A graduate of l'Ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal (EDCM), Gillian worked with Sinha Danse, Pigeons International and Sasha Ivanochko before joining O Vertigo Danse as a full company member under the direction of Ginette Laurin. During her time with the company, Gillian performed across Europe, Asia and North America. Gillian returned to the Maritimes in 2013 and has since performed with Mocean Dance for works by Serge Bennethan, Marie-Josée Chartier, Sara Coffin, Sharon Moore and Parts+Labour_Danse. Gillian has served as Rehearsal Director for the creations of Destins Croises, Danielle Desnoyers, Heidi Strauss, Sara Coffin and Lydia Zimmer.

Gillian frequently collaborates with local artists Jacinte Armstrong, Alexis Cormier, Sarah Murphy, Lisa Phinney Langley, Liliona Quarmyne, Leah Skerry and Lydia Zimmer and is a founding member of the Home Ex Artist Collective who recently launched an artistic research partnership with IOTA Art Institute. She is currently in creation for new works by Jacinte Armstrong, Lisa Phinney-Langley, and Rebecca Lazier (in collaboration with Janet Echelman). Gillian is a faculty member of the Intensive Training Program at Halifax Dance and regularly teaches technique classes to the professional community of Halifax and beyond.

Gillian is the 2022 recipient of the Diane Moore Creation Award, alongside support from Arts Nova Scotia and Canada Council for the Arts, is dedicated to her newest production, SAGA; a work-in-progress solo creation made in collaboration with choreographer Sharon Moore.