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Daric Gill - Interdisciplinary Artist Interdisciplinary artist Daric Gill specializes in robotic sculptures & oil painting. He holds an MFA from the University of Cincinnati & a BFA from Columbus College of Art & Design. Gill has received multiple awards, including the 2019 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award & fellowships in Dresden, Germany, Cuba, & Columbus. He is an ICOM & IAA member. His work has been exhibited internationally, including in South Korea, Germany, Cuba, NYC, & LA. Gill is a full-time studio artist, former adjunct instructor, & runs a free online professional development resource. View all posts by Daric Gill Studios →

ToeHeads Event At Mouton

March 27, 2015All Blogs, Life Of An Artist Blog, ToeHeads Blogcocktails, Daric Gill, funny, gallery, illustration, Jagermeister, life of an artist, mouton, Night Mode, reclaimed wood, ToeHeads, vintageDaric Gill Studios

Heads, Shoulders, Knees, & ToeHeads

by Daric Gill

The ToeHeads will be showing at MOUTON for the months of April and May. Kick off the show with cocktails by Jägermeister, live music, hors d’oeuvres, art, & dancing.

Mouton serves class with their vintage cocktails, wine, craft beer, artisan breads & cheeses, cured meats, & coffee. Come see the ToeHeads on display and have a terrific time.

Join me & the ToeHeads Thursday, April 2 @ 7:00pm at Mouton for some drinks & dancing. DJ music by Night Mode.

Directions HERE

954 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201

Winged Sculpture Hangs In Skylit Atrium At Hilton

March 26, 2015All Blogs, Fine Arts Blog, Life Of An Artist Blogaeronautical, airplane sculpture, Columbus Idea Foundry, Daric Gill, FCBDD, Hilton, mechanical physics, OAL, reclaimed wood, sculpture, Short North, wings, wood airplane, Wright FlyerDaric Gill Studios

New Structures Hang Winged Sculpture

by Daric Gill

Wings Of Innocence: mixed medium. (detail) — Wings Of Innocence: mixed medium

This past weekend I hung my aeronautical sculpture called “Wings Of Innocence” at the brand new Hilton Downtown Columbus. The opposing wall is a spectacular 15,000 sq. ft. glass skylight, which I believe makes a perfectly airy atmosphere for the sculpture.

“Wings Of Innocence” is a retrospective response to the inherent imagination of children. Children combine reality and fiction in a way that provides a solution without fear of concept failure. Likewise, the double-wings combine realistic and imaginative flight elements in a suspended sculpture.

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NEW! “Brothers” ToeHead Illustrations Roar

March 15, 2015All Blogs, ToeHeads Blogart, bears, blue, brothers, children's book, cute, Daric Gill, funny, green, illustration, painting, reclaimed wood, ToeHeads Blog, walnutDaric Gill Studios

ToeHeads Get A Pair Of Brothers

by Daric Gill

The latest ToeHeads to come on the scene are brothers. These 2 characters are large-scale cutouts on reclaimed wood that has been salvaged from an old secretary’s desk. With freshly sanded walnut surfaces, these colorful siblings have plenty of new life to roar about. Of course, we all know that they’re not as ferocious as they might think.