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 staying busy— working as Pottery Assistant for Claireamics, Community Manager/Instructor at Clay Table in Cambridge and as Creative Director for indie rock band, Maintenance. In the past year, she has exhibited in the Now and Next exhibition at Dryden Gallery, the Regeneration/Transformation exhibition at Imago Gallery, and New Hampshire Art Association’s 40th Annual Omer T. Lassonde Exhibit where she received an Honorable mention. Additionally, Kwitkiwski was included the B.O.S.S (Best of Student Show) at Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery in 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022. She received the Goodland Award in ceramics in 2025 as well as Best in Ceramics and Mixed Media in 2024.
My work features biomorphic forms that pull inspiration from natural systems in our environment and from my Korean heritage. 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.