| 1959 | Born in Dartford, Kent |
| 1978 - 81 | B.A.Honours Degree in Fine Art (Painting) - Falmouth School of Art, Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| 1981 | English China Clays Drawing Prize. (Falmouth School of Art Annual Drawing Prize). |
| 1982 | Exhibition of Painting at The Gallery, Falmouth, Cornwall |
| 1983 |
Exhibitions of Paintings and Drawings at The Gallery, Falmouth School of Art, Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| 1983 - 84 | Post Graduate Master of Arts Degree in Fine Arts (Painting) - Chelsea School of Art. |
| 1984 | Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings - MA Exhibition - Chelsea School of Art, London. |
| 1985 | The Hayward Annual Exhibition - A Journey Through Contemporary Art with Nigel Greenwood - series of Drawings. |
| 1986 - 87 | Open View - selected group exhibition of Paintings and Drawings from the South East, supported by Lloyd's of London, Chatham; Medway College of Art and Design, Rochester; Metropole Arts Centre, Folkestone; Hove Museum and Art Gallery, Hove; Guildford House, Guildford. |
| 1987 | Bath Contemporary Art Fair. The London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. 13th International Independent Exhibition of Prints in Kanagawa, Japan. |
| 1988 | Visiting
Lecturer - Drawing Workshop - at Norwich School of Art, Norfolk. Bath Contemporary Art Fair Royal Over Seas League Annual Exhibition One Man Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Prints -Artsite Gallery, Bath. The London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. |
| 1989 | Art
'89" Islington, London - one man exhibition of Paintings and Drawings.
Art London "89" Olympia - one man exhibition of Paintings and Drawings. The London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy of Arts, London - group exhibition. Commissioned by Real World (Peter Gabriel) for album cover Passion (Music for The Last Temptation of Christ - a film by Martin Scorsese). |
| 1990 | Galleri
Pictor, Gothenburg, Sweden - group exhibition of Etchings and Drypoints.
Bath Contemporary Art Fair - one man exhibition of Drawings and Etchings. The Drawing Show II - An exhibition of Drawings by 50 contemporary artists at the Thumb Gallery, London. Awarded a Travel Bursary by the McColl Arts Foundation, London, to travel to Australia. |
| 1991 | The
London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, City of Plymouth Museums and Art Gallery - one man exhibition of Paintings and Drawings. Travelled to Western Australia and the Northern Territory (May to August). |
| 1992 | Rendezvous
I - Exchange exhibition between artists in Kent and Nord/Pas de Calais,
France supported by South East Arts and organised by KIAD and ORCEP. Venues:- The Gallery, KIAD, Rochester, Kent; The Herbert Read Gallery, KIAD, Canterbury, Kent; Le Bateau Feu, Dunkerque and Maison de la Faience, Desvres. The London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy of Arts. Collyer-Bristow Gallery, London - one man exhibitions of Paintings, Drawings and Prints. Diptych Drawing purchased for the South East Arts Collection and exhibited in Prospects - a selection from the South East Arts Collection of Contemporary Art. |
| 1993 | The London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy of Arts. |
| 1994 | Touring
exhibition (Paintings and Drawings). Venues:- John Hansard Gallery, Southampton - January / February; Wolverhampton Art Gallery - March / April; Harris Museum, Preston -May/ July; Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury - November; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro - December/ January '95 The Print Fair at The Armory, New York City, USA. Visiting Lecturer - Southampton Institute. Visiting Lecturer - Falmouth School of Art, Cornwall. |
| 1995 | The
Contemporary Print Show, Concourse Gallery, London. Tallinn Printmaking Triennial, Tallinn, Estonia - one of thirteen artists selected to represent Great Britain. Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston - Keep off the Grass. The Meaning of Landscape - group exhibition. The Print Fair, The Armory, New York City, USA. |
|
1995 - 97 |
Artist-in-residence, Wellington College, Berkshire. UK. |
| 1996 | The
London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy of Arts. The Contemporary Print Show, Concourse Gallery, London. Exhibition of Drawings, Wellington College, Berkshire UK. |
| 1997 | ARK - Group exhibition at Open Hand Open Space, Reading - Julian Grater paired with Andy Goldsworthy. |
| 1998 | Design
and publication of Website @ www.imatrix.co.uk/julian_grater (version
4 compatibility only). Research trip to Alberta and British Colombia, Canada. |
| 2000 | 'Transparencies' - a collaborative exhibition/music event with composer Andrew Toovey, Open Space Gallery, Reading, Berkshire. UK. |