Jill Hooper was born in upstate New York in 1970, and was also raised
in North Carolina. During the pursuit of her undergraduate degree at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina,
Hooper spent time abroad in Florence, Italy, under D. Jeffrey Mims in 1992 and continued to study
under him for various periods of time until 1999. From 1992 to 1993, Hooper studied at the Universite de Haute Bretagne
in Rennes, France, and at L'Atelier
du Thabor, also in Rennes. In 1994, the artist graduated from the College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a minor in
political science.
Hooper works mainly with oils on canvas and charcoal and chalk on paper, preferring to work in a
setting of natural light. The artist recently returned from Florence, where she was under the tutelage of renowned
Realist painter Charles Cecil, at the Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy. Currently, she works and resides in
Charleston. More online at
Ann Long Fine Art.
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