Julienne, a white femme person, is pictured with their hair in short braids, circular earrings, and glasses. Surrounding them are drawings of flowers and an exclamation icon

Julienne (she/they) is guided by the belief that art and stories can serve as invitations into liberated futures.

Julienne is a queer artist and co-founder of Libertroph Magazine, a culture-building project archiving white anti-racist organizing, past and present. Julienne makes art and shares stories that can serve as invitations into liberated futures. Julienne brings over seven years of experience as a narrative strategist at a racial and economic justice nonprofit, where they organized in partnership with city government, data partners, artists, and local community members to build a racially-just world.

In their art and organizing, Julienne seeks to reconnect with their cultural memory as a means of defying the white supremacy that incentivized their ancestors to give up their cultures. Julienne comes from generations of family with roots in New York by way of ancestors in Sicily, Poland, and west Ireland. Julienne's anti-racist practice is largely informed by People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB) and their Undoing Racism Workshop, and Resmaa Menakem and his Somatic Abolitionism practice.

Julienne is most drawn to relational and collaborative work. She enjoys creative partnerships with grassroots organizers and nonprofit groups to create zines, comics and illustrations that uplift racial, economic, disability and healing justice. She is inspired by nature and what it can teach us about reciprocity, organizing, and flourishing.

Julienne lives in Washington DC, where she loves long walks in Rock Creek Park, tending to her balcony garden, and getting to know her neighbors.

Values in my art practice

Playful illustration featuring personified mushrooms living in community together, biking, trading books and letters on a purple background

Facilitation that is rooted in dreamy energy, creative flow, and future-building. I will guide us towards visualizing realities where everyone can thrive.

Dream-space

Abstract illustration reminiscent of coral and leaves with a color palette of pink, blue, and navy

A participatory, relational & iterative process that walks us from a collective vision to the final illustration.

Cocreation

Illustration of a window surrounded by overgrown bushes or plants with a color palette of purple, blue and pink

Transparency and directness regarding any emerging changes, limitations in my scope, and expectations for compensation and timelines.

Compassionate directness

Illustration of two hands pressed together, gathering colorful rain or confetti with a navy background

Rooted in the power of storytelling and art as tools to breakdown harmful narratives and guide us towards liberated, abundant futures.

Cultural Organizing

Here’s who I’ve been collaborating with lately:

Logos of multiple organizations and campaigns, including Peoples Hub, Repro TLC, Taskforce Cultural Strategy & Marketing Agency, Nice Media Group, Brides' March, Cooperative Journal Media, Living Cities, Combos Press, and Libertroph.

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