Aaron Li-Hill

Aaron Li-Hill (b.1986) is a Canadian visual artist and muralist based in Brooklyn. Li-Hill is known for his large-scale murals, kinetic installations and movement-based visual work.

Career

Li-Hill possesses a BFA from the Ontario College of Art and Design University.[1]

Li-Hill’s work has been showcased in cities such as Melbourne,[2] New York,[3] San Francisco,[4] LA[5][6] Berlin,[7] Hong Kong.[8] and Grenoble [9] He has also had works displayed in major institutions such as the National Gallery of Victoria,[10][11] The Art Gallery of Ontario,[12][13] the Portsmouth Museum of Art in New Hampshire[14] and the Honolulu Museum of Art[15][16]

In 2018 Li-Hill was invited to Delhi by the Canadian Embassy and St+Art India to be a representative Canadian artist for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s last diplomatic visit to India.[17]

Li-Hill held a solo show in Brooklyn, New York entitled "Perils of a New World", which focused on the theme of humanity’s relation to the natural world and the global climate crisis.[18]

Exhibitions

2020

  • Winter Group Show, Vertical Gallery, Chicago, USA

2019

  • ‘Perils of a New World’, The Hall Brooklyn, NYC, USA
  • ‘UN-derstand The Power of Art as a Social Architect’, Urban Nation Museum, Berlin, Germany
  • The Molskine Project V2, Spoke Art, San Francisco, USA
  • ‘Ataraxia’, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, USA
  • 'Meet Me at Delancey' & Essex, Spoke Gallery, NYC, USA
  • 'East Meets West', Corey Helford Gallery, LA, USA

2017

  • 'Heist', Juddy Roller Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
  • Urban Nation Museum Opening, Urban Nation Museum, Berlin, Germany
  • 'From The Streets', Arts Westchester, White Plains, USA

2016

2015

2014

  • Scope Art Fair, C.A.V.E. Gallery, Miami, USA

2013

  • AWOL CREW Presents: FABRIC, Melbourne, Australia

Public Projects

2020

  • Gillett Square, London, England

2019

  • ‘Perilous Journey in a Changing World’ large scale installation on Governor’s Island for Portal Art Fair, NYC, USA
  • ‘Process of Acceleration’ large scale mural Grenoble, France

2018

  • ‘Ilmatar’, Large-scale mural with Helsinki Urban Art, Helsinki, Finland
  • ‘Nature’s Arch and Altered Landscapes’, Large-scale mural with the Canadian Embassy and St+Art India, New Delhi, India
  • 'Apparition of the Past', Large-scale mural with St.Art, NYC, USA

2017

  • Raw Project: Denver, Large-scale mural with Fairview Elementary School, Denver, USA
  • ‘In Pursuit of Peace’, Large-scale mural with Vapnaagard Tunnel Project, Helsingør, Denmark
  • ‘Monuments’, Large-scale installation with MURAL festival, Montreal, Canada[23]
  • ‘On the Brink’, Large-scale mural with Pangeaseed/ Seawalls, Churchill, Canada
  • Awareness: Mural For The People of Tibet, Collaborative mural with Adnate for Bushwick collective, Brooklyn, USA

2016

  • ‘Protective Pack’, Large-scale mural with Weart, Aalborg, Denmark
  • ‘Guns, Germs and Steel’, Large-scale installation for 2nd annual Street Art Biennale, Moscow, Russia
  • ‘Impact of Discovery’, Large-scale mural with Mural Social Club, Kiev, Ukraine
  • ‘Sword Dance’, Mural with Vaford Gates project, Hong Kong, China
  • ‘Hunter and Hunted’, Mural with Artesano Project, Nagua, Dominican Republic
  • ‘Radioactive Cascade’, Collaborative Mural with James Bullough, with Urban Nation and Pangeaseed, Miami, USA
  • COP21 AD Take Over, Participant in citywide ad takeover with Brandalism project, Paris, France

2015

  • ‘Deacon of Dark River’, Large-scale Mural for Wall Poetry festival, Reykjavik, Iceland
  • ‘Rise and Fall’, Large-scale mural with Urban Nation Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • ‘Together We Fall’, Large Scale Mural at Wall Therapy Mural Festival, Rochester, USA
  • ‘In Pursuit of Prosperity’, Installation at 88 East Broadway, NYC, USA

References

  1. "MANY VOICES: TALK BY VISITING ALUMNI ARTIST AARON LI-HILL". Ocad University. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "AWOL Crew – Fabric – North Melbourne". Vandalog. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. "On View: "Carbon" New Works by Li-Hill at Cave Gallery". Hifructose. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. Trinh, Jean. "14 Artists Behind The Best New Street Art In Los Angeles". LAist. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  5. "ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME". Urban Nation. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. "Know & Tel: Large Scale Street Art Works". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. Lopez, Charlotte (2017-05-31). "Une nouvelle œuvre d'art et un nouveau placottoir pour la Main". Journal Métro (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  8. "AWOL Crew @ NGV - AMAZING GRAFFITI". Daily Motion. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  9. "Street art deserves more than a city's double standards". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  10. "HOT TICKET: First Thursdays at the Art Gallery of Ontario". Mixed Bag Mag. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  11. "Aaron Li-Hill – "Here Now" @ Portsmouth Museum of Art". Arrested Motion. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  12. De La Cruz, Paula. "In Hawaii, Contemporary Art Gets Its Moment in the Sun". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  13. "AARON LI-HILL INSTALLATION". Powwowworldwide. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  14. Wakim, Sami. "AARON LI-HILL PAINTS A STUNNING MURAL IN NEW DEHLI". Street Art United States. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  15. "Aaron Li-Hill Envisions "Perils of a New World" @ The Hall in Brooklyn". Juxtapoz. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  16. "Made in America". MOAH. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  17. "POW! WOW! Hawaii '16 / Previews: "Exploring The New Contemporary Movement" @ Honolulu Museum of Art School « Arrested Motion". ArrestedMotion. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  18. "POW! WOW! Hawai'i – Honolulu Museum Art School | Thinkspace Projects". Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  19. Cruz, Paula De La (2017-01-26). "In Hawaii, Contemporary Art Gets Its Moment in the Sun (Published 2017)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  20. "Mural accueillera 1010, la star de l'art urbain". La Presse (in French). 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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