About

Yulia Makeyeva is a multidisciplinary artist and founder of Connect With Art. She grew up in Russia and now lives in Jersey, Channel Islands. Yulia turned her full attention to art practice in 2019.  Her Philology and Art History background and interest in history are firmly rooted in her art practice. She explores memory, heritage and time, language, boundaries and borders, drawing inspiration from personal experiences and public and private archives.
In 2021 Makeyeva was awarded a ‘distinction degree’ UAL (University Arts London) Level 3 Diploma in Art and Design/Foundation Studies/Highlands College, Jersey Channel Islands. She facilitates workshops in local schools and participated in a MAPS (Making Art Partnerships in Schools) project, a pilot training and educational programme with artists and teachers, led Arthouse Jersey, working in collaboration with the Department for Children, Young People, Education and Skills (CYPES) to enhance the delivery and provision for art in schools.
Makeyeva was part of Skipton Big Ideas group Exhibition, produced by Jersey Art House, October/November 2021 in Jersey, with her sculpture ‘Continuum’.
Her sculpture Any Time.Now was selected by International Memorial via the open call in May 2022. This work is part of a touring exhibition Sandarmoh. Where Trees Have Faces

Get in touch
info@yuliamakeyeva.co.uk