Hugo Mathias
Hugo Mathias is a visual artist from New Zealand and currently based in Melbourne, Australia. He works in oils, acrylics, inks and digitally. Hugo is interested in the subjective narratives we associate with every day objects, both natural & manufactured. He explores national identities and uses symbolism to express these ideas in his work.
Hugo has exhibited his work in New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan, with two of his pieces residing in the James Wallace Arts Trust collection in New Zealand, and one piece in the Haengchon Art Museum collection in South Korea. He received a Bachelor of Design in 2011 from Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand.
Education
Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
Bachelor of Design, Illustration, 2011
Solo Exhibitions
Ways Of Seeing
Off The Kerb Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, May 2019
Imagined Communities
Off The Kerb Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, March 2018
Lone White Cloud
Black Cat Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, October 2017
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 International Sumuk Exhibition
Haenam Culture & Arts Centre, Haenam City, South Korea, July 2019
Gong-jae & The Artists’ Self Portrait
Haengchon Art Museum, Haenam City, South Korea, July 2019
2018 Jeonnam International Sumuk Biennale
Korea Traditional Culture Centre, Jeonju, South Korea, January 2019
Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award (Finalist)
Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, June 2019
2018 Jeonnam International Sumuk Biennale
Mokpo Culture & Arts Centre, Mokpo, South Korea, September 2018
The Other Art Fair Melbourne
The Facility, Melbourne, Australia, August 201
Offensive Art?
Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, August 2018
Winter Days
Off The Kerb Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, July 2018
Australasia Now
Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, May 2018
Decks For Chance presents "F* The Status Quo"
Colonial Brewery, Melbourne, Australia, April 2018
Joy
BSIDE Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, December 2016
No Nukes
Sapporo, Japan, May 2012
Residencies
2019 International Sumuk Workshop
Haenam Culture & Arts Centre, Haenam City, South Korea
International Art & Design Workshop 2019
Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 2019
RMUTI International Art Workshop 2019
Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, February 2019
14th International Arts Festival & Workshop
Poh Chang Academy of Arts, Bangkok, Thailand, January 2019
2018 Jeonnam International Sumuk Biennale
Mokpo, South Korea, August-September 2018
13th International Arts Festival & Workshop
Poh Chang Academy of Arts, Bangkok, Thailand, February 2018
International Art Workshop 2018
Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Mai, Thailand, February 2018
Collections
James Wallace Arts Trust, Auckland, New Zealand
Haenam Culture & Arts Centre, Haenam City, South Korea
Haengchon Art Museum, Haenam City, South Korea
Sooyun Art Space, Haenam City, South Korea
Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Poh Chang Academy of Arts, Bangkok, Thailand
Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Thanyaburi, Thailand
Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Partial Client List
Ministry of Sound Australia/TMRW Music
Red Bull
Zomato
Recycle Boutique
Studio Cassells Hong Kong
Earthend Ltd.
Six Barrell Soda Co., New Zealand