Artist Statement:

My recent paintings have myths, stories and iconographies from many sources mediating the sacred oneness, impermanence and connectedness of everything on our planet. Prior to 2000 my paintings primarily dealt with the discord of two diverse cultures coming into contact with one another; especially the conflicts between the Judeo-Christian ideology and Native American beliefs.
Throughout much of my work I have explored the concept of belief systems and how they affect their related environments. I find a common thread through the Native American and Taoist perception of the sacred in everything versus the more Judeo-Christian and Confucian idea of human supremacy. My paintings are my visual musings, but I like to think they will be interpreted by the viewer in his or her own unique way. I also hope that they enjoy the painting process, as it is an integral aspect of my work.
-Jeneese Hilton, 2006

E d u c a t i o n :
1990 MFA in Painting, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
1986 BFA in Fine Art, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
1983 Three month program for printmaking and sculpture, Bellas Artes,
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
1982 Studied painting and drawing for a year, Art Institute, San Miguel de
Allende, Guanajuanto, Mexico
1981 Studied painting, drawing and printmaking at University of Montana
Missoula, MT
1966 BS in Biology and Medical Technology, College of Great Falls,
Great Falls, MT

S o l o S h o w s :
2006 Quintana Galleries, Portland, OR
2005 Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2003 Nicholaysen Museum of Art, Casper, WY
2003 Emerson Center of Art, Beale Park Center, Bozeman, MT
1999 Plains Museum, Fargo, North Dakota
1999 Miles City Art Museum, Miles City, MT
1998 Myrna Loy Center, Helena, MT
1998 Paris Gibson Square of Art, Great Falls, MT
1996 Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispell, MT
1995 Salish Kootenai People’s Center, Pablo, MT
1995 Plains Museum of the Blackfeet Indian, Browning, MT
1988 MFA Thesis Show, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

S e l e c t e d G r o u p S h o w s :
2005 Native Perspectives on the Trail, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2005 Contemporary Native American Art, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2003 Festival of the Book, Cut Bank Literary Magazine, Missoula Art Museum Missoula, MT
2003 Lewis and Clark in Perspective, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2003 Place as Metaphor, Emerson Center Beale Park, Bozeman, MT
2000 Seven Arrows: Native American Show, University of Montana
Missoula, MT
1999 Contemporary Native American Art, Westphalia State Museum, Germany
1996 Women’s Voices, Hockaday Center of the Arts, Kalispell, MT
1989 Art as Political Vision, Old Brunswick Gallery, Missoula, MT
1981 Exchange Exhibit with China, University of Montana, Missoula, MT