David Hady Designer Painter Director Cubism Cubist Oil Painter CV Manchester NH New Hampshire

painter, designer, director

I’ve spent years designing for others—brands, murals, spaces. I've built a career on making things that people can instantly connect with. But painting? That’s always been the quiet mountain in the distance. The one I’ve admired, feared a little, and finally decided to climb.

My personal work lives somewhere between the familiar and the abstract. It’s where forms twist, shapes collide, and perspectives shift just enough to make you pause. Inspired by Cubism but driven by my own need to explore, I like to push the boundaries of what feels known and unknown—just enough to leave a little tension in the frame.

This new series is oil on canvas. It’s slower. More intentional. More intimidating. But also more personal. I’m trying to evolve what I already know—to take what I’ve learned from design and large-scale work and distill it into something that doesn’t shout, but hums just loud enough to draw you in.

The goal? To grow this body of work into something worthy of walls that matter—exhibitions, collectors, maybe even museums. But really, it’s about seeing how far I can go when I stop making for clients and start making for myself.

I know what you're thinking—I’m thinking it too: Yikes. But here we are.

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exhibitions & features

Spellbound, Mosaic Art Collective (group) 2024

Full Circle The Speed of Light, Mosaic Art Collective (group) 2024

NHIA Annual Exhibition (group) 2019

Palace Theatre - 88 Collective (group) 2015

residencies

Director of Factory on Willow Artist Residency (2023-current)

Orbit Group Artist Residency - 2018-2019

murals

Joe The Giant Nelson, Manchester NH 2023

Nosfer-catu, Cat Alley Revival, Manchester NH 2022

Lost In The Music (Series 2) The Factory on Willow, Manchester NH 2022

Catwalk on Elm St. Revival, Manchester NH 2021

Lost In The Music (Series 1) Bunnies Superette, Manchester, NH 2020

Catwalk on Elm, Manchester, NH 2019