Archway Gallery Current Exhibition
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December 2, 2023 - January 4, 2024 A Place in Mind Featuring Recent Paintings by Jim N. Hill Shop the Exhibition |
Jim N. Hill is known for his colorful paintings featuring floral, landscape, architectural, marine, and figurative imagery. In this exhibition, Hill’s lifetime of travels throughout the United States and Europe, as well as his National Guard deployment to Japan in the early 1970s, provide the inspiration for this exploration of the experience of place. Each painting reflects Hill’s sense of a location he has either experienced first-hand or intuitively conjured in his mind’s eye. His distinctive painting style and use of color imbues each image with a joyful sense of place inviting the viewer to enter that world and join the fun. Paintings in this show include images of architecture, carnivals and festivals, and landscapes from Japan, Europe, Mexico, and Texas.
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Jim N. Hill moved to Houston after completing his Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in 1978. Beginning with small acrylic paintings of ladies in floppy hats and men with hats and mustaches, he began selling his work through The Artists Touch Gallery. These shape and color driven images soon received regional and then national attention. After exhibiting his work for two years at New York Art Expo in the early 1980's, Hill had solo exhibitions at The El Presidente Hotel and the Niko Hotel in Mexico City. A publishing studio there published eight editions of his work as serigraphs in editions of 200 – 300 prints and artist proofs, some of which are exhibited in this show.
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Hill’s paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States in such diverse locations as Los Angeles, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Nashville, Shreveport, and Salado, Texas. Hill’s commissions include two murals for the River Oaks Shopping Center in Houston, as well as paintings for the executive offices of Marshal Fields Department Store, hotels in Atlantic City and Los Angeles, and a large residential space in Washington, D.C.
Hill’s love for sharing art with others led to a second career in teaching. He was Adjunct Professor of Art at Houston Community College for over 20 years and also taught Pre-K4 through 8th grade students at Saint Anne Catholic School.
Hill’s love for sharing art with others led to a second career in teaching. He was Adjunct Professor of Art at Houston Community College for over 20 years and also taught Pre-K4 through 8th grade students at Saint Anne Catholic School.
DECEMBER 2023 EXHIBITION EVENTS
December 2 (Sat) |
Opening Reception (5 - 8 p.m.) and Artist Talk (6:30 p.m.) |
December 9 (Sat) |
Jewelry Trunk Show (10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) |
Dec 9 (Sat) & Dec 15 (Fri) |
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December 16 (Sat) |
Holiday Champagne, Art and Music (5:00 - 8:00 p.m.) |
December 17 (Sun) |
Bob Henschen Jazz Trio (6:00 - 8:00 p.m.) |