Ariel Hill

Artist statement :
“My work is a reflection of my environment. I am interested in the intersection between elements
of the natural world and how it relates to human experience. In my work I attempt to honour the
visual beauty and fine details that exist within nature in order to evoke a sense of connection
between the viewer and the subject matter. My patterns and colour palette reference vast
landscape as well as microscopic details of stones, plants and other organic matter.”

Bio:
Ariel Kesike Hill (AKH Studios) is an Indigenous multi-disciplinary artist hailing from Six Nations
of the Grand River and Wiikwemkoong First Nations. Hill holds a jewelry certificate from the
Kootenay School of the Arts and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Alberta University of
the Arts with a major in Glass. She will be starting her MFA with Emily Carr University of Art +
Design in the fall of 2024.