The Carlsons of Cadillac / From the Weeds
Showing July 2012
Fine Line Bistro
404 East State Street, Ithaca, NY
Reception: Sunday, July 8th, at 4p
An exhibition of two bodies of portrait works.
The Carlsons of Cadillac : oil paintings of the artist's ancestors based off oral and photographic history.
From the Weeds : the classic scenario of the artist-waiting-tables is laid bare in this on-going portrait series, in which the artist documents her compatriots nurturing their often hidden creative lives in a great range of activities.
Collecting Imagination: Treasures from the Walker Library of the History of Human Imagination
Now showing at Cornell Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections!J
Now showing at Cornell Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections!
June 7, 2012 - Oct 29, 2012
Hirshland Gallery, Carl A. Kroch Library
Through a remarkable array of rare books, manuscripts, and artifacts from the collection of Jay (’77) and Eileen (’76, ’78) Walker, this exhibition showcases imagination as a driving force throughout history and celebrates the adventure of discovery, learning, and creativity. Collecting Imagination features such treasures as an original Soviet Sputnik alongside a U.S. Vanguard satellite, a cuneiform cone from 2000 BC, and a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible. This exhibit marks the first time an extensive selection of objects from this unique private collection has been on public view.
Click here to view the exhibit website.
Exhibit Project Manager: Jillian Piccirilli
Family Portraits: The Carlsons & Cook
Showing for the month of August at Moosewood Restaurant
Showing for the month of August
Moosewood Restaurant
215 N. Cayuga, Ithaca, NY
*Open Daily*
Two bodies of work that approach family portraiture from different angles: The Carlsons of Cadillac, oil painting portraits of the artist's ancestors based off of oral and photographic history, and Learning How to Cook Everything, an intimate 35 mm color photograph and collage series of the artist's husband's foray into cooking.
New Work: The Missy Commis
A newly finished commissioned series, born out of The Carlsons of Cadillac. The Missy Commis portrays three generations of Carlson women.
A newly finished commissioned series, born out of The Carlsons of Cadillac. The Missy Commis portrays three generations of Carlson women.
Oil on wooden panels.
Now Showing: Italo in Ithaca
Gimme! Coffee
430 North Cayuga Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
A series of excursions intended to document an overlooked present and a past not told, “…but [contained] like the lines of a hand, written in the corners of the streets, the gratings of the windows, the banisters of the steps…”, this project is an exploration of the narratives embedded beneath the surface of Ithaca, New York.
Photography by Jillian Piccirilli / Writing by Mary Thomas
Now with a new website: www.italoinithaca.com
Press for The Art and Life of Alison Mason Kingsbury
“You’ve seen her murals around campus — now she’s rediscovered in a new book…” - Published in the Cornell Chronicle
You’ve seen her murals around campus — now she’s rediscovered in a new book
Published in the Cornell Chronicle
By Gwen Glazer
Jillian Piccirilli ’08 formed a close relationship with a woman she’ll never meet: Alison Mason Kingsbury, an accomplished artist, dedicated Ithacan and wife of Cornell historian and professor Morris Bishop.Alison Jolly, the artist’s daughter, began working with Piccirilli in 2008 to create a complete catalog of her mother’s work. The catalog grew into a book, “The Art and Life of Alison Mason Kingsbury,” published in 2010 by Cornell University Library.
Now Showing: Learning How to Cook Everything
RiverRead Books
5 Court Street, Binghamton, NY
Opening: Binghamton Gallery Night
Friday, May 6th, 6-9p
The mixed media series Learning How to Cook Everything was born out of a collaboration between the artist and her husband to intimately document his foray into cooking as developing a life skill, a creative endeavor, and an avenue to continue a family tradition after his father’s death.The title is a reference to New York Times writer Mark Bittman’s seminal cookbook, which served as the how-to manual to her husband’s otherwise unmentored efforts. Using traditional and non-traditional negatives and incorporating collage, the artist sought to weave together highly personal photographs with images culled from wider cultural sources.
Now Showing: The Carlsons of Cadillac
Just a Taste
April 17 - May 22
116 North Aurora Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
The Carlsons of Cadillac series is the product of many long conversations with my maternal grandmother, who drew biographical sketches of her parents and siblings for me while we pored over family photographs.A photographer in her youth and the last remaining Carlson, Gamma recalled her Michigan dairy farm family in vivid, sometimes heartbreaking detail. After our exhaustive interviews, I asked that she assign a color to each individual.
