Education
Master of Science in Art Education, Artist/Teacher • Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Fine Arts • State University of New York at Purchase College, Purchase, NY
Selected Press
“Nature can influence our lives, instill memories in our minds and fill us with feelings of want and nostalgia. When we pair these powers of nature with those of humanity, the product is both haunting and delicate. Boston area artist Hilary Tolan has made it her mission to expose this relationship for all that it’s worth.” Artscope online, Lacey Daley, February 2012
“Waxing philosophical with wax coated flora”, Suzannah Weiss, The Brown Daily Herald, November 2009
Critics Picks, Hilary Tolan: Remainder, Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, May 2008
Spotlight review, Hilary Tolan: Beloved, Shawn Hill, Art New England August/September 2006
“Anyone who’s had their heart broken knows what it feels like to cling to something you’re not even sure was real in the first place. Hilary Tolan’s witty and disarming exhibition at the Kingston Gallery plops viewers right into that realm of bloated sentiment and desperate preservation…” Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, March 2006
“A galaxy far, far away”, Greg Cook, Boston Phoenix, March 2006
“Fresh air, the great outdoors, this is reality, right? Not in Hilary Tolan: Beloved…” Randi Hopkins, Boston Phoenix, March 2006
“Home is Where the Art is” Installation art, D’lynne Plummer, Art New England, April/May 2006
Related
Member of the Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA April 2002 – present
Artist Resident at the Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, Georgia, 2008
Artist Resident at Brydcliff Colony, Woodstock, NY 2002 & 2005
Art Acquisitions Committee Member for Artcetera Annual AIDS Benefit auction, 2004 & 2008
Boston Art Dealers Association Gallery Talk, “Waxy Build Up”, panel discussion, Kingston Gallery, 2003
Artists’ Talk, Sykes Gallery, Millersville University, Millersville, PA, 2003