Don
Hill

Don Hill is a Multi Disciplinary Practice having been involved in the Australian Arts Industry for many years.

Go to my New Web site:

www.donhill.au   for a more in-depth experience.

When I was young I grew up surrounded by Colour.
This became my life from an early age and not at least starting to meet artists from around Australia thanks to the insistence and encouragement of my mother.
Life was hard for our family as my father was a Coal Miner and mum was stay at home.
In those days we had a limited lifestyle but my family survived and we lived in our own house in Ipswich.
Eventually I started to grasp the concept of using colour as a palette and fell in love with it.
I didn’t have any concept or interest in composition as it complicated things with the constraints of placement in a confined area.
Spontaneity was what I was interested in and still am.
So this is me. I cannot be anyone else as I trod on in this life and path and now writing for me has become a way to Catalogue and Survey works which may have sold, been stored or met with accidents and possible over painting.
The works from twenty years ago still hold currency even though they are mostly gone they are still acceptable today and with these new writings and this new book it becomes a supplement to“The Art of Don Hill, Contemporary Works 2002 to 2006.
Making works out of organic materials represents an idea of sustainability and although collection does not always go as planned it is a way to use products from Nature rather
than from a manufacturing factory.
The concept and idea may seem insignificant in the broader scale of planet Earth’s survival but it still represents an effort to turn the inevitable tide.
Although it has been many years my interest in Bamboo began in the early 2000’s and although I cannot recall how this happened it may have come from reading an article about a couple who started a bamboo plantation in Northern New South Wales and were selling the shoots to restaurants.
Since 2015 I have been growing the Culms in Ipswich, Minden and North Thailand.
So this twist in the road is a departure away from the photographic work that I am known for.
I had been hoping to travel to some of the sub Antarctic Islands to continue my Micro Scapes but because of the Lockdowns during Covid and current circumstances this hasn’t happened yet.
These new pieces are a refreshing change although they still have direct involvement with the sea and marine environs.
There is always something underlying that needs to be expressed and discussed especially when environmental issues are involved.
My photographic work on Micro Depictions of the landscape is still ongoing and developing.
I enjoy it.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2023 “Heading North’
2023 “Undercurrent” Exhibition and Book Release
2021 “Changing Perspectives” Exhibition and Book Release Florence Street Space
2020 “A Shifting Tide” August
2020/2019 “Accelerator” London Offices Teneriffe Brisbane
2006 “Paintings from Nature” The Art Factory Brisbane August 2006
2006 Davson Gallery “Sculptures from Canvas”
2005 “Art of the Non Objective Landscape” Recent Works Jasu Gallery Brisbane
2005 “Art of the Non Objective Landscape” Chinchilla Whitegums Gallery
2004 ” Landscape & Textures from the Shore to the Sky” Texas Regional Art Gallery
2004 “Shorelines” New Textural and Assemblage Landscapes. Cooloola Shire Public Gallery
2004 “Working Plein Air” Sheraton Hotel Brisbane
2004 “Landscapes from the Rim” New textural and assemblage works Boonah Regional Gallery
2004 ‘Recent Seascapes’ The Sofitel Brisbane Central
2004 “Water and Light” The Bundaberg Arts Centre
2003 “Water and Light” Butter Factory Arts Centre Cooroy
2002 “Recent Paintings” Augelo’s New farm
2001 ” Painting demonstrations” Port Office Hotel Brisbane
2000 “Moreton Island Series” Fox Studios Brisbane
2000 “Sand Island Paintings” Queensland Law Society Brisbane

