BIO
After Graduating from the University of Michigan Penny Stamps School of Art and Design in 2015, Hillary (b.1992) moved to Detroit and began her career selling work to private collectors, taking portrait commissions, and teaching drawing workshops. During this time she was invited to exhibit in numerous international group shows, and was featured in ARTIT magazine. In 2022 Hillary moved overseas to Margate, UK, where she has begun to develop a deeply personal series of oil paintings. Drawing inspiration from her family’s heritage in rural Kentucky, this series features cowboys, American landscapes, and distorted children’s toys.
Hillary’s work has been exhibited at prestigious venues including the Fisher Building in Detroit and the Mall Gallery in London’s Trafalgar square. In 2022, her portrait, “Millie” was highly commended at the Royal Portrait Society’s annual exhibition and she was awarded the top jury prize at the University of Michigan’s 2015 undergraduate exhibition.
EDUCATION
2015 University of Michigan Penny Stamps School of Art and Design BFA
2014 Burren College of Art Study Abroad Program
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 “Wish You Were Here” — Phoenix Art Space | Brighton, UK
Hampstead Art Society Summer Exhibition — D Contemporary | London, UK
Royal Portrait Society annual exhibition — Mall Gallery | London, UK
“Wish You Were Here” — Dalek Gallery | Antwerp, Belgium
2022 Royal Portrait Society annual exhibition — Mall Gallery | London, UK
2019 “THE CODEX PROJECT” — WP GALLERY | Philadelphia, USA
“SALUT!” 4th annual coaster show — Nucleus Portland | Portland, USA
“The Paper Salon” — aMBUSH | Sydney, Australia
2017 Stamps Alumni Exhibition — University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, USA
Fisher Building | Detroit, USA
2015 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition — University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, USA
2014 Burren College of Art | Ballyvaughan, Ireland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 “Web” Ann Arbor Art Center | Ann Arbor, USA
2013 “Web” University of Michigan Warren Robins Gallery | Ann Arbor, USA
AWARDS
2022 Highly commended at the Royal Portrait Society’s annual exhibition
2014 First jury prize, the Robert D. Richards Memorial award at the University of Michigan Undergraduate Exhibition.
PUBLICATIONS
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