Architect, painter, occasional animator and writer, born in Adelaide, son of painters James V Wigley and Molly Burden. Julian held his first solo exhibition in 1972 at the Ewing Gallery, Melbourne University, showing drawings, sequential drawings, looped film projections and kinetic sculptures.
He pursued his interest in sequential drawings with the publication of A History of the Northern Territory and Mining on Aboriginal Land
He has held several solo exhibitions, including the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory and the Niagara Galleries, Melbourne. He made several animated films using pastel, pencil, and toner dust on paper. His interest in digital drawing started in the 1980s when he made two animated short films on an Amiga 2000. In 2009, his media-savvy sons, Luke and Cass Wigley, introduced him to Brushes and finger-painting on iPods and iPhones.
Since then, he has explored techniques consolidating his drawing skills by combining digital and traditional image-making in his work processes.
His works are included in private, public and institutional collections. The Various mediums used include pastel; ink, using pen and brush; graphite; collage; screen based multimedia; digital drawing and single state printing.
He ran an architectural practice with his partner, Barbara Wigley. Julian co-authored and illustrated a number of books on Aboriginal conditions in the Northern Territory with Barbara Wigley.
Since closing his architectural practice in 2016, Julian has continued his interest in drawing, digital image making, painting and writing.
Living in country Victoria.
