EDUCATION
Santa Monica School of Design, Art & Architecture, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
The Academy of Art and Lone Mountain College, San Francisco, CA
Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017-18 JILL SYKES: POETIC OBSERVATION, Vedder Price, Patter Hellstrom Visual Art, Century City, CA
2015 JILL SYKES at CASA MARENGO, Casa Marengo at Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
2014 YUCCA FOREST, Museum of Art + History, Lancaster, CA. CODAworx Projects, Yucca Forest
2010 SYCAMORE HOUSE, Pacific Palisades, CA. CODAworx Projects, Sycamore House
2010 AIA LOS ANGELES HOME TOURS
2006 REMARKABLE GIFTS, The Colony Theatre Gallery, Burbank, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1996 - Present
BREWERY ART WALK (semi-annual), The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
2023
QUARTET: BOUNCE, Roswell.Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022
QUARTET: QUATRE SAISONS, Roswell.Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
OB WEST, Roswell.Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
AVIARY, The Loft at Liz’s, Los Angeles, CA curated by Betty Ann Brown
LET ME TALK, The Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA, co-curated by Ada Pullini Brown & Jill Sykes
2021
OB at RAM - AN EPIC TAKEOVER, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
JILL SYKES for LA Family Housing, Room + Board, Los Angeles, CA
ROUND ROBIN, Roswell Space, Los Angeles, CA
VIVA LA: CELEBRATE L.A. EVERY DAY, Art Squared Gallery, Pershing Square, Los Angeles, CA
2020
COLLABORATE AND CREATE, Museum of Art + History, Lancaster, CA, curated by Andi Campognoni
BOTANICA, Metro Gallery, Pomona, CA, with Karen Ruth Karlsson
BOUQUET, Roswell.Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
WHAT IS IT ABOUT TREES? El Camino College Art Gallery, curated by Susanna Meiers, El Camino College, Torrance, CA
COLLABORATE AND CREATE, The Loft at Liz’s, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Andi Campognoni
2019
14 KARAT, Studio C Gallery, Claremont, CA
CHASING THE GHOST, Roswell.Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
FOREST BATHING, The Loft at Liz’s, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Betty Ann Brown
2018
IT’S ABOUT TIME, Riverside Community College Quad Gallery, Riverside, CA
MOTHER – PORTRAITS IN PETRI DISHES, Kim Abeles Collective Installation, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2017
THE GIFT OF ART, FM Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
UNSILENT SPRING, ArtShare LA, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Qathryn Brehm
IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD, Groundspace Project, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Betty Ann Brown
2016
SAATCHI ART ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE, Saatchi Art, Santa Monica, CA
MY OWN PRIVATE MOON, FM Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA,
OB2, Chaffey Community Museum of Art, Ontario, CA
2015
ART ABOUT AGRICULTURE, Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, CA
CALIFORNIA GIRLS, Presented by Saatchi Art, Helms Bakery District, Culver City, CA
L I N E: A FOUR ARTIST SHOW, FM Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
WATER WORKS II, Glendale College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA
2014
ONEIRA: I DREAM THE SELF, Studio C Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
NATIONAL TREASURE: THE CALIFORNIA POPPY, Museum of Art + History, Lancaster, CA
DEEP ROOTS: Artistic Expressions of Earth Month, Pico House Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
FROM HER: An Exhibition by Women about Women, Pico House Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
BLACK & WHITE, SCA Project Gallery, Pomona, CA
2013
PEACE BE WITH YOU, The Loft, San Pedro, CA
7 BEAUTIES & THE ABSENCE OF BODIES, a Gianni Pettena Intervention, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
IN REMEMBRANCE; PORTRAITS OF THE FALLEN, USC Hillel Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
