My career in clay sculpture and photography spans many years since graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design.  It’s been a constant stream of inspiration, ideas to manifest, dreams that awaken wonders to create.

A wise man once said to me, “Just go into the studio.  Your hands know what to do.  Let your hands do the work.”

My sculpture combines a deep love of nature and animals with the realms of fantasy, imagination, myth, and archetype. And so, clay comes to life.

EDUCATION

B.F.A. Ceramics, 1968, Rhode Island School of Design
Eliza B. Radeke Scholarship


EXPERIENCE

2019–2020 Artisan-in-Residency, January, Ocean House, Watch Hill, RI

2008 COMMISSION: Series of twelve animal tiles for Creature Columns, The Providence Children's Museum.

1993–2011 Conanicut Island Art Association Board of Directors

1997–2001 Vice President, CIAA Board of Directors

1997–Present Art curator for the Gallery, Jamestown Library

1997 RISCA grant for tile mural at Jamestown School

1975–2007 Mask and costume designer, The Chorus of Westerly’s Celebration of Twelfth Night

1972–Present Ceramic Sculptor, photographer

1970 Art & Ceramics Instructor, Uxbridge High School, MA 


MEMBERSHIPS

  • Deblois Gallery

  • Jamestown Arts Center

  • Mystic Museum of Art

  • Newport Art Museum

  • Newport Photo Guild

  • The Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts

  • The Wickford Art Association

  • South County Art Association

  • The Potters of Newport County

  • The Quononoquott Garden Club

  • HopArts artists

SHOWS

2024

  • Elected Artists, MMOA, CT, “Greenman Fountain”

  • Open Print, Paint, Drawing Show, “Sibyl”, SCAA

2023

  • GREEN WOMEN, Hoxie Gallery, Westerly Library, RI

  • Mystic Museum of Art at the Providence Art Club

  • Mystic Museum of Art Elected Artist Members Exhibit

  • Ct. Academy of Fine Arts virtual Member's Show

  • Wickford Art Association Member's Show

  • South County Art Association, Members, Earth Works, Go Figure

  • DeBlois Gallery, Members, Figuratively Speaking, Open Juried

  • Jamestown Art Center Member's Exhibition

  • Art League of RI Sculpture Now Exhibition

  • Conanicut Island Art Association Members Show

2022

  • Jillian Barber RETROSPECTIVE, at Hoxie Gallery, Westerly Library, RI

  • Origin, 4 artist show, DeBlois Gallery, Newport, RI

  • Beauty and the Beast, DeBlois Gallery, Newport, RI

  • Newport Art Museum Biennial, Newport, RI, Jan. 28 to May 29

  • 2022 Annual Members and Elected Artist Exhibition, Mystic Museum of Art, CT

  • "Putting the Pieces Back Together," National open juried show, Bristol Art Museum, RI

  • Visioning, women's art, URI Providence extension, RI

  • 95th Annual Member's Exhibition, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI

  • Earthworks, South County Art Association. Kingston, RI

  • Botanical Inspirations, Wickford Art Association, RI

  • Regional Exhibition, Artist Guild and Gallery, Westerly, RI

  • Photography exhibit and sale, Watch Hill Improvement Society, RI

  • 48th Annual Summer Show, Conanicut Island Art Association, Jamestown, RI

2021

  • Triangle, three women show, DeBlois Gallery, Newport, RI

  • Transformation, Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Pawtucket, RI

