Max Bard’s creative practice is a reflection of his Appalachian heritage, and experiences working as a Park Ranger for U.S. Fish & Wildlife. Bard’s work is a unique visual language that speaks directly to the complex relationship between industry, rural communities, and the American landscape.

Born in Massachusetts, Max studied at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (BFA 2013), and Boston University (MFA 2019). Max has created conservation based works for,

Google (Cambridge, MA), Hauser & Wirth (NYC, NY), Manuela SoHo (NYC, NY) Golden Paints (New Berlin, NY), The Kennedy Children Center (NYC, NY), Build Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center (Boston, MA), and The Muddy River State Park (Boston, MA).

Max was a panelist alongside Annie Leonard (VP Green Peace) at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. Max was the head carpenter, for the film, Remote, by Mika Rottenberg (Hauser & Wirth) Max was named one of “2019 Artists to Look Out For” by the Boston Globe. Max has attended residencies at the Sam & Adell Golden Art Foundation and Sculpture Space, and received the Ester B. Kahn Award, for his conservation-based art and environmental activism.

Starting in 2024 Max began working collaboratively with Mika Rottenberg and Precious Plastic NYC to create furniture and lighting features out of invasive timber and recycled plastics. Max harvesting the timber, and composes and carves the wooden elements in the pieces. Their works have been featured internationally. Such locations include, Hauser Wirth (NYC, NY), Kunstmuseum (Basel, Switzerland) Art Basel (Miami, FL) .