VIC, 2017
Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix- Collective mural, Phillip Island
Giants of Knox - Collaborative project for Knox Festival, Victoria 2017
2016
GAYBY BABY Project, Mural for Melbourne Fringe Festival, Southbank Melbourne 2016
WUNAN KEEP Housing Renovation Mural Project in collaboration with Yarra Valley Water, Melbourne 2016
Alien Crime Scene - Sculptural production, domestic violence campaign, City of Knox, Knox Festival 2016
'The Law of Gravity' mural design and production commission for Gravity Co-working, Melbourne 2016
'Transcendence' mural Collaboration with Valmont Design for Crestone Wealth, Melbourne, 2015 - 2016
Street Art International Book Launch, Melbourne, 2016
Meeting of Styles, International Street Art Festival, Melbourne Edition, March- April 2016
2015
Day of the Dead Australia, Mural Collaboration with - The Artistry, Melbourne CBD, 2015
Unfolding, Interactive Sculpture for Nocturnal Winter Arts & Snowfest,Dandenong, 2015
Big Day Scout Portrait Installation and collaborative workshop, Federation Sq. Melbourne, 2015
2014
Knox Community Gardens Pop Up Shops, 2014
Planet Micro, Interactive installation for children in Stringybark Festival, Knox 2014
Cubby Pear, Interactive Sculpture,Dandenong, 2014
Read Between the Lines, Shortlisted Installation for Crown Metropol Hotel, Melbourne, 2014
2013
ROAR WASTE Interactive Installation for Stringybark Sustainability Festival, Knox City, 2013
Through the Eyes, Public Installation, Gallery of Ballarat, 2013
No Fence for Dreams, Public Art colour installation, Dandenong, 2013
Hidden, 8 story building facade projection, Dandenong, 2013
Day & Night, lifts installation, Dandenong, 2013
2012
Water and Fire are One, Shortlisted Public art for Aurecon Building Façade, Docklands, 2012
Chromobricks, Noble Park, 2012
2011
Coloured Urban Patterns, Public colour interventions, Queenstown NZ and Melbourne, 2010
Publications & Press
2024
Street Art Utopia Silo Feature - Link
2023
Visit Victoria Silo Feature - Link
Murals Come to Life. - Link
Mandurah Library Mural - Link
Australian Geographic Special Edition - SILO ART Link
Walpeup Memorial Silo Articles Link
SBS - Feature interview Link
2022
MELBOURNE-BASED COLOMBIAN STREET ARTIST Momentum Biking - Link
Arts An Culture - Climate Change Mural Amongst the Best of the Year in Australia Link
Vibrant Mural in Hastings Link
Artist to Tackle Climate Change Link
Climate Change Mural Link
Varden Special Feature Mural Link
2021
StreetArt Cities, World Map Street Art Link
Art Blogger and Artist Feature. Street Art Link
The Big Picture Fest Link
Hoppers Junction Mural - Link
2019
Mural’s message a climate warning - Link
ABC News How street artists graduated from petty criminals to creative darlings - Link
Mural Top Picks - Link
Dandenong Art Tour - Link
2018
Nylex clock silos RealEstate - Link
The Age Independence, love and art beneath the Nylex sign - Link
The Age Nylex Silo - Link
Nylex Facelift News.con.au - Link
Herald Sun Melbourne-based street artist recognised with global art award Link
Creative Art Therapy Australia Ambassador - Link
Herald Sun Students Collaboration Mural - Link
Herald Sun Mural an art-felt tribute to family - Link
Australian Arts Review - Link
2017
VOGUE AUSTRALIA
32 pieces of Melbourne street art to see before you die, March 31 Link
Ensign News - Attention-grabbing art article feature, Page 3, April 5
Ensign News - Newspaper front cover feature , cover page, April 19
Ensign News - Capturing our hearts article feature, Page 5, April 19
The Age - ‘What is the Big idea Julian Clavijo?’, June 1
Sydney Morning Herald - What is the Big idea Julian Clavijo?’, May 29 link
Invurt Magazine - ‘Top 10 of Melbourne Street Art’ June
Invurt Magazine - ‘Melbourne’s Prettiest mural: Julian Clavijo’ June
Herald Sun - ‘Artwork turning heads - literally’, June 18
The CBD News - ‘The Age of Innocence’, June, Issue 33
Dandedong Journal, Front cover feature, June 26
WideWalls: Delusional Jonathan LeVine’s Search for the Next Great Artist Link
SBS Radio Interview: 'Arte a través de los ojos de la inocencia' Aug 19 Link
Humans in Melbourne - The Book, artwork feature by Christopher Jose Cincotta Link
Burn City - Melbourne Painted Streets, book by Lou Chamberlin Link
THE COFFEE MAN - BOOK by Sasa Sestic, Front Cover Link
2016
Moreland Leader Newspaper, Page 7, August 1, Melbourne
Portafolio Corporate Magazine, Caydon Property, Front Cover Feature and Interview, Page 7.
2015
THE AGE Newspaper, Financial Review, Page 6, August 7-8, Melbourne
Present and Somewhere in Between - Compilation of Works, Melbourne Link
2013
Concierge Magazine UAE June Edition, page 16. Abu Dhabi
Concierge Magazine UAE July Edition, pages 12-13. Abu Dhabi
INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS Vol. VII, New York
2011
Coloured Urban Patterns, Master of Arts Project, Melbourne
Maleta de Sueños, Poetry compilation, Melbourne
Aesthetica Magazine, December-January edition, London