EDUCATION
2025 MFA, Studio Art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2021 BFA, Studio Art, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
AWARDS | FELLOWSHIPS | RESIDENCIES
2025 Best in Show, Intercollegiate Ceramic Exhibition, Bethany College, Stifel Fine Arts Center of Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, WV (Juried by George Rodriguez)
2024 Creative Residency, Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA
2023 Andy McLachlin Memorial Award, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2021 Windgate University Fellowship, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2021 Merit Award, 58th Bay Annual, Panama City Center for the Arts, Panama City, FL
2021 Honorable Mention, Abstract International Juried Art Competition (Online), Art Show International
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 Timeless Collaborations, Wheeling Artisan Center, Wheeling Heritage, Wheeling, WV
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026 America 250: Craft Today, Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA
2026 Hambidge Hive Auction, Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, Atlanta, GA
Sip: A Ceramic Cup Show, Ology Gallery, Savannah, GA (Juried by David Kring)
2025 99 Bottles, Florida CraftArt, St. Petersburg, FL (Juried by Rachel Rearick)
Salt, Soda, Submerged, Ology Gallery, Thunderbolt, GA (Juried by Samantha Hostert)
Origins & Afterlives, Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA), Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
NCECA’s 31st Annual Cup Exhibition & Sale, Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Sip: A Ceramic Cup Show, Ology Gallery, Savannah, GA (Juried by Mike Cinelli)
Locust Technician, Venvi Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL (Invitational)
Intercollegiate Ceramic Exhibition, Bethany College, Stifel Fine Arts Center of Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, WV (Juried by George Rodriguez)
Making: Spring Ceramics Faculty, Fine Arts Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Luster, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL (Juried)
Winter Warmers Cup Show, Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham, WA (Juried)
2024 The Banquet, Ology Gallery, Thunderbolt, GA (Juried by Mashama Bailey)
Form and Function, Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL (Juried by Martha Grover)
Little Things, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA (Curated by Maria Bruckman and Jacob O’Kelley)
Art of the Cup, Center for Southern Craft & Design, Ogden Museum Southern Art, New Orleans, LA (Juried by Rachel DePauw)
My Job is Art, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (Juried)
Sip: A Ceramic Cup Show, Ology Gallery, Savannah, GA (Juried by Jennifer Allen)
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (Juried)
Tea, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA (Juried by Mitch Iburg) (Curated by John Jessiman)
Multiple Processes, Fine Arts Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2023 Fresh Impressions 2, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL (Invitational) (Curated by Kat Chudy)
Self Dissection, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (Juried)
Haunted, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (Juried)
Level 2, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (Invitational)
Making: Fall Ceramics Faculty, Fine Arts Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Trial By Fire, Carnaghi Arts Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (Invitational)
Rites and Passages, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (Juried)
2022 Between the Lines, William Johnston Building Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (Juried)
Some Things I’ll Never Forget, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (Juried)
Fired Up, Panama City Center for the Arts, Panama City, FL (Invitational)
59th Bay Annual, Panama City Center for the Arts, Panama City, FL (Juried)
SynThesis BFA Exit Show, Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
2021 58th Bay Annual, Panama City Center for the Arts, Panama City, FL (Juried)
2021 Tagged: Student Art and Design Exhibition, Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
2020 Annual Members’ Show, Artel Gallery, Pensacola, FL
2019 Semi-Annual Pop-Up Exhibition (Fall), Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL (Invitational)
Pensacola Mini Maker Faire, UWF Historic Trust, Pensacola, FL (Curated by Thomas Asmuth)
RePurposed Art Show, Habitat for Humanity, Pensacola, FL (Invitational)
Art Students Honors Exhibition, Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola State College, Pensacola, FL (Invitational)
2018 Art Students Honors Exhibition, Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola State College, Pensacola, FL (Invitational)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
‘25-Present Ceramics Instructor, Tallahassee Clay Arts, Tallahassee, FL
2023-2025 Instructor of Record, Wheel as Tool, Florida State University Ceramics Department, Tallahassee, FL
2023 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Art Ceramics Program, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2022 Private Ceramics Instructor, Panama City Center for the Arts, Panama City, FL
RELATED EXPERIENCE
‘25-Present Studio Technician, Tallahassee Clay Arts, Tallahassee, FL
2023 Kiln Building Assistant, Department of Art Ceramics Program, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2022-2023 Graduate Assistant, Department of Art Ceramics Studio, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2020 Woodshop Technician, Center for Fine & Performing Arts Sculpture Lab, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
PUBLICATIONS
2026 Memory Made Material - The ceramic work of Jillian Heusohn, Tallahassee Magazine, written by Amanda Karioth Thompson
2026 Ceramics showcase brings childhood art pieces to life, WTRF, by Steven Moore
2025 Gift giving gets creative with 35 artists at Holiday Pottery Market, Council on Culture & Arts, Tallahassee Democrat, written by Tracy Horenbein
2025 SIX Magazine, Florida State University College of Fine Arts
2022 Troubadour: Student Edited and Designed Literary and Art Journal, University of West Florida
ARTIST TALKS
2026 Timeless Collaborations, Solo Exhibition Talk, Wheeling Artisan Center, Wheeling Heritage, Wheeling, WV
2025 What is Held, MFA Thesis Talk, Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA), Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2025 Origins & Afterlives, Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA), Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2024 Continuous Cycles, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (Co-curated with Kim Springs)
2023 Level 2, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (Co-curated with FSU MFA 2025 cohort)
2022 Between the Lines, William Johnston Building Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (Co-curated with FSU MFA 2025 cohort)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
Council on Culture & Arts (COCA), Tallahassee, FL
Panama City Center for the Arts, Panama City, FL