Jillian Thompson completed her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Jewelry & Metalsmithing at Grand Valley State University in 2017. Most recently, Thompson has completed her Master’s of Fine Arts in Jewelry & Metalsmithing at California State University Long Beach in 2020. Her work has been exhibited at Emerge Gallery, MCLA Gallery 51, and Alt Summit Conference in Palm Springs. Currently, Thompson is a Instructor at CSU Long Beach and Exceptional Children’s Foundation Art Center in San Pedro. Thompson’s works utilizes various materials such as metalwork, silkscreen, fibers, photo collage and found objects to explore a contemporary black women’s experience through wearables, hair, words, and image.