As well as having her metal sculptures in many private collections, Clark Cole has created significant public sculptures over the years, providing works for the head offices of Stelco and Tilley Endurables and for sites as Unionville High School for the Arts and the Bethune Memorial in Shi Cha Chuang, China. She created the prestigious bronze ARC Award for Cadillac-Fairview Corporation, which is awarded annually. Hilary has permanent installations locally in the Orillia Public Library, South Muskoka Memorial Hospital, the Port Carling Library, and the garden of the Town of Gravenhurst Municipal Offices. Recently she installed a collaborative work in the District of Muskoka Council Chambers in Bracebridge, Ontario. Clark Cole has won many awards for her sculptures and one of her signature bustiers was recently added to MAC's permanent collection. She, and her sculptures, have been profiled on television programs on the Life Channel, CBC, and Global. She is a strong role model in her community, and in 2002 won the first YWCA Woman of Distinction Award for Arts and Culture.

Whether creating realistic, three-dimensional animals, such as 'Wolves - The Messengers' and 'Grizzly Bears: Mother and Cubs', 'Northern Ontario Bull Moose', and the 'Chestnut Filly', or more ethereal pieces such as 'Windswept Silhouette', a life-sized female figure combining the natural elements of rock and tree, and intimate studies of bustiers, flowers and figures in bronze and steel, Clark Cole continues to explore her own creative depths and to provoke deep-seated responses in viewers.
- by Carol Pollock

• Graduated from Ontario College of Art and Design, 1969
• Has lived and worked professionally in Muskoka since 1971

Materials
One of a kind, hand-built, welded steel sheet and rod sculptures, Corten Steel Plate, sometimes incorporating glass, copper, brass, and stones. Indoor and Outdoor installations, Bronze Castings, Limited Editions.

Her sculptures are part of many public and private collections throughout the world.

Public Installations and Commissions
• Muskoka District Council Chambers, Bracebridge, Ontario
• Port Carling Library, Port Carling, Ontario
• Municipal Offices, Gravenhurst Ontario
• Creator of bronze Cadillac-Fairview Corporation "ARC" Award
• AlertCare Corporation's "The Colonial", Whitby, Ontario
• Tilley Endurables World Headquarters, Toronto, Ontario
• Unionville Highschool for the Arts, Unionville, Ontario
• Stelco Head Offices, Toronto, Ontario
• Bethune Memorial, Shi Cha Chuang, China
• Orillia Public Library, Orillia, Ontario
• Bracebridge Sportsplex, Bracebridge, Ontario
• Gravenhurst Public School, Gravenhurst, Ontario
• Sullivan Law Offices, Gravenhurst, Ontario
• Gravenhurst High School, Gravenhurst, Ontario
• Stuart and Cruikshank Law Offices, Gravenhurst, Ontario
• Beechgrove Public School, Gravenhurst, Ontario
• Saint Gabriel's Church, Willowdale, Ontario
• Trinity United Church, Gravenhurst, Ontario
• South Muskoka Memorial Hospital, Bracebridge, Ontario
• Muskoka Arts and Crafts Permanent Collection

Awards
• Muskoka Arts and Crafts Patricia M. Boyer Award of Excellence in 3D 2011
• Margot Bindhardt Award Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Fine Art Showcase 2009
• Muskoka Arts and Crafts Lifetime Membership Award, 2008
• Muskoka Arts and Crafts Award of Excellence, Spring Show, 2002 and 2007
• Enterprising Women, Best Artist / Craftsperson 2005
• Muskoka Arts and Crafts People's Choice Award, 2005
• YWCA Woman of Distinction Award for Arts and Culture, 2002
• Muskoka Arts and Crafts People's Choice Award, 1999, 2000
• Doug Gatke Award for Member's Choice, 1998, 1999, and 2000
• Town of Gravenhurst Achievement Award, 1994
• Muskoka Arts and Crafts Founding Patron's Award, 1986

Hilary Clark Cole and her metal sculptures have been featured on CBC Television, Global Television, CKVR, and the Life Channel.