artist statement | Molly Cliff-Hilts
My paintings are about life passages - from earthly to heavenly; the exchange between matter and spirit and the ability to transcend our physical state.
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 Summit Gallery of Fine Art, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2008†† Intersection, Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Encaustic Paintings from the NW, Synchronicity Fine Arts, New York, NY
2003 Recent Paintings, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA
Molly Cliff-Hilts, Modern Media Gallery, Portland, OR
New Encaustic Paintings, High Desert Museum, Bend, OR
Encaustic Paintings from Portland, Broken Top Club, Bend, OR
2001 Molly Cliff-Hilts, Office of State Treasurer Randall Edwards, State Capitol, Salem, OR
Collaboration
2008 Paradoxical Undressing, live spoken-word, music and visual installation; with American indie band Throwing Muses' Kristin Hersh.† Paintings are the basis for the visual installation.† Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England / St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow, Scotland / DIA, Detroit, MI / Festival Fringe, Edinburgh, Scotland / Crossing Borders Festival, The Hague
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 Art in the Round Barn Exhibition, Waitsfield Vermont (juried)†
Annual Art Evening, Honorable Mention (inclusion in the catalog), Cascade Aids Project benefit auction, Portland Oregon (juried)
2007 Renewal, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA (juried)
Griffith Park Benefit Show, LittleBird Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibition, Rebecca V Gallery, Tacoma WA
Summer Ensemble, Borrego Art Institute, Borrego Springs, CA
2006 Synchronicity Group Show, Synchronicity Fine Arts, New York, NY
Between Texture & Light, Autzen Gallery, Portland State University, with Sheila Berger, Robert Chambers, Sarah Wolf Newlands, essay by Michael Rips
Impulse, Portland Art Center, Portland, Oregon (juried)
Waxworks, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, California
2005–2008 Spring Opening, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
Fall Opening, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
2005 James Opie Private Collection Exhibition, Portland, OR
2003 Cascade Aids Project Art Auction, Portland, OR (juried)
Buckman Arts Show & Sell, Portland, OR (juried)
2002 Fall Reception, Ellis & Samuels, Borrego Springs, CA
Buckman Arts Show & Sell, Portland, OR (juried)
1981 Senior Show, Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
Salon / Exhibitions
2000-2008 Salon and Solo Painting Exhibitions, varied venues including Gradisca Vino e Cucina,†NYC /†The MOTH, Portland, OR / Palms Hotel, Borrego Springs, CA / James Opie warehouse, Portland, OR†- collaboration with poets, essayists, musicians
2008 Literary Salon, Kurt Andersen, author and host of public radio’s Studio 360, and author of Heyday, The MOTH, Portland, OR
2006 Artists Salon, between texture & light, (Oregon Public Broadcasting salon series), preview exhibition, curated by Linda Tesner, director of Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art, Lewis & Clark College, with artists Sheila Berger, Robert Chambers, and Sarah Wolf Newlands, The MOTH, Portland, OR
Selected Press
2008 Graves, Ginny, "Living a More Creative Life", SELF magazine / October
Beland, Peter, “Art to Go”, Portland Monthly Magazine / May
2006 Acito, Marc, P-Town Diary, Portland Monthly Magazine / November
Row. D.K., "Shows of Note", Between Texture & Light, The Oregonian / 21 July
Row, D.K., "Shows of Note", The Oregonian, A&E / 7 July
Nicholas, Jonathan, “Heavy Luggage”, The Oregonian, Living / 27 February
2005 Oregon Public Broadcasting television interview / 15 September
Portland Monthly magazine, "Regarding Henry" / July
2004 Solen, Cat, Red76 Arts Group, “Portland Art Diary” / October
documentary video, Memorial Coliseum
2002 Oregon Public Broadcasting television, Oregon Art Beat / June
Selected Press – “Paradoxical Undressing”
2008 Pollack, David, “Kristin Hersh, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh Festival”, The Independent,
London / 18 August
Neil Cooper, “Kristin Hersh, The Edge at Cabaret Voltaire”, The Herald, London / 18 August
Laura Witkowski, “Laura on Kristin”, Metro Times, Detroit, Michigan / 23 July
Moron, Rosa, “Kristin Hersh Interview,” Big City Redneck, London / 13 July
Shepherd, Fiona, "Music Review: Kristin Hersh", The Scotsman, Glasgow / 27 March
Selected Private, Corporate and Public Commissions
Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR
Henry's 12th Street Tavern, Portland, OR
Gerding/Edlen Development Co., Portland, OR
L’auberge du Lac Hotel/Casino, Lake Charles, LA
Mastros Ocean Club, Newport Beach, CA
Manzana Rotisserie Grills, Bellevue, WA / Lake Oswego, OR / Pearl District, Portland, OR
Selected Corporate/Business Collections
Care Oregon, Portland, OR
Corral de Tierra Country Club, Salinas, CA
Cmedia, Portland, OR
Central City Concern, 8 NW 8th, Portland, OR
Gerding/Edlen Development Co., Portland, OR
Marriott Hotel, Portland, OR
Dr. Debbie Miller, Portland, OR
Pendleton Woolen Mills, Portland, OR
Mayor’s Office, Portland, OR
Shiels Obletz Johnsen, Portland, OR
And numerous private collections, including Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR and
Bill and Melinda Gates, Redmond, WA
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
Affiliations
Artists for the Arts, board member
Live Wire! Radio Theatre, Oregon Public Broadcasting, board member
Representation
Allen Sheppard Gallery, 530 W 25th St, New York, New York
Summit Gallery of Fine Art, 1604 10th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
RSG, Portland Art Museum, 1737 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, Oregon