Jonathan Hils will lecture on Tuesday, 6pm, October 4th, 2005

We are pleased to announce that OU Sculpture Professor Jonathan Hils will lecture on Tuesday, 6pm, October 4th, 2005 at Mainsite Contemporary Art

This lecture coincides with his current exhibition at MAINSITE titled
Odds (@) Culture. This current work is the representation of the artist's concepts of the culture of war, from which he received a Fellowship from the
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition to complete.
Please join us!

Jonathan Hils utilizes processes associated with the car industry; including powder
coated metal, chrome and polished brass to create his sculpture. Hils uses metal NASCAR replicas as American icons, to explore the current political situation and how politics are used to promote particular ideologies. Jonathan Hils received his BFA
from Georgia State University in 1997 and his MFA from Tulane University in
1999. Before coming to the School of Art at the University of Oklahoma, he
instructed sculpture and drawing at the College of Charleston and has taught
summer programs through the Sloss Metals Arts Program in Birmingham, AL and
the New Orleans School of Glass and Printmaking. His work has been exhibited
in numerous shows throughout the U.S. and was selected for the 2003
International Sculpture Center Members Exhibition and the 2002 North
American Sculpture Exhibition.

Jonathan Hils is also the recent recipient of the Oklahoma Visual Arts
Coalition's Annual Fellowship for 2005. Selected by a national Curator,
this $5000 award gives artists a major opportunity to advance in their
careers. This lecture is the community service aspect of the OVAC award.