About Me
I'm Mat Dubé. I work as a multi-disciplinary visual artist, which is a fancy way of saying that I don't stick to making just one type of art. I am usually working on a painting, a couple of drawings and often have a sculpture lying around waiting to be finished. I work on my art projects in a seemingly disorganized and inefficient way, but it satisfies my need to always be making something new and it has also allowed me to get to know each medium really well. I do a little of everything, but most pieces end up being figurative with a surreal twist.
A common theme in my art is the power of the subconscious to control our actions, and our tendency to ignore important issues in order to preserve our level of personal comfort. My work has been shown in galleries across my hometown of Ottawa, Canada for over 10 years and has more recently been exhibited in Toronto, Montreal, Cincinnati, Berlin and Barcelona. I've been supported by the Ontario Art Council and was part of the Artist-in-Residence program at Elsewhere Studios in Paonia, Colorado in 2013. This summer I have also participated in 4 more artist residencies at Artscape (Toronto), Listhus (Iceland), Institut für Alles Mögliche (Berlin) and Jiwar in Barcelona.
In the past year I've made a huge effort to get rid of excess distractions in my life so that I can focus on making art. I'm now living in a tiny apartment with no phone, working only enough to keep myself housed and fed so that I have more time to make art. The new pieces I've been creating are watercolour paintings that incorporate sketches and photos of sculptures I've made using clay. I hope you like them.
If you want to get in touch you can reach me at dubemat@hotmail.com or by filling out the form on my Contact page.
A common theme in my art is the power of the subconscious to control our actions, and our tendency to ignore important issues in order to preserve our level of personal comfort. My work has been shown in galleries across my hometown of Ottawa, Canada for over 10 years and has more recently been exhibited in Toronto, Montreal, Cincinnati, Berlin and Barcelona. I've been supported by the Ontario Art Council and was part of the Artist-in-Residence program at Elsewhere Studios in Paonia, Colorado in 2013. This summer I have also participated in 4 more artist residencies at Artscape (Toronto), Listhus (Iceland), Institut für Alles Mögliche (Berlin) and Jiwar in Barcelona.
In the past year I've made a huge effort to get rid of excess distractions in my life so that I can focus on making art. I'm now living in a tiny apartment with no phone, working only enough to keep myself housed and fed so that I have more time to make art. The new pieces I've been creating are watercolour paintings that incorporate sketches and photos of sculptures I've made using clay. I hope you like them.
If you want to get in touch you can reach me at dubemat@hotmail.com or by filling out the form on my Contact page.
