Jillian Whitney

In “The Supers” series, I created an eight-painting series references traditional paintings of superintendents and presidents that line the halls of schools. To create paintings that seem more institutional compared to the rest of my work, I painted with oil paint on copper leaf over stretched canvas. This series depicts the highest-level administrator at every school I worked at or attended. All eight paintings are men, reflecting my experience and the vast predominance of people in academic leadership.