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STATEMENT
Hildebrand-Mills has observed that men in general are treated as authorities, while women, especially older woman, are treated as if they cannot be relied upon to report the facts. The older man is regarded as someone who is going to deliver “the truth” – what really happened, so you could almost say that ageism does not apply to the male gender.
This exhibition is about a feminist approach to ageism, a relatively new subject that needs to be addressed. While Hildebrand-Mills does not generally like to spell out what she intends when she exhibits a body of work, in this case it is hard not to talk about ageism and its effects on the older woman.
This group of seven explosive paintings reflect the beauty that, historically, women have been known to paint, flowers in particular. Women have been assigned flowers and landscapes as permissible for centuries. Hildebrand-Mills has always approached painting organically, the way the best abstract painting is executed. But her work, both in form and content, is volatile and dynamic, contradicting the placid, peaceful work that has been done by women in the past.
The figurative larger piece in this exhibition depicts the ephemeral along with the crime scene tape, showing the viewer what is another, albeit unfair, more preferred male point of view. This painting is the first in a series she is currently working on.
The internal structure of Hildebrand-Mills’ work has always been derived from Renaissance paintings. Some symbolism derives from that era as well. The lilies and angels are subjects available to all.
Hollis Hildebrand-Mills has exhibited in the United States and abroad, but mainly in New York City. She was advised to exhibit in New York by award winning art critic, Jerry Cullum, (Atlanta Journal Constitution, Art in America, Art Papers) who, having seen her work early in her career, thought her work to be more suited for New York. She lives in Atlanta, with a forest as the rear backdrop to her garden.
Divine Imagery Is Everywhere. ™
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
| 2025 | Lilies and Angels, Ceres Gallery, NY, NY |
| 2022 | Beneath, Ceres Gallery, NY, NY Originally planned for 2020 |
| 2016 | The Crossing Series, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2015 | On Line Exhibition, Pavement Today |
| 2013 | 13-14 Art Blog – www.hollishildebrandmills.com Online exhibition of 100 Collages one posted per day Afloat: An installation, Ceres Gallery, NY, NY. |
| 2010 | Bread in the Sky, Ceres Gallery, NY, NY |
| 2009 | Collage projected, Moving and Still, eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta GA |
| 2008 | Tectonics, Ceres Gallery, NY, NY |
| 2007 | Recent Paintings, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta GA |
| 2006 | Roses Are Blooming, Ceres Gallery, NY, NY |
| 2002 | Abstraction: 5 Life-Size Paintings, Berse Gallery, Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta GA |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
| 2024 | 40th Anniversary Show, Ceres Gallery, NY, NY |
| 2021 | REFRIGERATOR POETRY – ongoing – https://refrigeratorpoetry.com/hollis-hildebrand-mills REPURPOSED II. Gallery 378, Atlanta, GA SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2021, “Thoughts”, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2020 | ANNUAL AUCTION, ART PAPERS, Atlanta, GA |
| 2019 | RAISING WOMEN’S VOICES II, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY ANNUAL AUCTION, ART PAPERS, Atlanta, GA SNOW GLOBE, EBD4, Atlanta, GA Elyse Defoor, Curator |
| 2018 | RAISING WOMEN’S VOICES, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY ANNUAL AUCTION, ART PAPERS, Atlanta, GA |
| 2017 | 40 OVER 40, EBD4, Atlanta, GA Elyse Defoor, Curator ATLANTA CELEBRATES PHOTOGRAPHY, What The World Needs Now, B Complex, Atlanta, GA, Anita Arliss & Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Curators MY FAVORITE THINGS, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY ANNUAL AUCTION, ART PAPERS, Atlanta, GA |
| 2016 | LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT, Swan Coach House, Atlanta, GA Marianne Lambert, Curator, ConsultArt |
| 2015 | LIVING CASE, eyedrum gallery, Atlanta, GA SUMMER SERENADE, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2015, Pavement Today, Brooklyn Art Library Brooklyn, NY. GROUP SHOW, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2014 | CERES 30th ANNIVERSARY SHOW, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY SMALL…BUT NOT RESTRICTED, Wilson Gallery, Philadelphia, PA HAMBIDGE AUCTION, The Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA GROUP SHOW, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2013 | GROUP SHOW, Saraghi Art Space, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia NOVAS EXHIBITION, The Cultural Art Center, Douglasville, GA LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT, Swan Coach House, Atlanta, GA. Marianne Lambert, Curator, ConsultArt |
