Education
2005 BFA Crafts Jewelry/Metals, magna cum laude, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Grants
2005-2006 Fulbright Research Grant, Estonia, “The Cultural Progression of Jewelry Through Ritual”
Selected Exhibitions
2021 “The Christopher and Alida Latham Display” Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2019 “Piece by Piece: Narrative & Found Object Jewelry” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2018 “The Contemporary Art of Pacific Northwest Crafts” Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
2018 SOFA Chicago (presented by Aaron Faber Gallery)
2018 “Right On! Rites, Rituals, Remembrances” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2017 “Messages: Jewelry Speaks” Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
2017 SOFA Chicago (presented by Aaron Faber Gallery)
2016 “Trudee Hill: Lend Me Your Ears…Your Neck…Your Wrists…” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016 “Politically Speaking: New American Ideals in Contemporary Jewelry” Craft in America Center, Los Angeles, CA
2016 “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015 “Partners in NW Art: Selections from the Aloha Club Collection at TAM” Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2014 “Making It” The University of the Arts
2014 “Head to Toe – A Body of Adornment” The Art Stop Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2014 “Louder Than Words” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2011 “ABeCeDarian” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2011 “Trudee Hill: A Simple Phrase” Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2011 Seattle Metals Guild Biennial, WA State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
2010 “Celebrating 70” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 “Letters and Words” Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA
2009 Seattle Metals Guild Biennial, Frances Anderson Center, Edmonds, WA
2009 “From Minimal to Bling: Contemporary Studio Jewelry” The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
2009 “Signs of Life” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 “Vested Interest” John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
2008 “Arte Fresca” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 “And How! Celebrating Art & Soul in Contemporary Metalwork” SNAG/GATA Exhibition, Eugene, OR
2007 “Amuse, Amaze, Amend” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 “Fallen Nature” A-Galleri, Tallinn, Estonia
2006 “Erki Moeshow” Vene Cultural Center, Tallinn, Estonia
2005 “Directions” Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005 “Artifact” The University of the Arts
2005 M.L. Beitzel & F.W. Fish Awards Exhibition, The University of the Arts
2004 “It’s a Good Thing” The University of the Arts
2004 The Alexander Award Exhibition, The University of the Arts
2003 “Illumination & Shadow” The University of the Arts
2003 “History of Crafts” The Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003 “Ornament & Armament” The Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2002 “The Seven Deadly Sins” The University of the Arts
Curatorial Experience
2007 “Amuse, Amaze, Amend” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 “Fallen Nature” A-Galleri, Tallinn, Estonia
Visiting Artist Workshops
2014 Stackable Rings, SAM Remix Art Activity, Seattle Art Museum
2011 Wearable Art: Paper Jewelry, Teacher Workshop Series: Summer in the Northwest, Tacoma Art Museum
Publications
2022 ‘Studio Jewelry Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Trudee Hill’ Tacoma Art Museum Blog
2021 ‘New Bracelets: 400+ Contemporary Jewellery Designs’ by Nicolas Estrada, Promopress
2018 Article for Art Jewelry Forum ‘The “What If” Of Jewelry Design: Critical Design Theory In The Fields Of Contemporary Jewelry’ by Katia Rabey
2016 ‘Art Jewelry Today 4’ by Sandra Korinchak, Schiffer Publishing
2013 Article for Art Jewelry Forum ‘Rock Hushka, Tacoma Art Museum’ by Damian Skinner
2013 Arizona Bride, Spring/Summer Issue, ‘Newlyweds’ Feature by Marlene Montanez
2012 ‘Showcase 500 Rings’ Juried by Bruce Metcalf, Lark Crafts Publications
2011 ‘Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers’ by Elizabeth Bone, Interweave Press
2011 How Magazine, July, ‘Display Type’ article by Megan Lane Patrick
2011 ‘ABeCeDarian – An ABC Book’ Lorene Publications
2010 Ornament Magazine, Volume 33, No. 3, ‘Unambiguously Communicative’ article by Robin Updike
2010 ‘Celebrating 70’ Lorene Publications
2009 Ornament Magazine, Volume 33, No. 1, ‘Signs of Life’ Exhibition Review by Robin Updike
2009 ‘Signs of Life’ Lorene Publications
2009 ‘Chasing and Repoussé’ by Nancy Megan Corwin, Brynmorgen Press
2006 Still Magazine, January, article “Noor (moe) Kunst – New (fashion) Art,” Estonia
2006 Anne Magazine, May, article “Kodune Kosmopoliit – Domestic Cosmopolitan,” Estonia
2005 ‘Artifact,’ Exhibition and Publication sponsored by President Corzo, The University of the Arts
Awards, Honors, and Recognition
2005 Metals Faculty Award, The University of the Arts, PA
2004 Virginia Kimmel Scholarship in Crafts
2002-2005 Dean’s List Honors for Achievement in Creative and Academic Work, The University of the Arts
2002 Gertrude C. Partenheimer Scholarship
2001 Presidential Scholarship for Academic Achievement and Artistic Merit, The University of the Arts
2001 The Scholastic Art and Writing Award Gold Key for Excellence in Visual Arts
2000 The National Scholastic Art and Writing Award Silver Medal for Excellence in Visual Arts
Permanent Collections
The Tacoma Art Museum