Info
cjhillart@gmail.com
C.J. Hill currently lives in Amherst Massachusetts, where he is earning an MFA in the studio arts program at UMass Amherst. Born 1990 in New York state, He has been an artist in residence at the Lijiang Studio in Lashi-Hai, China, the Atlantic mills artist collective in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Art Farm Residency program in Nebraska. He has exhibited his work in New York, Rhode Island and abroad. As an artist, he strives to make drawing an adventurous and empathetic act.
EDUCATION
Current – UMass Amherst, MFA studio art
2012 Rhode Island School of Design, BFA sculpture
RESIDENCIES
Art Farm, Marquette, NE – 2017
Lijiang Studio Artist Residency, Lashihai, China – 2014
Member of Atlantic Mills Artist Collective, Providence, RI – 2016-2020
Penland School of Craft, two week workshop, Bakersville, NC – 2018
ART EXHIBITIONS
2024 “Destruction is Desirable” Black Mountain College, NC. “RE-Happening” festival. Performance and installation with artist Kiran Jandu.
2023 “Northeast Deconstructed” PULP gallery, Holyoke MA. Group Show
“Tablescapes” SUAG, Amherst MA. Three person show
“Record of Existence” Herter Gallery, Amherst MA. Group show
2022 “Is Seeing Knowing?” Herter Gallery, Amherst MA. Group show
2020 “Pedester” Solo show at Dirt Palace Storefront Gallery, 14 Olneyville Square, Providence RI
2018 “Roommates” Atlantic Mills Artist Collective, 118 Manton Avenue, Providence RI
2017 “The Chess Show” 186 Carpenter st. gallery, Providence RI – Chess Boards collaboratively made by artists
2017 “That Wide Red Door Just There” 159 Sutton St. gallery, Providence RI – collaborative works w/ Nina Ruelle
2016 “Alloy”, Grand Street Gallery, Hoboken NJ – exhibited and curated
2015 “The Camel House exhibition”, Lijiang residency, Lashihai, China – exhibited and curated
2014 “At This Point”, If and Wen Gallery, NY, NY – exhibited and curated
2013 “Sugar Walls”, pop up show, Gowanus NY – exhibited and curated