Aron Hill
Aron Hill currently lives and works in Calgary, Alberta. He graduated from Alberta College of Art and Design in 2000 with a BFA in Interdisciplinary studies. He then completed his MFA at Goldsmiths College, University of London. His work there evolved into installation based projects using traditional drawing and painting methods alongside formal sculptural elements, large format photography and text based work. He has recently been focused on formalist paintings that recall aspects of minimalism and color field paintings though with references to the figure throughout. He finds conceptual company in the late Modernist paintings produced particularly in Canada. The choice of a restricted medium, acrylic ink washes on prepared raw canvas, forces restraint. The work's graphic nature relies on the sheer flatness this medium produces. Aron has exhibited internationally, occasionally lectures, and writes.
Aron Hill
Aron Hill currently lives and works in Calgary, Alberta. He graduated from Alberta College of Art and Design in 2000 with a BFA in Interdisciplinary studies. He then completed his MFA at Goldsmiths College, University of London. His work there evolved into installation based projects using traditional drawing and painting methods alongside formal sculptural elements, large format photography and text based work. He has recently been focused on formalist paintings that recall aspects of minimalism and color field paintings though with references to the figure throughout. He finds conceptual company in the late Modernist paintings produced particularly in Canada. The choice of a restricted medium, acrylic ink washes on prepared raw canvas, forces restraint. The work's graphic nature relies on the sheer flatness this medium produces. Aron has exhibited internationally, occasionally lectures, and writes.
Upcoming Exhibition
INFLUENTIAL
September 4 – October 11, 2025
Opening Reception Thursday, September 4th from 5 to 8 pm.
In celebration and honour of Katie Ohe’s new exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Alberta (with Marie Lannoo) and with the City of Calgary at Devonian Gardens, INFLUENTIAL features work by HKG Gallery Artists who have been taught, mentored or inspired by the work and life of Katie Ohe. Artists include Rhys Douglas Farrell, Kristine Zingeler, Marjan Eggermont, Dick Averns, Laurel Johannesson, Aron Hill and Alex Caldwell.
Katie Ohe, (born 1937, Peers, Alberta) is one of Canada’s most important sculptors and one of the first artists to make conceptual sculpture in Alberta. She is a beloved mentor who has inspired and taught generations of art students.
Marie Lannoo and Katie Ohe: Shift opens at the Art Gallery of Alberta on September 13th and runs until February 22, 2006. Fragment to Form | Katie Ohe and the Shape of Persistence, presented by the City of Calgary opens on September 16th and runs until December 17, 2025. This exhibition features Katie’s “Day and Night” sculptures which have been moved from Prince’s Island Park, restored and re-homed to the Devonian Gardens as well as the maquettes for these iconic works. This exhibition also features other works by Katie Ohe and her students.
(Image: Dick Averns, "Vice", Digital photograph on archival paper (Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin), Ed of 5, 18" x 24", 2025)
