Rob Hill (b. 1988, Los Angeles, CA) is a geometric abstract painter and United States Coast Guard veteran based in Denver, CO and Brooklyn, NY. His practice explores themes of Unity Through Diversity, expressed through the intersection of line, texture, angle, and color.
Hill is known for his ability to translate his visual language across a variety of surfaces, including canvas, denim, leather, wood, glass, marble, silk, and metal. His work draws influence from ancient Egyptian design and mid-century abstraction, resulting in a bold, structured aesthetic that feels both timeless and contemporary.
Robert Hill
Born in Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York
Education
2025 Masters in Fine Arts Pratt Institute
2022 BFA California College of the Arts
2019 AA LAHC Community College
Public Works
2024 NBA Denver Nuggets Black Excellence Night, Denver, CO
2023 Street Wise Arts Fall Mural Series, Roots Music, Project, Boulder, CO
2023 Love Lakewood City Mural, Lakewood, CO
2023 HGTV Home Town Takeover Mural, Fort Morgan, CO
2023 Colorado Black Arts Festival Mural, Denver, CO
2023 Green Spaces Bar Mural, Denver, CO
2022 Public Good NFT Exhibition, IRL Art, Colorado State Capital Building, Denver, CO
2022 Green Spaces Mural, Rhino Arts District, Denver, CO
2022 Cultural Fashion Runway Series, Street, IRL ART, MicNichols Building, Denver,CO
2022 Night Lights Denver, Pandoras NFT, Denver, CO
2022 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Tape Artwork, Pasadena, CA
2022 Nike x MLB Connect Series Live Painting Event, Denver CO
2022 Fabric Mural, Rhino Arts District, Denver, CO
2022 Mr. Augmented Show, NFT Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
2022 ETH Denver, IRL Culture Jam, Denver, CO
2022 Colorado Black Arts Festival, Understudy, Denver, CO
2022 Web3wgmi Event Speaker, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
2022 Solar Punk + Culture Jam Gallery, IRL Art Gallery, Rhino District, Denver, CO
2022 ETH Denver Exhibition, Sports Castle, Denver, CO
2022 LAB Arts Sports & Fitness Day, Vista Del Mar, CA
2022 LAB Arts Painting Canvas Day, Vista Del Mar, CA
2021 Viral NFT Exhibit, IRL Underground, Rhino Art District, Denver, CO
2021 Cyber Panther Party × End Game Association, Live Painting Event, MiNichols Civic Center Building, Denver, CO
2021 Black Love Mural Festival, Civic Center Park, Denver, CO
2021 IRL Art 5 Points Mural, Denver, CO
2021 Rockies MLB All Star Game, Live Painting Event, Denver, CO
2021 O'Hanlon Center for the Arts,"My American Experience" Exhibition, Mill Valley, CA
2019 Maya Angelou Mural Festival, Los Angeles, CA
2019 "Keep It Fresh" Exhibition at Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Boys & Girls Clubs of America Mural, Compton Willow-Brook, CA
2019 ML King's Court presents "Celebrating Dreams" Mural, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Cannibal Flower presents "Love Is The Message" Mural, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Boys & Girls Clubs of America Mural, San Pedro, CA
2018 The Maya Angelou Mural Festival Fundraiser, Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles,CA
2018 Visual Desert, Sugarmynt Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2017 L.A. Times: Festival of Books Mural, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Television Academy: Spring Mixer, Los Angeles, CA
2016 UNICEF: Next Gen Art Party, Los Angeles, CA
2015 UNICEF: Next Gen Art Party, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Revolt: Blended Cultures, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Banded Arts Mural, Los Angeles, CA
Shows
2025 Inside/Out, Brooklyn Navy Yard Dock 72, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Pieces of You, Pieces of Me, Schafler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Synchrony Flagship, Five Bryant Park Building, Manhattan, NY
2023 This is Not A Collection, Rhino District, Denver, CO
2023 Odell Brewing First Friday, Rhino District, Denver, CO
2023 Juneteenth Brother Jeff Cultural Center, Denver, CO
2022 Moving Colors, Art District on Santa Fe, Denver, CO
2022 Art District on Santa Fe Anniversary Show, Denver, CO
2019 "I Cannot Blame You For Having An Angle", Los Angeles, CA
Group Shows
2019 Rob Hill × Rob Hill Sr. Show, Los Angeles, CA
Awards
2022 Anderson Ranch Residency, Snowmass Village, CO
2022 Santa Fe Emerging Artist Residency, Denver CO
2020 KALA Art Institute, Veteran Residency Award, Berkeley, CA
Press
2022 Meet Rob Hill, Voyage LA, November
2022 Artist Profile, DARIA Magazine, November
2021 Meet Rob Hill Fine Artist & Designer, Shoutout LA Magazine, August
2019 Maya Angelou, Reimagined Through Art, NY Times, May
2019 Shepard Fairy and 30 other artists turn Maya Angelou into an outdoor gallery, Los Angeles Times, May
2019 With help of students, big name muralist are transforming a South L.A. High School, LA MAG, May
2019 JR, Shepard Fairy and other muralist collaborate with LA high schoolers, Hyperallergic, May
2018 "Everything I Touch is a Canvas, Rob Hill reimagines the traditional canvas", Harbor City College: Campus News, April
2017 "Things I Loved about Los Angeles Times Festival of Books", Huffington Post, April
2015 "12 Fashion Pieces by artists including Takashi Murakami, Sket One, Rob Hill and more", Los Angeles Times, July
2015 "How NDSLA Creates Couture Kicks", Los Angeles Magazine, May
2015 "One Big Moving Artistic Machine", Mountain Dew: Green Label, January