Julia Sorrell (born 4 August 1955, in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex) is a British artist known for her portraits and imaginative drawings and paintings using figures and natural forms such as wood, shells, rock and plants using a range of media from pencil, charcoal, pen & ink, pastel, watercolour and oil.
[9][10][11] She studied textiles and embroidery under Constance Howard MBE at Goldsmiths' College (1973–6) who purchased her work to use as examples in talks and publications.
[12][13] She was taught drawing by Betty Swanwick RA (who was to produce the artwork for albums by rock group Genesis), and she sold her first work at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition at the age of 19.
[15] Her letters describing this experience were borrowed by Michael Ramsey's biographer Owen Chadwick[16] who then passed them on to the library of Lambeth Palace.
For the final exhibition at Stapleford Granary, Cambridge ACE Cultural Tours, Julia produced her unique over 2m tall hand-embroidered sculpture “Reverence” using hand spun Orkney wool.