Born in 1984, Jillian Mayer is a filmmaker and a visual performance artist, based in Miami. Jillian’s performances and works are displayed across several museums and galleries and have also been showcased internationally in film festivals like Sundance and SXSW. Mayer’s work revolves around topics such as the Internet and technology. In 2010, Jillian went on to create a series of painted cut-out boards named Getting to Know You, which were similar to the cut out board scenes. In 2010, Mayer’s short film, Scenic Jogging, featured at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The film was selected as one of the 25 winners of the event. Jillian then released I Am Your Grandma, which was a one-minute short film on YouTube. The film went viral and got more than 4 million views. Her frequent collaborations include working with Lucas Leyva on several short films like Jacuzzi Boys: Glazin, and Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke, among several others. In 2017, Mayer performed the voice of Susan, which was a robot for Everything Beautiful is Far Away, a science-fiction film. Recently, Jillian co-directed Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia, a film that was released in 2020 and went on to screen at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020.

In the past, Jillian Mayer has worked with celebrity makeup artists which include: Taryll Atkins.