Mathieu, Paul
Item
Maker Name
Mathieu, Paul
Biography
Paul Mathieu is one of Canada's esteemed contemporary ceramicists, renowned nationally and internationally for his provocative ceramics and for his rigorous and exploratory texts. Always an educator and craft theorist, he has made his texts, including his essays, 'The Art of the Future' available on his website.
Paul Mathieu studied in Montreal, Calgary, Stoke on Trent, Banff, and achieved his MA in San Francisco and his MFA in UCLA.
He has been artist-in-residence at the Banff Centre, the Tama Art Studios in Machida, Japan, the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemet, Hungary, and he has returned four times to the San Bao International Ceramics Studio in Jingdezhen, China.
Paul is one of the most awarded ceramic artists in Canada; the Le Grand prix des métiers d’art du Québec; the Chalmers Award in Crafts, the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts (Fine Craft), and the Mayor's Arts Award, Vancouver. His research and residencies have been supported by numerous fellowships and Canada Council Grants.
Paul's work is held in significant public collections, some being, the Vancouver Art Gallery, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, the Gardiner Museum, The Shigaraki Museum for Contemporary Ceramic Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum, UK.
Paul has taught in Montréal, San Francisco, San Miguel and Paris, and a respected lecturer at numerous symposiums.
He was the Head of the Ceramics Department at Emily Carr University of Art and Design from 1996 - 2019.
Throughout his practice Paul has searched for validity in craft in the present-day context, while believing that ceramics could be a vehicle for commentary and subversion.
Notably, Paul introduced contemporary critical theory to the ECUAD ceramics programme. He was/is an erudite and exceptional lecturer. He was Head of the Ceramics Department at ECUAD for 23 years and his influence endures. The art practices of some of his students - Eliza Au, Aaron Nelson, Sam Knopp, Jeremy Hatch, Kate Metten, and Amelia Butcher reflect the acumen gained from theoretical discipline.
As a contrary and inimitable ceramic artist his own tactics have fluctuated between lavish unrestrained hand-painted surfaces on pottery, to mechanized fabrication. In his words "My aim is to reconcile extremes and oppositions, destroy hierarchies and confuse conventions. "
In 2020 Paul put his work in storage and he has stepped back from his art practice - only for now, we hope.
For a complete record of his practice please go to his website; http://www.paulmathieu.ca/
Paul Mathieu studied in Montreal, Calgary, Stoke on Trent, Banff, and achieved his MA in San Francisco and his MFA in UCLA.
He has been artist-in-residence at the Banff Centre, the Tama Art Studios in Machida, Japan, the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemet, Hungary, and he has returned four times to the San Bao International Ceramics Studio in Jingdezhen, China.
Paul is one of the most awarded ceramic artists in Canada; the Le Grand prix des métiers d’art du Québec; the Chalmers Award in Crafts, the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts (Fine Craft), and the Mayor's Arts Award, Vancouver. His research and residencies have been supported by numerous fellowships and Canada Council Grants.
Paul's work is held in significant public collections, some being, the Vancouver Art Gallery, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, the Gardiner Museum, The Shigaraki Museum for Contemporary Ceramic Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum, UK.
Paul has taught in Montréal, San Francisco, San Miguel and Paris, and a respected lecturer at numerous symposiums.
He was the Head of the Ceramics Department at Emily Carr University of Art and Design from 1996 - 2019.
Throughout his practice Paul has searched for validity in craft in the present-day context, while believing that ceramics could be a vehicle for commentary and subversion.
Notably, Paul introduced contemporary critical theory to the ECUAD ceramics programme. He was/is an erudite and exceptional lecturer. He was Head of the Ceramics Department at ECUAD for 23 years and his influence endures. The art practices of some of his students - Eliza Au, Aaron Nelson, Sam Knopp, Jeremy Hatch, Kate Metten, and Amelia Butcher reflect the acumen gained from theoretical discipline.
As a contrary and inimitable ceramic artist his own tactics have fluctuated between lavish unrestrained hand-painted surfaces on pottery, to mechanized fabrication. In his words "My aim is to reconcile extremes and oppositions, destroy hierarchies and confuse conventions. "
In 2020 Paul put his work in storage and he has stepped back from his art practice - only for now, we hope.
