Martin Hill

Martin Hill is an artist based in Dundee, Scotland. He studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, and based on the success of his degree show he was selected and shortlisted for a multitude of 'Best Of' graduate exhibitions, including the Royal Scottish Academy's 'New Contemporaries'. He was also awarded the 2009 Barns-Graham Travel Award which facilitated a journey to Greece, a country which has inspired and informed a great deal of his work. Following the aforementioned award, he was invited to participate in the 184th RSA Annual Exhibition in 2010. Regularly exhibiting across the country, he has enjoyed several successful solo shows, notably at The Sutton Gallery, Edinburgh, and Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow. He also has work in the private collections of the University of Dundee and the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture.


Awards and Grants:

The Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust Award - 2017

The Barns-Graham Travel Award, 2009


Residencies:

The Shining Tree Residency - Gilcrux, Cumbria, England – 2015


Public Collections:

Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture - “Bilious Pigeons II” - Oil on Board - 30x40cm - 2010

Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture - “Bilious ...

Duncan of Jordanstone, Dundee, GB, Fine Art,

Selected and Solo Exhibitions:

The Royal Scottish Academy - Into the Distance - January - March 2023

The ING Discerning Eye – November - December 2020

The Torrance Gallery (Edinburgh) – The No-Festival Festival Show (Featured Artist) – July-August 2020

Gallery Q (Dundee) – Mixed Exhibition (Headline Show) – July - August 2020

The Biscuit Factory - Open Contemporary Young Artist Award – May-August 2019

Royal Scottish Academy – RSA Open 2018 – June – July 2018

Leith School of Art (Edinburgh) – Martin Hill, Re:Work (solo show) – January-February 2018

The Mall Galleries (London) – Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2017 – November-December 2017

The Biscuit Factory (Newcastle) – Open Contemporary Young Artist Award – May-August 2017

RGI Kelly Gallery (Glasgow) – Winter Exhibition – December 2016-January 2017

Meffan Museum and Art Gallery (Forfar) – Winter Exhibition – December 2016

Royal Scottish Academy (Edinburgh) – RSA Open Exhibition – July-August 2016

Royal Scottish Academy (Edinburgh) – RSA Open Exhibition – November 2015-February 2016

Meffan Museum and Art Gallery (Forfar) – Winter Exhibition – December 2015-January 2016

RGI Kelly Gallery (Glasgow) – Winter Exhibition – November 2015-January 2016...