Hilary Jean Gibson is an experienced illustrator and tutor who has taught for the St Ives School of Painting, Cornwall and delivered guided tours for Tate St Ives and the Barbara Hepworth Museum since 1995. Hilary has a 1st Class B.A. Hons. Degree in Graphic Design: Illustration, St. Martin’s School of Art, London (1979). Art Cert. Ed. Sussex University (1980) M.A. History of Modern Art and Design, UCF. (1997) M.A. Illustration : Authorial Practice, Falmouth University. (2010)
In 2010 Hilary wrote, illustrated and self-published “Godolphin” (NT) a book about the fascinating history of the house and garden in Cornwall. In 2017 Hilary was Artist in Residence at Trelissick National Trust where she completed 6 very large drawing commissions now hanging in the house. In 2018 she self-published “Illustrations of The Leach Pottery St Ives” a book she wrote, full of drawings and paintings she created at the Museum between 2012 ~ 2018.
She has been teaching art since 1980 and has run FSC art courses since 1999. For examples of Hilary’s artwork please visit www.hilary-jean-gibson-illustrator.co.uk.