b. 1943, Ohsweken, Ontario
First Nations Affiliation: Seneca

Tom Hill is a painter and muralist with a respected reputation for his tireless contributions as an author, editor, consultant, and promoter of First Nations arts and craft. Encouraged by his uncle Reg Hill's dedication to art, Hill majored in Fine Arts, Medical Illustration, and Advertising at the Ontario College of Art from 1963-67.  He has worked at the National Gallery of Canada on a museology scholarship and completed the Tree of Life at Expo '67 in Montréal. In 1970, Hill was appointed coordinator for the Indian Pavilion at Osaka in Japan. He has worked for Cultural Development for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, where he assembled a collection of First Nations art. However, Hill is perhaps best known for his longstanding curatorial work at the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford, Ontario, a prime exhibition space for Native art, and an education centre.

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S E L E C T E D   C O L L E C T I O N S

Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Québec
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

S E L E C T E D   B I B L I O G R A P H Y

Canadian Museum of Civilization, ed. In the Shadow of the Sun: Perspectives on Contemporary Native Art. Hull, Québec: The Museum, 1993.

Cardinal-Schubert, Joane. "In the red." In Borrowed Power: Essays on Cultural Appropriation, eds. Bruce Ziff and Pratima V. Rao, 122-133. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1997.

Dinniwell, Norma and Tom Hill. Transformations: The Art of David General. Brantford, Ontario: Woodland Cultural Centre, 1982.

Duffek, Karen, and Tom Hill. Beyond History. Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver Art Gallery, 1989. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Vancouver Art Gallery May to July 1989]

Hill, Tom. "A retrospective of Indian art." The Native Perspective 3, no. 2 (1978): 34-37.

Hill, Tom and Richard W. Hill Sr., eds. Creation's Journey: Native American Identity and Belief. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. [Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the National Museum of the American Indian, New York City, October 1994 - February 1997]

Lazore, Melissa. "An interview with Tom Hill." The Native Perspective 3, no. 2 (1978): 37.

Lazore, Melissa. "Some points to remember." The Native Perspective 3, no. 2 (1978): 38-40.

Tétrault, Pierre-Léon, Dana Alan Williams, Guy Sioui Durand, Alfred Young Man, et al. New Territories: 350/500 Years After: An Exhibition of Contemporary Aboriginal Art of Canada. Prefaces by Robert Houle, Tom Hill. Montréal, Québec: Ateliers Vision planétaire, 1992.