b.1986, Montréal

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Maude Corriveau transfigures disposable and artificial materials through a practice of drawing and painting 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. Fabric folds, curtains, glass panes and windows are a constant presence in Corriveau's oeuvre, suggesting an expanded space beyond the flat surface and creating a flow between the interior and the exterior. The recurring motif of the curtain points to the dangerous allure of the screen serving as a faux window to the world, while underscoring technology’s ability to transport us to another dimension of feeling and existence. Perceptual experience is the driving force behind Corriveau's creative process. She seeks chance encounters with optical phenomena emerging out of rearrangements of materials in her studio and she expects the viewers to physically interact with the works. Hyperrealist drawing thus becomes a conceptual process, pushing into spatial exploration through the media of sculpture and installation.

 

Maude Corriveau (b. 1986) is a Canadian artist based in Montreal. She obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Visual and Media Arts from the University of Quebec in Montreal. Corriveau’s work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the Museum of Fine Arts in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Galerie Cache Studio, Orama, Plato Gallery, Galerie Nicolas Robert and many others, as well as art fairs across Canada and the United States. She has received grants from the Conseil des arts du Québec (2024), the Vermont Studio Center Fellowship (2023), the Canada Council for the Arts (2021) and the Yvonne L. Bombardier Graduate Scholarship (2019). In 2024, she participated in the NARS Foundation residency in Brooklyn, NY. Corriveau’s work has been featured in numerous publications such as Le Canada Francais, Vie des Arts, Le Devoir, Le Nouvelliste, Le Culte, La Press and many more. The artist's work adorn museum, private and corporate collections, including those of Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec, BMO Bank of Montreal, Desjardins and Ubisoft, among others.