EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts New York, New York, Master of Fine Arts 2011
Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, Indiana, Bachelor of Fine Arts 2008
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
3A Gallery, Grids Next Door, New York, New York 2011Big Car Gallery, Heart Attack, Indianapolis, Indiana 2009
Art Hospital, Secret Crushes and Lost Love, Bloomington, Indiana 2009
930 Gallery, Lost Love, Louisville, Kentucky 2009 Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, 48 Cubed Installation Space, Cute Cuddle Kitten Sticker Girl Club Indianapolis, Indiana 2008
LAL Project Space, Lost Love: Galaxy, Lexington, Kentucky 2008.
Harrison Center for the Arts, Cascades, Indianapolis, Indiana 2007
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Miguel Abreu Gallery, Used Youth: Egan Frantz and Cindy Hinant New York, New York, 2011 Dreamscapes, Marsh Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana. 2007
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Drift Station, Bookstore, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2012Allegra LaViola, Fragmentation. New York, New York 2011 Azucarera Gallery, Public Pubic, New York, New York, 2011
WuHO, Woodbury University School of Architecture, Drawing in The Post-Digital Age, Los Angeles, California 2011
Visual Arts Gallery, Exit New York, New York 2011
Big Car Gallery, Test Fest, Indianapolis, Indiana 2010
3rd Ward, Sex Cells Brooklyn, New York 2009
Public Space One Outside/In Iowa City, Iowa 2009Athens Institute of Contemporary Art, Crafting Romance, Athens, Georgia 2009Musma Gallery, Stick Me Hard, Brussels, Belgium 2009
Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, at Indianapolis Central Library, Hansel and Gretel, Indianapolis, Indiana 2008
The Drawing Room, I LOVE Animals!, Portland, Maine 2008
University of Northern Kentucky, I Love You Love Me Highland Heights, Kentucky 2007
Community Museum Laboratory, Sapphire Edition, Indianapolis, Indiana 2007 Gloria Singletary Gallery, Living Arts and Science Center, Material Witness: Physical Evidence, Lexington, Kentucky 2007
Foundry Arts Centre, All Media Landscape, St. Charles, Missouri 2007
Mellwood Arts Center, Emerging Excellence, Louisville, Kentucky 2007
Harrison Center For The Arts, Consumption Indianapolis, Indiana 2007
Herron Sculpture and Ceramics Gallery, Burning Desire, Indianapolis, Indiana 2006
Herron Sculpture and Ceramics Gallery, Fired!, Indianapolis, Indiana 2006
Big Car Gallery, Latencies: Group Collage Show, Indianapolis, Indiana 2005
PUBLIC PROJECTS AND WORKS
Mel Bochner, Skilles Test Nature Park, Indianapolis Indiana. Temporary Public Intervention. Hosted by Big Car Gallery 2010
Carl Sagan Golden Balloons, Congregation Shearith Israel Cemetery and Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, New York, Performance Series September-October 2009
Stick My World, Street Art Collective Intervention Rome, Italy 2009
Airplane Rodeo, Artsgarden Café Tables, Image Reprint Commission, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indiana. On permanent display 2008
Flora, Sculpture Installation Project Hosted by: The Community Museum Laboratory, Indianapolis Artsgarden, Hedlunds Ace Hardware, Sunflower Market, and Starbucks, Indianapolis, Indiana 2007
Lovebirds (Anthill) Installation, Herron School of Art and Design Indianapolis, Indiana On Permanent Display. 2006
SELECT HONORS AND AWARDS
Robert D. Beckmann Jr. Emerging Artist Fellowship. Indianapolis Arts Council Award 2009
Edward Albee Visual Artist Fellowship. Artist-in-Residence, William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center, Montauk, New York 2008
Louise Fulton/Indianapolis Museum of Art Award 2007
Indiana Artist & Craftsmen, Inc. Award 2007
Lilly Memorial Award 2005-2006
Charles Yeager Award 2004
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Becker, Gretchen, Test Fest Challenged Artists to Scour Skiles Test Nature Park for Materials, Create a Masterpiece Indianapolis Star October 21, 2010
Bent, Gala. Interview with Cindy Hinant. Aug 2, 2007. Asthmatic Kitty Records.Grade, Susan Watt. Cindy Hinant: Cascades Nuvo Sept 19 2007 p19
Krinsley, Jeremy, Unusual Animals Say: Send Clouds Impose Magazine, October 24, 2007
Marshall, Konrad, Heart Attack by Cindy Hinant Indianapolis Star May 8, 2009 Pierce, Sara, Love is a Many Splintered Thing Enquirer Feb 23, 2008
Sale, Beth Prelude to a Kiss Flagpole Magazine No. 150 May 9, 2009
Sarrola, Charlotte Au Coeur de laliénation avec Egan Frantz et Cindy Hinant Rendez Vous Culterel, April 23, 2011Saetre, Julie Cope. Fringe Benefits Indianapolis Star p6-9 Aug 5 2007
Rosenberg, Karen, Rising and Regrouping on the Lower East Side The New York Times pC28, April 22, 2011Thibodeaux, Julianna. Thumbtacks and Unicorn Stickers. May 30, 2007. Nuvo.
PROFESSIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE
Dara Birnbaum Studio, New York, NY, Assistant 2011-Present
Dan Graham Studio, New York, NY Archivist 2011-Present
MoMA PS1, New York, NY, Volunteer Coordinator 2010
Community Museum Laboratory (CML), Indianapolis, IN, Student Director 2007-2008
Unusual Animals Project Space, Indianapolis, IN, Curator 2007
Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, Instructor and Director of Fine Arts Camps 2000-2009