For a complete record of his practice please go to his website; http://www.paulmathieu.ca/
First name
Paul
Last name
Mathieu
Date of Birth
1954
Place of Birth
Bonchette, Quebec
Studio location
Formal Education
Major Exhibitions
Selected exhibitions:
2017 “Contemporary Celadon in the Collection”, Shangyu Celadon Art Museum, Shangyu, China
2016 “Ceramics and Print”, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, USA
2014 Camp Fires: The Queer Baroque of Léopold L. Foulem, PaulMathieu and Richard Milette
2016 “Blue and White Porcelain in History and Today”**,Yingge Museum,Taipei,Taiwan
2012 “Elegant Disorders”, Belkin Satellite, Vancouver “Remaking Research” ** Emily Carr Concourse Gallery
2000 World Ceramic Exhibition, Korea**
1999 9th National Ceramics Biennial, Trois-Rivières**
1997 “Foulem, Mathieu, Milette”, Musée du Québec**
1997 “Foulem, Mathieu, Milette”, Musée du Québec**
1989 “The Eccentric Teapot”, Garth Clark Gallery, N.Y./L.A.
1985 International Ceramics Exhibition 1985, Taipei, Taiwan. **
Collections
Selected Collections;
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The Shigaraki Museum for Contemporary Ceramic Ar
The Gardiner Museum for Ceramic Art
The Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts
Vancouver Art Gallery
Affiliated organizations
Personal Website
http://www.paulmathieu.ca/
Links to Further Resources
https://www.connect.ecuad.ca/people/profile/14374
2014 https://www.nwcf.ca/paul-mathieu/
Selection of Publications;
2017 “Another China: Experimental Design Practices in Bone China Factories in China”, NCECA Journal, Yanze Jiang,
2017 “Another China: Experimental Design Practices in Bone China Factories in China”, NCECA Journal, Yanze Jiang,
2013 Rant https://cartergilliespottery.wordpress.comPottery https://www.films.com/id/13871/2013/07/05/paul-mathieu-rants-maybe-our-culture-is-getting-the-ceramics-and-the-art-it-deserves/
2007 “Ancient Affections”, Liz Magor, in Craft: Perception and Practice 3
2004 “20th Century Ceramics”, Edmund de Waal, Thames and Hudson, UK “
2004"The Persistence of Crafts”, Paul Geenhalgh ed., Rutgers U. Press
2004"The Persistence of Crafts”, Paul Geenhalgh ed., Rutgers U. Press
2003 Sexpots: Eroticism in Ceramics
2000 “The Inquiring Mind of Paul Mathieu”, Paula Gustafson, Ontario Craft 1999
2000 “The Inquiring Mind of Paul Mathieu”, Paula Gustafson, Ontario Craft 1999
1985 “Le Souci de Soi”, Lorne Falke and Marie Perreault, The Banff Centre
Awards:
2008 Mayor's Arts Award (Vancouver)
2008 Mayor's Arts Award (Vancouver)
2007 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts (Fine Craft)
2000 Chalmers Award in Crafts
1985 Le Grand prix des métiers d’art du Québec
Films;
2014 Camp Fires
https://www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/event/camp-fires-the-queer-baroque-of-leopold-l-foulem-paul-mathieu-and-richard-milette/
2014 Camp Fires
https://www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/event/camp-fires-the-queer-baroque-of-leopold-l-foulem-paul-mathieu-and-richard-milette/
1991The_Space_of_Pottery_Ceramics_of_Paul_Mathieu.https://www.films.com/id/13871
Selection of Texts;
The Art of the Future: 14 essays on Ceramics , http://www.paulmathieu.ca
2016 “Object Theory” in “The Ceramics Reader” anthology, Kevin Petrie and Andrew Livingstone, ed., Bloomsbury Academic, UK
2011 “The Dirt on Dirt on Delight”, Ceramics: Art&Perception,
Source
Debra E. Sloan
Linked resources
Filter by property
| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
 Mathieu, Paul mark |
Maker | Image |