EDUCATION:
M.F.A. Sculpture, Tulane University, 1999
B.F.A. Studio Art, Georgia State University, 1997
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2002 - Present Associate Professor of Sculpture, University of Oklahoma School of Art & Art History
2008-2009 Assistant Director/MFA program & Graduate Liaison, University of Oklahoma School of Art & Art History
1999 - 2002 Adjunct Instructor and School of the Arts Studio Technician, College of Charleston, SC
1997 - 1999 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Tulane University, LA
RESEARCH GRANTS:
2006 Junior Faculty Research Grant. CAD Implementation for Sculpture
Vice President for Research, University of Oklahoma, $6000.00
2004 University of Oklahoma Research Council Large Grant Award, $ 2528.00
2003 University of Oklahoma Research Council Small Grant Award, $ 985.00
ACADEMIC AWARDS:
2007 University of Oklahoma Regents Award for Superior Teaching
Office of the Vice President and Provost
2006 Faculty Peer Recognition Award, Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts, University of Oklahoma
2004 OU-School of Art Colleagues Award, University of Oklahoma School of Art
Faculty Exchange Program Selection, Xu Beijong School of the Arts, Renmin University, Beijing, China
1999-1997 Graduate Assistantship Award (full academic scholarship), Tulane University
FELLOWSHIPS:
2005 Oklahoma Visual Art Coalition Artist Fellowship Award, $ 5000.00
OVAC, Oklahoma City, OK
CREATIVE RESEARCH / EXHIBITION RECORD:
2009 Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA), Brock Commons Outdoor Sculpture Program (April 2009)
Longwood University, Farmville, VA
2008 Jonathan Hils & Frank O’Neill
Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
22nd International Juried Exhibition
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
2007 Back Gallery-Group Show (Jonathan Hils, Don Quade & Jason Lucas)
Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
21st Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts/Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2006 3rd Annual International Juried Exhibition
Shore Institute for the Contemporary Arts, Longview, NJ
Cell, Structure & Mass Invitational (Denver Art Dealers Association Showcase)
Hyatt Regency Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
Odds (@) Culture (solo exhibition)
ZONE Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Interplay: Jonathan Hils & Carol Coates
Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
Free-Form : Sculpture
Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR
5th International Exhibition on Contemporary Cast Iron Art
The World Heritage Site of Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale/Telford, UK
VisionMakers 2006
Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, OK
2005 Trans:
Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Odds (@) Culture (2 person exhibition)
Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK
Industrial Organic Interchange
Robert A. Peck Gallery, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY
The Avante Garden Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
Open Sky Invitational Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
2004 Jonathan Hils : Recent Work (solo exhibition)
University Gallery, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
Quartet:
Studio Aiello Gallery, Denver, CO
North American Sculpture Biennial 2004
Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
LaGrange National Biennial XXIII
Chattahoochie Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
University of Oklahoma School of Art Faculty Exhibition
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, OK
VisionMakers 2004
IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
2003 Jonathan Hils & Marc Barker (in conjunction with Jasper Johns 40 Years of Prints)
Untitled Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
Seven States Biennial XXIV (traveling exhibition)
University of Sciences & Arts Gallery, Chickasha, OK / Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, OK
Progressions : Recent Sculpture by Jonathan Hils
Tulsa Artist’s Coalition, Tulsa, OK
International Sculpture Center Members Exhibition (ISC @ GFS)
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
2003 National Small Sculpture Competition
Rudolph E. Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
2002 Super-Natural : Jonathan Hils & Sonya Softic (2 person exhibition)
Halsey Institute for Contemporary Art, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Combined Talents 2002 : The Florida National
Florida State Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
Connecting the PAst to the Future (public art project)
South Carolina Cultural Council, Columbia, SC
What’s New Two : Exhibition of Contemporary Art in the Carolinas
McCool Center for Contemporary Visual Art, Charlotte, NC
2002 North American Sculpture Exhibition
Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
2001 17th Annual Greater Midwest International
Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
The October International
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Sculpture Occupations (solo exhibition)
Spiers Gallery, Brevard College, Brevard, NC
Piccolo Spoleto Visual Art Exhibition
Old City Jail, Charleston, SC
Sculpture Salmagundi V
Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
Outdoor Sculpture : 3rd Biennial Exhibition
Perimeter College, Atlanta, GA
Jonathan Hils : Recent Sculptural Objects (solo exhibition)
The City Gallery, Charleston, SC
Embrace / The Palmetto Tree Project (public art project)
South Carolina Cultural Council, Columbia, SC
1999 Lived In : Art You Can Live With
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
4th Annual Juried Exhibition of Art in New Orleans
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Alleviations / MFA Thesis Exhibition
Tulane University Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1998 LaGrange National Biennial XX
Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA
1997 29th Annual Celebration of American Crafts
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
Inside/Out : Resident Artists Group Exhibition
Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
EXHIBITION AWARDS:
2007 21st Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Grand Prize
2005 Sculptural Pursuit Magazine 2nd Annual Sculpture Competition, honorable mention
2004 LaGrange National XXIII, Purchase Award (museum acquisition)
VisionMakers 2004 Biennial, Best in Show
2003 Seven States Biennial, Best In Show
Clemson National Small Sculpture Competition, Best in Show
2002 Combined Talents : Florida National Exhibition, honorable mention
2002 North American Sculpture Exhibition
2001 October International Exhibition, Best in Show
Piccolo Spoleto Exhibition, honorable mention
Sculpture Salmagundi V, Best in Show
REVIEWS/ARTICLES/INTERVIEWS:
Dan, Zhang. “Left Turn or Right?”, Sculpture Magazine (China), April 2008, Vol. 63, No. 1. p. 86
Ganglehoff, Bonnie. “Art is Everywhere”, Southwest Art Magazine (Collectors Issue), October 2006.
