A native of New Orleans, Jill Hackney studied painting at The Cleveland Institute of Art and  Louisiana State University, where she earned her BFA. She is a founding member is Studio 801, an artists’ cooperative in Baton Rouge. Best known for her still lives, her focus is to show light’s impact on her subjects through layers of vertical and linear strokes. Using the natural texture of the wood she paints on, each painting is approached with a sense of nostalgia. The end effect is a union of the senses, which awakens feelings of joy, serenity, and peace.

Education
1986 - 91 BFA, Painting and Drawing, Louisiana State University
1989-90   Cleveland Institute of Art

Selected Exhibitions
2008    Harris Gallery, Houston, TX
2007    Xen Gallery, St. Louis, MO
            Ann Connelly Fine Art, Baton Rouge, LA.
2006    Harris Gallery, Houston TX
            Grand Contemporary, Lafayette, LA
2005    Grand Contemporary, Lafayette, LA
            Ann Connelly Fine Art, Baton Rouge, LA
            Grand Contemporary, Lafayette, LA
2004    Ann Connelly Fine Art, Baton Rouge, LA
            Weekend Living in Montecito Design Showhouse
2000    Ann Connelly Fine Art, Baton Rouge, LA

Selected Publications
2008 Art Galleries and Artists of the South (May-August), Vol. 6 (1) p72.
2006 "Three Lemons." Illuminations: Expressions of the Personal Spiritual Experience.  
                Tompkins/McMahon
2006 "Windmark Beach Showhouse." Southern Accents (July-August), vol20 (4).
2004 Country Roads Magazine, cover, November
2004 "The Pampered Guest - Traditional Home Weekend Living Showhouse." Traditional
                Home (September), p158-159,161.