Giulia Quaresima is an Italian portrait and figurative artist living and working in Cambridgeshire, UK.

Her art career includes an extensive education. She graduated with a BA in Painting (Hons) from the Academy of Fine Arts, Carrara, Italy, in 2006 and with a BA (Hons) in Cultural Heritage Studies at the University of Pisa, Italy in 2009, before completing her MA in History of Contemporary Art (Hons) at the University of Pisa, Italy in 2012.

Quaresima is a member of The Cambridge Drawing Society, and an Associate Member of The Society of Graphic Fine Art (SGFA).

She has received a special commendation from the Institute of East Anglian Artists as a result of her entry in the IEA Open Exhibition 2022.
She has been shortlisted out of 836 entries as one of the 11 finalists of the London Graphic Centre Art Prize 2023 sponsored by Theo Paphitis.
She has been selected as one of the contestants on Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2024.

"My artistic activity focuses on figurative subjects, particularly portraits and the human form; in the last couple of years I deepened my love for drawing, and I now mostly work using coloured pencils and charcoal, a combination of materials able to express perfectly the feeling behind my inspiration, made of memories, personal experiences, and unspoken emotions".
"The relentless passage of time, loneliness, solitude, the love/sacrifice behind motherhood, the fascinating moment of conception, the power of gesture and body language to express emotions and feelings, are some of my favourite subjects.
In my latest series, I put a lot of emphasis on my sitters' hands and eyes, preferring close-ups, unusual and striking compositions that turn into timeless, universal themes which everybody can relate to". ​​

Main exhibitions
- Society of Graphic Fine Art 103rd Annual Open Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London (2024)
- Women in Art Fair, Mall Galleries, London (2023)
- Royal Cambrian Academy of Art Open Exhibition, Conwy, Wales (2023)
- Works on Paper 2023, The Gallery at Green and Stone, Chelsea, London (2023)
- Society of Graphic Fine Art 102nd Annual Open Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London (2023)
- Society of Women Artists 162nd Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London (2023)
- Wells Art Contemporary 2023, Wells Cathedral, Somerset (2023)
- London Graphic Centre Art Prize 2023 sponsored by Theo Paphitis, shortlisted finalist (2023) - Institute of East Anglian Artists Open Exhibition, The Gallery, Holt (2019, 2022)
- Cambridge Drawing Society Spring/Autumn Exhibition, Cambridge (2018-2024)
- Portrait 17, DegreeArt Gallery, London (2017)
- One hundred eyes in one day, solo exhibition and performance, Debut Contemporary Gallery, London (2013)
- Mitologie reali, solo exhibition, Petrartedizioni gallery, Pietrasanta (LU), Italy (2010)
- Carrara Giorni d'Arte, art fair, Marina di Carrara (MS), Italy (2010)
- Mille artisti a Palazzo, group exhibition, Palazzo Arese Borromeo, Cesano Maderno (MI), Italy (2009) - Liberamente Libro, touring group exhibition, Reggio Emilia/Monreale (PA), Italy (2007)
- V Biennale Internazionale di Pittura Premio Felice Casorati, winners group exhibition, Italian Culture Institute gallery, Cracow, Poland (2007)
- Vivendo e quasi vivendo, solo exhibition, Petrartedizioni gallery, Pietrasanta (LU), Italy (2007)
- V Biennale Internazionale di Pittura Premio Felice Casorati, 3rd prize, Pavarolo (TO), Italy (2006)
- Immagina. Arte in Fiera, art fair, Reggio Emilia, Italy (2005)