Jill studied at the University of Portsmouth gaining a first class honours degree in Illustration. She is now concentrating on making art for exhibitions, freelance illustrations and designs aimed at the contemporary interior space. She has held workshops at the University and also offers a complete workshop package to schools and colleges.
Jill is willing to undertake commissions and also offers a bespoke picture framing service, using conservation materials and standards.
'Precious Places and Other Jewels' is the title of her current touring exhibition and has arisen from ongoing concerns about the state of the English countryside:
"Conservation versus the ephemerality of environmental deterioration is an incomplete story that draws me back time and time again, prompting me to hark back to what has been taken from us; whether it be the loss of plant and insect species, the old garden once full of old fashioned perennials and now classed as a brown field site, or a much loved tree."
| Forthcoming Exhibitions: | |
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2010 Jan
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'Open House', Gallery Lacosse, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada The Garden Show at Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, England |
| Solo Exhibitions: | |
| 2009 | Nineveh Gallery, Havant, England |
| Sopranos, Southsea, England | |
| 1000 Lakeside, Portsmouth, England | |
| 2008 | Ashcroft Art Centre, Fareham, England |
| 2007 | Sopranos, Southsea, England |
| Eldon Gallery, University of Portsmouth, England | |
| 2006 | Bibi Ana's, Liphook, England |
| Marwell Activity Centre, Marwell, England | |
| Group Exhibitions: | |
| 2008 | Hampshire Artists' Open Studios, Titchfield, England |
| 2005 | The Art House, Westbourne, England |
| 2004 | The Beech Gallery, Alton, England |
| Cha Chas Gallery, Southsea, England | |
| Art Works Gallery, Liphook, England | |
| Ashcroft Art Centre, Fareham, England | |
| Selected Exhibitions: | |
| 2009 | Gallery Lacosse, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Willis Group Holdings, London, England | |
| 2008 | The Art House, Westbourne, England |
| 1000 Lakeside, Portsmouth, England | |
| 2005 | Artists' Harbour Gallery, Portsmouth, England |
| Mall Gallery, London | |
| 2004 | New Blood Art Online Gallery |
| Awards: | |
| 2004 | University of Portsmouth Chancellor's Award |
| Reviews: | |
| 2008 |
The News, Portsmouth |
| Citilife Business Magazine | |
| The Wessex Muse Magazine | |
| Hampshire View Magazine | |
| Educational Experience: | |
| 2009 | Visiting Artist, University of Portsmouth, England |
| Printmaking Workshops, University of Portsmouth, England | |
| 2008 | AA2A Research Project, University of Portsmouth, England |
| 2007 | Visiting Artists, University of Portsmouth |
| Printmaking Workshop, University of Portsmouth |