Pederson, Sylvia. “Free From Sculpture”, Eugene Weekly, May 2006
Dan, Zhang. “To Dance With Life: The Modern Sculpture of Jonathan Hils”, Sculpture Magazine (China)
April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2. p. 60
Oden, Lori. “Jonathan Hils”, Art Focus Magazine, Sept./Oct. 2005. Vol. 20. No. 5. p. 3
Brandenburg, John. “Cast iron works move to reveal cultural change”, The Oklahoman, Sept. 16, 2005. 21 D.
Burr, Elizabeth, “Iron Works : Hils and Randall at Mainsite”, POP Magazine, Sept. 9, 2005. p. 15
Paglia, Michael. “Artbeat: Happenings in the Denver Art Scene”, Westword, Nov. 18, 2004.
Brandenburg, John. “Untitled features work of two artists”, The Oklahoman, Nov. 14, 2003. 12 D.
Interview: The Beat!. South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV/PBS). Air date Dec. 4, 2002.
Wellington, Daryl Lorenzo. “Supernatural Art”, The City Paper, Dec. 4, 2002.
MacMillan, Kyle. “Sculpture exhibition cohesive and compelling”, Denver Post, Arts section, Feb. 22, 2002.
Rhodes, Kristen. “Piccolo Visual Arts: Plentiful offerings don’t disappoint”, City Paper, May 30, 2001. p. 50
Rhodes, Kristen. “Civilizations and its discontents: Jonathan Hils at the City Gallery”, City Paper, June 21, 2000. p. 21.
McCash, Doug. “4th Annual No Dead Artist Show”, Gambit Weekely, May 29, 1999. p. 16.
Cullum, Jerry. “Less is more in King Plow Sculpture Show”, Atlanta Journal and constitution, April 26, 1994 (arts).
LECTURES/PRESENTATION:
2008 Visiting Artist Program Residency: Appalachian State University Art Department, Boone, NC
Panelist: Artist Survival Kit (ASK) Workshop, Price Tower Arts Center, Bartlesville, OK
2007 Artist Lecture: Turchin Center for the Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2006 Artist Lecture: Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Panelist: 5th International Conference on contemporary Cast Iron Art, Ironbridge, UK
2005 Gallery Talk: Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK
Artist Lecture: Tuesday Night Lecture Series, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2004 Artist Lecture: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
Nanjing Art Institute, National Gallery of China, Beijing, China
Artist Lecture: Xu Beihong School of the Arts, Renmin University, Beijing, China
2002 Artist Lecture” Halsey Institute for Contemporary Arts, Charleston, SC
2001 Artist Lecture: Brevard College, Brevard, NC
Iron Casting Workshop: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2000 Visual Art Faculty Lecture Series, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
1999 Rubber Molding Workshop, Southern Iron Conference, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL
1997 Panelist: Southern Iron Conference, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL
1995 Sand Molding Workshop, University of Montevello, Montevello, AL
ARTIST RESIDENCIES:
2005 Kohler Arts/Industry Artist Residency
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
1997 Atlantic Center for the Arts
New Smyrna Beach, FL
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
2002 Production assistant for Neri Ward. Places With A Past Exhibition, Spoleto Festival, SC. Mary Jane Jacobs, curator.
1999-2002 Visual Art Studio Manager and Sculpture Technician, College of Charleston, SC
1999 Instructor, Sloss Metal Arts Summer Outreach Program, Birmingham, AL
1998 Instructor and consultant, New Orleans School of Glasswork and Printmaking, New Orleans, LA
Restoration Technician, Longview Gardens, New Orleans, LA
1994-1997 Foundry Technician, Inferno Art Foundry, Atlanta, GA
1994-1996 Assistant sculptor, Truett Cathy Monument, Chik-fil-A Corporation and the City of Atlanta
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / SERVICE:
Oklahoma Visual Art Coalition (OVAC) Board Member (elected 2007)
OVAC Exhibitions committee member, 2004-2006
OVAC member (2003-present)
International Sculpture Center (ISC) University level member, 2002-present
College Art Association (CAA) member, 2001-present
Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) member, 2000 & 1997
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) member, 1996
COLLECTIONS:
Tysons Galleria, LLC, McClean, VA
Equity West Investment, 1999 Broadway Building, Denver, CO
Hyatt Corporation, Grand Hyatt Convention Center Collection, Denver, CO
Chattahoochie Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA
Mr. Matt Gold, Denver, CO
Mr. James Swope & Mr. Scott Robertson, West Palm Beach, FL
Mrs. Laura Warriner, Oklahoma City, OK
James & Betsy Chaffin, Charleston, SC
REPRESENTATION:
Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
