Self Portrait, Watercolor, 7x10

Jill Cecil is an artist based in New York City who has studied and taught art and dance both in New York City and Utah. She was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she earned art and ballet degrees from Brigham Young University.  She went on to New York University’s Dance Education M.A. program. Jill has worked for several major NYC Dance Company’s Education Departments, including American Ballet Theatre, Paul Taylor Dance Company, and Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet. She is a mother to two wonderful young daughters.

As an artist, she works mostly in watercolor but enjoys a variety of media including encaustic, gouache, and fiber arts.  She works to capture a contemplative moment in time, emphasizing color, light, and shadow. As a lifelong dancer herself, she is an expert at capturing the energy and movement of dancers including the intimate moments that make them human

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Ascent Academy, West Jordan, Utah—Art and dance teacher

Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet, New York, NY—Summer Intensive Coordinator

Fordham High School of the Arts, Bronx, NY—Dance teacher

High School for Violin and Dance, Bronx, NY—Dance teacher

Paul Taylor Dance Company, New York, NY—Assistant to Marketing Director

American Ballet Theater, New York, NY—Assistant to Summer Intensive Manager