Jill Talbot holds a Bachelor of Education (Visual Arts & Craft Hons) from the University of Melbourne and has been an exhibiting artist since 1978.

Commissioned by The Print Council of Australia to produce a Member Print edition of etchings, Jill’s work can be found in regional and private collections throughout Australia.

She has developed and facilitated large scale community art projects in the Shoalhaven and has exhibited widely, including as a regular finalist in the Portia Geach Memorial Award and semi-finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize.

Jill has worked within the arts education sector for over 20 years with TAFE Illawarra Outreach, The Bundanon Trust and via public school Enrichment Programs, the Disability Service, and within the early years education sector as an Artist-in-Residence in preschools. Jill designs and delivers on-site programs that focus on developing children’s innate creative abilities while introducing new skills to, and building creative confidence in, educators and early learners.

She role-models creative arts best practice through professional development sessions and has delivered numerous Arts in Early Childhood conference papers throughout Australia and New Zealand. Her book for educators, Joy & Mess was published in 2016.