Jill Nahrstedt

Jill is an artist, mother, surfer, and traveler. Her paintings and prints employ bright cheerful colors. The compositions reflect a fascination with the life growing in the local forest as well as in the landscapes around the globe.. Jill is also the curator and founder of Far North Side Gallery, which is a micro gallery in Chicago.

BFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago
MEd DePaul University

2024 Faculty Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Chicago, IL
2023 Jackson Junge, Chicago Works, Chicago, IL
2023 Positive Space Studios, This Is Your Allowance, Curator, Chicago, IL
2023 The Other Art Fair, Juried, Chicago, IL
2023 St. Louis Artists’ Guild, Beyond Belief, Juried Group Exhibition, St. Louis, MO
2023 The Art Center Highland Park, Freedom, Juried Group Exhibition, Highland Park, IL
2022 Oak Park Art League, Draw, Chicago, Il
2022 Arc Studios and Gallery, Face to Face, National Juried Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
2022 Lill Street: Creating Space, Group Exhibition, Chicago, IL
2021 Henricksen: Blank Canvas, Virtual Art Auction, Chicago, IL
2019 Side Street Studios, “Year 7” Elgin, IL
2013 TEAMS Design, “15th Anniversary Local Art Exhibition” Chicago, IL
2011 Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, “Calling Home,” Chicago, IL