Julie Lomax is the Director of Development at Liverpool Biennial. She is responsible for developing partnerships, and raising funds to support Liverpool Biennial, from a wide range of organisations and individuals, both commercial and public. Lomax joined Liverpool Biennial after working as the Director of Visual Arts for the Australia Council for the Arts, where she was responsible for visual arts policy and investment. Julie ran the International Studio programme and worked on Australia’s representation at the Venice Biennale in 2013 and 2015.
Julie previously worked at Arts Council England as the Director of Visual Arts for London. In this role she was responsible for a client portfolio of 67 organisations and over £40m investment in the arts in London. In London, Julie was a commissioner for the Fourth Plinth contemporary art project in Trafalgar Square, sat on the commissioning panel for artworks in the 2012 Olympic Park, and was an advisory group member for Art on the Underground.
Julie currently holds a Board position at The Showroom, London and was previously on the Board of Artes Mundi, Cardiff. In 2010 the Times Newspaper nominated Julie as one of the 30 most powerful people in the art world on their Art Power list, and Julie appeared on Australian Art Life Power List in 2014 and 2015.
Julie originally trained as an artist, graduating from Chelsea School of Art with a degree in Fine Art.