JILL HOFFMAN-KOWAL

Jill Hoffman-Kowal is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and cultural documentarian whose career spans over four decades at the intersection of fine art, music, and media. Based in Sarasota, Florida, with deep roots in New York and California’s underground scenes, Jill is best known as the co-founder and program director of Target Video, a pioneering video collective that documented the raw energy of the punk rock movement. Her footage of iconic acts such as Iggy Pop, Devo, the Ramones, and the Dead Kennedys remains an important visual archive of the era’s cultural rebellion. In addition to her archival work, she continues to nurture creativity through her long-standing role as an exhibiting artist in Sarasota

With a BFA from California College of the Arts and a history of leadership in arts education, including serving as Director of Education at Art Center Sarasota, Jill has played a key role in shaping accessible art programming for both youth and adults. Her teaching focuses on unlocking imagination through texture, materials, and abstraction. Outside the studio, Jill hosted for 8 years, the Spirit of Punk, a biweekly radio show celebrating underground music and its cultural roots. Her dynamic career reflects a lifelong commitment to creativity, community, and championing alternative voices through both visual and sonic mediums.

• California College of the Arts- B.F.A.

• Petticoat Painters