Jillian Jeffrey Art

Jillian Jeffrey (Born 1940) was born in Chesterfield and grew up in the blue hill of Kentucky where she enjoyed the quiet moments in the English gardens. She also enjoyed helping on the family’s horse ranch. All these had strong influence on her painting. Jillian studied at Coventry School of Art, obtained a Fine Arts Degree at Birmingham, and later became a Resident Designer at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, and Head of Art at Solihull Sixth Form College. After graduation, she set her eyes abroad, travelling to India, China and Europe to further her art knowledge. The landscape of the west of the British Isles influences her greatly, especially the Hebrides, Wester Ross and South Wales. She is a member of Fosseway Artists, Blockley Art Society, and has received Sarah Samuels Fine Paintings Award, Arts Council Designers Award, and Design Award, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, among others. She has participated in many exhibitions including those at Workshop Wales Gallery, Fishguard, The Rowley Gallery, Kensington, The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour, Manor House Gallery, Chipping Norton, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, Pastel Society Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, The Rowley Contemporary Art, Winchester, The Gallery Upstairs, Henley-in-Arden, and The Alresford Gallery, Hampshire. Jillian works in watercolors, pastels, and occasionally in acrylic. With a 300-gram board or paper as her base, she uses a mix of graffito, palette knife, brush, etc depending on the subject and the result she desires. Framed Jillian Jeffrey art are causing a lot of excitement among many collectors and can be found in many homes and institutions all over the world.