ABOUT ME
DIGITAL ARTIST
AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGNER BASED IN TORONTO
Quinn Hopkins (He/Him) (b. 1998) is a multimedia artist of mixed Ojibwe (Non-status) and Settler Canadian heritage, currently based in Tsi Tkaronto/Toronto. After graduating from OCAD U in 2023 with a Bachelor of Fine Art in drawing and painting, Hopkins developed a practice focused on creating interactive and playful public artworks. His work often explores dualities, storytelling, and relationships within the technological era, spanning media such as augmented reality (AR), animations, interactive projection mapping, and generative art.
His notable achievements include winning the Emerging Digital Artists Award (2024, XR Category) for his AR-enhanced murals, Stellar Narratives, at Evergreen Brickworks. Hopkins' visual storytelling has been featured in exhibitions like Nuit Blanche Toronto, Woodland POP! at Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Ice Follies 2023, and La Leun Washisho in Vienna, Austria.
Hopkins' commercial work complements his artistic practice, encompassing collaborations with clients like ROM After Dark, Born At Midnite, and the University of Toronto. This work involves creating interactive exhibits, music videos, and workshops, leveraging his skills in a professional setting.
Education
Ontario College of Art and Design University, 2023, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting Major, Toronto, Ontario
Upcoming Shows
Exhibitions
2026
Abstract Landscape, Summer & Grace Gallery, Oakville, Ontario
2026
Sacred Tags, MUTEK x VIFF, SFU Woodward's, Vancouver, British Columbia
2026
Daa-Noodin, Common Signal at MULTIfest, STACKT, Toronto, Ontario
2026
Copper Shaman Portal, Calgary Public Art, Devonian Gardens, Calgary, Alberta
2026
Sacred Tags, Village Numérique, MUTEK Montréal, Montreal, Quebec
2026
Biidaaban (with Will Morin), Arthur B. McDonald Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
2026
Trading Post Humanism (solo), Worth Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2026
Sacred Tags, imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, TIFF Lightbox, Toronto, Ontario
2026
Quinn Hopkins: Hyper Woodland (solo), Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario
2026
FLOWCHANGE, Dupont Rail, Toronto, Ontario
2025
The Watershed, Winter Arts After Dark, Mississauga, Ontario
2025
Sacred Tags, Nuit Blanche Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
2025
13 Moon Calendar, imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Toronto, Ontario
2025
W00DL4ND SH4M4N P0RT4L, FLASHdrive, InterAccess, Toronto, Ontario
2025
Wildlife Portals XR, ROM After Dark, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario
2024
Stellar Narratives, 2024 EDAA Exhibition, Gallery TPW, Toronto, Ontario
2024
13 Moon Calendar, La Leun Washisho, Museumsquartier Raum D, Vienna, Austria
2024
Ancestral Intelligence, The Refettorio, Up Here Festival, Sudbury, Ontario
2024
Stellar Narratives, Koerner Gardens, Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto, Ontario
2024
Earth Slant, Project Space, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta
2023
Wildlife XR, ROM After Dark, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario
2023
Signals, Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), Vancouver, British Columbia
2023
Mmaandaawaabi (see a wondrous sight), Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ontario
2023
Luminato Festival: AR Experience, Toronto, Ontario
2023
GradEx 108, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario
2023
Ice Follies Festival, White Water Gallery, North Bay, Ontario
2022
Factory Media Centre AR Activations, Hamilton, Ontario
2022
Woodland Pop Art, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario
2022
Luminato Festival: AR Experience, Woodbine Park, Toronto, Ontario
2022
VR Sculpting Live @ Artrageous, Partners in Art Canada/AGO, Toronto, Ontario
2022
Woodland BeAR: AR Sculpture, The Contemporary Native Art Biennial (BACA), Montreal, Quebec
2026
Ontario Arts Council, Visual Artists Creation Projects Grant
2026
Banff Centre Artist Fund Award
2024
Emerging Digital Artist Award - XR
2024
John Innes Community Centre Public Art Competition Winner
2024
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Artist Award
2023
Inter/Access Education and Studio Bursary
Awards & Bursaries
2029
Aabijijiwan, Suspended Sculpture, John Innes Community Recreation Centre, City of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (projected completion)
2026
Copper Shaman Portal, Digital Artwork Licence, Calgary Public Art, Calgary, Alberta
2024
Future Ancestors, Vinyl Mural with Acrylic Mirror light and AR, Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario
2022
Intertribal, Vinyl Mural with AR Activation, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
2022
Bakwene Makwa, 2-channel Video, Woodland Pop Art, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Collections & Commissions
2025
Temporary Acts: 10 Years of Public Art in the Don Valley
2025
A conversation with Quinn Hopkins: A new way of sharing stories, Evergreen.ca
2023
Quinn Hopkins' AR connects Luminato-goers to Anishinaabe animal clan symbols around Toronto, CBC Arts
2023
Toronto artist pays tribute to Lake Nipissing Walleye, North Bay Nugget, Sudbury, Ontario
2023
Work of Hart, The Toronto Star
2022
Luminato Festival in Conversation with Quinn Hopkins, Luminato Festival Blog Post
2022
Land Back Commissaire: Michael Patten La Biennale d'art contemporain autochtone (BACA) - 6e édition, Catalogue
2022
Building Community and Content: Lessons From Indigenous Creators, The Leap
Publications
2026
Grant Assessor, Ontario Arts Council, Indigenous Arts Projects
2026
Artist Talk: Sacred Tags, MUTEK Forum, Montreal, Quebec
2026
Opening Artist Talk, Biidaaban, McDonald Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
2026
Artist Talk, Trading Post Humanism, Worth Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2026
Animated Music Video, I Haven't Forgotten You, BAM
2026
Media Production Training: Digital Constellations 2026, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta
2025
Archives of Care Roundtable, Online
2024
Animal Animation, Northlore, Sidii Media Inc.
2024
Imagining Our Culture Panel @ Aabakwaad 2024, Hart House, U of T, Toronto, Ontario
2024
XR Workshops: Evergreen Brick Works @ Dunlop Gallery
2024
Artist in Residence, Early Career, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta
2023
AI-A-Thon Facilitator with Harbour Collective and Video Pool, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2022
Internet Art Panel with National Indigenous Media Art Coalition (NIMAC) and imagineNATIVE, Online Panel
2021
NFT Workshop for National Indigenous Media Art Coalition (NIMAC), Online Seminar
2021
3D & NFT Workshop for INDIGital by the Indigenous Friends Association
2020-2022
Oakville Galleries Board Member, Oakville, Ontario