Ariel Hill
Better Together Resident
Ariel Kesike Hill is an Indigenous artist hailing from Six Nations of the Grand River and Wiikwemkoong Unceeded Territory, now residing on the traditional territory of the Sinixt, Secwepemc, Ktunaxa and Syilx/Okanagan peoples, in Revelstoke, BC. Hill is a multidisciplinary artist with a B.F.A from Alberta College of Art + Design with a major in glass and a graduate of the jewelry program at the Kootenay School of the Arts. She is an M.F.A candidate with Emily Carr University of Art+Design, graduating class of 2026.
“My work is a reflection of my environment. I have had a deep connection to the land from an early age, growing up on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples. I work with a variety of contemporary and traditional mediums to convey the stories of the land. Currently, my focus lies on the fragile ecosystems of glaciers and watersheds, particularly the Illecillewaet glacier and its downstream connections.”
