Paintings

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Selected Solo Exhibitions
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
    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


Collaboration
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.  


Selected Group Exhibitions
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)
    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


Honors/Awards
2012    Nomination and finalist for the Encaustic La Vendeene Artistry Award, International Encaustic Association
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


Salon Exhibitions
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


Selected Press
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


Selected Private, Corporate and Public Commissions
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


Selected Corporate and Public Collections
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


And numerous private collections, including Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
and Bill and Melinda Gates, Redmond, WA


Selected Licenses
Contemporary Artist Series limited edition tapestries, Pendleton Woolen Mills, Portland, OR


Representation
    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


Education
1992/02   Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR (continuing education)
1991/92   Museum School, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (continuing education)
1981   B.A. Fine Arts, Porter College, University of California Santa Cruz, CA
1976/79   University of Oregon, Eugene, OR


Affiliations
Live Wire!, Radio Theatre, Oregon Public Broadcasting Radio, Resource Council
Portland Art Museum, Education Committee
Portland Brooklyn Project, co-founder with Kurt Andersen