PAGE SAMIS HILL is a Canadian artist living in North Vancouver, British Columbia. She has been in far-reaching international exhibits for her pastels of the Okanagan Valley and the West Coast of B.C.

Education

• York House School – Vancouver, B.C.
• Banff School of Fine Arts – painting with Gordon Adaskin in Banff, Alberta
• Vancouver School of Art – Degree in clay Sculpture and fiberglass works with Mr. Bill Koochin, Honors in Painting from Mr. Peter Aspell. Vancouver, B.C.
• Instituto Allende San Miguel – Mexico. Study of Lithography, Lost Wax Process in sculpture for bronzes, Drawing and Weaving - Masters in Drawing
• Scholarships – Two Years at Laguna Beach School of Art, California USA - Professional Life Drawing
• Professional Workshops for pastel – Pastel Society of America, New York USA

Juried Exhibitions

2007   OPEN STUDIO – Aug. 12, 2007

• Group Exhibition Harmony Arts Festival – Silk Purse Arts Centre and Delanys Coffee in Dundarave, West Van. B.C. Aug.3-12th
• Etretat – Workshop for three hours-Salon du Pastel, France (Page demonstrated) March 19th
• Group Exhibition - Salon International du Pastel – Yvetot, France (Page attended) March 12th
• Frame Masters Gallery – Currently on display Original Pastel Paintings, hand embellished canvas prints, large acrylic paintings Palm Desert, USA
• Artsco Gallery – Yaletown, Vancouver B.C. CA
• Submissions pending for other galleries and corporations

• Gallery by the Bay – Stanwood, WA USA
• Pastel Artists Canada – Hamilton, Ontario CA
• North Vancouver Community Arts Council – Art Rentals
• CD "The Avenue" PowerPoint slide show and interview with Shaw

• Degas Pastel Society Exhibit – Hammond, Louisiana USA
• The 2005 Southwest Arts Festival – Empire Polo Club, Indio California USA

• Red Rooster Winery – Solo Exhibit, Naramata B.C. Canada
• Pastel Painters of Maine 5th Kennebunk, Maine USA
• Hilton Head Art League – Hilton Head Island, South Carolina USA
• Pastel Society of North Florida – Ft. Walton Beach, Florida USA

• Pastel Society of Ontario – Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada
• International Association of Pastel Societies– Chablis Gallery, Placerville, Ca. USA
• Pastel Society of North Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida USA
• Gallery – Desert Art Source at the Art Place – Palm Desert, CA
• Delaney’s Coffee Dundarave – West Vancouver, B.C. Dec. – Solo Exhibit
• Bakehouse Coffee – North Vancouver, B.C. Jan. – Solo Exhibit
• Harmony Arts Festival Studio Tours – Aug. West Vancouver, B.C.
• Intracorp – Capilano Ridge Development North Vancouver, B.C.
• Renoir Publishing Ltd. CA. USA

• International Association of Pastel Societies – USA Sixth Juried Exhibition – Chablis Gallery, Placerville, California USA
• Gala Gallery – North Vancouver, B.C. Invitational Solo Exhibit
• Pastel Society of North Florida - Pastels 2002 Seventh Biennial National Exhibition
• 14th Anniversary Ft. Walton Beach, Florida USA Award
• Five Square Miles – North Vancouver Arts Council B.C.
• Hambleton Gallery – Kelowna, B.C.
• Zheeclay Art Gallery – Vancouver, B.C.

Donations

• 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 Canuck Place Children’s Hospice – Vancouver, B.C. Canada
• Gift Cards sold through Purdy’s Chocolates Vancouver, B.C. and at Canuck Place.
• West Vancouver United Church, The West Vancouver Foundation and Kay Meek Foundation.

COMMISSIONS 2005

• Print “Caroline Victoria” presented to Queen Elizabeth II on her Birthday at Buckingham Palace, London England, July 06. Each time a print is sold the funds go to “The Royal Theatrical Fund” established in 1839 and their patron is Her Majesty, The Queen London, England.
• Pastel – “Caroline Victoria” Mrs. Tom Coldicutt, Palm Desert, USA
• York House School – Vancouver, B.C. Pastel – “Ladner House” CA

Collections

    2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 Canuck Place Children’s Hospice – Vancouver, B.C. Canada

Publications

2006

• L’Art du Pastel – The Art of Pastel – France
• The Guild’s Sourcebook of Residential Art 4 – Multi media Art US
• Best of Artists & Artisans Book Series – Multi media with gold leaf. (Award & Honorable Mention) California, USA

• The Guild’s Sourcebook of Residential Art 3 – Pastel Art USA

Awards

2007

• Sponsor - Terry Ludwig Pastel - USA
• Sponsor - Sennelier Pastel - France

• Honorable Mention – Best of Artists & Artisans Book Series of California Artists – Acrylic with gold leaf
• Publication – L'Art du Pastel - France

• The 2005 Southwest Art Festival – Indio Ca. “King of the Road Award” To the Artist Traveling the Furthest Internationally

• Appointed Premier Artist of Canuck Place Children’s Hospice-Canada

• Pastel Society of Canada Award exhibit International Association of Pastel Societies in Albuquerque, New Mexico USA

• Pastel Society of North Florida – Winner of American Artist Magazine Award – Two years USA

• Signature Status Pastel Society of Canada

AFFLIATIONS - *International Juried

• CARFAC – BC professional visual and media artists in B.C. 2006
• *Art Du Pastel En France – France 2005 (Pastel Society of France)
• *Pastel Artists Canada – Ontario 2005
• *Associate Pastel Society of America – New York-USA 2000
• *National Signature Pastel Society of Canada – Ottawa 2000
• *International Association of Pastel Societies – USA 2002
• *Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc. – New York USA 2002
• *Degas Pastel Society – New Orleans, Louisiana 2003 to present
• Vancouver Art Gallery – Vancouver, B.C. 2002
• Seymour Art Gallery – North Vancouver, B.C. 1995
• North Vancouver Community Arts Council, B.C. – Art Rental 1995
• Federation of Canadian Artists – Vancouver, B.C. 2002
• Alumni - Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design – Vancouver, B.C.