...Axel had a temper, so he is red...Al was rather dapper and owned a handsome grey suit, so he is grey...
It was with this rich stock that The Carlsons portrait series was created.
New Work: Mama Vinter
The final chapter of The Mama Series comes to a close with Mama Vinter, who takes us on one last rambling wander through New England, showing us her version of the world both through her companionship and her own lens.
Rag Mag {Occasionally}:See the Cat? See the Cradle?
Rag Mag {Occasionally} Vol II, Issue I: is live!
Works inspired by a communal reading of Kurt Vonnegut's anthropology thesis. Please enjoy.
Rag Mag {Occasionally} is an online publication based out of Ithaca, NY, that gives voice to the work of emerging writers, artist, and other so-inclined creative folk. Occasionally.
New Work: From the Weeds
The classic scenario of the artist-waiting-tables is laid bare in this on-going portrait series. In From the Weeds, the artist documents her compatriots nurturing their often hidden creative lives in a great range of activities.
Italo in Ithaca: Rhenia
Mary Thomas and Jillian Piccirilli publish the second installation of
Italo in Ithaca: Rhenia.
Italo in Ithaca is...a series of excursions intended to document an overlooked present and a past not told, "...but [contained] like the lines of a hand, written in the corners of the streets, the gratings of the windows, the banisters of the steps..."
The Art & Life of Alison Mason Kingsbury
To celebrate the publication of The Art & Life of Alison Mason Kingsbury by Jillian Piccirilli, Cornell Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections will host a one-day exhibition of the artist's collection.
Exhibition of the Alison Mason Kingsbury Collection & Book Signing
Thursday, December 2, 20104:00p, Lecture Room 2B49
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Carl A. Kroch Library
An online exhibition is available through the Cornell Library's website.
An image database of Alison Mason Kingsbury's artwork is available through the Library's LUNA database.
Italo in Ithaca: Deterra
Mary Thomas and Jillian Piccirilli launch the blog Italo in Ithaca.
A series of excursions intended to document an overlooked present and a past not told, "...but [contained] like the lines of a hand, written in the corners of the streets, the gratings of the windows, the banisters of the steps...", this project is an exploration of the narratives embedded beneath the surface of Ithaca, New York. Inspired by Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities.
Rag Mag {Occasionally}: Postcards
Rag Mag {Occasionally} has released its second issue, themed: Postcards.
Rag Mag {Occasionally} is an online publication based out of Ithaca, NY, that gives voice to the work of emerging writers, artist, and other so-inclined creative folk. Occasionally.
Co-founded / edited by Jillian Piccirilli
New Work: The Carlsons of Cadillac
A series of portraits, executed in oil and inspired by a dialogue with the artist's material grandmother and her own amateur photography documenting her generation.
Works Featured in "Jack Magazine"
New and past works featured in the latest and last issue of "Jack Magazine," an e-zine that features writing and art in honor of the Beat Generation and others who liked to experiment.
Exhibit @ Julian's on Broadway, Providence
Learning How to Cook Everything
June 6 - July 3, 2010
Julian's Restaurant
318 Broadway, Providence, RI
401.861.1770
M - F: 9a - 5p + dinner nightly
Weekends: 9a - 3p + dinner nightly
Rag Mag {Occasionally}: Spring
Rag Mag {Occasionally} has released its first issue, themed Spring.
Rag Mag {Occasionally} is an online publication based out of Ithaca, NY, that gives voice to the work of emerging writers, artist, and other so-inclined creative folk. Occasionally.
Co-founded / edited by Jillian Piccirilli
The Washington Post takes notice of the Paws
After a recent trip to Providence, the Washington Post's Impulsive Traveler wrote:"...several storefronts were decorated as part of Providence Art Windows, a rotating installation that brightens up empty retail spaces. I was partial to Jillian Piccirilli's 'The Paws Family,' which features an exhibit of artifacts and historical accounts of the soap opera-worthy story of a clan of rabbits."
Looking up, and back, at Providence architecture
By Becky Krystal
Sunday, January 31, 2010