Glen Hamilton was born in 1955 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. He studied at the Ravensbourne University (London, UK) and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD). He graduated from NSCAD in 1981.

Glen has lived and worked in New York City since 1982. His work encompasses painting, printmaking, drawing, and sculpture-making, and has had shows in the US, Canada, and Portugal. His work is in private collections in the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe.