About The Artist

website: www.hilarygomesfineart.com As a native of the California Bay Area, Hilary Gomes began her journey in drawing and painting at the Ruth Aswawa School of the Arts High School in San Francisco, CA. She then earned her B.F.A. from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art and Science in New York City. While in New York, a defining moment for her came from viewing Henri Fantin-Latour's floral paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She then received her MFA in Painting from The University of Iowa. She stays active as a practicing painter and professor, stating that teaching informs her art practice. She has been a full-time tenured female faculty at Foothill College in Los Altos, CA from 2001 to the present and chairs the department of art. She teaches oil and watercolor painting, color and design, and life drawing. She has visited numerous art museums and contemporary galleries throughout Europe which has informed her art. Her paintings connect to floral traditions from Flemish, Pre-Raphealite, and 19th Century French painting. She has been recently published in the Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine ( 8th Issue, 2022, for a work entitled Three Roses and Thorns and the International Artist Magazine (Art Prize Challenge No. 125, Issue 141- Oct/Nov. 2021) Florals and Gardens, for a work entitled Three Light Pink Roses. She has participated and exhibited in solo, local, regional, national and international drawing and painting exhibitions, permanent collections and publications. Press and Publications 2022, Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine- 8th Issue, for a work entitled Three Roses and Thorns, Oil on Linen, 24" x 30" 2021, Finalist Winner, International Artist Magazine (Art Prize Challenge No. 125 Florals and Gardens, for a work entitled Three Light Pink Roses, Oil on Linen Panel, Published in Issue 141- Oct/Nov. 2021 magazine Danzic, Cynthia Maris, Drawing Dimensions, Ist edition Gallery Representation UGallery Recent Regional, National, International Juried Exhibitions and Awards 2022, Merit Award, February 2022, The Nature Show, Grey Cube Gallery, selected work, Three Roses and Thorns, 2021, Accepted into the "In Gallery", Botanical Art and Illustration Exhibition, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, selected work, Rose Petals and Leaves Dancing in Morning Light 2021, Merit Awards, 2021 Floral Online Art International Juried Online Show, Grey Cube Gallery, selected work, Three Blooming Light Peach Roses and Light Peach Roses and Rose Petals and Leaves Dancing in Light, oil on linen panel. 2021, Finalist, 7th Annual Leaves & Petals Art International Juried Art Exhibition-October 2021, Fusion Art. selected work, Three Blooming Light Peach Roses, oil on linen panel. 2021, 8th Annual Small Works National Juried Exhibition, selected works, Window of Leaves, Oil on Linen Panel, 6" x 12" and Light Between Leaves, Oil on Linen Panel, 8" x 8", Clifton Springs, New York 2021, Honorable Mention Award Winner, Grey Cube Gallery, 2021 Monochrome Online International Juried Art Show for the work entitled Drawing of Three Light Pink Roses, water-soluble graphite on aquabord. 2021, Bronze Award Winner, Camelback Gallery’s 2ND Annual Black and White 2021 Visual Arts Competition, for a work entitled Drawing of Three Light Pink Roses, water-soluble graphite on aquabord 2021, Finalist Award Winner, International Artist Magazine (Art Prize Challenge No. 125) Florals and Gardens, for a work entitled Three Light Pink Roses, Oil on Linen Panel Published in Issue 141- Oct/Nov. 2021 Magazine 2021, Honorable Mention Winner, 2021 3rd Annual Botanical Art Exhibition, A Contemporary Art Room Online Gallery for the work entitled Three Light Pink Roses, Oil on Linen Panel, 8" x 8" 2020, "In Gallery" Exhibition “6th Annual Botanical Exhibition”, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, for work entitled Hydrangeas selected work exhibited in the gallery in Laguna Beach, CA. 2020, Finalist, 6th Annual Figures, and Figures International Art Competition, Fusion Arts, Palm Springs, CA for work entitled Our Twin Connection, Watercolor Education 2001, MFA, Painting, The University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, IA 1998, Art Education Certificate, Parsons/New School, NY, NY 1997, B.F.A, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art and Science in NY, NY 1995, Exchange Student, Minerva Art Academy, Groningen, The Netherlands 1993, High School, Ruth Asawa School of the Arts High School, San Francisco, CA