Summary: Jill Berry has been a graphic designer and painter for 27 years, after an education in design and graduate studies in art in . She has designed many books for various publishers, and began making handmade books in 1997. Her work is content driven with an emphasis on color and text, and is often centered on social issues. Her work can be seen in Letter Arts Review, Somerset Studio, the Guild of Book Workers show and catalog, and finally in her own book based on her passion for maps and mapmaking - Personal Geographies. Her paintings and artists’ books have been shown in national invitational and juried shows and can be found in public and private collections across the country. Jill also teaches workshops across the and in 2013 she’ll teach one in . She lives in with her husband and two kids, who also make books.
