b.1986, Montréal

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Maude Corriveau transfigures disposable and artificial materials through a practice of drawing informed by an interest in the effect of light on matter. In her approach to still life she intervenes digitally to intensify certain optical phenomena such as shadows or refracted light. Her complex yet minimalist compositions metamorphose the pictorial space into an ethereal world that plays with the line between the illusion and the real, the intangible and the material. While considering the place of skill in contemporary art, she actualizes hyperrealism not only by imitating a magnified and simulated reality, but by activating the perceptual experience of her works. In doing so, hyperdrawing becomes a conceptual process, pushing into spatial exploration through the mediums of sculpture and installation.

 

Maude Corriveau is a Canadian artist living and working in Montréal. She holds a Master's degree (2020) and a Bachelor’s degree (2009) in Visual and Media Arts from the Université du Québec à Montréal. In 2019, she received the prestigious Yvonne L. Bombardier Graduate Scholarship, followed by the Explore and Create grant from the Canada Council for the Arts (2021). Her work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Montréal and Toronto, including exhibitions at Nicolas Robert Gallery (Formless and Draperies in 2023), Fais-moi l’art (Corps sensibles in 2023) and Cache Gallery (Spéculaire in 2022). Her pieces have been displayed in art fairs across Canada and the United States, including Toronto Art Fair, Future Fair in New York, Plural Art Fair in Montréal, and Vendu-Sold at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. Her contributions have been recognized in publications like Le Devoir and Vie des Arts. In 2024, she will participate in a three-month residency at the prestigious NARS Foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Her work adorn private and corporate collections, including those of BMO Bank of Montréal, Musée National des Beaux-arts du Québec, Desjardins Movement and Ubisoft Montréal.