Howard Payne University’s art department is featuring the work of Temple artist Chad Hines in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery of the university’s Doakie Day Art Center. Titled “Find Frields,” the exhibit will run through March 5. The university will host a closing reception for the artist on March 5 from noon to 1 p.m.
David Harmon, professor of art and head of HPU art’s department, said that he is pleased to bring an artist of Hines’ caliber to HPU.
“Chad Hines is a fine artist and we’re excited to host this meaningful body of work,” he said.
According to Hines, the show pays homage to his professor, mentor and friend, Gary Q. Frields.
“Gary passed away at the end of August 2013, but his teachings will always be part of my work and his legacy will live on through art.”According to Hines, one of Frields’ intuitive art-making techniques was to “find” something in his work.
“He would begin to draw or paint, with no objective in mind, and often an image or essence could be found,” Hinds said. “To “Find Elvis” was one of his favorite starting points. Ultimately, it is a way for the artist or the viewer to search and find. On these artistic journeys, one never really knows what he is going to find. It may be werewolves, monkeys, Elvis or Mr. Peanut, but the most important part of the process is the journey and its discoveries. I will always be searching for Frields.”
The exhibit will feature “assemblage” art, pieces created from recycled and found objects.
“The materials and objects that I have collected and incorporated into my work have been acquired over time from my family’s property,” Hinds said. “These personal relics are much like family photographs or fleeting memories that have a tendency to disappear if they are not regenerated and sustained.”
Hines received an Associate of Arts degree in 2003 from Temple College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2006. In 2007, he entered the graduate program of the School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University where he received a Master of Arts degree in December 2008 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in December 2009.
He has taught college art courses at Stephen F. Austin State University, McLennan Community College and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. In 2010, he was hired by Central Texas College in Killeen as the head of the visual arts program and gallery coordinator for campus visual art exhibitions. He lives in Temple with his wife, Cynnamon, and two daughters.
Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or by appointment. For more information about the show, contact HPU’s School of Music and Fine Arts at (325) 649-8500. The Doakie Day Art Center is located on the HPU campus, on Center Avenue, near Lipscomb Street in Brownwood.
Pictured above: Chad Hines installs a work of art at HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center. His artwork will be showcased through March 5.
