Derek Hill was born in Southampton, England, and spent most of the 1930s travelling around Europe. During his travels he studied art in museums and made a living by creating theatre designs for productions in London, Paris, Vienna, Munich and the former USSR.
Returning to Britain in 1938/9 Hill began focusing on painting, and in 1956 Hill began regular visits to the Island of Tory where he was captivated by the simple way of life. He owned a painting hut on the island and he set up an artistâ€
™s community where he taught painting to locals, as well as creating his own works.During his career Hill has also curated exhibitions, and retrospectives of his work have been held at the Whitechapel, Ulster Museum, Hugh Lane, and Irish Museum of Modern Art. Â
Derek Hill's work was included in Adam's loan exhibition 'Ulster Artists' (2010). Please click here for a link to the catalogue.
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