Ria Hills - pastel paintings

I am a self-taught pastel and oil painter. I was born in The Netherlands, raised in New York and presently live in rural Massachusetts. My work can be found in private collections throughout the United States.
I have 25 years of professional experience in graphic design and as a fine artist. My paintings and conceptual photographs have been displayed in art shows and galleries in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.

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"Ria Hills, our Artist of the Month for November, is a pastel painter who celebrates the quiet loveliness of the ordinary.
Although Hills’ tender portraits of everyday objects testify to her passion for realism, she also paints surreal scenes, many of which she executes with very different methods. "
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~ Edith Zimmerman
(editorial assistant of American Artist)

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Recent Exhibitions and Shows

(2008) Connecticut Pastel Society - Jack Richeson Award for "Raven"
(2007) Connecticut Pastel Society members show
(2006) FEATURED in American Artists Magazine
(2005) Connecticut Pastel Society's Renaissance in Pastels
            juried exhibition, Norwich , CT
(2005) 6th International Juried Exhibition
           River Tree Center for the Arts, Kennebunk, Maine
(2004-2005) Zullo Gallery Exhibit #75 (4 person show), Medfield, MA
(2004) Franklin, MA Art Association's 2004 Exhibit
(2004) Hopedale ,MA "Day in the Park" - First Place mixed media
(2003) Uxbridge, MA -- The 45th Annual Art Show of the Blackstone Valley
           Art Association - various awards
(2002) Millworks Gallery, Uxbridge, MA "Where We are Now" -
           Artistic Reflections 0f Sept. 11
(2001) Uxbridge , MA Artists and Artisans Show
(1992) Hopedale , MA Fine Arts Festival - First Place mixed media

Affiliations:
Connecticut Pastel Society