Questions of existence and the human potential for transformation establish the underpinnings of Jill’s work. Influenced by encounters with animals in dreams and the natural world, her work often utilizes animal based imagery. Balancing ethereal inquiries, her work continues to augment efforts of conservation and rehabilitation by partnering with organizations such as the International Bird Rescue Research Center.
Working primarily with ink on paper, her fluid relationship with printmaking and drawing is evident. The work ranges from large-scale sculptural installation to intimate, intricate artist books. A gesture for connection, her work proffers hope. Entailing labor-intensive methods, her working process bridges the numinous with the material world.
Jill Fitterer is an artist and Assistant Professor of Art at Boise State University. She founded the Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance in 2009. A non-profit organization, the alliance creates regional connections promoting awareness and support for the art of printmaking. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally in Los Angeles, Chicago, Argentina, New Zealand, England, Italy and Korea. She lived in Florence, Italy for one year and studied at the Academia di Belli Arti on full scholarship from Sonoma State University. In 2007, she taught a course in etching in Italy at Santa Reparata International School of Art. International travels have taken her to India, Nepal, Thailand, Ireland, France, England and Estonia.
A resident for five years of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Jill worked for three years in the Three Sisters Wilderness as a wilderness ranger in central Oregon. In 1999, she rode her bicycle alone from the U.S. Canadian border in Montana, along the spine of the Rocky Mountains 1,000 miles, ending in Salt Lake City. She earned her M.F.A. in printmaking from California State University, Long Beach, her B.F.A. from Sonoma State University and her B.S. Communications from Clarion University. She lives in Boise, Idaho with her dog Tegan.
Working primarily with ink on paper, her fluid relationship with printmaking and drawing is evident. The work ranges from large-scale sculptural installation to intimate, intricate artist books. A gesture for connection, her work proffers hope. Entailing labor-intensive methods, her working process bridges the numinous with the material world.
Jill Fitterer is an artist and Assistant Professor of Art at Boise State University. She founded the Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance in 2009. A non-profit organization, the alliance creates regional connections promoting awareness and support for the art of printmaking. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally in Los Angeles, Chicago, Argentina, New Zealand, England, Italy and Korea. She lived in Florence, Italy for one year and studied at the Academia di Belli Arti on full scholarship from Sonoma State University. In 2007, she taught a course in etching in Italy at Santa Reparata International School of Art. International travels have taken her to India, Nepal, Thailand, Ireland, France, England and Estonia.
A resident for five years of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Jill worked for three years in the Three Sisters Wilderness as a wilderness ranger in central Oregon. In 1999, she rode her bicycle alone from the U.S. Canadian border in Montana, along the spine of the Rocky Mountains 1,000 miles, ending in Salt Lake City. She earned her M.F.A. in printmaking from California State University, Long Beach, her B.F.A. from Sonoma State University and her B.S. Communications from Clarion University. She lives in Boise, Idaho with her dog Tegan.
