Solent Illustration graduate launches new exhibition
A Southampton Solent University graduate is going back to his roots with a new exhibition of paintings.
‘Narrative and Symbol’ by the Illustrator Josef Hill, based on the fantasies and imaginings of childhood, will run for several weeks at the Michael Andrews Concourse Gallery within the university.
The paintings, which are executed with eloquent draughtsmanship and rich colours, draw on Josef’s personal memories as a child and on the illustrated storybooks he read as a young boy.
He uses a wide range of visual and cultural references from Paganism to the pre-Columbian Central American cultures to create a range of striking images.
Before he joined Solent as a mature student on the BA (Hons) Illustration degree in 2009, Josef had already been widely published in international magazines and received a number of ‘Best of Category’ nominations for miniature painting and sculpting awards across the UK and France.
Since graduating he has worked to commission as a freelance illustrator, supplementing his income as a part- time technical assistant installing exhibitions for Southampton City Art Gallery, Sea City Museum and Solent University Showcase Gallery. He also undertakes occasional workshops in schools for Southampton City Arts and Heritage and the John Hansard Gallery.
Ron McCormick, Southampton Solent University Art Collection, said: "Josef Hill is a talented and imaginative young artist striving to make a living in a very challenging field while still managing to retain the integrity of his art. He does this by combining his graphic interests with exhibition display work for the City Art Gallery and Sea City and education workshops in schools and galleries across the region."
The exhibition is open to the public, and free to attend, from Friday 23 May – Saturday 30 August 2014, 9am – 8pm and weekends from 9am-4pm in Michael Andrews Concourse Gallery, Southampton Solent University, East Park Terrace SO14 OYN.
Dates: Friday 23 May –Saturday 30 August 2014
Times: 9am - 8pm and 9am-4pm (weekends)
Venue: Michael Andrews Concourse Gallery, Southampton Solent University, East Park Terrace SO14 OYN. For access please use city centre car parks.
Price: Free Entry
Notes to Editors:
Josef Hill worked as a Model Painter for Games Workshop for a number of years, painting for GW Magazines, Rulebooks and Product Packaging. His work has been recognised with 15 internationally contested, miniature painting& sculpting awards in the UK and France, 9 of which received ‘Best of Category’ nominations and have been widely published in international magazines.
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About Southampton Solent University
Southampton Solent University offers more than 23,000 students over 200 qualifications ranging from HND to PhD, in subjects such as maritime education and training, fashion and design, media and television, music, health, sport and leisure, business, IT and technology. The university was awarded the 2013 Quality Assurance kitemark for quality and standards of teaching and learning. Solent was voted one of the most creative universities in the UK in a Which? University 2013 poll of students. It has been awarded ‘Gold approval’ by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
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