Janet Loren Hill is a New York City-based artist, independent curator, and educator whose work exists at the intersection of textiles and painting. Dripping with absurdity she has built a world around the Chattering Teeth and Hammerhead People who play out propaganda techniques within her object-paintings, installations and performances. Hill received an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a BFA from the University of Washington, where she also studied in Rome, Italy as part of the University’s studio art program. She has exhibited at numerous galleries nationally, including Field Projects Gallery (Manhattan, NYC), The Border Project Space (Brooklyn, NYC) and Abigail Ogilvy Gallery (Boston, MA). Her recent solo show, Origin Story, at KAPOW (Tribeca, NYC) received critical acclaim in Widewalls magazine. Hill has participated in multiple residencies internationally, including Wassaic Project, Anderson Ranch, McColl Center, Beijing Royal School and The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA) Studio Program. Hill’s work and curatorial practice has been recognized in Artnet, Hyperallergic, The Boston Globe, Boston Art Review and W Magazine. The booth she co-curated with Jonell Logan for SPRING/BREAK LA 2022 of Taylor Lee Nicholson’s papier-mâché and ceramic work was awarded the first ever Single Palm for Best Curation. In 2017, Hill was spotlighted in the MFA Annual Edition of New American Paintings by Elisabeth Sherman, Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum of Art.