  • Open Studio, Jamestown, RI

  • "Touch me, Feel Me," DeBlois Gallery, Newport, RI

  • 94th Annual Member's Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI

2020

  • Artisan-in-Residence, the Ocean House, Watch Hill, RI

  • Pawtucket Foundation Prize show, PAC, RI

  • Mystic Museum of Art Members Show and Americana, CT

  • DeBlois Gallery, Breaking Out, Newport, RI

  • Attleboro Museum, On the Surface, national juried show, MA

  • S. County Art Assoc, Open Photo Show, Kingston, RI

  • Spring Bull Gallery, Fakes and Forgeries and Everything Summer, Newport, RI

  • Jamestown Art Center, Annual Members Show, Jamestown, RI

  • Art League Rhode Island, Exclusivity

  • S. County Art Assoc., Open Juried All Media, Kingston, RI

2019

  • Ocean House Artisan in Residence, Watch Hill, RI, January 17-21

  • Guest Artist, Spring Bull Gallery, January and February, Newport, RI

  • Annual Member's Show, Newport Art Museum, RI

  • Art League Rhode Island, "Present From the Past”, Providence, RI

  • Watch Hill Library and Improvement Society Photography Show, RI

  • Jamestown Art Center, "Local Forecast," Jamestown, RI

  • South County Art Association, "Open Photography", "Earthworks", "All Media!"

  • Wickford Art Association, “Appetite for Art", "Anything Goes", "Journey Onward",

  • "Art of the Ocean State", "Members' Annual"

2018

  • "Elemental Forces", 3 persons show, Coastal Gallery, Wickford, RI

  • "Poetry and Art", Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI

  • "Transformation", South County Art Association, Kingston, RI

  • Jamestown Art Center Member's Exhibition

  • Guest Artist, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI

  • 25th Regional, Artist Cooperative Gallery, Westerly, RI

  • Art League Rhode Island at the Jamestown Art Center

  • "Present from the Past", ALRI at the Vets Gallery, Providence, RI

  • "Journey Onward", Visitor's Center, Pawtucket, RI

  • Photo Show, Mystic Museum of Art, CT

2017

  • Watch Hill Improvement Society Summer Art Show, Watch Hill, RI

  • 30th Celebration of Women's Month, URI Feinstein Center, Providence, RI

  • "My Enchanted Childhood", one woman show, Jamestown Philomenian Library, RI

  • Journeys Onward, Hygienic Gallery, New London, CT

  • Art League of RI members at Vets Gallery in Providence and Bristol Museum, RI

  • Artist of the Month at Wickford Art Association, RI

  • Wickford Art Association Open Juried Shows: Fin, Fur, Feathers and Rock, Paper, Paint

  • South County Art Association shows: Photo Annual, Earthworks, 90th Annual Members Show

  • Mystic Museum of Art shows: This Is Not Art, CAFA, the Regional, and Annual Photo Show

2016

  • Networks RI 2015-2016 at Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI

  • Member's Annual, Newport Art Museum, RI

  • Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts at Mystic Museum of Art, CT

