RICK HAYWARD
Rick Hayward is a Meanjin (Brisbane) based multidisciplinary artist and maker with two decades experience working with his hands and a passion for craftsmanship. He has learned from some of the world's finest traditional sign writers and furniture makers, and is translating this experience into a studio and public art practice alongside various commercial projects.
With an interest in consciousness and perceptions of reality, Hayward seeks to realise the union of the material and the metaphysical through the craft based practices of verre églomisé and traditional woodworking. His studio work embraces the meditative qualities of discipline and process to investigate elements of the human condition, culminating in harmonious, multi-dimensional works.
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Hayward's public artwork explores universal truths that unite and connect humanity through the lens of typography and abstraction. Informed by an intuitive approach to composition grounded in his experience as a visual communicator, his work utilises narrative and letterforms in varying degrees of abstraction to create site specific works.
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For a catalogue of available works or to commission new work, please contact here.
Education
2023 - Sturt School for Wood, Cert IV, Mittagong NSW
2021 - Woodworking Foundations, The Brisbane School of Fine Woodwork, Samford QLD
2018 - Verre Eglomise Intensive, David A Smith MBE (UK), Sydney NSW
2011 - Traditional Signwriting Intensive, New Bohemia Signs, San Francisco USA
2007 - Sign Writing Apprenticeship, Cert IV, Gold Coast QLD
2000 - High School Certificate completed with a focus on Visual Arts and Industrial Arts, Woolgoolga NSW
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Solo Exhibitions
2020 'SURFACE TENSION' - Brisbane Powerhouse
2020 ‘R E F U S E’ - The Third Quarter, Brisbane
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Group Exhibitions
2023 'Block Show' - Vacant Assembly, Brisbane QLD
2023 Sturt School for Wood Graduate Exhibition, Mittagong NSW
2021 'Mutual Intent' - Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane QLD
2019 'Boiling Point' - The Third Quarter, Brisbane QLD
2019 ‘Trespass’ - Onwards Studio, Newcastle NSW
2019 ‘Divergence’ - The Third Quarter, Brisbane QLD
2018 'Less is more' - 1AMSF, San Francisco CALIFORNIA
2016 'Louder than letters' - Goodspace, Sydney NSW
2016 'The Apprenticeship' - Artisan, Brisbane QLD
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Public Artwork
2023 Queensland Rail commission, South Bank station QLD
2021 Queensland Rail commission, Bald Hills QLD
2020 Brisbane Powerhouse commission, New Farm QLD
2019 Queensland Rail commission, Eagle Junction QLD
2015 Brisbane Canvas project with Brisbane City Council, Fortitude Valley QLD
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Public Speaking
2018 - PechaKucha, Brisbane Powerhouse
2015 - The Design Conference, Brisbane Powerhouse