Jillian McDonald explained

Jillian McDonald is a conceptual artist and curator from Canada, living in Brooklyn, New York.^[1] Her work is meant to be humorous and features references to popular films. She uses video art, net art, performance art, installations, and photography.

Her interests are the American celebrity culture, extreme fandom, themes and characters from horror films. Recent work includes zombies, the undead, masks, and paranormal experiences, and is often set in northern landscapes such as . In her best-known works she digitally manipulated romantic scenes from Hollywood films starring actors such as Billy Bob Thornton,^[1] Vincent Gallo, and Johnny Depp, investigating celebrity obsession.^[2] In The Screaming,^[3] she inserted herself into horror films such as The Shining and Alien, screaming at the monsters to scare them away or destroy them. In Horror Makeup,^[4] she applies makeup on a subway commute, turning herself into a zombie.

Exhibitions

Her 2013 Valley of the Deer installation features a 3-channel video, augmented reality, and drawings created during the Glenfiddich International Artist Residency. It stars residents of Dufftown and other Northern Scottish towns.^{[5] [6]}

• Centre Clark, "Valley of the Deer", Montreal, Canada (2015)^[7]
• UWAG, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, "Valley of the Deer", Waterloo, Canada (2015)^[8]
• Esker Foundation, "Valley of the Deer", Calgary, Canada (2013)^[9]
• Hallwalls, ‘’RedRum", Buffalo, NY (2010) ^[10]
• Arizona State University Museum, "Alone Together in the Dark", Tempe, AZ (2009 - 2010)^[11]
• Lilith Performance Studio, "Undead in the Night", Malmo, Sweden (2009)^[12]

External links

• Official website
• Feature article in The New York Times by Carol Kino
• Radio documentary, Valley of the Deer, by Paul Kennedy on CBC's Ideas
• Interview on WPS1 Radio by Daniel Durning
• The Transatlantic Zombie by Sarah J. Lauro
• Deconstructung Brad Pitt, ed. by Christopher Schaberg and Robert Bennett
• Getting to Know Zombies by Kristen Hutchinson for Hyperallergic

Notes and References

1. News: Jillian Mcdonald, Performance Artist Forsakes Billy Bob. Kino. Carol. New York Times. July 30, 2006.
2. Fortin. Sylvie. Jillian McDonald's celebrity relations. Art Papers. 2005. Sept.-Oct. 2005. Moving Media. 10–12. 24 August 2015.
3. Web site: ASU Art Museum Social Studies Jillian McDonald: Alone Together in the Dark Jillian McDonald: Alone Together in the Dark The Artist. asuartmuseum.org. 2017-04-01. 2017-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20170402165558/http://asuartmuseum.org/social-studies-projects/12/Jillian-McDonald-Alone-Together-in-the-Dark/about.html. dead.
4. News: Getting to Know Zombies. 2014-10-31. Hyperallergic. 2017-04-01. en-US.
5. News: Jillian McDonald: Valley of the Deer. 2015-04-26. Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center. 2017-04-01. en-US.
6. News: Valley of the Deer: Jillian McDonald at Squeaky Wheel. 2015-05-26. The Public. 2017-04-01. en.
7. Web site: VALLEY OF THE DEER | Exhibition | Centre Clark.
8. Web site: University of Waterloo Art Gallery » TWO-S06 . uwag.uwaterloo.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126195651/http://uwag.uwaterloo.ca/two-s06 . 2016-01-26.
9. Web site: Jillian McDonald: Valley of the Deer.
10. Web site: Jillian Mcdonald - Redrum - 1/15/10.
11. Web site: Alone Together in the Dark | ASU Art Museum.
12. http://lilithperformancestudio.com/?archivemain=jillian-mcdonald-can