Julie Andreyev

Dr. Julie Andreyev is an Associate Professor in the Audain Faculty of Art at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Her work bridges art and ecology, focusing on multispecies collaboration and biophilic ethics. She teaches courses in New Media + Sound Arts and Critical Studies.

Education: PhD in Biophilic Ethics and Creativity with More-Than-Human Being from Simon Fraser University (2016).

Research Interests:

• Interspecies creativity
• Eco-poetics and soundscapes
• Climate emergency adaptation
• Acoustic ecology
• Animal ethics in art
• Urban forest ecosystems

Grants & Support:

• 2021 Art Apprenticeship Network Grant
• 2018 Emily Carr University Internal Research Grant
• Funded by Canada Council for the Arts and SSHRC

Key Projects:

• Bird Park Survival Station (2015-ongoing) – climate emergency project with local birds
• Branching Songs (2024) – multispecies art project with old-growth trees
• Wild Empathy (2018) – VR project for ecological empathy
• EPIC_Tom (2014-16) – canine creativity performance
• Vegan Congress (2013) – activist art collective

Publications: Lessons from a Multispecies Art Studio (2021 book), Responding to Dogs (2017 essay), and articles in BC Studies, Humanimalia, and Public Art Dialogue.

Labs/Teams: Her Animal Lover studio and collaborations with researchers like Simon Lysander Overstall.