James Christopher Hill was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1966.
After working as a professional artist in the early 1980's, James finally received formal training at the prestigious Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL. In 1998, he graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Animation; a field that focused mainly on the understanding and discipline of master drawing and painting skills. His senior thesis entitled 'Jataka' took home the Gold Oscar in the category of Best Student Computer Animation in 1998 from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. After he graduated he then returned to his love of painting utilizing his new skills and knowledge to create his ongoing style of works.
While James has developed a large number of private collectors; his commercial client list includes restaurants, hospitals and museums. He has been profiled on talk shows, newspapers and magazines. James has won numerous awards in art and computer animation including being named as a finalist in the 2002 Artist Magazine Art Awards.
His continuing work explores the use of color and rhythm to create moving images that seek to bring a particular mood or emotion by invoking a memory that is meaningful to the viewer. His skyscapes are metaphors for various emotions that one feels during perfect moments in their life. One client was quoted as to say that James' �s work is the perfect combination of realism and abstract.
James Christopher Hill
Art Resume
1998 � Graduate with Honors � Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Animation � Ringling School of Art and Design
1998 � Winner of the Gold Oscar in Best Student Computer Animation for �Jataka� by the Academy of Motion Pictures of Art and Science.
1998 � Winner � Orlando Film Festival � For �Jataka�
1998-1999 � Project Designer � Pavlik Design Team � Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1999 � Commission � Commercial Restaurant Murals � 200 sq feet
1999 - 2000 Commission � Commercial Public Mural � 900 sq feet
2000 � Public Spotlight � Carolina Camera Interview � Channel 5
2000 � Private Commission � 12' x 7' Painting
2000 � Commission � Commercial Restaurant Mural � 100 sq feet
2000 � Commission � Commercial Hospital Mural - West Ashley Surgery Center
2000 � Commission � Commercial Museum Mural - Cypress Gardens Mural � 275 sq feet
2000 � Commission � Commercial Mural - History Montage Mural � City of Goose Creek
2001 � Commission - Commercial Restaurant Mural � 55 sq feet
2001 � Berkeley Art Show Exhibition - Winner � Third Place
2001 � June - Piccolo Spoleto � Accepted participant in Juried Art Show - Marion Square
2001 � Guest Artist Exhibition - Wolf Gallery - Charleston, SC
2002 � June - Piccolo Spoleto � Accepted participant in Juried Art Show - Marion Square
2002 � November � Solo Exhibition � First Federal Building � Charleston, SC
2003 - February - Donation to the SPCA annual Charity Ball Auction - Donation of Original Oil Painting- Serenity II
2003 � Spring Exhibition - Art showing at Blind Tiger - Group show
2003 � Berkeley Art Show Exhibition - Winner - Honorable Mention
2003 � Exhibition � May - North Charleston Arts Festival
2003 � Exhibition � April - Two Person Art Show � Blind Tiger Gallery
2003 - June - Piccolo Spoleto � Participant in Juried Art Show - Marion Square
2003 - Summer Exhibition - Art showing at Blind Tiger Gallery - Group show
2003 - Finalist in Artist Magazine Annual Art Contest - Abstract Category
2003 � Exhibition - Winner - Honorable Mention in Goose Creek Guild
2003 � Exhibition - Winner - Third Place in Goose Creek Guild
2003 � Exhibition - Winner - Folly Beach Purchase Award
2003 � Exhibition - October - Industrial Strength Art Show
2003 � Belle Muse Gallery - Charleston, SC
2004 � Exhibition - February - Joint Nude Figure Show - Cigar Factory Gallery, Charleston, SC
2004 � March - Finalist - Cooper River Bridge Run Art Contest
2004 � Exhibition - March - Joint Show with Tom Durham - Cigar Factory Gallery, Charleston, SC
2004 � Exhibition � May - North Charleston Arts Festival
2004 � June - Piccolo Spoleto � Participant in Juried Art Show - Marion Square
2004 � Courtyard Art Gallery - East Bay Street - Charleston, SC
2004 � Exhibition - August - North Charleston Artist of the Month Show at the North Charleston Convention Center
2004 � Solo Exhibition -September - Art Show - �Weather� - Cigar Factory Gallery, Charleston, SC
2004 � Group Exhibition - December - Joint Show with Tom Durham, West Frasier, Eva Carter, John Doyle, Charles De-Antonio, Jim Morphesus, Linda Fantuso and other high level artists of Charleston and Los Angeles. - Cigar Factory Gallery
2004 � Sponsor � EMA Golf Classic � Fund raiser for community needs.
2005 � February - 2005 Save the Light Poster Artist
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2005 � Exhibition � May - North Charleston Arts Festival � Winner - Honorable Mention - Oils
2005 � June - Piccolo Spoleto � Participant in Juried Art Show - Marion Square
2005 � July - Displaying Artist - MUSC Wellness Center
2005 � July - Advertisement in DOMAIN Magazine
2005 - July - Lead Artist - Carolina Children's Charity Run 12K - Designer of Awards - Major Sponsor as well
2005 - August - Donation to the SPCA Annual Charity Ball Auction - Donation of Original Oil Painting- Serenity II
2005 - September - Donation to the Special Olympics - Cooper River Bridge 24x36 Print for Silent Auction
2005 - October - Donation to the Leukemia Society Annual Ragada and Fund raiser - Original Oil Painting - Southern Cross!
