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Flowers for Soutine
Blair Saxon-Hill began painting flowers as an exercise in looking for beauty and cheer during the pandemic, at which point she resided in Portland. She has since relocated to a studio nearby the Los Angeles Flower District, where she regularly gathers flowers to paint. Part of her process is now to allow them to age and die while she paints them over the course of one or two weeks. These paintings include Dahlias, Mums, Snowberries, and Pine—a seasonal arrangement intended to bring joy.
Blair Saxon-Hill’s return to oil painting embraces the unforeseen opportunities of working directly on a blank canvas. Instead of using preliminary sketches, she is guided by her intuition. A diverse collection of unconventional (and oftentimes queer) characters have emerged from the process, evoking feelings of tenderness and wistful longing. Lately, the artist has added still lifes of flowers at various stages of their lives to her repertoire. These overflowing and energetic arrangements are full of hope, reflecting an appreciation for life and its interconnectedness.
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Blair Saxon-Hill returned to oil painting recently after more than ten years of working exclusively with found materials and fabrics. In her work, she embraces the unforeseen opportunities of working directly on the blank canvas instead of using preliminary sketches, allowing each artwork to evolve organically and intuitively. A diverse collection of unconventional and often queer characters emerge from her canvases, evoking tender feelings and wistful longing. Lately, the artist has been adding still lifes of flowers at various stages of their lives to her repertoire. These overflowing and energetic arrangements are full of hope, reflecting an appreciation for life and its interconnectedness.
Blair Saxon-Hill was born in 1979 in Eugene, OR, and lives in Los Angeles, CA. She studied Studio Art at Reed College in Portland, OR.
Saxon-Hill has mounted solo exhibitions at Shrine in Los Angeles, CA (2023); Nino Mier Gallery in Los Angeles, CA (2022, 2018); Pace Prints in New York City, NY (2022); Tahoe Gallery at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, NV (2017); Artist Curated Projects in Los Angeles, CA (2017); JOAN in Los Angeles, CA (2016); and others.
She has participated in group shows, such as New Editions at Pace Prints in New York City, NY (2022); Indie Folk at the WSU Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Pullman, WA (2022); Soft Water Hard Stone at the New Museum International Triennial of Contemporary Art in New York City, NY (2021); Gest at Nino Mier Gallery in Los Angeles, CA (2020); What Needs To Be Said at Disjecta in Portland, OR (2020); and more.
She was awarded a Ford Family Foundation Out of State Career Opportunity Grant (2023, 2020), an Oregon Arts Commission and Ford Family Foundation Career Opportunity Grant (2020, 2017, 2013), a Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Fellowship (2018), and others.
Blair Saxon-Hill began painting flowers as an exercise in looking for beauty and cheer during the pandemic, at which point she resided in Portland. She has since relocated to a studio nearby the Los Angeles Flower District, where she regularly gathers flowers to paint. Part of her process is now to allow them to age and die while she paints them over the course of one or two weeks. These paintings include Dahlias, Mums, Snowberries, and Pine—a seasonal arrangement intended to bring joy.More
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