FLOWERS, SHADE AND THE NATURAL CURVE - Roland Reiss, Dawn Arrowsmith & Jill Sykes; curated by Molly Barnes, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012
INTRODUCING..., The Pop-Up Gallery, South Pasadena, CA
THE ART OF IT ALL, Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts Gallery, Pagosa Springs, CO
2011
FREE ARTS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN, Million Dollar Listing/Bravo TV, Malibu, CA
SPEAK FOR THE TREES, Scape Gallery, Corona Del Mar, CA
SPEAK FOR THE TREES, House of Balsamic Academy, Irvine, CA
NEL VOSTRO SPAZIO/IN YOUR SPACE, Post Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
LUX, Scape Gallery, Corona Del Mar, CA
2010
SANTA MONICA: THE ART OF SUMMER, Crussell Fine Arts at OCCCA, Santa Ana, CA, curated by Jeffrey Crussell
2009
NEL VOSTRO SPAZIO/IN YOUR SPACE, Giacomo Projects, Venice, Italy
NATURAL WORLDS, Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA
2008
FOR THE SMALL OF IT, Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts Gallery, Pagosa Springs, CO
SUMMER, Scape Gallery, Corona Del Mar, CA
GROUP SHOW, Milo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
CONFLUENCE, Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts Gallery, Pagosa Springs, CO
2007
ANNIVERSARY, Milo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SUDDENLY THIS SUMMER, Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts Gallery, Pagosa Springs, CO
VERDURE (2 person exhibition), Milo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
CHROMATIC CONVERSATION, Soho Myriad, Atlanta, GA
2004-2011
VENICE ART WALK SILENT AUCTION (yearly), Venice, CA
2004
3 PAINTERS - LAMBERT/SYKES/THORNYCROFT, i5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
NATURA NATURANS (2 person exhibition), Absolute Art Gallery, San Marino, CA
2003
AGING - PEOPLE, PLACES & PERCEPTIONS, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Betty Ann Brown, Art & Cake, Old Broads at Roswell.Space, July 19, 2022
Genie Davis, Art & Cake, The Brewery Artwalk Marks 40 Years, May 24, 2022
Peggy Nichols, Studio C Gallery Blog, March 31, 2021
Ezrha Jean Black, Artillery Magazine, Let Me Talk, March 18, 2022
Genie Davis, Artillery Magazine, Spring Forward, March 11, 2022
Genie Davis, Artillery Magazine, GALLERY ROUNDS: The Brand Library & Art Center “Let Me Talk,” March 3, 2022
“Art of the Month” Program, New Altadena Arts Organization, The Pasadena Now WeekendR, January 31, 2021
“OM Home,” Dwell Magazine, Omgivning Architecture/Interiors, November, 2020
Betty Ann Brown, Art & Cake, “Collaborate and Create,” curated by Andi Campognone, February 7, 2020
Lorraine Heitzman, Art & Cake, “Forest Bathing at The Loft at Liz’s,” curated by Betty Ann Brown, June 6, 2019
“Meet Jill Sykes of the Brewery Art Colony,” VoyageLA.com, October 12, 2018
Betty Ann Brown, Art & Cake, Kim Abeles Curates Powerful Exhibition Focusing on the Mother/Child Dynamic, May 22, 2018
Karrie Ross; “Our Ever Changing World: Through the Eyes of Artists #4: Artists, ART & Story: Southern California,” April 2016
“Experience Talks” with Cynthia Friedlob, Radio Interview, KPFK 90.7 FM, June 11, 2016
Karrie Ross; “L-I-N-E!” September, 2015
“Life Inside The Brewery,” The Paper Mixtape, Issue 1, page 85, May 14, 2015,
Brown, Betty Ann; “Everything To Do With The Way We See,” Artweek.LA, Cover Story, Vol. 170, December 15, 2014
“Yucca Forest,” CODAworx Projects, Yucca Forest, CODA: Collaboration of Design + Art, December 2014
“Sense of Place: Elements of California Modernism,” Kovac Architects, Essay by Michael Webb, ORO Editions Books, October 2014,
“Mushroom, Pie, Foam, Fins” – HGTV Extreme Homes, Episode HEXHS-409H, premiering August 29, 2014
Karrie Ross; “Our Ever Changing World: Through the Eyes of Artists, Book I: What Are You Saving From Extinction?” December 2013
“Sycamore House – CoD+A Awards,” CODA: Collaboration of Design + Art, CODAawards submitted by Kovac Architects, 2013 CODAworx Projects Sycamore House
