A native of New Hampshire, Jonathan W. Hils is an Associate Professor of sculpture at the University of Oklahoma School of Art & Art History. He received his BFA degree from Georgia State University (1997) and his MFA from Tulane University (1999). Before joining the University of Oklahoma, Mr. Hils served as an adjunct instructor (drawing and sculpture), studio manager, and technician at the College of Charleston School of the Arts in South Carolina.

The recipient of the 2005 Oklahoma Visual Art Coalition Fellowship (OVAC) for outstanding creative work in the visual arts, Hils’ work is represented in several private and corporate collections including the Hyatt Corporation, Four Seasons, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and Equity West Partners. He has shown extensively across the U.S. in solo and group exhibitions. He was also selected for a John Michael Kohler Arts Center Arts/Industry artist residency in 2005. Recently he was nominated for a 2010 United States Artist Fellowship.

He has been a visiting artist and lecturer at San Jose State University, the University of Wyoming, Appalachian State University, Longwood University, the College of Charleston, Renmin University (China), Wichita State University, and Brevard College.

He is represented by Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO.