Born in Guernsey, Channel Islands in 1964, McCallan is a versatile artist with a B.A. in Painting from Portsmouth Polytechnic in 1987, followed by an M.A. from the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1993. Her artistic journey then led her to Germany, where she received a DAAD scholarship to study under Gunter Uecker at the Art Academy Dusseldorf from 1994 to 1996.
During her time in Germany, she expanded her artistic practice to include installation, performance, and film, resulting in numerous group and solo exhibitions. In 1999, she initiated her inaugural “Recreation” project, a collaborative painting endeavor inspired by Old Master workshops, inviting museum audiences to create their own masterpieces.
Notably, in 2002, she was commissioned by the National Gallery in London to produce the “Piero di Cosimo” Recreation project, involving 100 participants—a pivotal moment in her extroverted artistic journey.
Her impressive list of commissions extends to institutions like the United Nations Lebanon, the Museum of London, 24 hours in Neukoln, Berlin, the Canakkale Bienalle in Turkey, the Glastonbury Festival, and the Museo de Belles Artes in Valencia.
Alongside these “Recreations,” she maintains a more introspective practice under the pseudonym Marie Julou, focusing on abstract painting. Her current fascination lies in the realm of “Outsider Artists”, who create art outside conventional institutions, often deemed “Visionary” or “Spirit” artists.
Julou has nurtured her outsider perspective by living in various countries, including Turkey, France, Germany, and her current residence in Valencia, Spain.
House of Omfale, Pompeii Series, mixed media on canvas, 60cm x 50cm x 2 cm, 2022, 990€
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii Series, acrylic, pigment, glitter,burnt walnut shell on canvas, 2022, 60 x 50x 2cm, 990€
Beginning to see the ligh 2022,oil on canvas 50 x61 cm, 1000€
"Artemisia”, Marie Julou, Watercolour on moulding paste on canvas, 50 x 61 cm, 1000€
“Perfect Day, Coloured Suns”, 2022, Oil on canvas, 50 x 61 cm, 1000€
Dots Vortex, 2021, oil and pencil on canvas, 46x55 cm, 910€
Pencil Souls, 2021, 46 x 55 cm, oil and pencil on canvas, 910€
Alien Plant Doodles, 30 x 40 cm, 202, oil and pencil on canvas, 630€
Scarification 1, 2021, 46 x 55cm, oil on canvas, 910€
Soulmates, 50 x 61 cm, acrylic on canvas, 1000€
Trains of Thought, 2021, oil and pencil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm, 990€
A Thought, 2021, oil and pencil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm, 990€
Lacy doodle Plasticene Crown, 2021 Marie Julou, 46 x 55cm, oil, plasticene on canvas, 910€
White Dots, 24 x 33cm, 2021, oil and pencil on canvas, 520€
Manic Doodle, 30x 40 cm, 2021, oil and pencil on canvas, 630€
Sgraffiti Doodle 1, 30x 40 cm, 2021, oil and pencil on canvas, 630€
Web Doodle Left, 30x 40 cm, 2021, oil and pencil on canvas, 630€
Web Doodle Right, 30x 40 cm, 2021, oil and pencil on canvas, 630€
Threads 1, 114 x195 cm, 2021, oil and pencil on canvas, 2790€
Threads II, 114 x195 cm, 2021, oil and pencil on canvas, 2790€
‘Gold & Glitter’
Glittering path, 2021, 30 x 41 cm, oil, glitter and pencil on canvas, 640€
Glittering Sun, 2021, 46 x 55 cm, Oil and glitter on canvas, 910€
Gold Droplets, 46 x 55cm, oil and imitation gold leaf paint on canvas, 910€
I thought I could save the world, 2021, 24 x 33 cm, oil and imitation gold leaf on canvas, 520€
Saving Grace I Apocalytic Doodle, 46 x 55cm, oil, pencil, gold paint, felt tip on canvas, 910€
Saving Grace III Angel, 46 x 55cm, oil, pencil, gold paint, felt tip on canvas, 910€
Saving Grace III Transmission, 46 x 55cm, oil, pencil, gold paint, felt tip on canvas, 910€
Starry Chaos, 2021, 46 x 55 cm, glitter on oil on canvas, 910€
Ecstatic Moments, 50 x 61 cm, acrylic, glitter, glue on canvas, 1000€
Series ‘Horror Vacui’
Horror Vacui 1, Doodle Eyes, 2021, 50 x 61 cm, Oil & moulding paste on canvas, 1000€
Horror Vacui 1, Ivy Doodle, 2021, 50 x 61 cm, Oil & moulding paste on canvas, 1000€
Horror Vacui 1, Thread Doodle, 2021, 50 x 61 cm, oil, pigment, pencil on canvas, 1000€
Horror Vacui 1, Watery Triangles, 2021, 50 x 61 cm, acrylic on canvas, 1000€
Horror Vacui 2, Black Doodle, 2021, 50 x 61 cm, Oil on canvas, 1000€
Horror Vacui 2, Lacy Doodle, 2021, 50 x 61 cm, Oil and pigment on canvas, 1000€
Horror Vacui 2, Pencil Doodle, 2021, 50 x 61 cm, oil & pigment on canvas, 1000€
Horror Vacui 2, Watery Doodle, 2021, 50 x 61 cm, acrylic on canvas, 1000€
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Fragments, Oil on Canvas, 60x50 cm, sold