Jill Hudson was born and educated in Merseyside. After travelling in Africa she returned to the UK to study Fine Art at Falmouth College of Arts. Since then, she has spent time in Peru, Mexico and Chile. Living in Cornwall, she enjoys sailing and strives to express the beauty of the ocean in her paintings. She has exhibited extensively in Cornwall and beyond. 

She is represented by the Harbour Gallery, Portscatho, on the Roseland peninsula.