Mendocino Eco Artists
Creatively Supporting the Environment
Julie Higgins is internationally known for her vibrant, sensual, colorful compositions of voluptuous figures and fertile landscapes that have delighted art lovers for many years. Working primarily in soft pastel for its tactile quality and sometimes in acrylic, her travels from the ocean to the inland valleys and beyond are a constant source of inspiration. Recent work has focused on color play with her celestial circle series.
Artist and art are both rooted in the Heartland. Born and raised in the Midwest, Higgins attended the University of Kansas where she earned her BFA in Painting and Sculpture. She has received many awards, exhibition honors and her work has appeared on numerous publications.
She was the featured artist for Art in the Gardens for the Mendocino Botanical Gardens in 2009 and Winesong! Artist for the Mendocino Coast Hospital Foundation in 2011. In support of the Mendocino Coast Salmon Restoration Association her work was also featured on the SRA’s Annual T-shirts for the World’s Largest Salmon BBQ a couple of years. Higgins was the resident artist at the girl & the fig in Sonoma and Glen Ellen, California from 1998 until 2024. She is represented by and also works at Prentice Gallery in Mendocino, California.
( updated October 2026 )
Heart Strings
Little Fish, Big Dream
Sacred Bounty
Wine Run
Abundant Bounty
Goddess of Figs
Legacy of the Heart
Raven or the Egg
Very Berry
Karen Bowers, Mary‑Ellen Campbell, Maeve Croghan, Eleanor Harvey, John Hewitt, Julie Higgins, Debra Beck Lennox, Deborah Nord, Trish Orchard, Janis Porter, Paul Reiber, Bob Rhoades