Selected Associate Exhibitions
2023 Ipswich Civic Centre
2021 ‘Tide Line” with John Dahlsen Book Release and Exhibition
2008 “New Beginnings” Waterfront Place Brisbane city
2007 “River City” Waterfront Place 1 Eagle Street Brisbane
2007 “Psychedelia” CBD Gallery Brisbane
2006 St Sebastian’s Biennial exhibition
2006 “The Windows of Opportunity”Brisbane Power House with · Bree Amer
Catherine Anderson, Mike “Banx” Banks, Robyn Bauer, Robert Coleby, Angela Davies, Gavin Dickey, Daisy Dickey, Hannah
Evans, Scott Goddard, Mike Goldman, Travis Hendrix, David Hinchliffe, Kerry Holland, Mary Ibrahim, Kirra Jamison, Justin
Lavender, Tiffiny Laverack, Adrian Lewinski, Natasha Lewis, Christine Maudy, John Morris, Nuuna, Danielle O’Brien, Jim
Olsson, Sam Poursh, Cliff Sheldrake, Emma Sheldrake, Starr, Maxine Stibbe, Margaret Underdown, Chris Williams, Simon Won
2006 Carnival Exhibition CBD Brisbane
2005 “The Doors” Brisbane Power House with Bree Amer,
Anthony Bennett, Cathy Bevis, John Clements, Robert Coleby, Natalie Cook,John Dahlsen, Design College of Australia, Donna
Gee, Mike Goldman, David Hinchliffe, Malcolm Hooper, Mary-Paula Ibrahim, Jan Jorgensen, Tracey Keller, Jack Kennedy,
Brett Lethbridge, Adrian Lewinski, Shane Macfarlane, Felicity Mason, Simon Mclean, Moorooka Day Service, John Morris,
Nuuna, Sammaneh Poursh, Christine Sheldrake, Cliff Sheldrake, Emma Sheldrake, Maxine Stibbe Margaret Underdown Pam
Walpole & Simon Wong
2005 Jasu Gallery Brisbane
2005 Churchie Emerging Art Prize
2005 “Exposed” Jasu Gallery Brisbane
2003 “Following the Sun” Fox Galleries with Louis Ricaud / Michael Ciavarella
2002 “Indian Summer” Grosvnor on George with John Dahlsen
2002 “Transformations” Fox Galleries with Louis Ricaud and Mark Davies
2001 “Third Annual Eclectic” Fox Galleries Brisbane
2001 “Recent Paintings” Port Office Hotel Brisbane
2001 “Colours of the Bay” Fox Galleries Brisbane with Louis Ricaud
2000 “Annual Eclectic” Fox Galleries Brisbane with Louis Riquad, Anthony Lister, John Dahlsen.
1992 “Art and Soul” Brisbane Art Directors McWhirters Art Space Fortitude Valley
1990 “Art and Soul” Brisbane Art Directors Waterfront Place Brisbane
1990 “Group Showing’ Queensland Art Gallery Grey Street South Brisbane
1989 “Art and Soul” Brisbane Art Directors Riverside centre Brisbane
1989 “Logan Art Award” Logan City
1988 “Logan Art Award” John Paul College Logan City
1988 “Fusions Gallery Brunswick Street Fortitude Valley
1987 “Aberdare Art Prize’ Ipswich
1987 Certificate of Merit Logan Art Award
1973 Royal National Art Prize (Highly Recommended)
1972 Ipswich Open Portrait Prize (Outright winner) Portrait of Shane
1972 Ipswich Open Art Prize (Outright Winner)

Reviews, Print and Articles

My Village News 2019
The Chronicle July 2007
The Courier Mail 28th of August 2006″
A time to Listen, A Time to Speak Out” Ken Green 2006
Australian Art Collector July 2006
Art Almanac August 2006
Art Almanac July 2006
Gatton Star February 2006
ABC Television “Stateline” 19th and 20th of August 2005
Felicity Mason “Arts for Arts Sake” August 2005
Redcliffe Herald April 2005
Australian Art Collector April 2005
Sassy Magazine October 2004
MacIntyre Gazzette October 2004
The Gympie Times 7th of July 2004
Peter Dobe Composes “Shorelines” for the “Shorelines” Exhibition Gympie Flute and electronic July 2004
Fassifern Gaudian 9th of April 2004
Rim FM Margaret Opperman April 2004
News Mail Bundaberg 27th of January 2004
News Mail Bundaberg 24th of January 2004
News Mail Bundaberg 16th of January 2004
Coastline Tourist January 2004
The Arty Farty Show 21st of January 2004
Sea FM 93.1 January / February 2004
My Village News 2019
Northern News 2006
Art Almanac 200
3Fox Galleries 2006
ABC Radio Wide Bay January 2004
Eyeline Calendar 2004
Half Arts Noosa Community Radio November 2003
Noosa News 5th of December 2003
Noosa News 7th of August 2003
Hervey Bay Observer 28th of January 2003
Antiques and Art in Queensland November to March 2002 to 2003 edition
Brisbane News 7th August 2002
Whats Hot Sunday Mail 18th of August 2002
Hervey Bay Observer May 2002
Art and Antiques in Queensland July to November edition 2002
Life Magazine Courier Mail Saturday April 20th 2002

Interviews
The Arty Farty Show Noosa Community Radio August 2003
Half Arts Vanessa Brown Noosa FM 101.3November 2003
News Mail Bundaberg 22nd of January 2004
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Wayne Shearman Wide Bay January 2004

Books

“Undercurrent” 2023 in process
“The Art of Don Hill” Contemporary works 2002 – 2006″ First edition 2023 Available
“Changing Perspectives’ 2021
“Tide Line” third edition 2021
“Remnant” second edition 2022 / 2023
“Tide Line” second edition 2020
“Rainmaker” 1st Edition 2019
“Accelerator” 2019
“A Shifting Tide” 2020
“A time to Listen, A Time to Speak Out” Ken Green 2006
“In the Footsteps of Fools” 2002 – 2022 ISBN 0-646-46269-5 Release to be announced
‘Kathmandu Taxi’ 2004-2005 unpublished

