Charles Christopher HILL
Introduction
Charles Christopher Hill was born on March 4th 1948 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He is a renowned artist and printmaker. He is currently living and working in Los Angeles.
His creation is inspired by the frescoes discovered on the walls of prehistoric European caves, especially Spanish ones. Charles Christopher Hill's abstract paintings are formed by graphic and minimalist suites of colored dots. About his multiples inspirations, the artist explains: "My work builds on visual clues left by previous cultures; I like physical anthropology."
Biography
Born: Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1948
Education
East Los Angeles College, A.A.,1966-1969
University of California, Irvine, M.F.A., B.A. 1969-1973
Solo exhibitions (selected)
2017
baudoin lebon gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2016
Portability, Leslie Sacks Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA
2015
Formerly a Redhead, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, USA
Well, Well, Well, 212 Gallery, Aspen, USA
2014
Paintings and Large works on paper, Leslie Sacks Contemporary, Santa Monica, USA
2012
baudoin lebon, Paris, France
2011
5X5, Leslie Sacks Contemporary, Santa Monica, California
2010
Ideomorphs, 212 Gallery, Aspen, USA
2009
Andreas Brüning Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
2008
Varnished Truth, 212 Gallery, Aspen, USA
Charles Christopher Hill - Survey, Aspen, Etats-Unis
Rocket Gallery, London, UK
Greenfield Sacks Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2005
baudoin lebon, Paris, France
2004
Spirals, Dots, and Lines, Bobbie Greenfield Gallery, Santa Monica, USA
Rocket Gallery, London, UK
2003
Bobbie Greenfield Gallery, Santa Monica, USA
2002
Andreas Brüning Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
Rocket Gallery, London, UK
2000
Brüning+Zischke, Dusseldorf, Germany
1999
Rocket Gallery, London, UK
1997
baudoin lebon, Paris, France
1996
Rocket Gallery, London, UK
1995
Steven Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Simon Lowinsky Gallery, New York, USA
1992
Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
1991
baudoin lebon, Paris, France
Group exhibitions (selected)
2017
KIAF, with baudoin lebon, Seoul, South Korea
2014
Art Elysées, with baudoin lebon, Paris, France
2013
On the Edge, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, USA
2012
California Abstract Painting 1952-2011, Woodbury University, Burbank, USA
Figures en ligne, baudoin lebon, France
2011
Charles Christopher Hill-Francis Limerat, Kandler Gallery, Toulouse, France
Under the Big Black Sun, California Art 1974-1981, MOCA, Los Angeles, USA
Best Kept Secret, UCI and the Development of Contemporary Art in Southern California 1964-1971, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, USA
2010
Outside the Box, Edition Jacob Samuel, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA
2009
Suivez la Ligne, Charles Christopher Hill-Francis Limerat, 212 Gallery, Aspen, USA
2007
212 Gallery, Aspen, USA
Good to go, Newspace Gallery, LA, USA
2004
Andreas Brüning Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
2003
The Art of Paint, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, USA
Circular, Rocket Gallery, London, UK
As Long As It Takes, Pump House Gallery, Battersea Park, London, UK
2002
As Long As It Takes, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham, UK
2000
Made in California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA
1998
LA Cool, Rocket Gallery, London, UK
1995
William Turner Gallery, Venice, USA
Subtitles Voices, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, USA
1993
The First Five Years, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
Regards Croisés, Signes & Formes, Henry Bussière, Paris, France
1991
The Works Gallery, Long Beach, USA
Awards
1976
New Talent, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
National Endowment for the Arts, Washigton, D.C.
Mention Speciale du Jury, VIII Festival International de la Peinture, Cagnes Sur Mer, France
1992
National Endowment for the Arts
Residencies
1993
Cité International Des Arts, Paris, France
Chateau de La Napoule, La Napoule, France
1994
Eklisia, Gümüslük, Turkey
Academic positions
1978
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, USA
1979
Los Angeles County Museum Of Art, Department of Education
1981
University Of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Publications
1994
Christopher Hill & Jon Yau,Mon Alias Mina Lisa, published par le Collectif Génération, Colombes, France
1989
Charles-Christopher Hill & Kristine McKenna, The Smells of Summer, published by Jacob Samuel, Santa Monica, USA
public collections
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Los Angeles County Museum Of Art, Los Angeles, USA
- Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
- Total Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
- Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
- Fine Arts Museum, Angers, France
Exhibitions
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