MISSION
Capturing nature as an artistic medium by presenting the natural world and its inhabitants as they appear in their dynamic states. This site is an experimental website constantly exploring the ways in which capturing nature might be artistic.
EDUCATION
M.A. in History of Design and Material Culture, University of Brighton, UK (current full-time student) pursuing postgraduate degree and studies.
B.A. in History and Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Continuing Education Graphic Design Courses
Current Member of the Icelandic Association of Washington, D.C. since 2013
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BIO
Jillian C. Watkins is a photographer based in Brighton, UK and Washington, D.C.,USA. She is committed to ensuring that viewers are exposed to the sheer beauty of nature in its authentic dynamic states. Nature is a guiding force and source of inspiration for Jillian, who primarily specializes in depicting nature the way it actually exists through her lens with little photographic alteration. Rural painterly and unpeopled scenes are prominent in her work despite the fact that she grew-up in a densely populated urban environment. A 'natural colorist' was a compliment she once received in a critique of her work and she hopes to continue along this path within the genre of contemporary color photography. She received her Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) degree from Carnegie Mellon University and is currently pursuing a post-graduate degree, an M.A. in The History of Design and Material Culture at the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom.
After her undergraduate studies, she pursued her creative passion dabbling in Continuing Education design courses at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence, Rhode Island. Ever since this venture, she has been steadily developing her career as an emerging photographer working on personal creative projects that seek to present nature as an artistic endeavor. She is consistently devoted to her mission statement of ‘capturing nature as an artistic medium by presenting the natural world and its inhabitants as it appears in its dynamic state.’
left image is of a spindly 'J' from the spindly series
avid outdoors enthusiast + love of photography = nature photograpHER {naturally}
keen observHER.
always nabbing nature’s splendHER.
PHOTOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
M.A. in History of Design and Material Culture, University of Brighton, UK (Current Full-time student) pursuing postgraduate degree.
B.A. in History & Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, Rhode Island, USA - Continuing Education Graphic Design Courses
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2014 Visible Iceland, Hillyer Art Space, Washington, D.C. Curated and displayed artwork as part of a group Icelandic photography exhibition.
2013 Juried Landscape Show, Tellus 360, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Group photography exhibit sponsored by the
Honfleur Gallery at law firm Womble, Carlyle, & Sandridge, Washington, D.C.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
2014 Mark Jenkins, In the Galleries: Visible Iceland, The Washington Post, November “Visible Iceland” Photography Exhibit Coming to Washington, D.C., Iceland Naturally, October 2014
2012 Aftermath: A Wintry Walk Along the C&O , Published, photographed, color photography book. Sold at Politics & Prose Bookstore, Washington, D.C. and the Audubon Sanctuary Bookstore, Chevy Chase, MD; retail value: $12.95
PRESENTATIONS
2014 Hillyer Art Space, Culture Blast Panel Discussion along with the Embassy of Iceland’s Deputy Chief of Mission, and Anna Smith, Director of Cultural Exchange at International Arts & Artists. Addressed the topic “How Does Art Contribute to Cross-Cultural Understanding?”
2012 REI Rockville Store, MD, Feb. 2012 , Presented The Joys of Winter Nature Photography