David Hilliard (photographer)
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David Hilliard (born 1964, Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American photographer. He received his MFA from Yale University in 1994.
Hilliard is a fine arts photographer that mainly works with panoramic photographs. He draws from his personal life and those around him for his subjects and records events through his work. His photographs mainly focus on the ordinary day life but there is a fictitious aspect to the work because many of the scenes are staged.
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[edit] Technique
Hilliard’s panoramas are constructed with several panels ranging from as few as two and as many as six or more. The majority of his work however, has about three panels. The main difference between Hilliard and most other panoramic photographers is that each panel functions as its own composition that does not rely on the other panels in order to be a successful composition. Each panel is a different focal point and focal plane. This technique allows for Hilliard to guide the viewer through each photograph, directing their eye to what he wants them to focus on.
[edit] Education
1994 MFA, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
1992 BFA, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
[edit] Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions 2007 “New/Now”, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
2007 “Verifier”, Quality Pictures, Portland, OR
2007 “Verifier”, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
2007 “Verifier”, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2006 “The Favorite”, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
[edit] Grants and Awards
2002 Peter S. Reed Foundation Grant, New York, NY
2001 John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, New York, NY
2000 Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
1999 Artist Grant, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Boston, MA
1995 Fulbright Grant, exchange between U.S. and Spain(Barcelona)
1994 Alice Kimball English Travel Fellowship, Yale University, New Haven, CT