| 2012 | INSIDE/OUTSIDE, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY THE GOODS, Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
| 2011 | SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY AFFORDABLE ARTS FAIR, NY, NY SMALL PIECES LOOSELY JOINED, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
| 2010 | SOME NOTION OF PERFECTION, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2009 | TOW THE LINE, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY GROUP SHOW, HUB-Robeson Galleries, Penn State University, University Park, PA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS 120th EXHIBITION, New York, NY |
| 2008 | WORKS ON PAPER: EXHIBITION-BENEFIT AAI Artists Alliance Inc. Cuchifritos Gallery-Project Space, New York, NY. SPRING INTO SUMMER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS, New York, NY. FOR GOOD MEASURE: A PIN-UP SHOW TO BENEFIT EYEDRUM, EyeDrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA THE NATURE OF THINGS, InterChurch Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2007 | NOHO NY ArtWalk, New York, NY. LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT, Swan Coach House, Atlanta, GA. Marianne Lambert, Curator, ConsultArt. |
| 2006 | THE COLLECTORS’ SHOW, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY. SOULFUL EXPRESSIONS OF BEAUTY, Group Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY. NOHO NY ArtWalk, New York, NY. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS 117 th EXHIBITION SHOW, GoggleWorks, Reading, PA. LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT, Swan Coach House, Atlanta, GA. Marianne Lambert, Curator, ConsultArt. |
| 2005 | LUXE featuring Guest Artist Audrey Flack, OwenLawrence Gallery, Atlanta, GA. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS 116 th EXHIBITION, New York, NY. ANGLES AND ISSUES, Group Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY. MANY FACES OF ART featuring Guest Artists Richard Anuzkiewicz, Michael Arthur, Faith Ringgold, Yoko Ono, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS, New York, NY. THE SQUARE SHOW, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY. |
| 2004 | POINT OF VIEW, Poughkeepsie Art Museum, Poughkeepsie, NY. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS 115 th EXHIBITION, New York, NY. ARTISTS WHO HAPPEN TO BE WOMEN, J. Wayne Stark Galleries, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. THE SQUARE SHOW, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY. |
| 2003 | THE ART OF COLLAGE: FIVE ATLANTA ARTISTS. ArtWalk at Lenox Square, Atlanta, GA. Marianne Lambert, Curator, ConsultArt. 21 ST ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Pleiades Gallery, New York City. Juror: Anne Umland, Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. FIRST INTERNATIONAL ART SHOWCASE, Xerox Corporate Headquarters, Stamford, CT. Ana Matthiesen-Edmonds, Curator. ANNUAL JURIED FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, Cultural Arts Council, Douglasville, GA. Juror: Jerry Cullum, Senior Editor, Art Papers. Robeson Gallery, Texas A&M University, Bryan/College Station, TX |
| 2002 | FALL SHOW. Group Exhibition. Fishbone Gallery, Atlanta, GA. THE ART OF COLLAGE: FIVE ATLANTA ARTISTS. ArtWalk at Lenox Square, Atlanta, GA. Marianne Lambert, Curator, ConsultArt. |
| 2000 | MATERNAL MATTERS, A MOTHER OF A SHOW. Gallery 100, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, GA. |
PUBLICATIONS:
| 2017 | NEW YORK MAGAZINE/INSTAGRAM/including JERRY SALTZ’S DM, Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic, Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, April 2017 to present |
| 2013 | ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION December 2013 |
| 2012 | YOUTUBE Interview 2012 |
| 2011 | BURNAWAY.ORG July 2011 |
| 2009 | BURNAWAY.ORG October, 2009 & December, 2009 |
| 2008 | ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION January 2008 VILLAGE VOICE March 2008 LONG ISLAND PRESS March 2008 WHERE MAGAZINE March 2008 |
| 2007 | CREATIVE LOAFING, July 2007 ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION August 2007 |
ART CONSULTANT FIRMS:
| Art Initiative, Atlanta, GA. | |
| EDL, Atlanta, GA. | |
| Corporate Art Source, Montgomery, AL. |
AFFILIATIONS:
| 2001 to present | Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, Fellow, Rabun Gap, GA |
| 2003 | National Association of Women Artists Inc. New York, NY 2003 Mentored by artist Peter Forakis, Petaluma, CA |
| 2004 | Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, Fellow, Rabun Gap, GA |
| 2004 to present | Ceres Gallery, NY, NY |
AWARDS:
| 2010 | Apple Inc., Video “Bread in the Sky” nominated for Best of One-to-One |
| 2003 | Third Place Award , Jerry Cullum, Senior Editor, Art Papers , Douglasville Cultural Arts Council. |
| 2001 | Fulton County Arts Council Scholarship Recipient for a Residency at The Hambidge Center of Creative Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA. |