Join College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Visiting Artist Series in welcoming artist Jill Storey to the Nampa Campus Academic Building (NCAB) on Feb. 26 – 27. 

Jill Storey is an American pastellist whose work is inspired by the complexities of the human form and the Northwest landscape. Through subtle details and the interplay of light and shadow, her work explores how mood and perception are shaped within a composition. 

Storey earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Saint Mary’s College in Indiana and continues to refine her practice through workshops and online sessions. She has received grants and scholarships from the Alexa Rose Foundation and the Idaho Commission on the Arts. Her work has been featured in juried exhibitions nationwide, including the Galleries of the National Arts Club in New York, the Sun Valley Museum of Art in Idaho, and the Brea Gallery in California. 

An award-winning pastellist, Storey has earned recognition in numerous regional and national exhibitions and competitions. Honors include Best of Show at the Northwest Pastel Society’s Members Show, Second Place in Contemporary Impressionism at the PSWC Pastels USA – 99 Voices International Juried Exhibition, and Second Place overall at the Art and Soul of the Magic Valley National Art Competition. 

Storey is a Signature Member of both the Northwest Pastel Society and the Pastel Society of the West Coast. She is also a member of the Pastel Society of America, the New Orleans Drawing Group, and the Boise Open Studios Collective. Her work is held in the permanent collection of the Idaho State Historical Society and in private collections across the country. She currently lives in Boise, Idaho. 

Join us as Storey presents a lecture on her artistic practice and creative process. 

Artist Lecture 
Thursday, Feb. 26 
6 p.m. 
Nampa Campus Academic Building [2] (NCAB), room 206

In addition to the lecture, Storey will host a hands-on workshop focused on the foundational materials and techniques of pastel painting. Participants will work from a simple still life using a limited palette of dry pastels, ranging from hard to very soft, on papers with varying textures. The workshop encourages experimentation and exploration of how pastels interact with different surfaces and with one another. 

Pastel Workshop 
Friday, Feb. 27 
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 
Nampa Campus Academic Building [2] (NCAB), room 206

CWI’s Visiting Artist Series is made possible through a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts [3], which is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts [4]. Events are free and open to the public. 

For those with questions or in need of more information, contact goranfazil [5]@cwi.edu [5].