Jillian Kogan

My artist heroes sought objects, which are seen and not looked at, thus allowing a set of familiar associations to answer the need for subject. I have based my flag art assemblage work in recognizable objects that collectively reinvent their symbolism. The assemblages challenge the examiner to look deeper and question the message upon closer inspection.

As an artist working strictly with state and national flags, my reinterpretation of banners allows the viewer to demystify their iconography and alter their individual symbolic perceptions. I juxtapose the integration of conventional objects into alternative conceptions capturing the vigorous collision of signs and symbols. The subversive flags reinvent the fabric of their intentions and focus on the realities they unfurl. The viewer's relationship to work can provoke perceptions of substance abuse vs. healthy consumption, idol worship vs. celebrity, recycle vs. unsalvageable.

Business Management & Marketing Graduate Program
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA

Publishing Procedures Degree Graduate Program
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE, Cambridge, MA

Bachelor of Science in Communications
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS, Boston, MA

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / NOTABLE INTERESTS
Adjunct Professor, UCLA Anderson School Business Management
Board Member, MOCA Contemporaries & Los Angeles Art Association
Advisor & Member, Los Angeles Art Association
Founding Committee Chair, GenArt Los Angeles

Solo Exhibitions
2011 "American Iconomics", Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2008 “Banner Trade”, The Other Room, Venice, CA
2008 “State of Mind”, Ambrogi Castanier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 “Sanctuary”, American Music Awards Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 " The New Republic", JessicaThomas Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 WeHo@25, 25th Anniversary Celebration in Art, West Hollywood, CA
Juried by Howard N. Fox, Curator Emeritus of Contemporary Art, LACMA
2010 "The Heartbeat of California," ULTCW Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 “GEM” Exhibition, Gallery 825 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 “Wrathful Battle Aspect” Gallery 825 Gallery, LA, CA
2010 “The Art of Noise”, Project One Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 “Small Wonders III”, Juried Exhibition, Pharmaka, Los Angeles, CA
2006 “Nations Pride”, JessicaThomas Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 “The Opening”, Modern One Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Civic Art Commissions
2010 “Find Yourself”, CA Tourism Board tribute Governor Schwarzenegger
2010 “California ReImagination”, Upward Bound House, Santa Monica, CA
2008 “Do Time at LA’s Best” Mural, Los Angeles, CA
2008 “California Imagination” CAC pro...