Jill Moser facts for kids

Jill Moser is an artist from New York City. She creates many kinds of art, like paintings, drawings, and prints. Her work often explores how painting, writing, and moving pictures connect.

Jill Moser's Early Life and Learning

Jill Moser went to Brown University and finished in 1978. She also received a special art scholarship from the Brooklyn Museum. Later, she earned her master's degree in fine arts from Hunter College in 1981. For ten years, from 1981 to 1991, she helped manage "Materials for the Arts." This program is part of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs.

Jill Moser's Art Career

Jill Moser has taught art at many universities, including Princeton University. She has also given talks about her art all over the United States. Her artworks have been shown in art galleries and museums in America and Europe. Many important art collections, both public and private, own her pieces.

Exploring Art Styles

Since the 1980s, Moser has been developing her own style of art. She builds on older art ideas that use bold, free brushstrokes. She gets ideas from dancers and filmmakers like Maya Deren and Stan Brakhage. She also looks at the work of women artists such as Lynda Benglis and Joan Mitchell. Her paintings, drawings, and collages explore how art marks, body movements, and time are connected.

Working with Prints

Moser also works a lot with printmakers. She studies how hand-made marks and colors look when they are printed by machines. She has created many art prints with different studios. Some of these include Jungle Press and Manneken Press.

New Art Projects

More recently, Jill Moser has found new ways to use her art style. She has worked with poets, other artists, and even architects. These team projects help her explore art in exciting new forms and using different materials.

Artist Books and Team Projects

Jill Moser has created special "artist books" and worked on projects with other creative people. Here are some of them:

• ... Palette: A Volley, with poet Anna Maria Hong (2020)
• And Solar Wind, with poet Laurie Sheck (2019)
• Urban Renewal, with poet Major Jackson, featured in The Southampton Review, vol. X, no. 2 (Summer-Fall 2016)
• The Introvert, with poet Charles Bernstein (Gervais Jassaud, France, 2010)

Art Collections Featuring Jill Moser