Jill McLennan

Intro

My work reflects my surroundings in Oakland, a city in constant flux of abandonment, renewal, construction and destruction. I notice graffiti claiming dilapidated structures, construction sites transforming areas, and nature reclaiming the earth. I fuse these observations into images of representation with a twist. I offer both positive and unlikely scenes; the polarization or tropical warming that may occur as we continue to damage our planet. I am signaling a time for awareness, renewal and resurrection in our society.

Resume

JILL McLENNAN

EDUCATION

1997-2000

The School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL, MAAE

1995

Vermont Studio Center, Residency, Johnston, VT

1992-96

Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, BA

AFFILIATIONS

2013

Alameda County Arts Leadership Awardee

2012–present

DeYoung Museum, teaching Artist

2008-present

Mercury 20 Gallery, member

2006-present

JABC – Jingletown Arts and Business Community

2004-present

MOCHA, Museum of Children’s Art, teaching Artist

2003-present

ProArts Gallery, member

ARTIST REGISTRIES

2009-2012

BayVan, Bay Area Visual Arts Network

2011

Alameda County Artists Registry

2010

Street SmARTS Pool of Artists, San Francisco Art Commission

2009-2010

Public Art Academy, Northern CA

OPEN STUDIOS

2006-16

Jingletown Holiday Art Walk, 420 Gallery Oakland

2003-2016

East Bay Open Studios, Pro Arts, Oakland

2003-04

San Francisco Open Studios, SomArts, Whitney Young

EXHIBITIONS

2016

UrbanScapes, Harrigton Gallery, Pleasanton, CA
Garage Sale, Solo Show, Mercury 20 Gallery
Crowded by Beauty, McGuire Real Estate
Ale Industries, Featured Artist
Mercury 20 at Ten, Mercury 20 Group Show

2015

Transformation, Solo Show, Mercury 20 Gallery
A Common Ground, collaboration w/ Alison McLennan
Friends with Karma, Pro Arts Gallery

2014

Collective Stories, Mercury 20 Gallery
Industrial Resolution, Solo Show, Mercury 20 Gallery
Martha’s Vineyard Family Planning Exhibition, W.Tisbury, MA
Fresh Works, Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, Curator’s Choice Award
Convergence, collaboration w/ Kaya Fortune, Mercury 20

2013

Trespass, Solo Show, Mercury 20 Gallery
The Chazen Gallery, Providence, RI
Café 817, Featured Artist, Oakland
Urban Wine Cellars, Oakland
Farley’s Café, Featured Artist, Oakland
Histoire Noir, Mercury 20 Gallery
Transport, Pro Arts Galery, Exhibition Coordinator

2012

Latham Square, Pro Arts Guest Artist
Glimmer in the Grit, Solo Show, Mercury 20 Gallery
Art Pad San Francisco
From here to There, Mercury 20 Gallery
Smart Phone, Mercury 20 Gallery

2011

Pro Arts Juried Annual
Outdoors, Mercury 20 Gallery
City Strokes, Solo Show, Mercury 20 Gallery
True Paint, Mercury 20 Gallery

2010

Mercury Multiples, Mercury 20 Gallery
Funk-A-Glyphs, Mua Restaurant, Oakland
Cycles of the City, Solo Show, Mercury 20 Gallery
Elements of Hip Hop, African American Culture Complex, San Francisco
Mercury Rising, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland
Small Works, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland
Don’t Look Back, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland
Happiness, Juried Annual 2010, Pro Arts Gallery

2009

Elemental, Mercury 20 Gallery
Foursite, A Group Show, Mercury 20, Oakland
Irreplaceable Places, 2^nd Place, Santa Cruz Art League
Intimate Observer, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland
Juried Annual 2009, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland

2008

California History Walk, Oakland Art Gallery
Cuentas de Mexico, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland
Jingletown Junction, Curator, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland

2007

Bort Center Café, Solo Show, Metro Center Oakland
Juried Annual 2007, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland

2006

Bay Area Annual, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
Oakland Museum Collector’s Gallery, Oakland, CA
The Urban Landscape, Sponsors Choice Award
Frank Bette Art Center, Alameda, CA
Happiness for All the Artists, Creative Growth, Oakland
Art21 Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
Voila Café, Solo Show, Oakland
So-Oh Gallery, Lincoln, NE

2005

Bare Walls, The Art Institute of Chicago
California Bayennale, Old Oakland, Oakland
Exchange of Influence, MOCHA, Oakland
75^th Annual Statewide, Award: Honorable Mention
Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
East Bay Landscapes, Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA
Hello Wines, Solo Show, Alameda, CA

ART-RELATED TRAINING

2009-10

Public Art Academy, Northern CA: A course of study guiding artists from studio work into the realm of public art. The course included visits to the public art commissions of San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Cruz and Oakland.

COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ART PROJECTS

JMAC: Jill McLennan Arts and Community: Sole Proprietor New small business specializing in community mural projects and teaching art to youth ages 10 and up. Specializing in life drawing, developing personal voice and portfolio building.
Jingletown Arts and Business Community (JABC): Neighborhood organization

2012

Art & Soul Cultural Mural Project: McLennan designed and led the public in painting a mural of the Arts and Cultures of Oakland at the Art & Soul Festival. This project was organized by Pro Arts Gallery and funded through the City of Oakland.

2009-12

Beautify Peterson St. Art Wall and Garden Project. McLennan with Cynthia Elliot designed the project, received fiscal sponsorship form Pro Arts Gallery, monetary support from the City of Oakland District 5, Neighborhood Beautification Grant. McLennan directed 15 artists in completing murals and mosaics along the 200’ wall on Peterson St. The project continues with garden planting and designing and implementing murals by neighborhood youth from Arise Academy.

2011

City of Oakland Cultural Funding Grant Recipient: Working with the Public Arts Commission and Arise High School, McLennan designed a mural with high school students for the Peterson St. Art Wall. The mural depicts Sausal Creek flowing into the Fruitvale Ave neighborhood where the students go to school.

TEACHING-RELATED TRAINING

2012-16

Alameda County Integrated Learning Summer Institute, Inventing Our Future: Three days of dynamic speakers, mini courses and collaboration between art, science and core teachers and administrators of education. Mini courses included investigation of TFU, SHOM, VTS and Common Core strategies for arts integration and teaching art as an essential part of the core curriculum.

2010

Museum Education Course Alameda County Teaching Artists Organization: In visiting museums’ departments of education, we learned how to use the museums’ collections to strengthen arts learning through example.

2007

Harvard Project Zero, Teaching for Understanding: An online course teaching methods of SHOM technique of assessment and the Teaching for Understanding structure to unify the goals of arts education.

2006-08

Spanish Language Development: Spanish 1, College of Alameda
Spanish 2, Laney College
Spanish Immersion Program: Academia Hispano Americana, San Miguel de Allende, MX
Spanish Literature Course: Merritt College

ART EXHIBITIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

2007-present

Mercury 20 Gallery: Mercury 20 Gallery is a collective business in downtown Oakland of 20 artists who share duties and responsibilities and rotate exhibitions throughout the year. McLennan has been an active member since 2007, exhibiting her work at the gallery up to 6 times a year with solo shows once a year.

2003-11