Jill McLennan explores and observes the city of Oakland, a city she has chosen to call home. She delves into the industrial history, researching historical photographs and learning the stories of this vibrant city, built on wetlands of the bay. She documents the rapidly changing present while assessing her own place in this chaos.
Jill McLennan is a professional painter and teaching artist living in the bay area for 21 years. She organizes community projects with her neighborhood, Jingletown and creates public art that reflects the local history of a place. McLennan draws, paints, prints, makes oil paintings, mixed media built pieces, wax encaustics, and ceramics that explore industry, history, urban nature and our outlook towards a future of human and natural cooperation.