Jill Crowley (1946 − )
Jill Crowley was born in Ireland and studied at Bristol Polytechnic and the Royal College of Art where Hans Coper was then teaching. After graduating she won a travelling scholarship to Greece and the USA and later established a studio in London. Crowley belongs to a generation of Royal College students, including Alison Britton and Elizabeth Fritsch, who were encouraged to move away from the prevailing British orthodoxy in oriental vessels with an evident functional form. Her work is immediate and appealing with an underlying sense of warmth and humour. Her subject matter ranges from a series of human and animal heads (including portraits of her own Burmese cat, Ollie) to hands and arms, modelled initially after those of her own baby. Her interest with hands now focuses on touch, skin texture and the tracery of fingerprints, manicured and painted nails and undulations of flesh.
Work Theme
Past exhibitions
TIME FOR TEA
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2001
- Poland, Poznan, Centrum Kultury Zamek
- Poland, Krakow, BWA Gallery
- Poland, Lodz, Museum Sztuki
- Romania, Constanta, Constanta Art Museum
- Romania, Buchrest, Cotroceni Palace
- Romania, Sinaia, Peles Castle
- Estonia, Rakvere Linnagaleri
- Estonia, Tallinn, Linnagalerii
- Lithuania, Vilnius, Centre Of Contemporary Art
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2000
- Kazakhstan, Almaty, State Museum Of Fine Arts
- Singapore, British Council Gallery
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1999
- Malaysia, Penang, Penang State Museum And Art Gallery
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery
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1998
- Peru, Arequipa, Centro Cultural Chaves De La Rosa
- Mexico, Mexico City, British Council Office - Mexico City
- Colombia, Bogota, Deimos Gallery
- Bolivia, La Paz, Museo Nacional De Arte
- Peru, Trujillo, Banco Wiese
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1997
- Peru, Lima, Museo De La Nacion
- Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brasilian Society For Japanese Culture
- Brazil, Belo Horizonte, Banco De Desenvolviment O De Minas Gerais
- Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brasileira Sao Paulo
- Brazil, Blumenau, Cultura Inglesa
- Brazil, Curitiba, Cultura Inglesa
- Brazil, Museu Da Republica
- Brazil, Brasilia, Cultura Inglesa
