Mia Hill is an artist that works in mediums of clay, paint, and mixed media. With clay as her main medium, she works both with functional and sculptural forms. Having a background in painting throughout most of her college career allows her to play with color and mark making in her forms. Hill finds inspiration in the world of the 2D, focusing on collage, pattern, and repetition. Other 3D inspirations are through fabric, botanicals, and the human figure. Hill includes a variety of elements throughout her work, with varying color, texture, and overall form. In both ceramics and painting she uses a wide range of colors: bold, light, and dark, in hopes of creating high contrast pieces. Hill is also interested in content with themes of duality and feminism in both ceramics and painting.  

Hill first started her art career at San Joaquin Delta college, in the town she was raised in Stockton, CA. She had humble beginnings taking her first art class at this college as a biology major. After switching majors to business, and then finally to studio art, she decided to start her journey as an artist. Hill eventually transferred to Sacramento State University to better skills in both painting and ceramics. At the end of her time at Sacramento State, Hill focused on clay as her main medium instead. In Spring 2024, Hill graduated from Sacramento State with a BFA in Studio Art with concentrations in ceramics and painting. In the future, Hill hopes to attend residencies and eventually get an MFA in ceramics as a goal to eventually teach.