Bush, William; “Molly Barnes Pops-Up at Tobey Moss Gallery,” Artweek.LA, Cover Story, Vol. 118, March 25, 2013,
“Million Dollar Listing, Los Angeles: Zen Malibu;” with Madison Hildebrand, Bravo TV, Season 5, Episodes 6 & 7
Arrowsmith, Dawn; “DOT NET: APS (Art Positioning System) A Performative Travelling Exhibition at the 54th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia,” November 2011
Arrowsmith, Dawn; “Nel Vostro Spazio/In Your Space. A Guerrilla Exhibition at the 53rd International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia - Dawn Arrowsmith, Nancy Spiller, Jill Sykes,” July 2011
Geer, Suvan, “Lux at Scape,” ArtScene Magazine, June 2011, Continuing and Recommended Exhibitions,
Endler, Claudia; ”Jill Sykes Among The Sycamores | 2Modern Blog,” 2Modern Blog, November 2010
Wearstler, Kelly; “HUE,” Ammo Books, November 2009, written with Steve Crist
Rossbund, Krissa; “California Greenin’,” Traditional Home Magazine, May 2008 Volume XIX Issue III, page 199
Turner, Nancy Kay; “The Zen of Nature, or Nature as Meditation,” Coagula Art Journal, August 2007, #87, pg. 22
Brumer, Andy; "Jill Sykes & Michelle Stitz at Milo Gallery," ArtScene Magazine, July/August 2007, Vol. 26, No. 11, pg. 13
"Molly Barnes Art News," Radio Interview, KCSN 88.5 FM, June 11, 2007
Gleason, Mat; “Jean Hearst & Jill Sykes at Absolute Art Gallery,” ArtScene Magazine, March 2004, Vol. 23, No. 7, pg. 15
SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Amelia Island Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, FL
Banner Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
The Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ
Caesars Palace Octavius Tower, Las Vegas, NV
Druid Hills Country Club, Atlanta, GA
Four Points Sheraton, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA
Harrah's, Atlantic City, NJ
Hyatt Key West, Key West, FL
Hyatt Place Lombard, Chicago, IL
Mandalay Bay Resorts and Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, Maui, HA
Newport Beach Marriot, Newport Beach, CA
Omgivning Architecture Interiors, Los Angeles, CA
Omni Champions Gate Resort Hotel, Orlando, FL
Sanibel Harbour Resort, Fort Myers, FL
Saks Fifth Avenue, Miami, FL
Sheraton Four Points Delfina, Santa Monica, CA
Sprint Nextel, Reston, VA
W HOTEL, West Hollywood, CA
Westin Governor's Suite, Philadelphia, PA
RESIDENCY - Workshop
2019 Kipaipai, Joshua Tree, CA
RELATED ACTIVITIES
2005-2010 Board of Directors, Brewery Art Association
RELATED WORK 1987 - Present
Jill Sykes Design, Graphic Design and Illustration
SELECTED PROJECTS
CASA PER AMICHI – FOXTAIL HOUSE
Michael Kovac Architect, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Kovac Design Studio, CASA PER AMICHI
Kovac Design Studio, 11828 West Pico, Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Cascading branches for an 11 x 3.5 foot front door, water jet cut out of a 1/8” thick sheet of champagne colored aluminum, and then adhered to the door, covered in a purple sheet of aluminum.
YUCCA FOREST
Museum of Art + History (MOAH), 665 W. Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster, CA 93534
MOAH / CODAworx Projects, YUCCA FOREST
18 yucca tree drawings laser-cut out on white vinyl for the museum’s “Jewel Box Gallery,” a series of windows measuring approximately 10 x 40’ overall.
Nov. 22, 2014 – Jan. 11, 2015
ROLAND REISS PERSONAL POLITICS: Sculptures from the 1970s and 1980s
Roland Reiss & the Pasadena Museum of California Art, 490 East Union St., Pasadena, CA 91101
Exhibition Catalog Design: 9 x 11” 80 page catalog of images and text as well as the cover art.
SYCAMORE HOUSE
Michael Kovac Architect, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Kovac Design Studio, SYCAMORE HOUSE / CODAworx projects, SYCAMORE HOUSE
Kovac Design Studio, 11828 West Pico, Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
A continuous shadow motif was sand blasted onto the surface of a new home - Sycamore House, consisting of 143 individual panels - roughly 14 X 90” each - of a recycled material called Eco-Cem.