JULIO D’SOUZA born in 1975 , Bastora Goa. Completed his Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from Goa college of Arts in 2000. He worked as a ceramicist for five years after college. He won the Goa state award for graphic and painting in 2002.
Since then he has had two solo exhibitions at Ruchika’s art Gallery, Goa (2011) and Gallery One ,Delhi (2015). Also several group shows and Workshop in Painting & Drawing Udaipur in 2000. 109th All India Annual Art Exhibition at Mumbai in 2001. Exhibited at Cidade de Goa in 2005. Exhibited at Fountainhas – Art Mela, Panaji – Goa in 2007. Exhibited at Group show at Art Chamber Galeria De Bellas Art’s (Goa) 2007. Young Goan Masters Group Show at Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi in 2008. Goan Masters Past, President & Future at Ruchik’s Art Gallery, Panaji – Goa 2008. Across Boundaries, Group Show All India, Dubia 2008. Kala Academy, Panaji – Goa Group Show in 2008. Kitab Mela, Mumbai in 2008 (Young Masters) in 2008. Exhibited at Ruchika’s Art Gallery in 2008. Art Camp at Mangal Organized by Ruchika’s Art Gallery from 2007 – 2008. Art Gamp at All India, Madras (Chennai) (India) in 2009. 
Art Auction at Hotel Mariott (charity) in 2011. Work exhibited at ‘Salida Del Sol’ Goa in the year 2011.Meeting of minds Art Camp in Shimla in the year 2017. Meeting of minds camp exhibition at Gallery One in the year 2018. Group Show at Art Heritage in the year 2018. Participated in Affordable Art Festival in Museum of Goa (MOG) in the year 2018.  Art Camp organized by Gallery One, Delhi. In (Goa and Jaipur) 2019.  Group Show in Moira Cube Gallery 2019. Group Show Motley Sala de Arte   Goa 2021.

Julio lives and works in Bastora Goa.