Quinn Hopkins: Hyper Woodland

On View: MAY 29 >> OCT 4, 2026

Hyper Woodland is a term coined by artist Quinn Hopkins for his work. Expanding the genres of Woodland Style, his Anishinaabe practice blends ancestral knowledge with augmented reality (AR) and interactive projection. New “hyper woodland” animations, including Sacred Tags (2025) and 13 Moon Calendar (2024), create a dynamic, porous terrain across urban streetscapes and within a Great Lakes imaginary, demonstrating how Indigenous perspectives shape the future of digital sovereignty, technology, and contemporary media art. With the Gallery’s ongoing engagement of Hopkins’s practice as part of Woodland POP! In 2022, we’re delighted to present his premeire solo exhibition. 

 

On Hyper Woodland: Artist Talk with Quinn Hopkins

Friday 29, May, 2026

6:30 – 8:30 pm

FREE and open to all

Light refreshments served

Thunder Bay Art Gallery

This event will have live translation of English into Anishinaabemowin

Join us for a ground-breaking conversation with artist Quinn Hopkins, one of the most exciting voices in emerging contemporary media art. Hopkins discusses how he blends Anishinaabe imagery with emerging and immersive technologies, including augmented reality (AR). This event is part of public programming for Quinn’s solo exhibition in Thunder Bay, Hyper Woodland, on view until October 4. 

Watch the Livestream

 

Artist Biography

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. Hopkins grew up in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) and has living relatives who are members of Batchewana First Nations who claim him. 

His work invites collaboration and imagines empowered Indigenous futures, fostering community engagement, reciprocity with the land and profound interconnections between traditional knowledge and digital landscapes created with new technologies including augmented reality (AR). He holds a Bachelor of Fine Art in drawing and painting from OCADU (2013). 

Hopkins has exhibited nationally and internationally, at venues including Evergreen Brick Works (Toronto)  and the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. His immersive installations and visual storytelling have been featured at Nuit Blanche Toronto (2025), Ice Follies (2023), and The Museum Quartiers (2024) in Vienna.  

He was awarded the Emerging Digital Artists Award (2024, XR Category) for his AR-enhanced murals, Stellar Naratives. Hopkins’ commercial work complements his artistic practice, encompassing collaborations with clients like ROM After Dark, Amery, and the University of Toronto. This work involves creating interactive exhibits, music videos, and workshops, leveraging his skills in a commercial setting. 

Instagram: @noodinstudio

Image: Quinn Hopkins, Medicine Bear, 2024, Digital, detail