Urban Generations

Hilary Williams

My art uses collages of photography, drawing, painting and patterning to create layers of images and meaning. The works deal with a variety of emotions about the coexistence of our urban landscape, nature and humanity. I am continually inspired by my surroundings, todays urban and natural environments, and have drawn some inspirations as well from Dada, Surrealism and Pop art.  Along with architecture  and urban themes,  in many pieces I also bring in rural and natural landscapes. There is sometimes humor, irony as well as melancholy in these pieces, and these evocations always thread through my work in some way. I desire to create a surreal vision of the world that incorporates the past, present, and future of our worlds landscapes, causing reflections on where we are today.

Hilary Williams is an artist living in San Francisco. In 1999, her work earned her a Yozo Hamaguchi scholarship in printmaking to the California College of Arts and Crafts. Upon completion of the program, Ms. Williams was awarded a Trillium Prize, allowing her to further hone her craft in one of California’s finest print shops. Her prints, paintings, drawings and fabric sculpture continue to appear in galleries throughout the country.