JONATHAN W. HILS
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EDUCATION:
M.F.A. Sculpture, Tulane University, 1999
B.F.A. Studio Art, Georgia State University, 1997

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2021: Facets, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK 
2020: Facets, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
2018: Rendered, Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, MO
2012: New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University, Boston, MA
           Aeberson Exhibits, Tulsa, OK
2011: Gardiner Art Gallery, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
2010: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, OK
2006: ZONE Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2005: Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK
2004: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS

2003: Tulsa Artist’s Coalition, Tulsa, OK
2001: Spiers Gallery, Brevard College, Brevard, NC
           The City Gallery, Charleston, SC

GROUP  EXHIBITIONS:
2021
Tension & Release, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO

2020
Construct3d Art Exhibition, Flatlands Gallery, Houston, TX

2018
SECAC Members Juried Exhibition, Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
The Space Between, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO

2016

Juxtapose, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO 

2015
ArtNow, Oklahoma Contemporary, Oklahoma City, OK (curated by Julia Kirt and Kelsey Karper)

2014  
JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK (2 person)

2013  
Monde:See, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO 
Cary Visual Art Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Cary, NC

2012  
26th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Sculpt EVV Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Evansville, IN
Boulder Public Library, Canyon Gallery, Boulder, CO
5th Biennial Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Chattanooga Public Art Program, Chattanooga, TN

2011  
Metamorphosis, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO 
JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK (2 person)
Denver International Airport, Denver, CO

2010  
Cary Visual Art Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Cary, NC
Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, TX
University of Oklahoma, School of Visual Arts, Norman, OK

2009  
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
City of Hamilton Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Hamilton, OH
Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA). Longwood University, Farmville,VA
Sugar in the City, McGrath & Braun, Denver, CO

2008  
The Man Show, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO 
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ

2007  
Natural Order, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO 
21st Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

2006  
Shore Institute for the Contemporary Arts, Longview, NJ
Interplay, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO (2 person)
Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR
The World Heritage Site of Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale/Telford, UK
Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, OK

2005  
Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
James A. Peck Gallery, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA

2004  
Studio Aiello Gallery, Denver, CO
Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
Lagrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, OK
IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK

2003  
Jonathan Hils & Marc Barker, Untitled Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
University of Sciences & Arts Gallery, Chickasha, OK
Grounds for Sculpture, International Sculpture Center (ISC), Hamilton, NJ
Rudolph E. Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

2002  
Super-Natural, Halsey Institute for Contemporary Art, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Florida State Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
McColl Center for Contemporary Visual Art, Charlotte, NC
Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO

2001  
Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Piccolo Spoleto Visual Art Exhibition. Old City Jail, Charleston, SC
Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
Perimeter College, Atlanta, GA

1999 
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA                                         
MFA Thesis Exhibition. Tulane University Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA

1998  
Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA

1997  
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL

EXHIBITION AWARDS:
2012  Sculpt EVV, People Choice Award
2010  TX/OK Artprize, Oklahoma Artist Award
2009  City of Hamilton, OH Outdoor Sculpture Competition. Grand Prize
2007  21st Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition, 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, Second Place. Juror, Diane Barber (Diverseworks, Houston, TX                               
           Clemson National Small Sculpture Competition, Best in Show
2002  Florida National Exhibition, Honorable Mention
2002  North American Sculpture Exhibition, Burgess Award. Juror, Donald Lipski
2001  October International Exhibition, Best in Show. Juror, Peter Frank
           Piccolo Spoleto Exhibition, Second Place. Juror, Ce Scott
           Sculpture Salmagundi V, Best in Show

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
McQuaid, Cate. “Hils:Man of Steel”, The Boston Globe, Theater & Art section, October 16, 2012.
Condit, Nancy.”Distinctly American.” ereview.org. http://ereview.org/2011/03/05/distinctly-american/ (March 5, 2011).
Amick, Allison. “Crafting the American Dream”. Jonathan Hils : INTERSECTION, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 2010 (catalog).
Kirt, Julia. “Physical Formations and Theoretical Explorations”, Art Focus Oklahoma. Nov./Dec. 2010, Vol. 25, No. 6.
Shults, Lana Sweeten. “Artful competition”, Times Record News. April 8, 2010.
Paglia, Michael. “The Man Show”, Westword (online Arts section), Dec. 3, 2008.
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.
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/PRESENTATIONS:
2021

Artist Lecture: 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK (Zoom-virtual)
Artist Lecture: University of Texas-Austin, Department of Art, Austin, TX (Zoom-virtual)

2020
Artist Lecture: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
2019
Artist Lecture: University of Oklahoma School of Visual Arts
2018
Conference Presentation (upcoming): Drawing the Art Out of Objects, Construct3D Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Artist Lecture: Oklahoma State University, Department of Art, Stillwater, OK
Artist Lecture: Missouri Southern State University, Department of Art, Joplin, MO

2011  
Artist Lecture: Oklahoma State University, Department of Art, Stillwater, OK
2010  
Gallery Talk: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, OK
2009                          
Visiting Artist: University of Wyoming, Department of Art, Laramie, WY
Visiting Artist: Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, VA
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
Artist Lecture: 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
2000                          
Visual Art Faculty Lecture Series, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

RESIDENCIES:
2005                          
Kohler Arts/Industry Artist Residency
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
1997                  
Atlantic Center for the Arts
New Smyrna Beach, FL

FELLOWSHIPS/GRANTS: 
2011                          
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Projects Grant
2005                          
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Artist Fellowship
                       
COLLECTIONS & COMMISSIONS:
George and Myra Kaiser, Tulsa, OK/San Francisco, CA
BancFirst Headquarters, BancFirst Tower, Oklahoma City, OK
MileHigh Modern LoHi, Denver, CO
City of Oklahoma City, Senior Health and Wellness Center, Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, OK
Heritage Trust Co.,/Oklahoma Community Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK

Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
​AC Hotel Marriott, Oklahoma City, OK
City of Oklahoma City, Fire Station No. 23, Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, OK
The Four Seasons Resort, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Sun City Tower, Kobe, Japan
JW Marriott Anaheim Conference Center and Hotel, Anaheim, CA
The City of Oklahoma City, Will Rogers Park, OK
Schwab Investments, Lone Tree, CO
​Iris & Michael Smith, Bridgehampton, NY (Los Angeles, CA)
Paseo Arts Association, Paseo Arts District, Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, State of Oklahoma

Torrey Hills LLC, San Diego, CA
Chattanooga State Community College, Chattanooga, TN
Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Port of San Diego Owner Percent for Arts Program, San Diego, CA
Hyatt Grand Regency, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
City of Norman, OK                                
Shui On, Beijing, China
Star City Resorts, Sydney, Australia
Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, OK
John & Mary Seward, Oklahoma City, OK        
Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, TX
John Beedon, Oklahoma City, OK
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Denver, CO
City of Hamilton, OH
Equity West Investment Partners, Denver, CO
Hyatt Grand Regency, Denver, CO
John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI
Kohler Company, Kohler, WI
Chattahoochie Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Matt Gold, Denver, CO
James Swope & Scott Robertson, West Palm Beach, FL
Laura Warriner, Oklahoma City, OK
James & Betsy Chaffin, Charleston, SC