Eli Hill

Eli Hill (they/them, he/him) is an artist, educator, and writer based in New York and New Brunswick. They are a graduate of The Cooper Union, where they received a full-tuition scholarship, and are currently completing their MFA at Rutgers University, where they are receiving a full-coverage fellowship and instructing as a Part-time Lecturer of Painting and Drawing. They were a participant at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2019.

In November of 2020, they received a grant from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation for their thesis that combines autobiographical drawings with the poems of the late transgender philanthropist, Reed Erickson.

They presented solo exhibitions of their work at Mason Gross Galleries in January of 2021 and ZH Projects in January of 2020. Their work has been exhibited in group exhibitions at The Miami Art Museum, 41 Cooper Gallery, and 56 HENRY. In 2018, they penned the title essay for Ceysson & Bénétière’s publication, ORLAN before ORLAN. Their writing on contemporary art and artist books has been featured in Art in America, Artsy, See All This, and The Brooklyn Rail among other publications.

elifaithhill@gmail.com
@elielielihill