Artist Statement
“There is a little bit of something in everything and that is what I like to explore.”
My work is all about storytelling–my Assemblages, Sculptures, Collages, and Pigmented Plasters all bear a narrative element. Through observing, reinterpreting, repurposing, and reimagining objects, materials and artifacts, I create visual poems that are sometimes political and serious, sometimes whimsical and humorous, but always with purpose and intent. When I’m in my studio everything I need is there and the universe is perfect.
Curriculum Vitae
Christopher Hynes is the youngest of 10 children and grew up in Washington, D.C. around artists, writers, and politicos. As a young man he was a studio assistant for several Washington artists. He also worked in an archival frame shop but, mostly, he played in rock and roll bands. In 1988 he turned to the visual arts full time. He is mostly self-taught and has had numerous group and one-man shows in Texas, New York, D.C., and other cities. His work is in many private collections across the United States. He’s lived in Austin since 1984.
One Man Shows
Feb.13 2022 “The Inner Kingdom” Premiere a collaboration of Music and Art with Alex Coke – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrhe50VGty4
August-September 2020 Meditations at Link and Pin Austin TX – https://linkpinart.com/
May 2019 Assemblages and Collages at Recycle Reads Burnet Rd, Austin TX
March 2019 Jazz Icons at Austin Library Manchaca Branch, Austin TX
May 2018 Jazz Icons at Austin Library Pleasant Hill Branch, Austin TX
Oct. 2014 Collaboration of Sight and Sound at Scanlan Gallery, Austin TX http://www.lyrical-
Aug. 2012 Visual Poems at Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts, Binghamton, NY
Sept 2008 Emergents Series at Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts, Binghamton, NY
Sept 2007 Assemblages at Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts, Binghamton, NY
July 2005 Assemblages at The Carriage House Gallery, Austin, TX
June 2004 A Better World at Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Washington D.C.
One Man Shows
May 2019 Recycle Reads Assemblages and Collage Burnet Rd Austin Tx,
March 2019 Austin Library Manchaca Branch Jazz Icons
May 2018 Austin Library Pleasant Hill Branch Jazz Icons
Oct. 2014 Collaboration of Sight and Sound Scanlan Gallery Austin Tx.
Aug. 2012 Visual Poems Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts Binghamton, NY
Sept 2008 “Emergents” Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts Binghamton, NY
Sept 2007 Assemblages Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts Binghamton, NY
July 2005 Assemblages The Carriage House Gallery, Austin, TX
June 2004 A Better World Museum of Contemporary Art Washington D.C.
W.E.S.T. Austin Studio Tour 2012 - 2019 Austin Tx.
May 2019 Gang of 6 Link and Pin Gallery Austin Tx.
July 2018 I Found You Link and Pin Gallery Austin Tx.April 2011 TEXAS NATIONAL 2011 EXHIBITION The Cole Art Center Nacogdoches, TX
Recent Group Shows
May 2019 Gang of 6 at Link and Pin Gallery, Austin TX – https://linkpinart.com/
July 2018 I Found You at Link and Pin Gallery, Austin TX – https://linkpinart.com/
April 2011 Texas National 2011 Exhibition at The Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX
July 2010 AAVA Member Show 2010 at Studio 2 Gallery, Austin, TX
May 2010 2010 Annual juried art exhibition Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, TX
Sept. 2009 Members Show at Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
June 2008 ReCycle at FusionArts Museum, NY, NY
Recent Group Shows
July 2010 AAVA Member Show2010 Studio 2 Gallery Austin, Texas
May 2010 2010 Annual juried art exhibition Live Oak art center, Columbus, Texas
Sept. 2009 Members Show Dougherty Atrs Center
June 2008 ReCycle FusionArts Museum New York City
Publications
The Art Of Found Objects by Robert Craig Bunch p. 81
Online Publications
The Afterlife of Discarded Objects – http://www.theafterlifeofdiscardedobjects.com/
Murzre Art Magazine issue #7 August 2019 – https://www.murze.org