Printmaking, photography and material practice on memory, grief, migration and cultural identity.
exhibitions
2026Residue FAB Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB · group exhibition Recent photopolymer print works, shown alongside graduating BFA students.
2025Oh to Believe in Another World: South African–Canadian Collaboration in Print FAB Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB · group exhibition Photogravure-based exhibition curated by Steven Dixon and Luke Johnson, featuring collaborations between Jillian Ross and artists from Canada and South Africa, including William Kentridge, Puleng Mongale, Cinthia Sifa Mulanga and Wally Dion.
2024Threshold · Emerging Artist in Residence Exhibition SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB Work developed during the residency, including a series of 18 copper plate etchings.
2024looking inside // adentro TREX Northwest, Art Gallery of Grande Prairie AB and SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB · touring group exhibition Works produced during the TREX residency, including copper etchings and photolithography prints.
2022Present Tense Bachelor of Fine Arts Undergraduate Exhibition, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB Installation-based work combining linocut, digital prints, video and sound.
2022looking inside // adentro NextFest Arts Company, Edmonton AB · group exhibition Etched copper plate works.
2022About Light YEG Edmonton AB · invited group exhibition Public art initiative featuring collaborations with local Edmonton artists.
2022Intermission FAB Gallery & SNAP Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB · group exhibition Midterm undergraduate cohort exhibition.
2021explorations of the self NextFest Arts Company, Edmonton AB · group exhibition Mixed-media exhibition featuring linocut and photographic works.
2018The Flower Project NextFest Arts Company, Edmonton AB · group exhibition Photographic installation exploring the body through floral imagery and interview-based documentation.
2018The Flower Project University of Victoria, Victoria BC · solo exhibition Photographic installation exploring the body through floral imagery and interview-based documentation.
projects and series
Las danzantes
photogravure and lithography · rag paper
A first photogravure on a photopolymer plate, refined through many proofs, and a first stone lithograph. The image is recreated in different printmaking methods to see what changes when the same figure moves from one process to another.
Threshold
copper etching · emerging artist residency
A series of 18 copper plate etchings developed during the six-month Emerging Artist in Residence (EAiR) at SNAP Gallery and shown in the exhibition Threshold. Lines, voids and organic forms that open and close, like thresholds between states.
Lotería
linocut · identity
Linocuts that start from Mexican lotería to think about identity: familiar cards, reinterpreted from the distance between Mexico and Canada.
Gigantes durmiendo
acrylic and watercolour · gold leaf
A series in honour of the sea and whales. Painting and watercolour with gold details, on canvas and paper.
Installation views
exhibitions and installations
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artist cv
Exhibitions are listed in the section above.
Education
2025 – PresentUniversity of Alberta, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Printmaking
2018 – 2022University of Alberta, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Specialization in Printmaking
Residencies
2024Emerging Artist in Residence (EAiR), 6-month residency at the Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists (SNAP), Edmonton AB
2024TREX Northwest Residency for Emerging Artists, 1-month intensive residency hosted by SNAP, Edmonton AB
Awards, grants and scholarships
2026Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Award, MFA Printmaking, University of Alberta
2025Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Award, MFA Printmaking, University of Alberta
2025Edmonton Arts Council (EAC), Panel Assessor (invited), assessment of individual artist grant applications
2020Alexander Rutherford Scholarship, Government of Alberta
2020Jason Lang Scholarship, Government of Alberta
2019Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA), NextFest Photographer / Media Crew Grant
Professionalization
2025 – 2026MFA Teaching Assistant, University of Alberta: instructional support, critique facilitation and student mentorship
2025Art & Design Graduate Student Association, University of Alberta: member; organizational revitalization, social media and outreach support
Employment
2026Community Arts Coordinator, Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists, Edmonton AB
2025 – PresentTeaching Assistant, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB
2023 – 2025Registration Coordinator, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB
2020 – 2024Social Media Manager, various employers, Edmonton AB
2018 – PresentFreelance Photographer and Visual Artist: photography, digital marketing and creative direction
