Nova Hill

"I was born and raised in a small town in South Korea. This is a place surrounded by mountains and rivers, and it is a place where I have accumulated beautiful memories since I was young, seeing and feeling the beauty and abundance of nature. Rich experiences and emotional connections with nature have played a positive role in my senses. In the Eastern cultural background of the time, women were restricted in expressing their emotions and actions and were not free. The canvas is a place where I can escape from these pressures, make my existence known, and pour out the emotions I want to express to others, and the activity of paintng has become a means of finding myself.

I chose the Alla Prima technique using oil, which is a way to express these emotions freely and immediately without missing a single moment. My painting method is to create dozens of colors in advance on a large palette and then continue to fill in the empty space on the canvas one stroke at a time rather than multiple layers. This broken color technique maintains texture and intense color."

Nova Hill was born and raised in South Korea, where she was a stenography instructor and taught academic English to middle and high school students. After immigrating to the ...

2021: Lexington, Massachusetts USA : Gallery Twist. Winter exhibition “Illumination”.

2022: Stoneham, Massachusetts USA : Stoneham Town Hall. Winter Art Fair

2022: Lexington, Massachusetts USA : Gallery Twist. Winter Exibition “Illustration”

2023: Lexington, Massachusetts USA : Gallery Twist. Spring Exhibition “Lasting Impressions”

2023: Cape Cod, Massachusetts USA : Cape Cod Art Center. Juried National Art Show “Coast to Coast”

2023: FYACS Gallery in Melrose, MA USA : Small works exhibition

2023: Fivesparks Gallery in Harvard, MA USA : Nature - Destination exhibition

2023: Gallery Twist in Lexington, MA USA : Illumination

2024: Gallery Twist in Lexington, MA USA : Lyrical