Jillian Ballas is a mixed media environmental artist from Washington State who works primarily in drawing and sculpture. Alongside her visual art practice, she has a BA Honors Fine Art from Norwich University of the Arts and has taken part in the creation of numerous exhibitions and projects. Most notably, she is the co-founder of both the online, environmental blog and gallery, The Syzygy Project and the international art & music festival, Natural Resonance.
Jillian gathers inspiration from the environment around her and the adventures she has had within it; her art is often inspired by the experiences she has had exploring the landscapes of the West Coast. Through her work she reflects the threads that connect us to nearby ecosystems and challenges the notion of wilderness, encouraging the viewer to question the definitions and symbolic meanings we project onto nature in western culture.
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Exhibitions
Natural Resonance Festival | Virtual | 2022
Caught in the Spotlight: Contemporary Art Medals | Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro UK | 2021
Green Dreams | St. Mary’s Church of Art, Norwich UK | 2020
Open to Answers | Fairhurst Gallery, Norwich UK | 2020
Of Earth | Nunns Yard, Norwich UK | 2019
Tasty; Pop Up Exhibition | Seattle, WA | 2018
Curation Projects
Co-curator of ACT|inspired Art Show | 2022 - 2023
Cofounder of The Natural Resonance Festival | 2021 - present
Cofounder of The Syzygy Project | 2020 - present
Co-curator of the Green Dreams Exhibition | 2020
Awards
Honourable Mention Prize | British Art and Medal Society Student Medal Competition | 2020
National Gold Medalist of Scholastic art and Writing Awards | 2015
