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contact name: Alison Hiltner
email: alison.hiltner@gmail.com

Artist Statement:

The endless possibilities and continuous evolution of new life forms and their impact on humanity inspires Alison Hiltner's work. Created from equal parts reality and fantasy, her art explores the possible life that inhabits vast expanses of the deep seas, rainforest floors and the intimate interiors of the human body. Inserted infestations immerse audiences in a new world where strange creatures struggle to evolve, adapt and flourish as they co-opt the objects of our mundane surroundings. The resulting work is an exploration of one potential path in an alternate natural history, blending the ordinary with the comically awkward yet strangely enchanting flora and fauna.

Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant, 2007
Puffin Foundation LTD. Artist Grant, Teaneck, NJ, 2005.
University of Kansas Visiting Artist Stipend, Lawrence, Kansas, 2005.
Sculpture Space Residency, Utica, New York, 2004.
Jerome MCAD Fellowship, Finalist , 2002.

Solo Exhibitions
2009
"Manifest Destiny", Heineman Myers Contemporary Art, Bethesda, MD. Feb.
2007
"Persistent Adaptation", The Toomer Gallery (SooVAC), Minneapolis, MN. Nov.-Dec.
2006
"We Will Rebuild You", International Museum of Surgical Sciences, Chicago, IL. May 5 -July 21.
2004
"Directions For Use", Spike Gallery, New York, NY. September -November.

Two Person Exhibitions
2008
"Pathological", Art of This, Minneapolis, MN. April.

Group Exhibitions

2009
"ARTmn 2009: The Precious Object", Hennepin County Library - Central, Cargill Hall, September 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010
2008
"Stimulating Consumption", Heineman Myers Contemporary Art, Bethesda, MD. April.
2007
"Home for the Holidays", Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN. Nov-Dec.
"Jurors Showcase", Space 144 @ the Minneapolis Public Library.
"Male Art/Mail Art", Quarter Gallery, Regis Center for Art, MPLS, MN.
2006
"Friday the 13th", Texas Firehouse, Long Island City, NY
"Summer School", Heineman Myers Contemporary Art, Bethesda, MD.
"Open Door 2", Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Juried. July.
2005
"Snap to Grid", Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, September.
Projekt30 Juried Exhibition, www.projekt30.com. September.
2003
"Hodgepodge", Spike Gallery, New York, New York, September.
"All About Me", Spike Gallery, New York, New York, April.
2002
"Recent Work/Recent Grads". Gallery 101, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, October. Invitational.
"Sculpture from the U", Minnetonka Art Center,Minneapolis, Minnesota, October.

Private Collections
Dr. Frieder Hennen Berlin, Germany.
Robert Sachs, New York, New York
Donald Rosenfeld, New York, New York

Spike Gallery, New York, New York.
International Museum of Surgical Sciences, Chicago, IL.
Heineman Myers Contemporary Art, Bethesda, Maryland.
Rosalux, Minneapolis, MN.
Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Art of This, Minneapolis, MN.

Rousseau, Claudia, “Weirdly wonderful: Organic sculpture, surreal photography”, The Gazette (The Scene Section), p.C-4, February 18, 2009.

Armbruster, Jessica, “A-List”, City Pages, April 2, 2008.
Scott, Gregory, “Inside Out”, Metro Magazine, pg. 72, April 2008 (Article with Image).
Thomas, Dylan, “Life as we (don’t want to) know it”, Southwest Journal, Vol.18 No.25, December, 2007 (Featured Article).
Arginteanu, Judy, “A Look at Alison Hiltner’s Body of Art”, MinnPost.com, Dec.11, 2007
Kotik, Charlotta, “The State of the Art: Sculpture Enters the 21st Century”, Sculpture Space: The Book, Published 2007. Includes commentary and image of work on p.56.
Jake Nassif, MASHUP a + E, issue #5.2, artwork featured on cover page, May 31, 2006.
Wayne Myers, “Utica Stands Tall in the World of Sculpture”, The Oneida Daily Dispatch, June 19, 2004.
Holly A. Brown, “Sculpting the Future”, The Vine, May 19, 2004.
Shannon Gulliver, “Kidneys, Robots & Vegetables: The New Science on the Art Scene”, Wake: A Journal of Contemporary Culture, Yale University, Vol. 5 Issue 1 2004.

Country of Citizenship:
United States

Gender:
Female

Active Place:
minneapolis

Minnesota County:
Hennepin

Sculptor

http://www.alisonhiltner.com 

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