Julia Skelly

Julia Skelly is Assistant Professor (Limited-Term Appointment) in Art History at Concordia University, specializing in nineteenth-century British art, queer/feminist art, ethics in photography, global contemporary art, and material culture studies. Her research examines representations of excess, decadence, and addiction in visual culture.

Skelly's scholarly focus spans critical craft theory, feminist textiles, and the materiality of addiction representations. Her work investigates how contemporary artists engage with historical narratives through craft media and explore themes of vulnerability and violence.

Her publications include monographs examining addiction in British visual culture and radical decadence in feminist textiles. Current book projects analyze skin as material metaphor in contemporary art and intersections of cloth with queer, feminist, and anti-racist practices.