| BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS |
She was an early student at the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts, attending from 1926 to 1928, but not graduating.
She married fellow student and artist Vito Cianci in Vancouver on September 1 1932. She was listed on the marriage certificate as a designer. The witnesses on the certificate were Beatrice Lennie and Madge Farmer. The couple later divorced.
She exhibited in the Seattle Art Museum's annual Northwest Artists exhibition in 1943, her address noted as "Hollyburn P.O."
She exhibited two oil paintings in the B.C. Society of Fine Arts annual exhibition in 1943, and three paintings in the 1944 exhibition. She was also a photographer.
BC Vital Statistics on-line did not provide any further information on the artist as of November 2021, under last names Cianci or Hill. An internet search provided a couple of links to articles she had apparently written as a teacher.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| DATE | EXHIBITION | ARTWORK |
| 1932 Sept. 17 - 30 | PASOVAS Club Exhibition | "Vaucroft Beach" |
| 1943 May 15 - June 6 | BCSFA 33rd Annual | When the Creative Force Rules Man |
| Toward the Creative Renewal | ||
| 1944 May 13 - June 4 | BCSFA 34rd Annual | She Walks Alone |
| Protection | ||
| The Earth Woman | ||
| 1944 Sept. 25 - Oct. 20 | VAG B.C. Artists 12th Annual | The Indomitable Spirit |
ARTISTS IN CANADA 1982 - UNION LIST OF ARTISTS' FILES (refer to AIC82)
Vancouver School of Decorative & Applied Arts - List of Students
THE LIFE AND ART OF HARRY AND JESSIE WEBB (refer to MTP14)
Includes references to Sybil and Vito Cianci.
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE marriage (refer to BCVS)
"Other contributors include: ... Sybil Hill ... "
From "The Paint Box Is Annual of Vancouver Art School"
unknown newspaper, June 1927
""Vaucroft Beach" by Sybil Hill Cianci is excellent, ... "
From "The Note Book" by Julia W. Henshaw
Vancouver Sun, October 1 1932
"Large and unusual canvases which are certain to attract attention and cause discussion
include: "When the Creative Force Rules Man," and "Toward the Creative Renewal" by
Sybil Cianci, both strong and well-painted decorations based on B.C. Indian motifs; ... "
From "Fine Creative Spirit Marks Exhibition By B.C. Artists"
Vancouver Province, May 21 1943
"Sybil Cianci exhibits three mysterious paintings with innocuous titles ... "
From "Notable Exhibits of Artists' Work"
by Mildred Valley Thornton
Vancouver Sun (presumed), May 1944