Julia Pavlides What It Means To Be A Woman Digital Photography 30.48cm ✕ 43.18cm My art focuses on the conservative fashion of Japanese women during the period before the Meiji Restoration. The doll-like expression of the girl, helps to criticize the expectations and restrictions placed on women.

Julia Pavlides Tears of the Night Multimedia 45.72cm ✕ 60.96cm My art is about the ways in which war traps children in a lifestyle of violence, causing one to lose their innocence. The poem on the right, as well as the newspaper clippings, help to capture the harsh lifestyle of the young boy illustrated.

Julia Pavlides Panya Embroidery 25.4cm ✕ 25.4cm This second artwork of the two-part series, focuses on the ways in which infrastructure has changed over time. The modern look of the bakery helps to make it clear to the audience that this series focuses on more modern times in Japan.