Jylian Gustlin is a native Californian and grew up in the San Francisco bay area. The technology explosion of Silicon Valley has shaped her and her .
“I knew that if I finished, I would never make art.” is how Jylian Gustlin explains leaving college one semester short of a degree in computer science and mathematics to attend the Academy of Art College, San Francisco. After completing her BFA, Jylian fused her understanding of computers and her passion for art to became a graphics programmer for Apple Computer, Inc. Now, Jylian uniquely combines the effects of modern technology with traditional techniques. While painting in acrylic and oil paints, her artwork often conveys the same complex layered effects possible in computer programs. Gustlin experiments with a variety of materials to discover their effects. Working with two-part epoxy resin, oil and acrylic paints, charcoal, wax, gold leaf, pastel and graphite on board, Gustlin draws, paints, and scratches on her surfaces.
Figures have always been an important part of Gustlin’s repertoire. Her characters are frequently set in an abstract landscape, with rich color and texture. Jylian has been influenced by a lifelong love of the Bay Area Figurative Artists.
Education
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, concentration: Design and Fine Arts
San Jose State University
Computer Science Program
Exhibitions & Collections
June, 2011 Females on Figure, Madison Gallery, La Jolla, CA
May, 2011 San Francisco Art Fair, Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
May, 2011 San Francisco Art Fair, Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Dec., 2010 Aqua Art Fair , Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts , Miami, FL,
Dec., 2010 Aqua Art Fair, Donna Seager Gallery, Miami, FL,
Oct., 2010 Rara Avis, Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
June, 2010 Eisenhauer Gallery, Edgartown, MA
May, 2010 Luscious Visions, Jules Place Gallery, Boston, MA,
May, 2010 San Francisco Art Fair, Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
May, 2010 AAFNY, Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA, August, 2009
Figments & Imagination, SOPA Fine Arts, Kelowna BC, July, 2009
This Just In, SOPA Fine Arts, Kelowna BC, December 2008
Fibonacci, Oracle, San Francisco, CA , July 2008
90mph, The Water Club Hotel by Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ, June 2007
Gifted, SOPA Fine Arts, Kelowna BC, December 2007
Aeris, HANG Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA July 2007
Two Woman Show, Stricoff Gallery, New York, NY April 2007
Wish, HANG Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, December 2007
Jylian, Red Sky Gallery, Charlotte, NC, October 2006
Kyros, HANG, San Francisco, CA, October, 2005
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY, October 2005
Jylian, Red Sky Gallery, Charlotte, NC, June 2005
Figuratively Speaking, HANG, San Francisco, CA, April, 2005
Quidam, HANG, San Francisco, CA, August 2004
Art Auction 2004, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, May, 2004
Heart of San Francisco (artist sponsored by Adobe) Locations throughout San Francisco, CA, June – November 2004
Souvenirs, Reconstruction Bygones, HANG, San Francisco, CA February, 2004
College Track Benefit Auction, Palo Alto, CA, October 2003
Gustlin & Fain: All About Eve, HANG, Palo Alto, CA June 2003
MC2 Collection, San Francisco, CA, 2003
Found/Unbound, HANG, Palo Alto, CA, February 2003
Francisco Partners Collection, San Francisco, CA 2001 – 2004
Seeing Red: Color Beyond the Pale, HANG, Palo Alto, CA, December 2002
Sunset Magazine Idea House, Palo Alto, CA 2002
Colors of White HANG, San Francisco, CA 2002
Fresh Produce, HANG, San Francisco, July, 2002
Gustlin & McCuthcheon: On the Surface HANG annex, San Francisco, CA, May, 2002
Big Deal Visual Aid, San Francisco, CA annually 1992 – 2003
Featured Artist, December HANG, Palo Alto, CA 2001
Group Exhibition Adobe Corporation Gallery, San Jose, CA 1997
Group Exhibition Apple Showroom, Campbell, CA 1995
Small Works Pope Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA 1994