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Born in 1962 in Bay Shore, NY, United States


1984, B.F.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY


"I am a printmaker. I like the craft behind this art; I like the fact that there is a structure to the process; I like the crispness of my shapes, my lines. Sometimes, I use simple images that are rather flat, but I enjoy the challenge of creating rhythms, textures, and movement that engages the eye. My work is constantly changing, as I interact with other printmakers. I have found great generosity in this community of artists. I constantly explore the boundaries between realism and abstractions, printing on different textured papers, trying to simplify the arduous process of multiple color printing without sacrificing my artistic goals: beauty and harmony with a boldness that draws the viewer in. One of the techniques I have been using is printing a ghost plate that I then continue to work with, producing a subtle and mysterious composition.

My favorite time in the studio is the moment when the paper is peeled back from the plate, and I find out what I have done. One of the wonders of this process is that even when I think I know what to expect, my art surprises me."

Hilary North, July 2000

  • Selected Group Exhibitions
    • 2000:
        Connecticut GraphicArts Center, Norwalk, CT, Paperworks

        The Holland Tunnel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 20 Artists of Manhattan Graphics

    • 1999: Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY

    • 1998: The Art Students League, New York, NY

    • 1997: The Art Students League, New York, NY

    • 1993: Wunsch Arts Center, Glen Cove, NY

    • 1989: The East Islip Public Library, East Islip, NY

    • 1988: Brookwood Hall, East Islip, NY

    • 1987: The Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Council of the Creative and Performing Arts Grant Award Winners Group Show


    • Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

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    • 1984, Grant, Cornell Council of the Creative and Performing Arts, Ithaca, NY

    • Zimmer, William. “The Unusual (and the Usual) in Paper Works.” The New York Times. July 16, 2000.

    • Schmerler, Sarah. "Williamsburg Galleries." TimeOut New York. February 3-10, 2000. p.25.