“Off Center”, a painting series by Hunter Celeste Hill, was first inspired by Piet Mondrian and his geometric paintings. Hill has always enjoyed Mondrian’s work and has always felt inspired by his work for its logical lines and blocks of primary colors. Primarily, Hill is a sculpture artist, which is why she is generally drawn toward logical settings in art. “Off Center” caters to both Hill’s logical and more chaotic side, with the main overtones in most of the paintings being extremely geometric, and underneath a sense of passion and abstractedness. Not only do the paintings combine both geometry and abstract expressionism, the works purposefully have an obtuse perspective when on display. The two main elements of the works, when combined, creates a sense of unbalance, a sense of being off center.  “Off Center” is Hill’s first painting series. Hunter Celeste Hill was born in 1995 in a small town in North Carolina, USA. She now works as an Art Educator, teaching high school students in Suzhou, China.

Current Position

2018  Art Educator at Suzhou North America High School; Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Licensure

2017    Art Education K-12

Education

2017                               

BFA in Studio Art: Sculpture

BFA in Art Education: K-12 

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

Teaching Experience                      

2017                               

Student Teaching at Jamestown Middle School Internship at Valle Crucis Elementary; 5th Grade

Internship at Bethel Elementary and Cove Creek Elementary through Blowing Rock Art and History                              Museum, Art Start

2016  

Avery High School disabilities research

Room 13; Appalachian State University

Field Experience Kaleidoscope K-1, Appalachian State University

2015                     

Room 13; Appalachian State University

Mountain Pathways ages 9-13

2014                      

Art Education Day, Appalachian State University

Parkway Elementary and Avery High School

Professional Development

2017                      

Secondary Art Teacher PLC; Guilford County, NC

Weekly PLCs at Jamestown Middle School; Jamestown, NC

Building Futures PLC at Jamestown Middle School, Jamestown, NC

Monthly Faculty Meeting PLCs at Jamestown Middle School; Jamestown, NC

2016                      

Love and Logic Seminar at Appalachian State; Boone, NC

Behavior Seminar at Appalachian State; Boone, NC

NCAE Stress Seminar at Appalachian State; Boone, NC

ECU Sculpture Conference; Greenville, NC

Tri-State Sculpture Conference; Seagrove, NC

Publications

2018                    

 “Smile for What?” Art Catalogue; Artist Sean Steadman

“Let Me Write My Wrongs” Art Catalogue; Artist Sean Steadman

Internships

2017                     

Valle Crucis Elementary School, Assistant teaching 5^thGrade, Valle Crucis, NC

2016                      

Art Start, Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, Blowing Rock, NC

Penland School of Crafts, Andrew Hayes, Bakersville, NC

Group Exhibitions & Curated Exhibitions

2017 

Alternative Facts BFA Show, Smith Gallery, Boone, NC

Art Expo, Smith Gallery, Boone, NC

Art In Flux, Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, Blowing Rock, NC (curated)

Art In Flux, Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, Blowing Rock, NC 

2016 

Tri-State Sculpture Conference Student Show, Seagrove, NC

Art Expo, Smith Gallery, Boone, NC

Commissions

2016                                            

Appalachian State University Geology Department, Dinosaur Replica,  Gorgetosuchus, group commission 

2015                                            

Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Boone, NC, Group commission, mural and original furniture design and installation

Reviews & Articles

2017                                            

Elisabeth Wall, Art and geology students at Appalachian collaborate to sculpt Triassic aetosaur based on a handful of prehistoric bones unearthed in North Carolina, Appalachian Magazine, Boone, NC

Myles Toe, The Aetosaur Project nears completion, The Appalachian, Boone, NC

2016                      

Sydney Wolford, Baring it all for art, The Appalachian, Boone, NC                      

Halie Hamilton, Geology and Art Departments Build Statue of Extinct Reptile, The Appalachian, Boone, NC

Brian Miller, ASU Geology, Art Department Collaborating on life-size “dinosaur” model, Mountain Times, Boone, NC

Jeff Eason, ASU and BRAHM join forces for Art Start Program, The Watauga Democrat, Boone, NC

 2015                                            

Jessica Isaacs, One-Of-A-Kind: Appalachian State Students Team Up with Local Brewery for Art Project, High Country Press, Boone, NC

Julia Simcoe, On Tap: Appalachian Mountain Brewery to Increase National Presence, The Appalachian,Boone, NC 

Experience

2016-2017                     

Sculpture Monitor at Appalachian State; Boone, NC

2015-2017                    

 Model at Appalachian State; Boone, NC

2014-2015                    

Cashier at Cookout; Boone, NC

2014                     

Cashier at Bojangles; Boone, NC

2010-2013                     

General at H&H/Four Seasons Furniture; Seagrove, NC

Clubs

2016-2017                    

President of Club.3DM at Appalachian State