About Jill

Jill Shampine is an interdisciplinary artist residing and creating in the vibrant cities of Los Angeles and New Orleans.  Her artistic portfolio encompasses mixed media painting, sewing, weaving, and sculpture. Jill's dedication to her craft is underscored by her educational background, having earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Painting from the State University of New York at Oswego.

Throughout her career, Jill has showcased her artwork at various locations in Pittsburgh and New Orleans, with a particular emphasis on galleries and juried art shows. Her artistic talents have been on display at prestigious art festivals, including four times at the renowned New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Jill's work has also found a home in select local retailers, such as The Historic New Orleans Collection, where she has developed an exclusive line of hand crafted products available only in their museum boutique.

In 2019, Jill embarked on a creative journey into sculpture, using altered found objects paired with handwoven textiles that feature unconventional materials. Her sculptural work gained recognition when it was featured in the Louisiana Contemporary Exhibit at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, curated by David Breslin from the Whitney Museum.

Jill's most recent body of work focuses on painting with contemporary collage that utilizes text as an art form. Writing holds a significant place in her artistic practice, and she incorporates it daily into her work. Her pieces are characterized by layered and manipulated text, combined with drawing, ephemera, textiles and found objects. 

Jill’s artwork is held in private collections worldwide and in the permanent collections of Ochsner Medical Facility in West Metairie, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and the Carrollton Courthouse in New Orleans. 

At its core, her work is driven by cycles of creation, destruction, and reconstruction. Through layering, concealment, and reassembly, memory and lived experience are fractured and reformed.