Painter, Author, Maker

Having spent over a decade in New York, I eventually returned to Tyler in 2014. In recent years, my focus has been on capturing the life of Jesus Christ through a contemporary lens, resulting in a collection of paintings titled “The Life That Changed the World.” Illustrating the life of Christ.

My favorite painters include all the impressionists, Pollock, Dali, Bosch, Bruegel, Audubon and Michael Angelio. Other interests include furniture and lighting design/build, created as functional sculptures made from a variety of repurposed material and scrap wood. I’ve also written a 225 page novel called, “Wayfarers,” based on John Byonuns 16th century classic “Pilgrim’s Progress.”

Despite challenges in finding suitable gallery space in East Texas, I established my own art gallery in 2022, the Aaron Thomas Hinds Fine Art Gallery, where I featured my collection, “The Life That Changed The World.” I also exhibited my series “Orinthology,” which was inspired by John James Audubon and my series “Exoskeletal Mega Cities” that included three dimensional wall mounted sculptures symbolizing the future of urban design. I also hosted several other local artists for exhibits that attracted hundreds of people to the gallery.

Following gallery closure in 2024, I reached out to some other professional East Texas artists to build a collective, the Tyler Fine Art Gallery, with goals to help all of us exhibit and sell art, and to establish Tyler as a hub for high quality fine art.

I use my talents to draw attention to the well documented super person that
came to earth offering transcendence from this physical dimension, to the ultimate reality
of the multidimensional presence of Love incarnate. By illustrating the miraculous birth, life,
death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus the Christ.

The Museum of the City of New York 2001
● Moved to NYC Jan. 2001I worked in the World Trade Center complex at the New York
Mercantile Exchange for a company called United Energy. On September 11, 2001, The
Lord spared me as I was late for work. I had just exited the E train under the towers
when the first plane struck the building. Whatfollowed was the worst day of my life. I lost
friends and coworkers. I spent the next five days at the corner of 14th street and
westside highway, painting a 60×50” canvas called, “Ode to Heroes,” is on permanent
display at The Museum of the City of New York.
Designed Finnaeus J. Egan Memorial Slide & Gardens at Public School 63, lower east
side Manhattan 2004
● A food growing landscaped playground, an interactive park in which children compost,
grow food, play and create.
● The Park includes a large play complex with two attached fossil-like sculpture slides.
Rased bed gardens and rolling mini hills atop a tunnel matrix
Tribeca Grand Hotel NYC, 2006
● Painted a 1600sq. ft. Art Deco mural on the ceiling of the hotel bar inspiring the owner to
name it “The Cloud Room”
63 Grove St. Greenwich Village NYC. 2007
● Painted a portrait of the building, which is on permanent display in the lobby.
Cilantro Restaurant 183 Amsterdam ave. Manhattan. 2008
● 20×10′ Mural of a desert scape and Pueblo village
Jojo’s Journey. original story by Bonnie Masiello. 2014
● Illustrated a children’s book in which all the characters are birds.
Cattle Barons Ball, fighting for a cure to cancer Tyler Tx 2015,
● Donated a 3×4’ Mixed media piece called “Eagle and Flag”, selling for $4700 at auction.
Special Projects:
● Authored a 225 page SyFy novel entitled “Wayfarers Progress,” based on John
Bynuns fifteenth century classic “Pilgrim’s Progress.” 2017-2022
● Exoskeletal Mega Cities; a series of sculptures displaying my solution for the future of
urban design. Essay and pictures available upon request.
● Designed and built a full line of Furniture and light fixtures made from found
objects and repurposed material. Pictures available upon request.
The Hinds Fine Art Gallery……..2022-2024
● Opened and operated my own selftirled art gallery in my home town of Tyler Tx.
● Currently I have cerated Tyler’s first Art Collective and am in the process of building out
a new gallery space in a prime location on the town square in downtown Tyler Tx.
Shows:
● Art Fest 2000, Won Second place in the oil painting category at TAMU
● Reykjavik Iceland’s fishing shack art expo. 2004
● Manhattan, Videoland art group gallery, solo show Attorney St, lower east side. 2005
● White Box gallery, East Village Manhattan. 2006
● Art Walk, Bushwick, NY. 2008
● Los Angeles Art Crashers 2014. Venice Beach, Ca. Best in show. Sculpture entitled;
“Exoskeleton Mega City, New LA. Space Port”.
● Art walk at the MoMA in Longview Texas 2019.
Other activities:
● Wrote lyrics and sang for a rock band called Whiskey Bravo, NYC 2004-2010
“The Unavoidable Now” on Itunes & Aaron Hinds on Sound Cloud.
● Fashion model, Boss Models, NYC 2002-2005
Major Models in Paris France and Assassins in Milan Italy.
● I am an ace, professional carpenter capable of building or repairing any structure
regardless of style or material. References available upon request.
● Volunteer work includes, the Mission outreach program at Texas A&M during which we
mentored at risk, inner city kids. 1997-2000. Pro Bono designs for the Finneous J. Egan
Memorial park and garden at P.S. 63 Star Academy, Lower East Side, Manhattan. 2007.
Volunteered for art mentorship programs in NYC. 2009. Pro Bono designs for Cal’s Pals,
a special needs children’s park, at pool recreational park, Lindale Texas.
Education:
● Eastern Oklahoma State, studied Art and Horticultural Science, 1994-1996
● Texas A&M University, studied Landscape Architecture 1996-2000
● Studied Oil Painting under Italian master, Pallo Barucchieri at Santa Chiara Study Center,
Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. TAMU study abroad program 1998