Jillian Frances Green (born 1975) is an Australian artist, whose work references Christian art, particularly

illuminated manuscripts An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is often supplemented with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations. Often used in the Roman Catholic Church for prayers, liturgical services and psalms, the ...

and

Russian icon The use and making of icons entered Kievan Rus', Ancient Rus' following its conversion to Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christianity in AD 988. As a general rule, these icons strictly followed models and formulas hallowed by Byzantine art, led ...

ography. Her studies and work reflect this continuing interest in philosophical and theological writings. She sees the detailed beautification of sacred texts as an act of meditative worship, and her work is that act, too. In her 2016 solo exhibition, "Vessels", at the Turner Galleries in Perth, she used her knowledge of icon painting to paint portraits in the style of Russian icons on empty pots (vessels), where the emptiness of the pot represented the "''receptiveness of the sitter.... to the divine"''. Her 2010 exhibition, "black stone white stone", takes its name from the tale of a Buddhist monk who puts stones of these colours in his pockets throughout the day to give the daily count good bad things done or thought, and shows the evidence of her walking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela through Spain in 2007, with her work also referencing Muslim art (as did her 2007 exhibition "Blue Stone").

Collections

Her work is held in the

National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia (NGA), formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. Located in Canberra in th ...

(3 works), and the

Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery The Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery is an on-campus art gallery at the University of Western Australia in Crawley. History The gallery was established in July 1990. Description It is supported by a "friends of" organisation. It contains collect ...

of UWA. It is also found in the collections of many Western Australian institutions, for example:

Edith Cowan University Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a public university in Western Australia. It is named in honour of the first woman to be elected to an Parliaments of the Australian states and territories, Australian parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Aust ...

, the

Royal Perth Hospital Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) is a 450-bed adult and teaching hospital located on the northeastern edge of the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. History The hospital traces its history back to the first colonial hospital, whi ...

, Saint John of God Health Care hospitals/institutions, the King Edward Hospital and the

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) is a teaching hospital in Nedlands, Western Australia. Opened in 1958 as the Perth Chest Hospital and later named in honour of Sir Charles Gairdner, governor of Western Australia from 1951 to 1963, it is pa ...

References

External links

* Kinsella, L. (2012
''Surface and Self : The Work of Leanne Emmitt, Jillian Green and Kirstine Sadler''
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Nedlands WA.
Jillian Green "Vessels", 1 - 30 April 2016
Turner Galleries, Northbridge, Perth WA.
Jillian Green "The old believers", 28 June - 27 July 2013
Turner Galleries, Northbridge, Perth WA
Jillian Green "black stone white stone", 21 May - 19 June 2010
Turner Galleries, Northbridge, Perth WA.
Jillian Green "prayer series", 10 March - 10 April 2004
Turner Galleries, Northbridge, Perth WA 1975 births Living people 21st-century Australian women artists 21st-century Australian artists Edith Cowan University alumni {{Australia-painter-stub