Yulia Avgustinovich
Mural Description
Mural sponsored by Brubaker Charitable Trust
Location
J-Bears Place
311 S. Main Street, Rockford (south facing)
Artist Bio
Yulia was born and grew up in Baranovichi, a small town in Belarus. At the age of 16, Yulia went to Minsk and studied art in college receiving a degree in classic painting and teaching art. She started her career as a muralist in 2002 and completed her first outdoor mural in 2008 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Yulia states, "After accomplishing my first public art projects and wall murals, the feeling of fulfillment and the amazing feedback I received from the public confirmed that I was on the right path."
