jill stevenson ritter
mosaics
About
jill stevenson ritter
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Lives & works in the San Francisco Bay Area
My mosaic journey began after years of painting in pastels (too passive for me), and I yearned for a more tactile art process that would engage my senses. The most amazing (and surprising) component to me in mosaics is the process, the combination of elements that go into creating a mosaic--in other words, the designing, planning and implementation...choosing the material, and then actively cutting each piece of tesserae to come together as a whole.
In a previous life, I designed and created department store displays, piecing together products to create a cohesive theme or story. In mosaics, I discovered the same process of piecing together of materials to create a mosaic piece.
I was on staff at the Institute of Mosaic Art in Oakland/Berkeley California for over 6 years
Currently, I am a member of "Studio 9", a group of mosaic artists in Oakland, Ca. We are teaching beginning mosaic classes, as well as intermediate / advanced classes from visiting mosaic artists. Find us on Facebook
Past Lives
Education
San Diego State University
Institute of Mosaic Art, Berkeley Ca
Perdomo Smalti Workshop, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Smalti Workshop in Venice, Italy with
Mireille Swinnen
Exhibitions
2024- "Botanica", Juried exhibit
The Village Theater and Art Gallery
Danville Ca
2015 - "Fresh Works", Juried exhibit
May 2 - June 6, Harrington Gallery at the Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton,Ca
2014 - "Interplay: Texture & Luminosity",
"Invitational Exhibition of Mosaic Art", Nov. 7 - Dec. 13
Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, Ca
2014 - "Tributes", Solo Exhibition, Aug.1 - Sept. 21, Institute of Mosaic Art, Berkeley, Ca.
2013 - "Eat This", Juried Exhibition, Nov. 30 - Jan. 6, 2014, Institute of Mosaic Art, Berkeley, Ca.
2013 - "Winter Wonderland", Juried Exhibition, Nov. 30 - Jan. 3, Institute of Mosaic Art, Berkeley, Ca.
2013 - "IMA: Past, Present, Future" Invitational Exhibit, Institute of Mosaic Art, Berkeley, Ca.
2012 - San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, Mosaics for Brent Sumner's "Dragon's Garden"
2012 - "Bound by Color" Invitational Exhibit, Institute of Mosaic Art.
2011 - "Winter Wonderland", Juried Exhibition, Institute of Mosaic Art
2010 - Anniversary Exhibition, Institute of Mosaic Art
2010 - 510 Arts.com, "World Culture in the East Bay", Juried Exhibition, Oakland, Ca.