  • The Ivory Collection, one woman show, Jamestown Philomenian Library, RI

  • First Photo Show at Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI

  • Earthworks, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI

  • Support and Defend, the Vets Gallery, Providence, RI

  • Open Regional, Artist Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, RI

2015

  • Conanicut Clay at Jamestown Art Center, NCECA, Jamestown, RI

  • ALRI at URI Feinstein Center, Providence, RI

  • Pawtucket Foundation Prize Show, Pawtucket, RI

  • Obsessions, Attleboro Art Museum, MA

  • Artistic Wanderings, Norwich Art Center, CT

  • Spring Bull Invitational, Newport, RI

  • the Regional, Mystic Art Center, RI

  • Photography and Decorative Arts, the Watch Hill Improvement Society, RI

2014

  • Newport Art Museum Annual Juried Member's Show

  • Mystic Art Center Member's Show

  • Conanicut Island Art Assoc. Member's Show

  • Wickford Art Association Invitational

  • Art League of Rhode Island Members at the Attleboro Museum

2013

  • Art League of RI at Heritage Gallery, E. Greenwich, RI

  • Art League of Rhode Island at Providence Art Club

  • Jamestown Art Center Member's Show

  • Pawtucket Foundation Prize Show

  • Watch Hill Improvement Society Summer Show

  • Newport Photo Guild at Newport Art Museum

2012

  • Myth and Metamorphosis, Deblois Gallery, Newport RI, May 5-27

  • The Art and Soul of RI, Gallery Z, Providence, RI

  • Wickford Art Assoc. at the RI Watercolor Society

  • Photography Annual, S. County Art Association, Kingston, RI

  • "Out of Line", DeBlois Gallery, Newport, RI

  • Newport Art Museum Member's Show, RI

  • "Self-Image", Mystic Art Center, CT

  • "On the Threshold," National juried show, Attleboro Museum of Art, MA

  • Art League of RI at the Jamestown Art Center, RI

  • 'The Regional", Artist's Cooperative Guild and Gallery, Westerly, RI

  • The Photo Guild of the Newport Art Museum at NAM, RI

  • Pawtucket Arts Collaborative at the Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI

  • Photography Annual at the Mystic Art Center, CT

2011

  • 11th Annual Members Show, Art League of RI at Salve Regina, Newport, RI

  • "The Literary Muse", Pawtucket Arts Guild, RI

  • "Top Collaborators" Jamestown Arts Center, Jamestown, RI

  • Newport Photo Guild at the Redwood Library, Newport, RI

  • "Precious Water", Mystic Art Center, CT

  • The Regional, Mystic Arts Center, CT

  • 33rd Photo Show, Mystic Art Center, CT

  • the Pawtucket Foundation Prize Show, Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, RI

  • Ten member Show, South County Art Association, RI

  • "Freedom of Expression', Bristol Art Gallery, RI

  • Artists Cooperative Guild and Gallery, Westerly, RI, open juried show

  • Gallery Z, Small Picture Show

  • 3 Dimensions, Spring Bull, Newport, RI

2010

  • Newport Art Museum Member's Exhibit, Feb - May 24

  • "Spectra" Photography Show, Silvermine Art Guild, New Canaan, CT

  • The Portsmouth Art Guild at Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI

  • The Art League of RI at the RI School of Design Museum, RI

  • "Seeing Double", the Attleboro Art Museum, MA

  • "Multi-Cultural Exhibition", Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, RI

  • "Self-an inner journey", Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, RI

  • "The Written Word", Photo Guild at the Redwood Library, Newport, RI

  • Ct. Academy of Fine Arts Annual Juried Show, Mystic Arts Center, CT

  • guest artist at the Jamestown Art Gallery, RI in August

  • Open Juried Show, the Artists Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, RI

  • Spring Invitational, IMAGO, Warren, RI

  • “Fakes and Forgeries”, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport RI

  • "Peace", Courthouse Center for the Arts, Kingston, RI

AWARDS

2024

  • 3rd prize for “Gaia”, Open Juried All Media, S. County Art Association, RI

2023

  • 2nd prize, Pawtucket Foundation Prize, RI for "Leda"

  • Mabel Kingsbury Fentress Award for “Leda”, Regional, Artist Cooperative Guild and Gallery of Westerly

  • Honorable Mention, "Proof", Bristol Art Museum, RI for "Hello Darling"

  • Ceramics Award, 112th Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition, for "Dux"

  • Louise Gibson Award, Artistic Wanderings, Norwich Art Gallery, CT for "Path to Paradise"

  • Honorable Mention, All Media Open Juried, South County Art Association, RI for "Alia's Garden"

2022

  • Ceramics Award, 111th Annual Exhibit, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT for “Leda”

  • 3rd Place award in Diaspora, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI, and the Atrium Gallery

  • Honorable Mention for “Fruit Plate”, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI

  • Teddy Goberis Award, Artistic Wanderings, Norwich Art Gallery, CT for “Path to Paradise”

2021

  • 1st prize, Earthworks, S. County Art Association, Kingston, RI for “Bird Song”, juror Ray Bubb

  • 3rd prize for Bird Song”, Conanicut Island Art Assoc., Summer Show, Anthony Tomaselli, juror

