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Jill Soukup

Jill Soukup was born in Buffalo, New York. Shortly thereafter, her family moved to Colorado, where she still resides. Jill’s affinity for horses as a young girl resulted in countless drawings and studies of them, which made for a strong drawing foundation. As a teen, she started a pet-portrait business, acquired jobs painting murals, and designed logos for local organizations. She graduated from Colorado State University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Fine Art. There, she received awards for illustration and design and worked as an illustrator and designer for the university. She initially pursued a career in graphic design while continuing to paint part time. After 11 years as a designer, she made the switch to full-time painting. Her work continues to gain recognition as she receives awards, appears in national publications, and shows in important juried and one-woman exhibitions.

Selected Exhibitions
• WAOW (Women Artists of the West) 39th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Saks Galleries,
Denver, CO — 2009

• Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO — 2009

• Foothills Art Center, Glitter in the Garden Gala, Golden, CO — 2008

• Society of Animal Artists Art & the Animal Annual Exhibition — 2007, 2008

• Salon International, The International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX — 2006, 2007, 2008

• One-woman show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO — 2001-2003, 2005- 2008

• One-woman retrospective show, "Compelled by Structure," University of Northern Colorado
School of Art & Design Galleries, Greeley, CO — 2007

• Oil Painters of America Annual National Juried Exhibition — 2001, 2003, 2007

• Oil Painters of America West/Southwest Mountain Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, — 2003, 2007

• Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show and Sale, Loveland Museum — 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007

• One-woman show, Timmons Gallery, Rancho Santa Fe, CA — 2004, 2006

• California Visions, Long Beach Museum of Art — 2005

• VSA (Vision, Strength, and Artistic) Fine Art Auction, William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO —
2002, 2003, 2004

• Public Education & Business Coalition, Colorado Artists for Youth Art Sale and Auction, Colorado History Museum — 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

• Northern Colorado Artist Association 11th National Art Exhibition and Sale — 2002
Awards

• Jury's Top 50, Salon International Museum of Contemporary Masters — 2006, 2007, 2008
• Finalist awards in the animal art category, The Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition — 2008, 2006

• Third place in the animal art category, The Artists Magazine 20th Annual Art Competition — 2003

• Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America West/Southwest Mountain Regional Juried Exhibition — 2003

• Honorable Mention, Northern Colorado Artist Association 11th National Art Exhibition and Sale — 2002

• Colorado State University Creative and Performing Arts Award — 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

• National Scholastic Portfolio Competition New York Scholarship — 1987

• National Scholastic Arts Award — 1985, 1986, 1987

Memberships
• The Society of Animal Artists (Signature Member)
• Oil Painters of America (Artist Member)

Publications
• Denver Woman, “Meet Jill Soukup: A Portrait in Duality & Balance,”
December/January 2009
• The Artist's Magazine, “Competition Spotlight: Jill Soukup,” May 2007
• American Art Collector, “Jill Soukup: Drawn to Horses,” March 2007
• The Cultural Times, “Jill Soukup: Sharing Her Vision,” January 2007
• Art-Talk, “Summer Art Destinations: One Day There,” June/July 2005
• Southwest Art magazine, “Urban Patterns,” August 2004
• Elightened Woman Magazine, “Women in Art,” March/April 2004
• The Artist’s Magazine, “2003 Art Competition Model Artists,” December 2003
• Art Revue: Rocky Mountain Fine Art News, “Interview: Jill Soukup at Abend Gallery,” October 2003
• Southwest Art magazine, “Painting Colorado,” January 2003
• Art Revue: Rocky Mountain Fine Art News, “Talent in Revue,” October 2002
• U.S. Art magazine, “Introducing,” May 2002
• Southwest Art magazine, “Artists to Watch,” December 2000

Collections
• Cherry Creek School District
• Honeywell, Inc.
• Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep Society
• The Children's Hospital