Artist Statement:
Formulated in solitude, my work oscillates between an indoor and outdoor studio where self-learning, experimentation, serendipity and happenstance are safely at play. I consider both the aesthetic experience of making work and the work itself of equal importance. These circumstances allow my own idiosyncratic interests to wander and build unique and novel responses to familiar objects and experiences.
Biography:
Del Hillier (b. 1986, Williams Lake, BC) is an interdisciplinary artist and experimental musician. He holds an undergraduate degree from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the Institute of Art, Architecture, and Design in Prague, Czech Republic. After graduating, Del was accepted as a Preparatorial Work Study at The Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta. Upon returning to Vancouver over a decade ago, Del continued to develop his art practice and participated in residencies and exhibitions across Canada and The United States. His commitment to the visual arts during this time also extended to working as a preparator for major art institutions and as an assistant and fabricator for various artists. Since 2019, Del has focused on his experimental music project My Name Is Del. Performances have taken place at a number of music festivals and galleries - most recently at The Burnaby Art Gallery for Kelly Lycan’s exhibition The Fireplace. In 2026, Del launched a new studio approach that focuses on his interests in craft, imagination, and personal narrative and continues to evolve his practice in new ways.
Del is grateful to have received a handful of small grants over the years including being awarded The BFA Prize under The Portfolio Prize Award, organized and funded by the 85-5 Artists Foundation.