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About
the artist:
Born:
1978
Education:
BFA with honors, The University of the Arts (Philadelphia College
of Art & Design)
Jill
Pearson began her career as an editorial illustrator. Throughout
most of her 20's she focused on digitally created collage illustrations
made from scanned objects, photographs, and other elements. She
has received awards and recognition from various illustration institutions
and has exhibited in shows at New York's Society of Illustrators.
Her illustrations have been published in newspapers and magazines
around the country.
In
2006 she left the world of editorial illustration to begin an online
children's boutique, Sophie
and Spice. Named for her daughter, the site sells a variety
of custom designed products including nursery art, pop art portraits,
and posters made from children's artwork. The website has been featured
in Pregnancy and Newborn, Babytalk Magazine, Parenting.com and many
other magazines and websites as it continues to grow.
Missing
the tactile nature of paint and other mediums, Jill rekindled her
roots as a fine artist in her late 20s. Much like her digital illustration
work, her abstract paintings are about color, shape and texture.
She allows the art to speak to her rather than conforming to a sketch
or preconceived idea, which she finds to be a refreshing break from
the process of designing and illustrating.
Exhibition
History:
2000- Society
of Illustrators National College Competition, New York
2000- Society
of Illustrators of LA 39th Annual Exhibition (online)
2001- RSVP Shadows
Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York
2001- Ely Show,
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia
2008- The Money
Show, The Art Trust, West Chester, PA
Publications
and other recognition:
CMYK Magazine
issue 17
Life Imitating
Art Magazine issue 3
Juror for Society
of Illustrators 2005 National College Competition in New York
Guest speaker
for illustration department at The University of the Arts, Philadelphia
Illustrations
published in AAA World, Stocks and Commodities, Sojourners, and
numerous alternative weekly papers.
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