Jill Pankey is currently a Senior Lecturer at Texas State University - San Marcos. During the past twenty years, Jill established herself as an artist in Austin, San Antonio and in South Texas, particularly in the Coastal Bend area. Jill Pankey holds a Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. While at Corpus she concentrated her efforts in painting, drawing, watercolor, pencil, pen & ink and pastels. In 2002, Jill completed a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Texas-San Antonio. She has also received meritorious awards from state and local art organizations for her art works.