2005 - October - Second Advertisement in DOMAIN Magazine -
2006 - April - Goose Creek Jazz Festival - Guest Artist for Festival
2006 � Exhibition � May - North Charleston Arts Festival � First Place & Purchase Award
2006 � Berkeley Art Show Exhibition - Winner � First Place
2006 � June - Piccolo Spoleto � Participant in Juried Art Show - Marion Square
2006 - Commission � Commercial Engineering Company � Alutiiq Corporation � 14' x 5' Oil Painting of the Alutiiq Nation � Montage
2007 � Solo Exhibition � April � North Charleston, SC
2007 � Exhibition � May � North Charleston, SC
2007 � Exhibition � May - North Charleston Arts Festival
2007 � June - Piccolo Spoleto � Participant in Juried Art Show - Marion Square
2007 � Exhibition � Curator and Producer � Fall Show � North Charleston City Arts Gallery � Curated 17 Artists
2008 � Exhibition � Curator and Producer � Spring Show � North Charleston City Arts Gallery
Curated 28 Artists
2008 � James' first Self-Published Book 160 pp � Skyscapes and Landscapes
2008 � Exhibition - Agora Art Gallery � �Environmental Landscapes� - March � 530 W25th Street, New York, NY
2008 � June - Piccolo Spoleto � Participant in Juried Art Show - Marion Square
2008 � Exhibition � Curator and Producer � Fall Show � North Charleston City Arts Gallery
Curated 32 Artists
2008 � Exhibition - Agora Art Gallery � �Contemporary Perspectives� - February � 530 W25th Street, New York, NY
2009 - June - Piccolo Spoleto - Participant in Juried Art Show - Marion Square Exhibitor
2009 - September - DragonCon - Exhibitor
2010 - Exhibition - Rhodes Art Studio and Gallery
2010 - March - MegaCon Exhibitor
2010 - June - Piccolo Spoleto - Participant in Juried Art Show - Marion Square Exhibitor
2009 - September - DragonCon - Exhibitor
2010 - September - XCon Exhibitor
2010 - October - Memphis Con Guest Speaker and Exhibitor
2011 - Solo Show Greenway Studios
2011 - Member of The Ellis-Nicholson Gallery - Charleston
2011 - March - MegaCon Exhibitor
2011 - Con Carolina - Exhibitor
2011 - DragonCon - Exhibitor
2011 - Upstate Steampunk Exhibitor
2012 - Con Carolina - Exhibitor
2012 - March - MegaCon Exhibitor
2012 - Upstate Steampunk Exhibitor
2012 - June - ConTemporal Steampunk Convention - Guest Artist of honor
2012 - DragonCon - Exhibitor
2012 - Atomacon - Executive Director
2013 - Anachrocon - Vendor
2013 - Accepted Juried Art Show - DragonCon
2013 - Madeby Gallery in Sarasota Florida
2013 - MegaCon
2012 � Upstate Steampunk - Guest Artist
2013 � ConCarolinas Exhibitor
2013 � Supercon Exhibitor - Miami
2013 � Atomacon Director and Exhibitor
2013 � DragonCon Exhibitor
2013 � Two Man Art Show � Madeby Gallery - Sarasota
2014 � MegaCon Exhibitor
2014 � XCON Exhibitor
2014 � Local Business Chapter Solo SHow
2014 � ConCarolinas Exhibitor
2014 � MonsterCon Exhibitor
2014 � DragonCon Exhibitor
2014 - StormCon Exhibitor
2014 � FlorenceCon Exhibitor
2014 � Tampa Bay Comic Con Exhibitor
2014 � DragonCon Exhibitor and Featured in the DragonCon Juried Artists Show
2014 � Unveiled North Charleston City History Mural
2014 � Scottish Highland Games Art Vendor
2014 - Gaslight Fantasia Steampunk/Gothic Gathering Cover Artist and Guest Vendor
2014 - Atomacon Vendor
2014 - Sparrow Art Show
2014 - Solo Show - Park Circle
2014 - SupraCon - Columbia
2014 - Farragut Fest Vendor
2014 - Jekyll Con Artist
2015 - Tia Liguia - David Lynch Art Theme Show
2015 - City of Mt. Pleasant Artist Commission
2015 - Captain Comics Con
2015 - St. Patty's Day Street Parade�� Park Circle
2015 - Megacon
2015 - South Carolina Comic Con
2015 - Myrtle Beach Comic Con
2015 � Collective Con � Jacksonville
2015 � XCON � Myrtle Beach Comic Con
2015 � MegaSuperCity Con
2015 � Storm Con
2015 � Tampa Bay Comic Con
2015 � DragonCon
2015 � Literary Arts Festival - Beaufort
2015 � Atomacon � Charleston
2015 � NC Comic Con
2015 � Soda City Con
2015 - Jekyll Con Artist
2016 � Holy City Comic Con
2016 � Captain Comics Con
2016 - SC Comic Con
2016 - XCON - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2016 - MegaCon - Orlando
2016 - ConCarolinas - Charlotte, NC
2016 - Tampa Bay Comic Con
2016 - Dragoncon
2016 - Guest Artist - Florence Con
2016 - Myrtle Beach Comic Con
2017 - Captain Comics Con
2017 - SC Comic Con
2017 - XCON - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2017 - MegaCon - Orlando
2017 - ConCarolinas - Charlotte, NC
2017 - Tampa Bay Comic Con
2017 - Dragoncon
2017 - Guest Artist - Florence Con
2017 - Myrtle Beach Comic Con
2018 - Captain Comics Con
2018 - ConCarolinas - Charlotte, NC
2018 - Dragoncon
2018 - Myrtle Beach Comic Con
2019 - Soundwave ComicCon
2019 - ConCarolinas - Charlotte, NC
2019 - Dragoncon
2019 - CharlestonCon
2020 - COVID
2021 - COVID
2022 - DragonCon
2022 - Charleston ComicCon
2023 - DragonCon
2023 - Charleston ComicCon
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James Hill joined Pixels.com Licensing on April 5th, 2007.
