| 2008 | Intersection, Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2006 | Encaustic Paintings from the NW, Synchronicity Fine Arts, New York, NY | |
| 2004 | New Paintings, Borrego Art Institute, Borrego Springs, CA | |
| 2003 | Molly Cliff Hilts, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA | |
| Molly Cliff Hilts, Modern Media Gallery, Portland, OR | ||
| New Encaustic Paintings, High Desert Museum, Bend, OR |
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| Encaustic Paintings Molly Cliff Hilts, Broken Top Club, Bend, OR | ||
| 2001 | NW Artist Molly Cliff Hilts, State Capitol, Salem, OR | |
| 2000-2013 | Private Salons, Double Nickel Studios, Portland, OR |
| 2011 | Paradoxical Undressing, The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA., and the Boston Museum of Art, Boston, MA; live multimedia presentation with musician and author Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses). Molly's projected paintings are the visual basis for the spoken word performance. | |
| 2008 | Paradoxical Undressing, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England / St. Andrews in the Square, Glasgow, Scotland / Festival of the Fringe, Edinburgh, Scotland / Crossing Borders Festival, The Hague, live multimedia presentation with musician and author Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses). Molly's projected paintings are the visual basis for the spoken word performance. |
| 2013 | Spring Exhibition, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried) | |
| 2012 | Lines of Communication, Eno Gallery, Hillsborough, NC (invitational) | |
| Spring and fall Exhibitions, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried) | ||
| 2011 | Spring and Fall Exhibitions, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried) | |
| 2010 | 17th Annual Sitka Art Invitational, "Drawn from Nature: A Celebration of Sitka and NW Artists", World Forestry Center, Portland, OR (invitational) |
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| 2010 Lake Oswego Arts Chronicle, "Luminous Layers" Exhibition, Lake Oswego, OR (invitational) | ||
| Spring and Fall Exhibitions, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried) | ||
| 5th Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ (juried) | ||
| 2009 | 225ºF Encaustic Encounters, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (Nov 2009 - Feb 2010, invitational) | |
| 2009 Lake Oswego Arts Chronicle, Lake Oswego, OR (invitational) | ||
| Group Show, Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY | ||
| Beaverton Visual Arts Showcase, Beaverton Library, Beaverton, OR (juried, "Best of Show" award) | ||
| Annual Art Evening, Cascade Aids Project benefit auction, Portland, OR | ||
| Spring and Fall Exhibitions, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried) | ||
| 2008 | Art in the Round Barn Exhibition, Waitsfield Vermont (juried) | |
| Annual Art Evening, Honorable Mention, Cascade Aids Project benefit auction, Portland OR (catalog inclusion juried) | ||
| Spring and Fall Exhibitions, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried) | ||
| 2007 | Renewal, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA (juried) | |
| Griffith Park Benefit Show, LittleBird Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Summer Ensemble, Borrego Art Institute, Borrego Springs, CA | ||
| Group Exhibition, Rebecca V Gallery, Tacoma, WA | ||
| Spring and Fall Exhibitions, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried) | ||
| 2006 | West Coast Encaustics Artists Group Show, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA | |
| Impulse, Portland Art Center, Portland, OR (juried) | ||
| Synchronicity's Collection, Synchronicity Fine Arts, New York, NY | ||
| between texture & light - four artists, two cities, NYC & PDX, Autzen Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR, with Sheila Berger, Robert Chambers, Molly Cliff-Hilts, Sarah Wolf Newlands, essay by Michael Rips | ||
| Spring and Fall Exhibitions, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried) | ||
| 2005 | James Opie Private Collection Exhibition, Portland OR | |
| Spring and Fall Exhibitions, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR (juried) | ||
| 2003 | Art For Life, Cascade Aids Project, Portland, OR (juried) | |
| Buckman Arts Show & Sell, Portland, OR (juried) | ||
| 2002 | Fall Opening, Ellis & Samuels, Borrego Springs, CA | |
| Buckman Arts Show & Sell, Portland, OR (juried) | ||
| 1998 | Senior Show, Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery, Porter College, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA |
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| 2010 | Franklin Award, service and mentoring in arts education, Franklin High School, Portland OR | |
| 2009 | "Best in Show", Beaverton Arts Commission, Visual Showcase, Beaverton, OR | |
| 2008 | "Honorable Mention", Cascade Aids Project benefit auction, Portland OR |
| 2000- 2013 |
Literary, Music and Art Salons, annual, Double Nickel Studios*, Portland, OR - collaboration with poets, essayists, musicians and artists. Past honored guests include New York Times Art & Culture writer, Larry Rohter, writer/musician Kristin Hersh, authors Kurt Andersen and Anne Kreamer, painter Timothy Mc Dowell, actress Ann Cusack, Oregon Book Award Winners Cai Emmons and Marc Acito * Double Nickel Studios - located on artist's property in Portland, Oregon |
| 2009 | Campbell, Brett, "Artist on the Rise", Oregon Quarterly magazine / Winter 2009 | |
| NY Art Beat, "Molly Cliff Hilts, Intersection" | ||
| Lewis, David C., "Molly Cliff Hilts", All the Art Out There blog / 10 March | ||
| McCabe, Jim, ”Gallery Visit, Molly Cliff-Hilts”, All Nite Diner & Two Leaf Gallery blog / 10 January | ||
| 2008 | Graves, Ginny, "Living a More Creative Life", SELF magazine / October | |
| Beland, Peter, The Mudroom, 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, A&E / 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 (featured in documentary video, Memorial Coliseum) | |
| 2002 | Oregon Public Broadcasting television, Oregon Art Beat / June |
| Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR Gerding Edlen Development Company, PDX Cyan building lobby, Portland, OR Henry's 12th Street Tavern, Portland, OR L’auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino, Le Beaucoup Buffet, Lake Charles, LA Manzana Rotisserie Grill, Bellevue, WA Manzana Rotisserie Grill, Lake Oswego OR Manzana Rotisserie Grill, Pearl District, Portland, OR Mastros Ocean Club, Newport Beach, CA Portland City Grill, Portland, OR |
| Care Oregon corporate offices, Portland, OR Corral de Tierra Country Club, Salinas, CA City of Portland, Mayor's Office, Portland, OR City of Portland, Commissioner's Office, Portland, OR Cityview Funeral Home, Salem, OR Central City Concern, lobby, 8 NW 8th Building, Portland, OR Cmedia, Portland, OR Gerding Edlen Development Company, The Meriwether, Portland, OR Marriott Hotel, lobby, Portland, OR Northwest Health Foundation, Portland, OR ODS corporate offices, Portland, OR Planned Parenthood Regional Service Center, Portland, OR Pendleton Woolen Mills, Portland, OR Shiels Obletz Johnsen, Belmont Dairy lobby, Portland, OR Special Materials Company corporate headquarters, Manhattan, NY |
| Contemporary Artist Series limited edition tapestries, Pendleton Woolen Mills, Portland, OR |
| Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York City, NY and Philadelphia, PA | ||
| Double Nickel Studios, Portland, OR | ||
| Eno Gallery, Hillsborough, NC | ||
| Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 1992/02 | Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR (continuing education) |
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| 1991/92 | Museum School, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (continuing education) |
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| 1981 | B.A. Fine Arts, Porter College, University of California Santa Cruz, CA | |
| 1976/79 | University of Oregon, Eugene, OR |
| Live Wire!, Radio Theatre, Oregon Public Broadcasting Radio, Resource Council Portland Art Museum, Education Committee Portland Brooklyn Project, co-founder with Kurt Andersen |