Jill Allan lives in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. In 1999 she graduated with distinction from the Alberta College of Art and Design, (Calgary, Alberta) earning a BFA with a major in Glass. Jill is the recipient of several awards and scholarships including the Young Contemporaries Millennium Award (2001) from the Canadian Craft Museum, the Gold Medal for Excellence in Craft at the Circle Craft Christmas Market (2005) and the British Columbia Creative Achievement Award (2007). In March 2006 she was artist in residence at The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning New York. Her work is quiet, based in the craft tradition of vessel making, but not exclusively functional. She is influenced by Scandinavian designs, particularly those of Finland¢s iittala. She enjoys using a variety of materials, making functional work