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Charles Hilton (1937) is a Canadian sculptor and artist. He is best known for his pottery, and bronze sculptures, but also works in marble and wood. His work is abstract and organic in form.

He was born in Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1937. He studied at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he obtained a diploma in Fine Art in 1963.

Charles Hilton opened his studio in Edmonton, Alberta in 1969, where he produced pottery and sculptures in both clay and bronze until 1986. He was an influential artist who helped raise the profile of pottery and clay culture during the 1970's and early 1980's in Alberta, Canada.

In 1963, Charles Hilton received the Kenneth Finkelstein Prize in Sculpture from the University of Manitoba. In 1970, he received a grant from the Canada Arts Council. He was invited to represent the province of Alberta in the Artistic Program for the 1976 Olympic Games held in Montreal, Canada. Charles Hilton was the founding director of the 1978 “Commonwealth Games Sculpture Symposium” in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1979, he was commissioned by the “Oxford Development Group” for a bronze sculpture entitled “Friendship”. Charles Hilton was nominated for the “Saidye Bronfman Award” in 1980, and in the same year participated in the Calgary Ceramics Seminars. In 1989 Charles Hilton worked with one of Australia’s leading ceramicist Thancoupie in Australia.

Charles Hilton has participated in numerous solo and group art exhibitions in Alberta, Québec, British Columbia, and also Japan. He currently resides in British Columbia, Canada.