Jill Skulina

I am Jill Skulina and I’m based in Dundee. I want to see fulfilling creative jobs for artists; for artists to be valued in work for their creative minds; and generally people being encouraged to work to their strengths and passions. My job is to create artwork and to be an antidote to the trials of the modern world. I do this by being a creative dynamo, joy magnet and solution seeker. I am committed to living a full and creative life with compassion, connection and community.

I have been self employed for 14 years and over that time I have never had a full time ‘proper’ job, I support myself through freelance endeavours such as facilitating workshops, pimping out my sewing and costume skills, occasionally selling work and being a technician at Dundee Ceramics Workshop.

I support other freelancers through my blog, interviewing them, giving them a platform to amplify their achievements and highlight issues we come across when working for ourselves.

I am currently looking into setting up a sculpture workshop in Dundee, with the intention of creating jobs, supporting artists at all stages of their creative practice, and functioning, as a business, in a way that encourages care, mindfulness, integrity, authenticity, resourcefuln...

2006 - 2007 Master of Fine Art - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD), University of Dundee
1999 - 2003 BDes (Hons) Interior & Environmental Design (1st class) DJCAD, University of Dundee
1994 - 1995 HNC Production & Technical Theatre Skills (Merit) Telford College, Edinburgh
1991 - 1992 Foundation Art and Design, Telford College, Edinburgh

Residencies
2022 Hospitalfield, Courthouse Studio Program, Arbroath.
2022 Magnetic North, SPACE/TIME Residency at Cove Park.
2020 Lockdown Home Residency.

UPCOMING
May 2024, Title TBC, Group Exhibition, Coburg House, Edinburgh.

Solo Exhibitions
2019 Wholly Expletive, Nomas* Projects, Ward Rd, Dundee
2019 Together To Grow, WASPS Exhibition Space, Meadow Mill, Dundee.

Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Exhibition - 10-20 August, A New Primer, Inaugural Festival Exhibition, St Margarets House, Edinburgh.
2023 Spilt Milk Gallery, In Unison, Dunfermline Carnegie Library and galleries, Fife
2023 Vital Spark, ESBAT Art Collective, Dundas St Gallery, Edinburgh
2023 Artist/Parent, AIR Gallery, Altrincham.
2022 Pentalogia Femenina a group exhibition at Patriothall, Edinburgh.
2021 SSA 123rd Annual Exhibition, RSA, The Mound, Edinburgh.
2020 Home-works: online exhibition and zine. Spilt Milk Gallery
2020 Longlist for Ceramics Category of the Mother Art Prize
2019 Meffan Winter Exhibition, Meffan Gallery, Forfar
2019 Rebirth, Spilt Milk Gallery, members exhibition, St Margarets House, Edinburgh
2019 Society of Scottish Artists 122nd Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, Edinburgh.
2018 Society of Scottish Artists 121st Annual ...