About Jill Meager
Wildlife and wild places are at the core of my art practice. I spent my early years roaming the countryside and coastlines of Scotland and the Western Isles, where the landscapes, the creatures, the light and the colours still inform much of my work.
I am best known for my single, larger than life portraits of animals and birds. But more recently I have been working on a collection of abstract paintings based on the locations I visit to find my wildlife subjects. And more recently again, I have been making animal and bird collages.
I studied modern languages at Cambridge University and it was there that I became passionate about communication in all its forms. I spent a lot of my time acting in plays, and writing sketches and reviews.
Before becoming an artist, I worked as a professional actor (among other appearances, Miss Marple, Bergerac, Taggart, Goodbye Mr Chips, The Secret Servant, The Sins of the Father, and even in the James Bond film Never Say Never Again).
And while studying at Putney School of Art and Design, I also worked as a stand-up comedian. I love telling stories through words and pictures, drawing out meaning and impact both in my art and in my work as a performance and speech coach.
“I love your appreciation for birds and all of nature, which I also hold dear. I have a real reverence for the precious natural world. Your art captures the essence of the absolute beauty of your subjects and it induces a wonderful feeling on viewing.”
Recent customer
“Jill’s technical skill is matched by her wisdom, wit and passionate engagement with the world around her and it is these qualities which are the underpinnings of her work and why every piece she makes is simply, viscerally, compellingly beautiful.”
Francesca Brill, writer and film maker
I am a member of ARTCAN
Diary
Fresh Art Fair at Alexandra Palace London
January 30th-February 2nd with Ashburn Gallery
Bobcat Gallery at Putney Exchange, London SW15
A range of my work is on show throughout 2025
BobCat Gallery
100x100
1st-31st March
An online exhibition of 100 pieces of original artwork on sale for £100 each
Stillness
14th March-17th May
ArtCan, Paul St, Shoreditch, London
A range of my work is also on sale at the DNG Gallery, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
Manchester Art Fair
17-19 November
Manchester Central
Convention Complex,
Windmill St, Manchester
Fresh Art Fair Ascot
22-24 September
Ascot Racecourse,
High St, Ascot
SL5 7JX
From ArtCan With Love
11 July
Bermondsey Project Space,
183-185 Bermondsey St,
London SE1 3UW
Pushing Paper
26 June-2 July
ruptureXIBIT Space,
55 High St,
Hampton Wick,
KT1 4DG
Fresh Art Fair Cheltenham
27-30 April
Cheltenham Racecourse
Chiswick Calendar Art and Photography
Ends June 11
Clayton Hotel,
626 Chiswick High Road,
London W4 5RY
CHROMA 2
10 March-10 December
America Square Conference Centre,
London EC3N 2LB
100x100
1-31 March
The BobCat Gallery
An online exhibition showing
100 works for £100 each
Power of Pencil
21 February-22 April
An online ArtCan exhibition
showing the breadth of art powered by pencil only
A Glorious Journey
16 March
A one-night only pop-up exhibition
with Morgan Philips at Gallery Different
28 November-18 December
Unit 30, Putney Exchange Shopping Centre, London
Winter Boutique
A Christmas Show featuring all the gallery artists.
May-June
Wild and Wonderful
508 Gallery, Kings Road
London
24- 31 January
Selection of work held at
The Ashburn Gallery
Devon
The Darryl Nantais Gallery
Linton, Cambridge
1-31 March
BobCat Gallery
Exhibition of 100 works of art at £100 each
4 December to 28 February
"Waterways" at Barnes Wetland Centre, London SW13
January-April
Elevate O2 The London Shard
13-15 March
Borders Art Fair, Kelso
June-August
Solo Show Ashburn Gallery, Ashburton, Devon
19-21 June 2020
Artists 'Staying' At Home
London W4
September 1-November 7
Chiswick in Pictures
Clayton Hotel, Chiswick High Rd W4
1 September-30 November
"Where the heart is"
Ashburn Gallery, Devon
16th-30th November
Artists at Home Charity Auction
February 6-November 30
Selected works at The Shard London
April 30-September 30
ArtCan 44 Hallam St W1
May 13-18
From the Studio Floor, St Barnabas, Cambridge
June 14-16
AAH Artists at Home, Chiswick www.artistsathome.co.uk
August 2-31
Ashburn Gallery Summer Exhibition, Ashburton, Devon
September
Chiswick in Pictures, Clayton Hotel, London
November-December
Solo show Jane Newbery Gallery Dulwich Village London
November 30 - December 1
The Chiswick Creatives
Christmas Pop-up Craft Fair
The Michael Room, St Michael and All Angels Church W4
Sat 11-6
Sun 11.30-4.30
The Ashburn Gallery Christmas Exhibition
Private View November 15th 4-8pm
2 Kingsbridge Lane, Ashburton, Devon TQ13 7DX
Elevate 02 at The Shard
December 4-April 30
Featuring Crow Collage and Rook Collage
From the Studio Floor, Mill Lane, Cambridge
ArtCan, at 44 Hallam St, London
Chiswick in Pictures, Clayton Hotel London
Laveli Chiswick
AAH
Chiswick in Pictures, Clayton Hotel London
AAH
Laveli
Christmas exhibition, Oil and Water Gallery London
Birds, Beasts and Butterflies, Oil and Water Gallery London
Portrait, Espacio Gallery London
AAH
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Oil and Water Gallery London
artFix inaugural show, London
AAH
National Open Art Competition, Courtauld Gallery
Touring to Minerva Festival Theatre, Chichester
Making Seen, Espacio Gallery, London
AAH
If you would like more information on any of my work, please email me.
