Toronto-based visual artist Julia Brevetti has built a global art career by leveraging social media, turning daily TikTok and Instagram posts into high-profile commissions and over 100 million cumulative views. Her practice, grounded in consistency, creativity, and audience engagement, has evolved into large-scale, site-specific projects, with her recent work at Queens Harbour standing out. The 23,000-square-foot MediterrAsian restaurant combines Mediterranean and Asian design, cuisine, and culture.
Queens Harbour presented a unique challenge in visually interpreting a space that fuses two distinct cultural aesthetics. Brevetti approached the project by developing a series of large-scale animal portraits that balance narrative, energy, and cohesion. The chosen animals—koi, tigers, and cheetahs—carry symbolic meaning while reflecting the movement and vitality of the restaurant. The artwork was designed to complement the dining environment while remaining compelling as a standalone fine art collection.
The centerpiece of the installation is a monumental painting of two cheetahs by a pool, her largest completed work to date. This piece pushed Brevetti to think differently about scale, composition, and how artwork functions at a distance in a large space. Every aspect of the work, from color choice to spatial arrangement, was carefully considered to enhance the viewer’s experience and to harmonize with the restaurant’s architectural and interior design.
Brevetti’s creative process is highly interactive. She documented the evolution of the installation on social media, allowing audiences to follow each step and provide feedback in real time. This approach has become central to her practice, reinforcing her belief that art can be iterative, participatory, and narrative-driven. Multiple rounds of experimentation and collaboration shaped the final pieces, demonstrating her commitment to refining ideas through exploration and dialogue.
The Queens Harbour commission marks a turning point in Julia Brevetti’s career, steering her toward more immersive, large-format work and thematic series with broader spatial ambitions. Looking forward, she plans to expand collaborations that merge storytelling, symbolism, and visual impact in public and commercial spaces. At the core of her practice remains the intention to create work that enhances its environment while allowing each viewer to form a personal connection and interpretation, continuing her trajectory as a socially conscious and digitally engaged contemporary artist.
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