Gillian Chapura
Gillian Chapura is a photographer and mixed media artist based in Denton, Texas.
Gillian was born in 1993 in Arlington, Texas where she spent much of her time working on different art mediums including pens, pencil, charcoal, pastels, oil and acrylic paints, watercolor, and calligraphy. After her dad bought an Olympus camera when she was 13, she began to work on her photography and found her passion. Gillian is currently pursuing her BFA in Photography at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas where she continues to learn about and combine different art mediums such as embossing, advanced watercolor techniques, relief printmaking, and alternative photographic processes.
Artist C.V.
Education
August 2012-December 2016
Professional Work
2017
Exhibitions
2017
Gillian Chapura is a photographer and mixed media artist based in Denton, Texas.
Gillian was born in 1993 in Arlington, Texas where she spent much of her time working on different art mediums including pens, pencil, charcoal, pastels, oil and acrylic paints, watercolor, and calligraphy. After her dad bought an Olympus camera when she was 13, she began to work on her photography and found her passion. Gillian is currently pursuing her BFA in Photography at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas where she continues to learn about and combine different art mediums such as embossing, advanced watercolor techniques, relief printmaking, and alternative photographic processes.
Artist C.V.
Education
August 2012-December 2016
- Arts in Studio Art. Photography. GPA 3.7 University of North Texas, Denton, TX
- DCCC. Online Transfer Course
- Study Abroad Program. University of Roehampton, London, UK
Professional Work
2017
- Freelance Floral Watercolorist Water Lily, Arlington, TX
- Art Gallery Intern and Photographer Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
- Photographer and Intern Meredith Parnell Photography, Fort Worth, TX
- Volunteer Photographer Denton Animal Shelter Foundation, Denton, TX
- Photographer and Volunteer Early Recognition is Critical, Carrollton, TX
- 3rd Photographer and Intern Michelle Peyronet Photography, Fort Worth, TX
- Floral Assistant Justine’s Flowers, Fort Worth, TX
Exhibitions
2017
- Hot and Sweaty 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
- 2nd Place 2017 Earth Day Exhibition TVAA, Dallas, TX
- 23rd Annual El Corazón Art Exhibition Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
- Artwork Recognition. Asel Art Supply Gift Certificate 11th Annual 125-Mile Visual Arts Exhibition Gough Gallery, Denton, TX
- Parallax Presents: Distance Exhibition: topophilia Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
- Parallax Presents: Distance Exhibition Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
- Continuance: OP Collective Exhibition UNT on the Square, Denton, TX
- Drawing I at Elm Fork Exhibition UNT Eagle Exhibition Hall, Denton, TX
- Push Pinhole Photography Exhibition Lightwell Gallery, Denton, TX
- Spring Snapshots Photo Contest Exhibition Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival, Fort Worth, TX
