Jill Flyer

Photographer and owner/director/guide for photo tours in the Lake Chapala area, including Guadalajara, Tonala & Tlaquepaque

JILL S. FLYER
Ajijic, Mexico
E-Mail: fotoflyer2003@yahoo.com, www.mexploration.net

ARTIST BIO & RESUME

I studied black & white photography for many years, experimenting with advanced printing techniques & new ways of expressing images in a traditional dark room. I enjoyed success in my hometown of Chicago with photos of South America & Mexico, as well as the farmlands of Illinois. In 2003, I moved to Ajijic, Mexico.

The increased emphasis on digital photography made darkroom supplies difficult to get, and so I started to hand color my own black & white prints, experimenting with fanciful colors. Finally, I switched to digital photography, expanding on the sense of color which I developed in hand painting, and finally returning also to black & white. Digital has been an intriguing challenge, with all the myriad manipulations possible. However, I am convinced that the lessons learned in developing black & white images can produce far better color photos. Successful black & white photos need form & structure, as well as an understanding of intensity of colors. Combining these compositional concepts and applying them to color photography can make for more effective and beautiful images. Check out my photo tours at: www.mexploration.net.

· July 2001 - ARC Gallery Mixed Media Show, Chicago, IL

· July 2002, Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts & Sciences, Third National Juried Competition, selected by Maria Christina Villasenor, Associate Curator, Guggenheim Museum, NY.

· December, 2002, Di Paolo Gallery, Exhibit of 5 Women Photographers, Ajijic, Mx

· July 2002, Exhibitor, Ethnic Fair, Evanston, IL

· July 2002, Exhibit of women photographers and artists, Di Paola Gallery, Ajijic, Mx

· October 2002, Chocolate Moon Café/Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Elmhurst, IL

· March 2003, Nicole Gallery, Group Show, "A Celebration of Women’s Art", Chicago, IL

· October 2003, Di Paola Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Ajijic, Mx

· April 2004, Dual Exhibit with watercolorist Jose Duran, Estancia Hotel, Ajijic, Mx

· February 2005, Solo Exhibit, The Gathering Place, Ajijic, Mx

· March 2005, First Place, Photography, ASA Judged Show, Ajijic, Mx

· September 2005, Inclusion in El Libro Fotographico Rendija 2006, Guadalajara, Mx

· January 2006, Inclusion in exhibit of photography from Jalisco (curated by the Rendija) in Los Angeles, CA

· August 2006, Photography featured in an article in the Lake Chapala Review, Ajijic, Mx

· March 2007, Exhibitor in Non Representational Art Show, Centro Cultural, Chapala, Mx

· October 2007, Solo Exhibit, Day of the Dead theme, Centro Cultural de Ajijic, Mx

· February 2008, Center Spread in Lake Chapala Review on my life and photography, Ajijic, Mx

· March, 2009, dual show, Images of Mexico in Color and Black & White, Centro Cultural de Ajijic Mx

· March, 2009, Solo Exhibit, Galeria Internacional, Puerto Vallarta, Mx

Jill is reprensented by Galeria Internacional in Puerto Vallarta .