Biogoraphy - Hilton Plummer

Hilton Plummer

Hilton Plummer, a multifaceted and talented artist, born in Rose Town, Kingston Jamaica. He is currently working in Brooklyn New York. He is a significant force in the international art world. Plummer achieved critical acclaim and immense popular support from both collectors and critics.

In recognition of his talent and potential, Hilton Plummer has been the recipient of several awards and scholarships. As a graduate of the internationally renowned Edna Manley College of Visual Arts, he has studied under several Jamaican Masters. His training has also been enriched with studies at The Art Student League of New York. Plummer has exhibit in over 35 solo exhibition and over 100 group exhibition since 1978.

The Artist Note

Above all else, expression is what I am after. I am unable to distinguish between the feelings I have for life and my way of painting which is what I experience visually in life. Each piece of work is a combination of what I see and what I feel. I believe that in searching out the most expressive forms of my work, I am challenging my talent and training to its utmost. The whole arrangement of my composition is manipulated and exploited to heighten its expressive content through the pictorial elements of color, shape, texture, and space.

I start each piece of work by observing nature. The work is then influenced by my mood in response to the landscape of figurative objects that have inspired me. My emotional response is guided by aesthetic considerations and the techniques of imagery I have developed. I believe that I best express myself in art by seeking to depict not objective reality, but the subjective response of my innermost feelings as closely as possible.

AWARDS

2001 Proclamation from City Council Chambers - NY

2000 Proclamation from Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields

1999 City Council Citation

1996 Honorable Mention Awards - Flushing Art League

1984 St. Phillips Anglican Youth Fellowship Certificate

1983 Simon Bolivar Certificate - Art Competition

1981 Certificate of Distinction - Jamaica Festival Commission

1980 Certificate of Merit - Jamaica Festival Commission

1979 Silver Certificate - Jamaica Festival Commission

COLLECTORS

New World Art Center, New York, NY

CMI Business Furniture Services Systems, New York, NY

Jamaican Consulate, New York, NY

Citizens Bank, Kingston, Jamaica, WI

Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Rt. Hon. P. J. Patterson

Communications Consultants Limited, Kingston, Jamaica, WI

Jamaica School of Art Collection, Kingston, Jamaica, WI

Royal Bank of Jamaica Collection, Kingston, Jamaica, WI

American Women’s Club Collection, Kingston, Jamaica, WI

Samuel Bea Jr., Member of Assembly, 83rd District, Brooklyn, NY

Lloyd Gale, MD, F.A.C.S., New York, NY

Jimmy Cliff, Singer & Musician, Kingston, Jamaica, WI

Una Clarke, Council Member, 40th District, Brooklyn, NY

C. Virginia Fields, Manhattan Borough President, New York, NY

Dr. Basil Bryan, Consul General of Jamaica, New York, NY

Calvin Anderson Collection, England

PUBLICATIONS

Images

Caribbean Life

Daily News, NY

Unfold Magazine

Art Expo Preview

Everybody’s Magazine

The Jamaica Daily Gleaner

Jamaica Journal Art Review Magazine

The City Sun Review

The Phoenix