Jillian McDonald

Jillian McDonald is a

net art, performance art, installations, and photography

Her interests are the American

masks, and paranormal experiences, and is often set in northern landscapes such as . In her best-known works she digitally manipulated romantic scenes from Hollywood films starring actors such as Billy Bob Thornton,^[1] Vincent Gallo, and Johnny Depp, investigating celebrity obsession.^[2] In The Screaming,^[3] she inserted herself into horror films such as The Shining and Alien, screaming at the monsters to scare them away or destroy them. In Horror Makeup,^[4] she applies makeup on a subway commute, turning herself into a zombie.^[1]

Exhibitions

Her 2013 Valley of the Deer installation features a 3-channel video, augmented reality, and drawings created during the Glenfiddich International Artist Residency. It stars residents of Dufftown and other Northern Scottish towns.^[5]^[6]

Centre Clark, "Valley of the Deer", Montreal, Canada (2015)^[7]
UWAG, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, "Valley of the Deer", Waterloo, Canada (2015)^[8]
Esker Foundation, "Valley of the Deer", Calgary, Canada (2013)^[9]
Hallwalls, ‘’RedRum", Buffalo, NY (2010) ^[10]
Arizona State University Museum, "Alone Together in the Dark", Tempe, AZ (2009 - 2010)^[11]
Lilith Performance Studio, "Undead in the Night", Malmo, Sweden (2009)^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kino, Carol (July 30, 2006). "Jillian Mcdonald, Performance Artist Forsakes Billy Bob". New York Times.
^ Fortin, Sylvie (2005). "Jillian McDonald's celebrity relations" (PDF). Art Papers. Sept.-Oct. 2005 (Moving Media): 10–12. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "ASU Art Museum Social Studies | Jillian McDonald: Alone Together in the Dark | Jillian McDonald: Alone Together in the Dark The Artist". asuartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
^ "Getting to Know Zombies". Hyperallergic. 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
^ "Jillian McDonald: Valley of the Deer". Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center. 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
^ "Valley of the Deer: Jillian McDonald at Squeaky Wheel". The Public. 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
^ "VALLEY OF THE DEER | Exhibition | Centre Clark".
^ "University of Waterloo Art Gallery » TWO-S06". uwag.uwaterloo.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26.
^ "Jillian McDonald: Valley of the Deer".
^ "Jillian Mcdonald - Redrum - 1/15/10".
^ "Alone Together in the Dark | ASU Art Museum".
^ http://lilithperformancestudio.com/?archivemain=jillian-mcdonald-can

External links

[NYT-1] Kino, Carol (July 30, 2006). "Jillian Mcdonald, Performance Artist Forsakes Billy Bob". New York Times.

[2] Fortin, Sylvie (2005). "Jillian McDonald's celebrity relations" (PDF). Art Papers. Sept.-Oct. 2005 (Moving Media): 10–12. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

[3] "ASU Art Museum Social Studies | Jillian McDonald: Alone Together in the Dark | Jillian McDonald: Alone Together in the Dark The Artist". asuartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-04-01.

[4] "Getting to Know Zombies". Hyperallergic. 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2017-04-01.

[5] "Jillian McDonald: Valley of the Deer". Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center. 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2017-04-01.

[6] "Valley of the Deer: Jillian McDonald at Squeaky Wheel". The Public. 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2017-04-01.

[7] "VALLEY OF THE DEER | Exhibition | Centre Clark".

[8] "University of Waterloo Art Gallery » TWO-S06". uwag.uwaterloo.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26.

[9] "Jillian McDonald: Valley of the Deer".

[10] "Jillian Mcdonald - Redrum - 1/15/10".

[11] "Alone Together in the Dark | ASU Art Museum".

[12] ttp://lilithperformancestudio.com/?archivemain=jillian-mcdonald-can

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