Julian Hocking is a Melbourne based artist whose distinct graphic style incorporates the use of black ink and graphite alongside other non-traditional materials such as Rye Whiskey and Vermouth. He is the co-founder of TANS gallery space and has also exhibited at Alaska Projects, Fort Delta, LON gallery, Spring 1883, George Patton Gallery and Long Division Gallery. He completed a Bachelor of Visual Art (Graphic Design) with Honours at La Trobe University (2012) and a Bachelor of Fine Art - Drawing and Print Media at Victorian College of the Arts (2015).