Jill DeFelice is a ‘jack of all trades’. She is a wife and mother of two grown boys. She had a brief career as a paralegal, then went back to school for her B.S.Ed. while living overseas. She taught at the Anglo-American School of Moscow and is a published author. She recently relocated back to the USA after more than twenty years overseas in Russia, Poland and China.

Jill is primarily a self-taught artist. She first started painting in 2001 with Russian impressionist Valery Gueraskevich. In 2003 she relocated to Hong Kong and China where she continued her painting with local Chinese and visiting International artists. She is an associate member of Oil Painters of America. Her works are in private and corporate collections around the world including New York, London, Brisbane, Hong Kong and Toronto.

Exhibitions:

JUN/JUL  2019        Jill DeFelice & Laura Beard “Legacy of Loss”

      Atrium Gallery, Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Art, Millville, NJ

MAR 2019               Featured Artist

       Associates Alcove, Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ

OCT 2018                Solo Exhibition

       Ocean County Library: Barnegat, NJ

MAY/JUN 2018       Solo Exhibition

      Ocean County Library: Little Egg Harbor, NJ

APR 2018                Atlantic City Art Garage

      Noyes/Stockton Art Museum

JUN-SEPT 2017     Studio Yu Exhibition

      Princeton Abbey, Princeton, NJ

MAR/APR 2017      Solo Exhibition

      Ocean County Library: Little Egg  Harbor, NJ

FEB/MAR 2017      Studio Yu Exhibition

      Unionville Vineyards, Ringoes, NJ

Summer 2017        Solo Exhibitions

       Various branches, Ocean County library system

JAN 2016                Solo Exhibition

       Pine Shores Art Association,  Manahawkin, NJ

APR 2010               Jill DeFelice/Pamela Larsen

       TangNing Gallery, Guangzhou, PRC

MAY 2009              Yishu Studio  Show

       Central Parkview, Guangzhou, PRC

NOV 2008              Yishu Studio  Show

       Central Parkview, Guangzhou, PRC

MAY 2007              Colors Studio Show

       Stanley, Hong Kong

NOV 2006              Artists Abroad Exhibition

       Hong Kong City Hall

AWARDS

MAY 2017             Judges Award, Pine Shores Art Association Spring Show

NOV 2016             Merit Award, Pine Shores Art Association Fall Show

May 2015             Franken Frames Award, Pine Shores Art Association Spring Show

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS

MAY 2019           Penn Medicine, Cherry Hill, NJ

MAY  2019          Capital Health Healing Arts Program, Pennington, NJ

MAR 2019           Atlanticare Healing Arts Program, Pediatric Facility, Atlantic City

MAR 2017           Atlanticare Healing Arts Program, Manahawkin facility

MAR 2007           Mural, Duchess of Kent Orthopedic Hospital, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong