Gillian is an artist and designer based in Madison. Her interdisciplinary works combines the strategy of design with the emotionality of her art. These juxtapositions allow Gillian to explore combinations of concepts—hierarchies to free flowing forms, simplicity to complexity and communication to silence.
Her projects are often based on first-hand community interactions that seek to illustrate nuanced portrayals by meeting honesty, authenticity, and sincerity though her open invitations. Gillian creates bodies of work that help to define her Black and other intersectional identities. She continues to explore this discussion through mediums such painting and design work, expanding into embroidery, textiles, and photography.