The following activities were established to support the development of new artwork. This involved research, collaboration with individuals and organisations, engaging the public, teaching in universities and overseas travel. The fellowship and residencies were inspiring, challenging and unglamorous.
Links, images, and information about the residencies and fellowships listed below will be available soon. For details about exhibitions and reviews, see https://www.derekhill.co.uk/work/item/reviews-exhibitions/?cat=84.
From 1982 – 1983
- Visiting Lecturer: -North Staffordshire University’s Department of Fine Art; Kingston Upon Thames University’s Department of Fine Art; Falmouth School of Fine Art; and Lincoln University’s Department of Art and Design
From 1983 1984
- Fellowship: The Artescape Trust, Lincoln “The Artescape Fellowship provided me with 18 months of seclusion to continue developing artwork inspired by my project ‘Victory and Defeat,’ which was exhibited at the RCA in 1982 and later at the Imperial War Museum, London, in 1983–84.”
- Visiting Lecturer: -Hill was invited to tutor Honours degree students at Lincoln University’s Fine Art Department and to use the printmaking facilities as part of the fellowship.
From 1984
- Artist In Residence: -Walton School, Peterborough, UK
August 1984 to September 1985
- Artist in Residence: University of Bishop Grosse Teste, Lincoln, United Kingdom
- The University hosted an exhibition of the artwork produced during the residency programme. The programme included artist workshops with honours students across various faculties; artist seminars; and presentations to students and staff in addition to developing my practice among Honours and Postgraduate students.
From 1985– 1986
- Artist In Residence: -Collaborated with Bedford Borough Council and Bedfordshire County Council to establish an artist-in-residency programme in Bedford County Library that documents the residents’ daily lives.
From 1986 to 2012
- Founder and lead artist: The Art Studio, Sunderland.
- For information about The Art Studio, see https://www.derekhill.co.uk/work/item/the-art-studio/?cat=84
From 1991 – 1992
- Board of Management: Northern Centre for Contemporary Art
From 1992 – 1993
- Winston Churchill Travel Award: research and development—to Barcelona and San Sebastian, Spain
Education
- From 1979 – 1982: Royal College of Art
- From 1975 – 1978: Coventry University Fine Art (formerly Lanchester Polytechnic)
- From 1974 to 1975: Loughborough University
Research and Travel Bursaries 1990–2012
1989-1990
- Africa: Tanzania, Comoros
1992–1993
- Winston Churchill Travel Award: research and development to Barcelona and San Sebastian, Spain
1991 – 2012
- Self-funded research to Tunisia, Egypt, India, Southeast Asia: Inc., Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia