Allan Hill–Fine Art

The essence of my work lies in the process.  Process, the manipulation of materials, is behind all art, and is what allows me to be immediate and personal.  My intention is for expression and meaning to surface from discoveries made in the process, and not from any preconceptions.  Through water-based media, I rely upon its free flowing aspects—and with the addition of mixed media—I allow this chaos and chance to keep the surface quality lively.  Along with collage—which is at the core of most of my work—I can shift relationships by rearranging elements, let the work develop, and respond with adjustments,allowing the painting—without rules or limits—to come together by its own energy.  My imagery is non-specific, using natural forms as “jumping off” points rather than as external references.  The spatial depth is kept very shallow, allowing for associations to be sensed or felt.  I pursue a development that has vitality, is intuitive and fluid, and will result in emerging poetic images that persuade the viewer to new possibilities of thought.

                                                                                 Allan Hill

For Bucks County, Pennsylvania artist Allan Hill, the essence of his art occurs in the process.  Relying upon chaos and chance to provide many options, experimentation is encouraged.  He keeps the situation flexible, makes adjustments in response to the developing work, and allows the piece to pull together by its own energy, without rules or limits.  “It’s a matter of the painting having more questions than answers, and to persuade the viewer to new possibilities of thought”.

Born in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, he has exhibited his lyrical collage paintings in national juried competitions, including the Denise Bibro Gallery, NY; Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.; National Watercolor Society; Philadelphia Water Color Society; Collage Artists of America; International Society of Experimental Artists; Northwest Watercolor Society, and the Western Colorado Watercolor Society.

Mr. Hill’s works have also been exhibited in several galleries, including The Springfield Art Museum, Springfield MO; Toro Gallery, Huntingdon Valley PA; Brodsky Gallery of the Educational Testing Service, Princeton NJ; William Ris Galleries, Stone Harbor NJ; The Ambre Studio, Bethlehem PA, and The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.

A series of jazz themed paintings have been published as posters by Editions Limited, Emeryville CA, for worldwide distribution.  Work has also been included in several books by Rockport Publishers.  In addition, his work is in private and corporate collections including President William J. Clinton; Springfield Art Museum, Springfield MO; SmithKline Beecham; U.S. Healthcare; Morgan Stanley; Summerland Hospital, Las Vegas NV; Wyeth Ayerst, and Astra Zeneca.

He is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts), class of 1959, majored in Illustration, and studied under Henry C. Pitz, Albert Gold, Jacob Landau, Larry Day, Paul Keene, Leon Kelly and Jane Piper.

After graduation, he served with the 5th U.S. Army as an Illustrator at Ft. Sheridan Il.  Post-military, he worked in graphic design–and as one of the founding partners of the former Mandala, Inc., a Philadelphia graphic design studio specializing in corporate communications–Mr. Hill served as a graphic designer and art director from 1971 to 1989.

COLLECTIONS

U.S. Healthcare, Corp. Headquarters, Blue Bell,Pennsylvania
Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Missouri.
Wyeth Ayerst, St. Davids, Pennsylvania.
Astra Zeneca, Wilmington, Delaware.
Morgan Stanley, Chicago, Illinois.
Glaxo SmithKline, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
President William J. Clinton, New York, New York.

EDUCATION

1955-1959   Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts), Illustration major.  Studied under Henry C. Pitz, Albert Gold, Jacob Landau, Paul Keene, Larry Day, Leon Kelly, and Jane Piper.

CAREER RELATED EXPERIENCE

1971-1989   Graphic Designer and Art Director, Mandala Inc., Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  One of the founding partners in a design studio specializing in corporate communications and creative marketing solutions from concept to completion for such clients as:  Unisys, ARA Services (ARAMARK), KYW Radio, SmithKline Beecham, Penn Mutual Insurance, McGraw Hill, Subaru America, and many others.  Mandala’s award winning work was published in Graphis International, Print Annual of Design, The New York Art Directors Club Annual and the Philadelphia Art Directors Annual.

1967-1971   Graphic Designer, Goodway, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, printing firm.  

1963-1967  Graphic Designer and Technical Illustrator, Vector Manufacturing Co., Trevose, Pennsylvania, an aerospace telemetry firm.

1962-1963   Freelance Illustrator.

1960-1962   U.S. Army, Illustrator with 5th Army Intelligence, Fort Sheridan, Illinois.

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