Collections

State Library of Queensland
National Library of Australia
Ipswich City Library
Brisbane City Council Libraries
Parliamentary Library of Queensland
State Library of New South Wales
Parliamentary Library of New South Wales
Faculty of Art, Chiang Mai University Thailand
Collections Brisbane Sydney Melbourne Canberra United States Switzerland
Parliamentary Library, Parliament House, Canberra ACT
Chiang Mai University Library
University of Port Harcourt Library Nigeria
Aurora University Library , Illinois, United States
Brigham Young University Library , United States

Historical Information
2023 “Undercurrent’ New book with works using sustainable materials / in process
2023 The Art of Don Hill / Contemporary Works 2002 to 2006
2021 Changing Perspectives / ISBN 978-1-63848-509-42020
A Shifting Tide / ISBN 978-1-64786-877-22020
Tide Line / ISBN 978-1-64826-235-72019 Starts the Tide Line project with Dr John Dahlsen2019
Don Hill Contemporary 2002 to 2006 / ISBN 978-1-64713-946-92019
The Rainmaker / ISBN 978-1-64713-493-8 2019
‘Accelerator” / ISBN 978-1-64606-420-52018 Starts work on the Accelerator book2017
Writes Don Hill “About Seascapes” 2017 first edition (unpublished)
2017 Writes “Amphora” Part 1 (unpublished)
2016 2017 Establishes “The Teak Studio House” in Chiang Mai Thailand.
2015 Discovers the field of Debris at Bruce Bay New Zealand
2008 / 2009 Travels Thailand collects material for new body of work
2008 Travels to India and Nepal. Formulates ideas, sketches and photography for “Siddhartha’s Land”
2008 “Vipassana” Goes solo mountain bicycle riding in Nepal, the Himalayas and Mustang
2007 2008 Writes “Kathmandu Taxi’ during the Nepal Civil War and Deposition of the King
2007 “Kathmandu Taxi” book unpublished
2007 Mountain Hill Stay in Darjeeling
2007 Travels to New Zealand for the first time and takes his favourite Repco mountain bike.Re assembles it at Christchurch Airport then rides South looking for the Southern Alps.
2006 Starts writing the book “Straight out of London” ISBN 0646462695 ISBN 9780646462691
2005 Represented Marie Mizon Gallery Paddington Sydney
2004 Starts work on the “Rainmaker” project
2003 Works on solo exhibitions through the regional gallery circuit
2000,2004 Represented Fox Galleries Brisbane
1997 Travels in Thailand
1991-92 Involved in Group exhibitions for the Endeavour Foundation
1990 Residence at Metro Arts Brisbane
1990 Commissions for James Penny Interiors Brisbane
1990 Represented Hang Ups Gallery Brisbane
1990 Group Showing Queensland Art Gallery Grey Street South Brisbane
1988/91 Becomes involved in several group exhibitions in Australia and Japan
1987 Certificate of Merit Logan Art Award
1976 RNA Highly Recommended for Still Life
1975 Returns to Australia via Bombay and Singapore.
1975 Stays the remainder of time in the UK with sculptor Stuart Williamson at 16 Belsize Crescent1
1975 Arrives back in London without enough money to catch the tube back to 16 Belsize Crescent
1975 Travels Yugoslavia1975 Hitch hikes throughout southern and central Europe.1974″Magic Bus” three days in hell to Greece
1974 Lives, works and paints in London in Belsize Village during IRA bombings
1974 Settles in 16 Belsize Crescent North London1974 Travels to and hitch hikes Wales, Scotland and Orkney Islands.
1974 Stays with Carl Groszmann (deceased) at Tittenhurst Park Studios while he writes and records “A Dose of Rock and Roll”,
1973 Purchases Bicycle and rides it from London to Lands End in Cornwall in Ugg boots.
1973 Arrives in London.
1973 Sees Frank De Silva and Arch Graton alive for the very last time
1973 Field Trips to Boonah and the Scenic Rim with Frank De Silva
1973 Encouraged and inspired by Arthur Evan Reid to travel to Europe and England to undertake further studies inmodern and traditional art
1972 Has day classes with Merven Moriarty at “Garowie” 59 White Hill Road Residence and Adelaide Street Brisbane.
1972 First Prize: Ipswich Open Art Prize for Portraiture (portrait of Shane)
1972 First Prize: Ipswich Open Art Prize for Still Life

1972 Water Colour Technique and characteristics with Charles Ludlow