Molly Cliff-Hilts– Artist Statement
My paintings are about our sense of place, our sense of commonplace and the exchange between matter and spirit.
Resume
Education
1992/02 Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
1991/92 Museum School, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
1981 B.F.A. in Fine Arts, University of California at Santa Cruz, CA
1976/79 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Solo:
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2008/09 Intersection, Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY
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2008 Paradoxical Undressing, live spoken-word, music and visual installation (paintings basis for visual installation); with American indie band Throwing Muses' Kristin Hersh. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England / St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow, Scotland / DIA, Detroit, MI / Festival Fringe, Edinburgh, Scotland / Crossing Borders Festival, The Hague / The Sydney Festival, Sydney, Australia
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2006 Encaustic Paintings from the NW, Synchronicity Fine Arts, New York, NY
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2003 Molly Cliff-Hilts Recent Paintings, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA
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2003 Molly Cliff-Hilts, Modern Media Gallery, Portland, OR
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2003 New Encaustic Paintings, High Desert Museum, Bend, OR
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2003 Encaustic Paintings from Portland, Broken Top Club, Bend, OR
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2001 Molly Cliff-Hilts, Office of State Treasurer Randall Edwards, State Capitol, Salem, OR
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2000/08 Salon and Solo Painting Exhibitions, varied venues in NYC; Portland, OR; etc - collaborations with poets, essayists, musicians
Group:
- 2010 Luminous Layers, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR (by invitation)
- 2010 5th Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tuscon, AZ (juried)
- 2010 225°F: Encaustic Encounters, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC (by invitation)
- 2009 Group Show, Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY
- 2009 Portland Art Museum Collectors Salon, Portland, OR
- 2009 Visual Arts Showcase, Beaverton Library, Beaverton, OR (juried)
- 2009 Chronicle Invitational Exhibit, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR (by invitation)
- 2009 Cascade Aids Project Art Auction, Portland, OR (invitational)
- 2009 Fall Opening, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
- 2009 Spring Opening, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
- 2008 Art in the Round Barn Exhibition, Waitsfield Vermont (juried)
- 2008 Fall Opening, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
- 2008 Cascade Aids Project Art Auction, Portland, OR (invitational, inclusion in catalog)
- 2008 Spring Opening, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
- 2007 Renewal, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA (juried)
- 2007 Griffith Park Benefit Show, LittleBird Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2007 Group Exhibition, Rebecca V Gallery, Tacoma WA
- 2007 Fall Opening, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
- 2007 Spring Opening, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
- 2007 Summer Ensemble, Borrego Art Institute, Borrego Springs, CA
- 2006 Synchronicity Group Show, Synchronicity Fine Arts, New York, NY
- 2006 Between Texture & Light, Autzen Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR
- 2006 Impulse, Portland Art Center, Portland, Oregon (juried)
- 2006 Waxworks, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, California
- 2006 Fall Opening, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
- 2006 Spring Opening, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
- 2005 James Opie Private Collection Exhibition, Portland, OR
- 2005 Fall Opening, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
- 2005 Spring Opening, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
- 2003 Cascade Aids Project Art Auction, Portland, OR (juried)
- 2003 Buckman Arts Show & Sell, Portland, OR (juried)
- 2002 Fall Reception, Ellis & Samuels, Borrego Springs, CA