  • Joseph Gualtieri Award for “Blue Butterfly Jardiniere”, Norwich Art Gallery, CT juror Jason Fong

  • Honorable Mention for Matriarch, "Flourish", Mystic Museum of Art, CT, juror Patricia Hickson

  • Honorable Mention for Geisha, "Transformation", Ct. Academy of Fine Arts, juror Brian Flinn

2020

  • 1st prize, Earthworks, S. County Art Association, Kingston, RI for “Lady of Staffs”, juror Jay Lacouture

  • Teddy Goberis Award for Excellence in Ceramics, Artistic Wanderings, Norwich CT

  • Art Gallery for “Tree of Life” jardiniere

  • Honorable Mention, Art of the Ocean State, Wickford Art Assoc., Bill Heydt, juror

  • Judge's Award, Member's Annual, Wickford Art Assoc., Stephan Brigidi, juror

2019

  • Ceramic Award for “Gaia”, CT Academy of Fine Arts, Mystic Museum of Art, CT

  • Teddy Goberis Award, MMOA Regional Exhibition

  • Louise Forest Gibson Award for Fine Crafts, Artist Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, RI

  • Teddy Goberis Award for excellence in Ceramics, "Artistic Wanderings", CT Art Gallery

  • 3rd prize for “Cyclops”, Earthworks, S. County Art Assoc., Kingston, RI

  • 3rd prize, for “the Greenman”, Wickford Art Association, RI

  • Honorable Mention, "Best in Snow," Conanicut Island Art Association, Jamestown, RI

2018

  • Morris Nathanson Juror's Award, Pawtucket Foundation Prize Show, RI

  • Best in Show, Other Media, CIAA Member's Show, Jamestown, RI

  • Honorable Mention, Photo Show, CIAA at Town Hall, Jamestown, RI

2017

  • Pawtucket Foundation Award, Pawtucket Arts Gallery prize, RI

  • 1st place, Art of Jamestown, CIAA, Jamestown, RI

  • 1st place, Summer Members Exhibit, CIAA, Jamestown, RI

  • Award of Excellence, 31st RI Open, Warwick Center for the Arts, RI

  • 2nd place, Artistic Wanderings, Norwich Art Gallery, CT

  • 3rd place, Cooler and Warmer, Wickford Art Association, RI

  • HM, All Media Open Juried, South County Art Association, RI

2016

  • HM in mixed media, Newport Art Museum Member's Show, RI

  • Teddy Goberis Award and Alice Hubbard Award, 60th Regional, Mystic Museum of Art

  • Juror's Award, Patterns, national juried show, Attleboro Museum, MA

  • Best in 3D Award, Face It, DeBlois Gallery, Newport, RI

  • 1st place, Exposure, CIAA, Jamestown, RI

  • 1st place, Wickford Art Association Member's show, RI

  • 1st place, Lens Free, Wickford Art Association, RI

2015

  • Teddy Goberis Award for Excellence in Ceramics, ACGOW Regional, Westerly, RI

  • 2nd prize, The Power of Love, CIAA, Jamestown, RI

  • 2 People's Choice Awards, CIAA, Jamestown, RI

  • President's Award, Summer Art Show, CIAA, Jamestown, RI

2014

  • Best of Show, Member's Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI

  • Teddy Goberis Award, Artistic Wanderings, Norwich Art Gallery, CT

  • Joseph Gualtieri Award, 58th Annual Regional Exhibit, Mystic Art Center, CT

  • Honorable Mention, Annual Photography Show, S. County Art Assoc., RI

  • Honorable Mention, Works on Paper, CIAA, Jamestown, RI

2013

  • 2nd prize, Open Photo Show, CIAA, Jamestown, RI

  • 3rd prize, CIAA Summer Show, Jamestown, RI

  • Teddy Goberis Award, Artists Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, RI

