Tom Hill, an artist and a business owner, was had much experience with art. He lived in New York for over 20 years, working as a fine artist and supporting himself through a variety of art-related jobs that included art handler, nightclub decorator, theatre set and prop designer, decorative and mural painter, graphic designer, and artist’s assistant. In 2001, he moved back to Washington DC, where he grew up.
Tom's childhood in DC was infused with keen interest in the civil rights and anti-poverty movements, and, as a teenager, he became closely aligned with anti-war, feminist, and gay liberation activism. As an adult, he now has strong identification and ties with LGBT, reproductive rights, and HIV/AIDS activist movements.
Tom has dealt with addiction in his past, and since being in recovery since 1992, his work has evolved with newfound sense of purpose and focus, becoming more fused with his activist experience and more directly incorporating feminist and queer sensibilities. In his recent work, he combined these overriding concerns with a love of paint and glitter, lurid colors, appropriated images, and accompanying text. He uses painting to explore personal and political aspects of his life in a context of pop art and culture, creating works that are bold and serious with an edge of irony and humor.
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