KNITFINITY
Catacombs Gallery
January 26, 2024 to March 16, 2024
Faith Humphrey Hill’s knitted portraits provide an optimistic view of technology’s role in shaping our identity and relationships with each other. The subjects of her portraits are strangers to her as they are to the viewer of the finished work. Being a visual artist, Faith uses her eyes to learn about the person, and in the process discovers commonalities. After the portrait is drawn, she creates a knitting pattern. Knitting is included for its reference to binary code and its continuous flow of fibers that mirrors our interconnectedness as people. These pieces are created using new and old hacked knitting machines dating from the 1950’s to the 1980’s. Incorporating technology in the process reflects the artist’s life with metal implants in her heart and along her spine. She states: “I live my life in collaboration with technology, it feels authentic to also include technology in my art process.”
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KNITFINITY
Catacombs Gallery
January 26, 2024 to March 16, 2024
Faith Humphrey Hill’s knitted portraits provide an optimistic view of technology’s role in shaping our identity and relationships with each other. The subjects of her portraits are strangers to her as they are to the viewer of the finished work. Being a visual artist, Faith uses her eyes to learn about the person, and in the process discovers commonalities. After the portrait is drawn, she creates a knitting pattern. Knitting is included for its reference to binary code and its continuous flow of fibers that mirrors our interconnectedness as people. These pieces are created using new and old hacked knitting machines dating from the 1950’s to the 1980’s. Incorporating technology in the process reflects the artist’s life with metal implants in her heart and along her spine. She states: “I live my life in collaboration with technology, it feels authentic to also include technology in my art process.”
Click HERE for more information on gallery hours and private appointments.
Faith Humphrey Hill received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Master’s in Arts Management from Columbia College. For 20 years, she helped others discover and make art daily through leadership positions in galleries, museums, and community arts organizations. While she continued her studio practice during this time, it wasn’t until 2015 that she was able to create art full-time. Faith is best known for creating portraits that combine drawing and knitting with digital tools. Balancing the visual symbolism of knitting with the colorful rendering of digital drawing, they create comfort and familiarity between viewer and subject though they may be strangers. Her portraits have been exhibited, collected, published, and broadcast internationally.
“The result of Hill’s innovative process is mixed media art that embodies the best of traditional and modern creative techniques.” ~ My Modern Met
Faith Humphrey Hill received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Master’s in Arts Management from Columbia College. For 20 years, she helped others discover and make art daily through leadership positions in galleries, museums, and community arts organizations. While she continued her studio practice during this time, it wasn’t until 2015 that she was able to create art full-time. Faith is best known for creating portraits that combine drawing and knitting with digital tools. Balancing the visual symbolism of knitting with the colorful rendering of digital drawing, they create comfort and familiarity between viewer and subject though they may be strangers. Her portraits have been exhibited, collected, published, and broadcast internationally.
“The result of Hill’s innovative process is mixed media art that embodies the best of traditional and modern creative techniques.” ~ My Modern Met