  • Honorable Mention, 7 Deadly Sins, DeBlois Gallery, Newport, RI

2012

  • 1st place 3D, Women Artists in Rhode Island, The Warwick Museum of Art

  • Teddy Goberis Award, 56th Regional Exhibit, Mystic Art Center, CT

  • 3rd prize, CIAA Summer Art Show, Jamestown, RI

  • 3rd prize, Wickford Art Association Open Photography Show, RI

  • Honorable Mention, Wickford Art Assoc. All Media II, RI

  • Award of Excellence, "Warwick Open", Warwick Museum of Art, RI

  • 3rd prize, "Artistic Wanderings", Norwich Arts Council, CT

  • Honorable Mention, "Americana", CIAA, Jamestown, RI

2011

  • 3rd Place, "Portraits", Wickford Art Assn, RI

  • Hon Mention, "Still Life", CIAA, Jamestown, RI

  • 3rd Place, Annual Photo Show, South County Art Assn, Kingston, RI

  • Best in Show, 1st and 3rd awards in sculpture, "Boo", Bristol Art Gallery, RI

  • Teddy Goberis Award for Excellence in Ceramics, Norwich Arts Council, CT

  • 2nd place, the Photo Guild at the Newport Art Museum, RI

  • Honorable Mention, Member's Annual A-L, Wickford Art Association, RI

  • Honorable Mention, outdoor sculpture, Paradise City Art Festival, MA

  • Honorable Mention, "the Color Purple”, Portsmouth Arts Guild, RI

  • Honorable Mention, "Poetic License", the Portsmouth Arts Guild, RI

2010

  • Honorable Mention, Photography Annual, S. County Art Assn., Kingston, RI

  • 2nd Place & People's Choice, "Boo", Bristol Art Gallery, Bristol, RI

  • Hon Mention, Newport Photo Guild, Newport Art Museum

  • 1st Place, Conanicut Island Art Association Summer show, Jamestown, RI

  • Teddy Goberis Award for Excellence in Ceramics and the Alice Hubbard Clark Award,  Norwich Art Center, CT

  • 1st Place, Open Photo Show, Wickford Art Association, RI

  • 2nd Place, "Anything Goes", Wickford Art Association, RI

  • Honorable Mention, Members Annual, Wickford Art Association, RI

  • Dorcas Toney Award for Best Pottery, S. County Art Association, RI

  • 3rd Place, All Media Show, S. County Art Association, RI

  • Honorable Mention, Elected Artists Show, Mystic Arts Center, CT

2009

  • 1st Place Sculpture, the Jessica Hagan Fine Art & Design Award

  • for 3-Dimensional Art, the Newport Art Museum Member's Show, Newport, RI

  • 1st Place, 20th Annual Juried Photography Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford RI

  • 1st Place, All Media Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI

  • Best Functional Pottery, the Dorcas Toney Award, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI

  • The Teddy Goberis Award for Excellence in Ceramics, "Artistic Wanderings", Norwich Art Center, CT

  • Honorable Mention, "Works On Paper", Portsmouth Arts Guild, RI

  • The M. Graham & Co. Award, "Art Unites", Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, RI

2008

  • 1st place and Special Mention, "Collage", Wickford Art Assn, RI, Kim Salerno juror

  • 3rd place, 19th Annual Open Photography Show, Wickford Art Association, RI

  • Honorable Mention, Members A-L, Wickford Art Association, RI. Juror: Berge Zobian

  • Award of Excellence, "Elected Artist Member's Show," Mystic Art Association, CT

  • The Teddy Goberis Award for Excellence in Ceramics, "The 54th Regional Show", Mystic Art Center, CT

  • Honorable Mention, Member’s Annual Show, Mystic Art Center, CT

  • Best Work in Pottery, "81st Member's Annual", South County Art Assn, Kingston, RI

  • The Teddy Goberis Award for Excellence in Ceramics, the Artist's Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, RI

  • The Alice Clark Hubbard Award, "Artistic Wanderings", the Norwich Arts Council, CT

