Jillian Abir MacMaster (b. 1995, she/her) is a Palestinian-American photographic artist from Frederick, Maryland. She graduated from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia with a BFA in photography in 2017.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS *indicates solo
2021
"Movements, Moments" Torpedo Factory Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2020
"A Show of Hands" Don't Take Pictures, donttakepictures.com
"Phantasmagoria III" Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL
"Community Stories" Frederick Arts Council, Frederick, MD. Work displayed on facade of building.
"Mirror Image" Don't Take Pictures, donttakepictures.com
2019
"Love, or Something Better: New Work by Ash Cheshire and Jillian MacMaster" Engine Room Art Space, Hagerstown, MD
"Paranormal Activity" Curated online exhibition, AINT-BAD.com
Allegany National Photography Competition & Exhibition, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, MD
2018
"Where Should We Meet?" Curated online exhibition, AINT-BAD.com
"Dirt Art Show & Zine" Engine Room Art Space, Hagerstown, MD
"Uprooted" International Arts & Artists' at Hillyer (formerly Hillyer Art Space), Washington, D.C.
"Majesty" The Delaplaine, Frederick, MD*
"The Mid-Atlantic Analog Photographers Group Show: Portraits" The Delaplaine, Frederick, MD
"Presence: Queer Youth" New Spire Arts, Frederick, MD
"Mechanical Wasteland" The Frederick Coffee Company and Cafe, Frederick, MD*
Photo of the Day, Don't Take Pictures, donttakepictures.com
"She/They" Area 31, Frederick, MD
"Portraits 2018" The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2017
"The Mid-Atlantic Analog Photographers Group Show" Area 31, Frederick, MD
"Pop Art at the Pineapple" The Green Pineapple, Shepherdstown, WV
"Natural State" Engine Room Art Space, Hagerstown, MD
"Scanography: The Art of Scanning" Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO
"Sans Merci Release Party Juried Exhibition" Shepherdstown, WV
"Student Honors Exhibition" Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV
"Visual Arts Collective: Energy and Movement" Engine Room Art Space, Hagerstown, MD
2016
"National Juried Photography Exhibition" The Delaplaine, Frederick, MD
"Flesh + Bone II" Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC
"Student Honors Exhibition" Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV
"Sans Merci Release Party Juried Exhibition" Shepherdstown, WV
2015
"Sans Merci Release Party Juried Exhibition" Shepherdstown, WV
HONORS & AWARDS
2019
First Place Prize Winner for Color Photography, Allegany National Photography Competition & Exhibition, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, MD
2017
Outstanding Senior in Photography, presented by Shepherd University
2016
Work selected as cover for Sans Merci Literary and Art Magazine by Shepherd University
2015
Best Art Award, Sans Merci Literary and Art Magazine, presented by Shepherd University
JUROR & PANELIST
2021
Panelist for Independent Artist Awards, Maryland State Arts Council
2020
"Women and Nature," Maryland State Arts Council
TALKS & CRITIQUES
2018-2019
Guest Critic for Graphic Design Program Portfolio Review, Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown, MD
2017
Guest Artist Talk, Middletown High School, Middletown, MD
PUBLICATIONS
2017
Sparks Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Works, Shepherd University
Sans Merci Yearly Juried Literary and Art Magazine, Shepherd University: 2015 - 2017
NEWS & REVIEWS
Gallery: "Movements, Moments" at the Torpedo Factory Arts Center - Metro Weekly
In the Galleries: A Focus on the Intersection of Art and Movement - The Washington Post
Photography, Anger, and the Abstract Reality of Jillian Abir MacMaster - Dar Zeytoon
Love, or Something Better - Frederick News Post
Love, or Something Better - What Is Frederick?
Frederick Arts Council, Frederick, MD