Curriculum Vitae

David Hanes (b. 1987) is a Canadian-American painter based in Berlin since 2014. Rooted in plein-air sketching and a nomadic engagement with the world, his work moves between immediacy and contemplation, turning fleeting observations into deeply expressive paintings. Guided by colour and memory, his practice proposes a quiet resistance to disconnection—reminding us that to witness the world with feeling is, in itself, a radical act.

email: david@davidhanes.info

Education

2013   BFA Sculpture, OCAD University, Toronto

2011   Kansas City Art Institute, MO

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024   Mott Projects, Catskill, NY

2023   Emerge Project Space, Pescara, IT, curator: Benedetta Monti

2022   Mott Projects, Catskill, NY

2020   Spazio ORR, Brescia, IT

2018   Open Forum, Berlin

Selected Joint Exhibitions

2025   Zepster Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (Andrew Hildenbrand)
     McBride Contemporain, Montreal, CA (Alice Zeherini Le Reste)

2022   White Noise Gallery, Rome, IT (Richie Culver)

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024   Platform from David Zwirner Gallery, Online, NY
     Zepster Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, curator: Reed Chopjnacki

2023   Il Bisonte Gallery, Florence, IT, curator: Silvia Belloti
     Andrea Festa Fine Art, Rome, IT

2021   Robert Morat Galerie, Berlin, curator: Tobias Kappel

Residencies & Festivals

2025   PM/AM Residency, London
     Dialogue, Luxembourg
     Nightworks, Berlin

2024   Pas Mal Residency, Montreal
     LungA School, LAND Program, Iceland
     SUL Foundation, Canada

2023   "Luxembourg Art Week", Farmlands Residency, Luxembourg
     Villa Lena Foundation, Italy
     LungA School, Beta Land Program, Iceland

2022   Farmlands Residency, Luxembourg

Press (*publication)

2025   The Hopper Prize (shortlist), Summer / Luxemburger Wort, Spring* / Kuba Paris, Winter / CBC Arts, Winter

2024   Munchies Art Club, Fall / Whitehot Magazine, Summer / FAD Magazine, Summer / Friend of The Artist, Winter*

2023   DAZED, Spring / O FLUXO, Spring / Juliet Art Magazine, Spring* / CKTH, Spring / Tzvetnik, Spring / Daily Lazy, Spring

2022   INSIDEART, Spring / Art Plugged, Spring

2020   ARTODAY, Fall / Art Viewer, Spring / IGNANT, Spring