  • 3rd place, "Going Green", the Warwick Museum of Art, RI

  • 3rd place and Honorable Mention, the Portsmouth Arts Guild, RI, R. Wiseman, juror

  • Honorable Mention, "Open Photo Show", the Portsmouth Arts Guild, RI, S. Nesbitt, juror

2007

  • The Teddy Goberis Award for Excellence in Ceramics, The Regional Show, Mystic Arts Center, CT

  • Two Blue Ribbons, Design Division, Rhode Island Spring Flower Show, RI

  • Blue and Green Ribbons, Silver Cup, Design Division, Newport Flower Show, RI

  • Best Work in Clay, Mary Ann Carney Award, Open Media Juried Show, SCAA, Kingston, RI

  • Honorable Mention, Annual Photo Show, Wickford Art Association, RI

2006

  • People’s Choice Award, Outdoor Sculpture, Paradise City Art Festival, Northampton, MA

  • Honorable Mention, The Conanicut Art Association Annual Art Show, Jamestown, RI

  • Blue Ribbon, RI Spring Flower Show, Providence, RI

  • Honorable Mention, “Art of the Ocean State”, Wickford Art Association, RI

2005

  • Honorable Mention, Open Juried Photography Show, Wickford Art Association, RI

  • Honorable Mention, All Media Open Juried Show, SCAA, Kingston, RI

2004

  • 2nd Place, Photography Show, Randall Art Gallery, Jamestown, RI

  • 2nd Place, Members Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI

  • Award of Merit, Artists Cooperative Gallery, Westerly, RI

  • 3rd Place, Open Media Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI

2003

  • 1st Place, Juried Photography Annual, South County Art Association, RI

  • 2nd Place, Annual Summer Show, Conanicut Island Art Association, Jamestown, RI

  • Honorable Mention, Juried Portrait Show, Wickford Art Association, RI

  • Honorable Mention, Members Show, Wickford Art Association, RI

  • Honorable Mention, “Earthworks”, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI

  • Honorable Mention, 14th Annual Photo Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI

  • Honorable Mention, All Media Juried Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI

  • Honorable Mention, 17th R.I. Open, Warwick Museum, Warwick, RI

2002

  • 1st Place, Members Show, Wickford Art Association, R.I.

  • 1st Place, Photography Annual, Wickford Art Association, RI

  • “Best Use of Materials”, Island Arts, Newport, RI

2001

  • 3rd prize, Wickford Art Association Annual Photography Show, RI

  • Honorable Mention, 45th Regional Juried Show, Mystic Art Association, CT

  • 2nd Prize, 15th Annual R.I. Open, The Warwick Museum, RI

2000

  • 2nd prize, Member’s Show, Wickford Art Association

  • 3rd prize, Crafts, The Mystic Outdoor Art Festival

  • Honorable Mention, Photography Annual, South County Art Association, RI

  • Honorable Mention and 6th Prize, The 14th R.I. Open, Warwick Museum, RI

1999

  • 1st Prize, the 13th Annual RI Open, Warwick Museum, RI

  • Honorable Mention, Wickford Art Association, RI

1998

  • Honorable Mention, “QE2”, The Warwick Museum, Warwick, RI

1996

  • 1st prize, Wickford Art Association, Members Show, Wickford, RI

  • Honorable Mention, Mystic CT Art Association

1994

  • Honorable Mention, "Earthworks", Kingston, RI

1993

  • 1st prize Sculpture, Wickford Art Association, RI

1989

  • 1st prize Sculpture, Mystic Art Association, CT

1988

  • 3rd prize Sculpture, Mystic Art Association, CT

  • Potter Hazlehurst Award, R.I. Open, Warwick Museum, RI

1987

  • Fellowship in Design, RI State Council on the Arts

1982

  • 1st and 2nd prizes, "Earthworks", Kingston, RI

1980

  • 2nd prize, "Earthworks", Kingston, RI