Artist Info
Roderic Hill
Born: 1944
Died: 2025
Camberwell School of Art: 1962-1964
Byam Shaw School of Art: 1977-1980
Goldsmiths College: 1982-1984
Roderic Hill was an artist who worked across multiple disciplines, producing drawings, paintings, collages, and textile rugs. He also created mixed-media scrapbooks, which incorporated clippings from newspapers and magazines, printed ephemera, decorative papers such as wallpaper and drawer liners, personal photographs, and historical photographs. Paint was applied directly to the scrapbook pages. Some volumes were produced in large bespoke formats, bound to commission.
Following his secondary education, Hill spent a year in Italy before returning to England to study at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts. He subsequently completed a degree in Fine Art at Byam Shaw School of Art, followed by an MA at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Hill exhibited regularly throughout his career. His work was included in group exhibitions at the Royal Academy, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), and the Hayward Gallery, the latter as part of an exhibition of British drawing. He also held solo exhibitions at venues across the UK.
Hill was active in supporting other artists at all stages of their careers. He made his studio and equipment available to fellow artists and was known for engaging others in discussion about art and taking them to exhibitions.