MEET THE ARTIST
Jillian Kwitkiwski is an emerging ceramic and sculpture artist based in Boston. She received her undergraduate degree in May 2025 from Salve Regina University for Studio Art with a concentration in Ceramics. Since graduating, Kwitkiwski has been included in the Now and Next exhibition at Dryden Gallery and the Regeneration/Transformation exhibition at Imago Gallery. She also exhibited at the Senior Honors Thesis and Senior Juried Exhibition at Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery. Kwitkiwski was included the B.O.S.S (Best of Student Show) at Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery in 2022, 2023, and 2024. She received the Goodland Award in ceramics in 2025 as well as Best in Ceramics and Mixed Media in 2024, an Honorable Mention for sculpture in 2023, and Best in Ceramics in 2022.
My work features biomorphic forms that pull inspiration from natural systems in our environment as well as aesthetics in Korean art. These forms resonate with my experience as a biracial person navigating layered identities and shifting cultural contexts. My inspirations and forms represent my experience—shaped by internal emotion and external influence, much like how nature adapts and transforms over time.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I build using a coil technique that allows each form to emerge slowly and intuitively. Working at a large scale, the sculptures take on a bold physical presence, while their surfaces are often textured, glazed, or gently adorned with appliqué. My process begins with sensation—whether emotional or bodily—and becomes a way to externalize internal experiences. Through biomorphic shapes, I give form to ideas that resist fixed definition, allowing the sculptures to hold space for transformation, contradiction, and self-discovery.