Dave Hilliard is a distinctive visual artist who creates drawings and installations with all the exuberance and anarchic energy of eighties comedy heroes 'The Young Ones'. The work has been acclaimed as strong, political and challenging.
Born in Northampton in 1978, Hilliard graduated with a degree in printmaking from the University of Wolverhampton in 2002. He has since gone on to develop a strong drawing style portraying a darkly comic vision of the booze saturated retail park that is modern Britain.
His drawings and politically mischievous installations have been exhibited in various venues including the Whitechapel gallery, ‘The Others’ project space in Stoke Newington and Birmingham’s Custard factory gallery.
Hilliard is currently looking to open a dialog with curators of galleries and project spaces; to disseminate his anarchic practise and showcase new work.
Exhibitions and Projects
2009
July-August
Summer Salon, Islington Arts Factory, London
'About Time' group project, The Artist Gallery, Wolverhampton
2008
September
'Spectrum' group show, 'The Others' project space, Stoke Newington, London
'Gold Room' Installation, Shoreditch, London
April
'Red Meat' group show at 'The Others' project space, Stoke Newington, London
2007
May
'Intrigue' group show, in association with Friction Arts, City Shop, Birmingham
Feb
Paintings show, Quadrant Bar, Wolverhampton
2006
Nov
Installation piece for 'Wormhole Saloon' group show, Whitechapel Gallery, London.
July
Installation piece for 'Creative Alliance' group show, Custard Factory, Birmingham
Jan
'I don't want you out of my life' Solo show of paintings and drawings. Quadrant Lounge, Wolverhampton
2005
'Collective' group show, Lighthouse Gallery/Media centre, Wolverhampton
2004
'Diagrams of the Natural Hierarchy', solo installation work, Eagle Works Gallery, Wolverhampton
2003
'Filthy' solo show of paintings, drawings and prints, Quadrant Lounge, Wolverhampton
2002
Live Art Painting Event, Opening night, Quadrant Lounge, Wolverhampton
'This is Normal' group show, Eagle Works Gallery, Wolverhampton
Interviews and press releases
Interview on practice
Press release from recent 'Red Meat' show (PDF)
