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About
the artist:
Born:
1978
Education:
BFA with honors, 2001, 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 created digital collage illustrations for newspapers
and magazines around the country. She has received awards and recognition
from some of the nations top illustration institutions and has exhibited
in shows at New York's Society of Illustrators.
In
2006, she decided to expand from the niche of editorial illustration
to begin an online boutique, Sophie
and Spice. Named for her daughter, the site sells a variety
of custom designed products including nursery art, pop art portraits,
mommy business cards, and posters made from children's artwork.
The website has been featured in national parenting and children's
magazines and websites.
Missing
the tactile nature of paint and other mediums, Jill rekindled her
roots as a fine artist in her late 20s. Her fine art is found in
private and corporate collections in the US, UK and Canada. She
primarily sells her work through a number of online galleries. Jill
resides in suburban Philadelphia with her husband, three year old
daughter, and what may be the world's fattest cat.
Exhibition
History:
2009- The Bear
Affair, silent auction for The Philadelphia Children's Alliance,
Philadelphia, PA
2008- The Money
Show, The Art Trust, West Chester, PA
2001- RSVP Shadows
Exhibit, New York
2001- Ely Show,
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia
2000- Society
of Illustrators National College Competition, New York
2000- Society
of Illustrators of LA 39th Annual Exhibition (online)
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
Sophie
and Spice products
featured in Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine, Babytalk Magazine, Parents
Express Magazine, Parenting.com, and many other magazines and websites.
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