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Aaron Li-Hill

Aaron Li-Hill

Canadian visual artist and muralist based in Brooklyn

Aaron Li-Hill (born 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. [1]
    "MANY VOICES: TALK BY VISITING ALUMNI ARTIST AARON LI-HILL". Ocad University. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    "AWOL Crew – Fabric – North Melbourne". Vandalog. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. [5]
    "On View: "Carbon" New Works by Li-Hill at Cave Gallery". Hifructose. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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    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.
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    "ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME". Urban Nation. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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    "Know & Tel: Large Scale Street Art Works". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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    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.
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    "AWOL Crew @ NGV - AMAZING GRAFFITI". Daily Motion. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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    "Street art deserves more than a city's double standards". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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    "HOT TICKET: First Thursdays at the Art Gallery of Ontario". Mixed Bag Mag. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  11. [14]
    "Aaron Li-Hill – "Here Now" @ Portsmouth Museum of Art". Arrested Motion. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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    De La Cruz, Paula. "In Hawaii, Contemporary Art Gets Its Moment in the Sun". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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    "AARON LI-HILL INSTALLATION". Powwowworldwide. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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    Wakim, Sami. "AARON LI-HILL PAINTS A STUNNING MURAL IN NEW DEHLI". Street Art United States. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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    "Aaron Li-Hill Envisions "Perils of a New World" @ The Hall in Brooklyn". Juxtapoz. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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    "Made in America". MOAH. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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    "POW! WOW! Hawaii '16 / Previews: "Exploring The New Contemporary Movement" @ Honolulu Museum of Art School « Arrested Motion". ArrestedMotion. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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    "POW! WOW! Hawai'i – Honolulu Museum Art School | Thinkspace Projects". Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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    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. [23]
    "Mural accueillera 1010, la star de l'art urbain". La Presse (in French). 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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