From anatomy to the Archibald: Julian Meagher

The Left Turn

This week's guest is Julian Meagher, a doctor turned successful professional artist - including a five time finalist in Australia's most famous art prize, the Archibald, and having his work exhibited extensively around the world.

Julian discusses his journey from a creative family to pursuing a career in medicine and eventually committing fully to following his lifelong passion for painting. Jules is open and honest about the ups and downs of making a career in art, with some surprising insights (at least for me) about what it takes to hone your skills as an artist.

Jules also went back to medicine one day a week a few years ago, assisting in surgery, and speaks beautifully about the joy of helping other people and how his work in art and medicine complement each other.