Capturing the World on Canvas
Editor’s note: The following paintings are by Julia Cost and were published in the spring/summer 2023 print publication of Stance on Dance. Enjoy!
“Betty Ann’s Hula” (2014), Oil on canvas, 16″ x 12″
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“Doorways, Frigiliana” (2013), Oil on canvas, 30″ x 40″
This painting pictures a moment of choreographic process from the making of a dance film in the village of Frigiliana, Spain.
Dancers left to right: Amy Quanbeck, Madeline Seers, Rebecca Levy
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“Maya” (2008), Oil on canvas, 24″ x 11″
Picturing Maya Guice
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Julia Allisson Cost was born and raised in upcountry Maui, Hawai’i by a family of many artists. She is passionate about making anything by hand, in particular: capturing the world on canvas through painting, transforming her paintings into textile designs, and the physical and emotive experience of dance and choreography. She earned a double BA in Studio Art and Dance from Scripps College and a MFA in Dance from University of California, Irvine. She is a painter, textile designer, sewist, dancer, and maker of all kinds. See her work at juliacost.com.