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Adam Hill
Indigenous Painter, Cartoonist & Didgeridoo Performer (Sydney, NSW)

Adam Hill is an accomplished painter, graphic designer and illustrator, fitting a unique niche for culturally specific design.

Adam has a family history of artisans and grew surounded and nurtured in art practices. He draws inspiration from many contemporary Australian artists both Indigenous and Non-Indigenous. Mostly influenced by landscapes, Adam is also a keen advocate of social justice. The two are often combined in his works.

Adam studied Graphic Design at UWS Nepean and prides himself on having no formal training in painting. Adam is a multi award winner in the medium of acrylic on canvas, and thrice finalist in the Telstra National Indigenous Art Prize. An accomplished mural artist, Adam has innate ability to work with children, often benefiting him when working on community projects. Adam's public artworks have adorned the walls of schools, council structures and shopping malls. Adam is also the current contributing illustrator for VIBE magazine, Sydney.

Over the past six years, Adam has staged 10 solo exhibitions and an equal number of group and invitational showings. The most recent successes were celebrated at MORI gallery Sydney and BIRRUNG gallery Leichhardt. Recent aquisitions of works have been made by Liverpool City Council and Parliament of NSW.

Adam is also an accomplished performer of Yidaki (Didgeridoo). Unique in the fact that he has formal training from cultural tutors and custodians of the instrument, the Yolngu of North East Arnhem Land. Adam has performed for Mr. NELSON MANDELA, The DEADLYs, The Festival of the Dreaming, the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony and the final of AUSTRALIAN IDOL.

He has toured internationally, Italy, Canada, Vietnam, Singapore, Latin America and the South Pacific, both solo and with MUSICA VIVA. Adam has formed many collaboratives including two self funded recordings specialising in the fusion of Jazz and Blues with Yidaki. Adam prides the origins of his solo performance from extensive self promoted shows in schools throughout NSW, and, as a resident performer at the Art Gallery of NSW.

Adam is available for commission paintings and Yidaki (didgeridoo) performances. For information please contact Adam below.

Artists Statement:
"True art is spoken / performed, viewed / witnessed with the heart. If you are not communicating something, surrender your space, as, it is valuable beyond measure."

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