David Hoffos (born 1966 in

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) is a contemporary artist who maintains a practice in

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. He is widely recognized for unique illusionist installations that draw their inspiration from archaic

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and

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. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the

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in 1994. He has participated in solo and group exhibitions in

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, Spain,

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and the United States. In 2002, he was awarded second place in the prestigious

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. He has received extensive media coverage in recognized publications like ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as television interviews on the CBC. His projects have been exhibited at numerous galleries including

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in 2004. There, his exhibition included curtaining off the entire gallery, save a small space in which his projections were shown, allowing only 5 people in at one time. In 2013, he exhibited "Isachsen, 1948-1978" with artist

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at the

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, and he contributed to munson's Isachsen at

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again in 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffos, David 1966 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Artists from Montreal Canadian contemporary artists