From the Program’s start -summer 2009- RomeArtProgram have selected Jill Sarver as the first 2009 student alumna; here her memories from that time:
–> Jill : “Little did I know that my weeks in Rome would profoundly impact my approach and process for years to come. Visiting the Hall of the Emperors in the Capitoline Museum was an especially important experience for me, being that I’ve always had a love of archaeology and portraiture.
To this day, portraits from Late Republican Rome continue to influence my work and I love sharing the opportunity to create in that same place, with my students. One my first impressions of Rome was the sheer scale of the ruins.
From the Emperors to the Popes, to Mussolini, each ruling power was sure to leave its mark upon the city.”
Jill received her B.F.A in Painting In 2003, and B.A. in Spanish from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio; after she earned her M.A. in Painting and Drawing from Eastern Illinois University, then she taught in the U.S. and in Spain, completed a 2-month residency at the Chautauqua Institution and received her M.F.A. in 2010 from Western Connecticut State University. It was during this period that she studied with RAP (summer 2009).
The program had a profound impact on Jill’s graduate work and set her on the path to where she works today.
After graduate school Jill served as Visual Arts Manager at Westport Arts Center (Westport 2011 – 2016); there she managed the gallery and organized exhibitions, from Eric Fischl to Chuck Close, maintaining her love of teaching drawing classes, and coming to Rome as visiting artist to RomeArtProgram (RAP 2015).
Jill looks forward to sharing her passion for art and love of the city with new RAP students each summer.
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