Hilary Prince was born in South Africa and immigrated to Britain, and then to Canada. She began painting the Canadian landscape in 1982, and has exhibited her work regularly since then. She works in watercolour, oil, and occasionally in acrylic. In 1992 she won a commission for a large work for the River Valley Room at City Hall, Edmonton. Her work is in many public and private collections, including: Canada Council Art Bank, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton City Hall, University of Alberta, University of Alberta Hospital, Athabasca University, MacEwan University, Fairmont Hotel Macdonal and Deloitte & Touche.
The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory and Region 4 of the Metis Nation of Alberta. We respect this as the traditional and contemporary land of diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Beaver Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux/Ojibwe and Dene Peoples. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people who make Alberta their home today.