Severna Park, MD, United States
Jill J. is an internationally collected artist known for whimsical paintings and sculptures of peopl...
About the artist
Joined In 2015
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About the artist
Joined In 2015
(185 Followers)
Jill J. is an internationally collected artist known for whimsical paintings and sculptures of people, animals and food or any combination of the three! Carefully executed in a traditional style using oils, watercolors or mixed media; Jill’s art can be found in both public and private collections world-wide.
After graduating college with a dual degree in Fine Art and Marketing, Jill spent 10 years in the public relations world. Her first job as a string reporter for CBS News and finishing her executive career running the PR Departments at the National Aquarium in Baltimore and on the board of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. It was in these later jobs where Jill gained her love and appreciation for wild animals and their conservation. The inspiration for combining animals and food comes from her daughter’s childhood habit of putting the first bit of every meal on top of her head, like a crown.
“My paintings make people feel happy and often nostalgic. I paint food and animals with foods to bring a little humor into art collections. A culinary crown makes perfect sense!”
Jill regularly participates in shows in major cities including NY, London, Miami, Chicago and LA. She has a queue for her culinary animal commissio...
Bloomsbury University - Dual Major, Fine Art and Marketing
Tyler School of the Arts - Fine Arts and Graphic Design
Affordable Art Fair - NY, Sept. 2023
Affordable Art Fair - Hampstead, UK, May 2023
Affordable Art Fair - Battersea Park, UK, March 2023
Affordable Art Fair - NY, March 2023
Affordable Art Fair - NY, Sept 2022
Affordable Art Fair - NY, March 2022
Affordable Art Fair - London, March 2022
Affordable Art Fair - London, Oct. 2021
Affordable Art Fair - NY, Sept. 2021
Affordable Art Fair - London, July 2021
Affordable Art Fair - NY, May 2021
The Other Art Fair- Brooklyn, NY, July 2021
Create Magazine Global Show, Honorable Mention, April 2021
PXP Contemporary-WILD- January 2021
Superfine - D.C. - Oct., 2020
The Other Art Fair - Chicago, Sept., 2020
PULSE - Miami, Dec., 2019
Maryland Federation of Art - Annapolis, Dec., 2019
Superfine - D.C. - Oct., 2019
Art Comes Alive - Cincinnati - Oct., 2019
Superfine - New York - May, 2019
Art Expo - New York - April, 2019
The Affordable Art Fair - New York - March, 2019
Spectrum - Miami - Dec., 2019
Superfine - D.C. - Oct., 2018
The Other Art Fair - Chicago - Sept., 2018
The Affordable Art Fair - New York - Sept., 2018
The Other Art Fair - New York - May, 2018
The Other Art Fair - Los Angeles - March, 2018
Small Wonders - Annapolis - December, 2017
The Other Art Fair - New York - November, 2017
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