David Hind refers to himself as a “thing maker”. Hind is a fabricator of conceptual and representational artworks, furnishings, instruments, and other functional objects; each of which is exclusively rendered from recycled and reclaimed materials. His work introduces a quality of finesse to the handling of scrap yard material, weaving cultural, political and ecological subject matter into compelling contemporary narratives.
Salvaged Landscapes is an apt description of both the materials and the theme behind Canadian artist Dave Hind’s work. Hind creates meticulously rendered landscapes which often examine the meeting of the natural and the constructed. The artworks are unexpectedly assembled out of reclaimed aluminium siding which is cut, carved and layered into a mosaic of texture arid colour, this ongoing body of work depicts the intersection between rural and urban landscapes, often documenting specific trees who share their space with the manufactured city scape.
Hind's installation works can be found in public, private and corporate collections in both Canada and the United States; he has exhibited throughout Canada, the USA and abroad since the outset of his career in the early 1990s.
Dave Hind currently lives and works in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Navigating Progress: Hind vs. Hind, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
2009
Reclaiming: Hind & Company, Glenhyrst Art Gallery, Brantford, ON
2008
Grimsby Trees, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON
2007
Meg’s Pause, Glenhyrst Gardens, Brantford, ON
2006
Field Study - Terase Gallery, Thornbury, ON
South- West Hamilton Studio Tour, Hamilton, ON
2004
Cluster and Glom - Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
2002
Thingmaker Music - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
entitled - Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON
entitled - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2001
Under the Bloom of the Moon- The Garden Studio, Lowville, ON
2000
Canada Blooms, Toronto, ON
1999
One of a Kind Show, Toronto, ON
Milton Studio Tour, Lowville, ON
Sourcing the Fire- Regional Arts Council, Hamilton, ON
1997
Tree Stumps & Dump Junk- Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
1996
Festival of Friends- Gage Park, Hamilton, ON
The Mums Show- Gage Park, Hamilton, ON
Royal Winter Fair- Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON
1995
Industrial Design for Continuing Consumption- Arts on King, Toronto, ON
1994
The Works Festival, Edmonton, AB and Victoria, BC
1993
Rhythmic Dissonance- N.F. Doyle Gallery, Toronto, ON
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Grand River Arts Festival, Glenhyrst Gardens, Brantford, ON
Hundred Dollar Gallery 10th Anniversary Edition, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON
2018
“Basin”, “Declaration”, McMaster Museum of Art’s Artist Garden, Hamilton, ON
2015
TH&B UNITED, Boarding House Arts Incubator, Guelph, ON
2007
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2006
Two Degrees of Separation - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2005
The Release- Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON
The Group of Seven Revisited- Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge, ON
2004
Time Has Three Dimensions- Museum London, London, ON
2000
Arch-Zone 6B- Hamilton Artist Inc., Hamilton, ON
1999
Out of the Studio- Faculty Show: White Mountain Academy, Elliot Lake, ON
1998
Future Wave- Menken Gallery, Kanazawa, Japan
Exile on James Street- Bank of Montreal Building, Hamilton, ON
1997
Festival of Friends- Gage Park, Hamilton, ON
Public Hanging- Eaton Centre, Hamilton, ON
1996
The Garden Show- Gibson Gallery, London, ON
Sins & Lovers- Gibson Gallery, London, ON
1995
Lollapalooza Music Festival, Barrie, ON
1994
Look 94- Gallery Lambton, Sarnia, ON
Gathering- Under the Bridge, London, ON
Merge- Forest City Gallery, London, ON
1993
Skin & Steel- Halo Club, London, ON
Performance Festival- Forest City Gallery, London, ON
Urban Animals- Guild House Gallery, St. Thomas, ON
1992
Arted on Things and the Non-Object- Artist's Studio, St. Thomas, ON
Open Doors- Guild house Gallery, St. Thomas, ON
AWARDS
2006
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit – Best In Show
1994
Look 94 – Award of Excellence – Gallery University
1992
University of Ontario – Gold Medal of Excel-lence Fine Arts
