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Iris Gill Iris Gill, 1970 - 2012, an American expressionistic painter, was born in La Jolla, California. As a child, she spent eight years in South Africa. At the age of two, her father sent her to her room when she misbehaved. After a long silence her parents checked on her. They found Iris asleep with a crayon in her hand. Just in front where she lay, a multitude of vividly colored fish decorated the freshly painted white wall! Iris Gill received her Masters in Fine Art in 1997 from San Diego State University. Her artistic influences included Llyn Foulkes, Frida Kahlo, Alice Neal, Otto Dix, Emil Nolde, Robert Rauschenberg, and Nancy Rubins. She created art with immediacy and passion; with energy derived from deep anguish and an innate creative drive. Her prolific paintings, drawings and sculptures are notable for powerful expressions, understanding and compassion. Iris's paintings honestly confront viewers with issues that include disabilities, sexuality and social concerns. Her art has been exhibited in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. Iris Gill's art is held in private collections and at the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library Permanent Collection, La Jolla, California. Her art and additional information may be viewed at gillartgallery.com. Iris Gill - Resume Education 1997 MFA in Painting, San Diego State University 1993 BA in Painting, Sonoma State University Selected Solo Exhibitions 2012 "IRIS GILL'S UNIVERSE" Oil and mixed media paintings and drawings, Distinction Art Gallery, Escondido, California 2012 "REFLECTED SELF" Oil and mixed media paintings, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, Rotunda Gallery, La Jolla, California 1998 "SELF ENCOUNTERS" Mixed media paintings and drawings, Spruce Street Forum Gallery, San Diego, California 1997 "ENCOUNTERS WITH SELF" Mixed media paintings and assemblage, Everett Jackson Gallery, San Diego State University, California Selected Group Exhibitions 2011 "My Best Friend" Juried art exhibition, Juror Jim Hornung, Encinitas Library, Encinitas, California 2011 "1st Annual Art Fair" Country Hills Health Care, El Cajon, California 2010 "Postcard Project" - Invitational, Stephanie Moore - Visual Arts Director, VSA arts, Washington DC 2010 "Art Slam and Open House" Tish Brown - Art Slam Coordinator, de Young Museum, San Francisco 2010 "It All Adds Up: Celebrating Twenty Years of Exhibitions" Erika Torri - Director, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, La Jolla, California 2009 "Art First" International Juried Exhibition - Invitational, Juror (selected) - Kelly Baum is the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Princeton University Art Museum, University Medical Center at Princeton, New Jersey 2007 "Art International" - Invitational, Mary E. Oliver, L.A. Municipal Art Gallery - Curator, Pasadena Convention Center, Los Angeles, California Selected Publications 2009 Art Collections and Art Therapy - Invitational, The University of Adelaide Library, South Australia 2009 December, Central New York Magazine, Gemma Wilson - Writer, Every Patient Has a Story, p. 67 2008 The Healing Muse, Volume 8 - A Journal of Literary and Visual Arts -Invitational, Deirdre Neilen, Ph.D. - Editor, Suny Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 2007 September, ART LTD.- West Coast Art and Design Magazine, "International Art Fair Shows in California", p. 90 - 91, Pasadena, California 2004 October, The Muses - Rock Salt Plum Review - Invitational, Online Journal, Art and Biography featured, Canada Selected Permanent Collections 2012 Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, California 2010 Christine and Terry Clark, San Diego, California 2001 Mary Frumkin - Rancho Santa Fe, California 1998 Rae Wyman - Los Angeles, California 1998 Sarah A. Hartley - San Diego, California International Conference and USC Film 2001 Dr. Carol Stensrud - Professor, Art featured in conference on higher education at Massey University, New Zealand - Invitational 2000 Barbara Ryersen - Director, Los Angeles, Art featured in USC film, "Open Studio," - Invitational, Selected Award: Honorable Mention, Rochester International Film Festival, New York |
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