Fine Art
JILL NONNEMACHER: Sculptor & Painter
Depth of Breadth
Fired stoneware (granite base) colored w/ oxides & stains © Jill Nonnemacher |
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Breaking Out
Plaster & burlap layered w/ multi colored acrylic paint © Jill Nonnemacher |
Self Portrait
© Jill Nonnemacher |
Insurmountable
Plaster & burlap layered w/ multi colored acrylic paint © Jill Nonnemacher |
Out and About
Handmade paper, colored oxides, stains & paint © Jill Nonnemacher |
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Succumb
Plaster & burlap w/ colored oxides & stains © Jill Nonnemacher |
Into Thyself
Handmade paper, colored oxides, stains & paint © Jill Nonnemacher |
Jill Nonnemacher was born and raised in New Jersey. Some of her fondest memories take her back to her visits to the galleries and museums in New York City. These visits drove her to begin experimenting, exploring and studying the processes around making art.
She studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City and began a career as a textile designer after graduation. After several years of working in the design world, her desire for more interaction and a deeper connection to her work changed her artistic focus. This led to a more immersed focus in painting and sculpting and a realization that her creative process had become an outpouring of expression and deeply rooted emotions. Her passion for art was the means to connecting the subconscious to the conscious stream of self.
This interest in how creativity is affected by the psyche led her to study psychology. She received a master’s in social work from Fordham University and pursued specialized training in art therapy. For a number of years, she created art while working as a psychotherapist in a private practice.
Jill’s art has been exhibited in various solo and group exhibitions and published in books and magazines locally, nationally and internationally. In 2016, she began a partnership and representation with Haley-Henman Gallery in Dallas, Texas and presented two solo exhibitions of sculpture: “Modeling the Subconscious” (2016) and “The Tragic Sense of Self” (2017). Her art has been included in Art & Addiction (Johns Hopkins University Press) and Art Buzz.
Jill says her work is “a reflection of who I am, my vulnerabilities, my strengths, my weaknesses, my fears and my feelings. My creative process is one that is intuitively driven, delving deep and creating works of art that express what lies beneath the surface of my soul.”
We asked Jill: How has your art been inspired by your work as a psychotherapist? Have you used your art therapy training to help others...or is it just personal?
My knowledge and understanding of the psyche, human life cycle, personalities and addictions transforms my work and reflects who I am and what I feel. So, the translation of these feelings and emotions from my psychotherapy experiences do inspire my artistic process.
Throughout my career as a professional psychotherapist, I included the use of creative techniques such as painting, drawing and sculpting as another modality to help adolescents and adults express themselves in non-verbal ways. These tools helped to explore deeper emotions, relieve stress, manage addictions, cope with loss, and address anxiety and depression.
From a personal perspective, I first learned about art therapy working with a psychotherapist who encouraged me to express myself by both talking about and using my creativity. This became a means for gaining a better understanding of my feelings and healing old wounds. In essence, the personal side led to the professional side.
She studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City and began a career as a textile designer after graduation. After several years of working in the design world, her desire for more interaction and a deeper connection to her work changed her artistic focus. This led to a more immersed focus in painting and sculpting and a realization that her creative process had become an outpouring of expression and deeply rooted emotions. Her passion for art was the means to connecting the subconscious to the conscious stream of self.
This interest in how creativity is affected by the psyche led her to study psychology. She received a master’s in social work from Fordham University and pursued specialized training in art therapy. For a number of years, she created art while working as a psychotherapist in a private practice.
Jill’s art has been exhibited in various solo and group exhibitions and published in books and magazines locally, nationally and internationally. In 2016, she began a partnership and representation with Haley-Henman Gallery in Dallas, Texas and presented two solo exhibitions of sculpture: “Modeling the Subconscious” (2016) and “The Tragic Sense of Self” (2017). Her art has been included in Art & Addiction (Johns Hopkins University Press) and Art Buzz.
Jill says her work is “a reflection of who I am, my vulnerabilities, my strengths, my weaknesses, my fears and my feelings. My creative process is one that is intuitively driven, delving deep and creating works of art that express what lies beneath the surface of my soul.”
We asked Jill: How has your art been inspired by your work as a psychotherapist? Have you used your art therapy training to help others...or is it just personal?
My knowledge and understanding of the psyche, human life cycle, personalities and addictions transforms my work and reflects who I am and what I feel. So, the translation of these feelings and emotions from my psychotherapy experiences do inspire my artistic process.
Throughout my career as a professional psychotherapist, I included the use of creative techniques such as painting, drawing and sculpting as another modality to help adolescents and adults express themselves in non-verbal ways. These tools helped to explore deeper emotions, relieve stress, manage addictions, cope with loss, and address anxiety and depression.
From a personal perspective, I first learned about art therapy working with a psychotherapist who encouraged me to express myself by both talking about and using my creativity. This became a means for gaining a better understanding of my feelings and healing old wounds. In essence, the personal side led to the professional side.
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"My work is a reflection of who I am, my vulnerabilities, my strengths, my weaknesses, my fears and my feelings. My creative process is one that is intuitively driven, delving deep and creating works of art that express what lies beneath the surface of my soul."
~ Jill Nonnemacher |
