Sylvia Hill CV

*Artist of the Week – Maurice Ward Art Handling – March 2021

Education

Turps UK – Correspondence course  – 2023/24
RHA School -TU Diploma Level 8 – 2021-2023 – High Merit
RHA School – Selected for 2 Masterclasses – Spring 2019
NCAD  BA Hons – Textiles Art and Artefact 2018 – year 2
DCFE Dundrum-Textiles 2016- Distinction
DLCAD  National Diploma Art 1989-1992
Grennan Mill Craft School 1988-1989 *1^st Class Honours

Solo Exhibitions 

Home studio shows 2012,14,16,18
The Crow Gallery, Temple Bar,  Dublin – New Work  2008
The Courthouse Tinahely- 2 person show 
South Bank Gallery, Sandycove, Oils/Watercolours 1998
101 Restaurant, Talbot Street, Dublin 1997- Plates of Colour
Signal Arts Centre, Bray 1993- Spirits from a  Wicklow Wood  

Selected Exhibitions

TRANSIENCE – Walters, Artnetdlr selector – Carmel Benson – September 2023 
MERMAID is 21 –  Mermaid Art Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow – July 2023
BLOOM – 9th Botanical & Floral Art Exhibition– Dublin- June 2023
CONNECT– Walters, Artnetdlr- selector – Charles Tyrrell – May 2023
The In Between – 6 artists – Wicklow library – March 2023
SPRING OPEN – Rua Red, Tallaght –  Displacement & Belonging  – March 2023
HERE AND NOW-Walters, Artnetdlr – Selector – Dorothy Smith ARHA – Dec ‘22
PAUSE Show – Walters, Dun Laoghaire, Artnetdlr selector – Rachel Joynt RHA – October – December 2022
CONVERGENCE Show – Walters, Dun Laoghaire, Artnetdlr  selector – Jennifer Cunningham, Artist – May/June 2022
EMERGENCE Show – Walters, Artnetdlr selector – Jay Murphy Artist – April 2022
“Pathless Land” – Audio-visual show – 4 collaborate. Walters – March 2022
METAMORPHOSIS – Artnetdlr, Walters, Dun Laoghaire, January – March 2022
EMERGENCE Show -Online – Winter 2021
Signal Open – Signal Art Gallery – Bray –  August 2021
TRANSITION Show – Online  Artnetdlr Spring 2021
WATER Elements Show – Online Artnetdlr – 2020
FIRE –  Elements Show – Online Artnetdlr –  2019
The Courthouse Gallery Ennistymon Open Annual 2019
Crimson Waves CB1 Limerick 2019
Signal Arts Centre Members Open 2017- 2017
Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Life Drawing Show 2011
United Arts Club Dublin 2011-2012
Nua Art Gorey, 2007
Mermaid Greenstar, Bray Open 2007
Wingfields, Enniskerry, Group Show 2000
EIGSE Carlow Open 1998
Lambay House, Howth Group 1998
Garden Floral Exhibitions Wicklow 1998
Artists Book Exhibitions Wexford Arts Centre 1998 and *Selected for Paris Show
The Kent Gallery, Kinsale. Group 1997-1998
Artists Book Exhibition Wexford Arts Centre 1997
Feeling Groovy, Guinness Gallery, Foxrock 1997
EIGSE Carlow 1997
Oscar Wilde Open, Bray, 1995
Bobby Dawson Gallery, DunLaoghaire,93/96
Renaissance 3 Artists, Wicklow County Council Buildings 1993
First Monaghan Open 1993
Signal Arts Centre, Bray, 93-96
Glass Pier Show – Dun Laoghaire, 1992
Iontas Sligo Open 1992

Publications

Garden- On disaporic wilderness – Artists & Writers contributions –  Dublin Book Festival 2022

Residencies/Grants

Wicklow County Council- Spring 2023- Career mentoring for artists
The Tyrone Guthrie Centre Annaghmakerrig May 1995 – Annual visits
Cill Rialaig Project, Kerry 1997

Memberships

Visual Artists Ireland – Professional Member
Artnetdlr -Artists Network Dun Laoghaire
Signal  Arts Centre, Bray – website – showcased artist
126 Gallery, Galway 
Wicklow Creative Network

Collections

Sylvia has work in collections in France, the UK and the USA