Artist April Matisz
Title Moving Landscape
Media collage on paper
Dated
2020
Size 11.75 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.
Frame Size 17 x 20.75 x 1 in.
Sold $325
Estimate $300 - $550
Notes
signed verso; framed with archival mat and special plexiglass
Reference
April Matisz is the 2023 Art Auction feature artist with an upcoming solo exhibition at the SAAG in May 2023
Provenance
donated by the artist; proceeds from this work go to the Southern Alberta Art Gallery [SAAG], Lethbridge - for more information on the gallery, visit saag.ca
Biographical Information
April Matisz ~ [21st century] Canadian
see artist's website at aprilmatisz.net
April Matisz is an artist and mother living in Lethbridge, Alberta. She holds a degree in Biology [UVIC 2005] and Art Studio [UofL 2009]. She was awarded the RCA C.D Howe Scholarship for Art and Design for her undergraduate art studio work and an internship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She is the recipient of two Alberta Foundation for the Arts grants. Her painting series, Bodies Birthing Bodies, was recently purchased by the AFA for their collection. She is currently pursuing her MFA at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
Matisz’s practice spans drawing, printmaking, painting, and ceramics. Her research interests are varied: she explores the creatures and complex processes that make up the natural world, as well as the natural processes that have created us and continue to shape our lives. Her work draws on her knowledge of the sciences, as well as environmental philosophy and phenomenology.