Jennifer Lillis
Jennifer Lillis (b. 1989) is a multi-disciplinary visual artist, teacher, and administrator based in Northern Virginia. She received her MFA in Visual Art and Technology from George Mason University in 2019, and her BA in Studio Art from Marymount University in 2012. Jennifer is the Gallery Manager at the McLean Project for the Arts, teaches Printmaking at George Mason University, co-producer of Paper Cuts, and founder of the print and book collective ELEMENTS.
unearth was an installation and dissertation in fulfillment of the MFA program at George Mason University in the Spring of 2019.
Professional Experience
Gallery Manager, McLean Project for the Arts. 2015-2019Coordinating Committee, MPAartfest Artist Liaison. 2016-2019
Adjunct Faculty, Printmaking, George Mason University, Fall 2019
Graduate Lecturer, Printmaking I, George Mason University. Fall 2018, Spring 2019
Instructor, Drawing Basics. McLean Project for the Arts. 2019
Graduate Professional Assistant, Fenwick Gallery 2017-2018
Co-Curator, Call and Response: Fenwick Gallery. 2017, 2018
Art Edititor, So to Speak. 2016
Guest Lecture: Printmaking 101: Fundamentals of Lino-Cuts. Marymount University February 2016
Art Handler: Washington Project for the Arts: Auction Gala 2016
Exhibitions Assistant: McLean Project for the Arts. 2013-2015
Exhibition Installer: Arts on the Block, “Lifting off: Teen Artist Making a Difference” Pepco Gallery Washington, D.C. June 2015
Special Events Assistant: McLean Project for the Arts; Spring Benefit 2014, MPAartfest Soiree 2013/2014, MPAartfest 2013/2014
Internship (unpaid): McLean Project for the Arts, Summer/Fall 2012
Gallery Assistant: The Barry Gallery. Marymount University. Spring 2010-2012
Awards
2nd Annual Excellence in Printmaking Exhibition: 2ndplace Pythia. February 2012
Exhibitions and Fairs
MFA Thesis Exhibition, unearth, March 26-April 2, 2019. George Mason university school of art. Fairfax, Va
DC Art Book Fair, with ELEMENTS, National Museum of Women in the Arts. Washington, DC. July 2019
Richmond Art Book Fair, with ELEMENTS, Studio TwoThree. Richmond, VA. April, 2019
Pyramid Art Book Fair, with ELEMENTS Hyattsville, MD. 2018
Current Art Book Fair.with ELEMENTS Richmond, Va. 2018
Slipstream Coffee To-Go cup design (12 oz. 16 oz. & sleeve) 40,000 cups printed
Banner Art Project: hosted by Historic Manassas, Inc. Manassas, VA. April 2015
Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Over the Edge: Paperwork Unbound Exhibition. (Part I and Part II) Brooklyn, NY. October 2014- January 2015
Anacostia Arts Center, “Cheap Thrills.” Washington, D.C. September 2014