- 2002 Buckman Arts Show & Sell, Portland, OR (juried)
- 1981 Senior Show, Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery, Porter College, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
Awards
- 2009 Best in Show, Beaverton Arts Commission, Visual Showcase, Beaverton, OR
- 2008 Honorable Mention, Cascade Aids Project benefit auction, Juror, Linda Tesner, Director, Hoffman Gallery, Lewis & Clark College, Portland Oregon
- 2004 Contemporary Artist, Tapestry Series Pendleton Woolen Mills, , Artist
Collections/Commissions
- Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR; Care, OR; Portland, OR
- Corral de Tierra Country Club, Salinas, CA
- Cmedia, Portland, OR
- Central City Concern, Portland, OR
- City of Portland, Mayor’s Office, Portland, OR
- City of Portland, Commissioner’s Office, Portland
- Gerding/Edlen Development Co., Portland, OR
- Henry's 12th Street Tavern, Portland, OR
- L’auberge du Lac Hotel/Casino, Lake Charles, LA
- Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
- Marriott Hotel, Portland, OR
- Manzana Rotisserie Grills, Bellevue, WA, Lake
- Oswego, OR, Portland, OR
- Mastros Ocean Club, Newport Beach, CA
- Pendleton Woolen Mills Corporate Offices, Portland, OR
- Shiels Obletz Johnsen, Portland, OR
- Special Materials Company, Manhattan, NY
- And numerous private collections, including Bill & Melinda Gates, Redmond, WA
Publications
- 2010 “Artist on the Rise”, Brett Campbell, Oregon Quarterly Magazine, profile / Winter 2009-10
- 2010 “The First 50 years”, The Portland Art Museum, Rental Sales Gallery chronicle
- 2009 “Molly Cliff Hilts”, David C. Lewis, All The Art Out There blog / 10 March
- 2009 “Gallery Visit, Molly Cliff-Hilts”, Jim McCabe, All Nite Diner & Two Leaf Gallery blog / 10 January
- 2008 "Living a More Creative Life", Ginny Graves, SELF magazine / October
- 2008 “Art to Go”, Peter Beland, Portland Monthly Magazine / May
- 2007 Oregon Public Broadcasting, television interview / 2 May
- 2006 “P-Town Diary”, Marc Acito, Portland Monthly Magazine / November
- 2006 "Shows of Note, Between Texture & Light ", D.K. Row, The Oregonian / 21 July
- 2006 "Shows of Note", D. K. Row, The Oregonian, A&E / 7 July
- 2006 “Heavy Luggage”, Jonathan Nicholas, The Oregonian, Living / 27 February
- 2005 Oregon Public Broadcasting, television interview / 15 September
- 2005 "Regarding Henry", Portland Monthly Magazine, / July
- 2004 “Portland Art Diary” Cat Solen, Red76 Arts Group, / October, documentary video, Memorial Coliseum
- 2002 “Oregon Art Beat” Oregon Public Broadcasting television, / June
- And numerous articles/blogs covering the “Paradoxical Undressing” installation
Professional Experience
- 2009/10 Portland Brooklyn Project, a cultural sister city exchange between the city of Portland and the Borough of Brooklyn, conceived and launched with Brooklynite, writer and radio host, Kurt Andersen
- 2007 Visiting Artist and Teacher, Encaustic Workshop and Exhibition, Borrego Art Institute, Borrego Springs, CA
- 2006/09 Liaison between the City of Portland and artist James Rosenquist in negotiations around the acquisition of the painting, Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Human Rights by Eleanor Roosevelt. (The 24’ x 133’ painting was destroyed in Mr. Rosenquist’s 2009 studio fire)
- 2006 Co-curator, “Between Texture & Light”, Autzen Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR
- 2005/10 Advisory Council, “Live Wire!” Radio Theatre, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland OR
- 2005/10 Informal advisor, Oregon Public Broadcasting, helped conceive and develop the Cornerstone Society “Salon Series”, Portland, OR
- 2004/10 Advisory Board, “Artists for the Arts”, arts education funding for Portland Public Schools, Portland, OR
- 2004/10 Featured artist, “Contemporary Artist Series” tapestries, Pendleton Woolen Mills, Portland OR
- 2003/04 “Jubelale” beer label, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR
- 2000/10 Salon Curator and Hostess, literary, musical and painting exhibitions. Collaborations with writers, musicians and artists from around the country, The Double Nickel onsite gallery, Portland, OR
- Artwork featured in movies, books, cd covers - list available upon request
Representation
- Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA
- Portland Art Museum, Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR
- Summit Gallery of Fine Art, Calgary, AB, CA
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