Artist Statement

Andrea Matus is a mixed media artist whose work begins in fragments—a forgotten face, a piece of ephemera, a symbol pulled from myth or memory. Through painting, collage, and sculptural form, she constructs layered narratives where history, ornament, and psychological archetypes converge.

While her process is largely intuitive, a consistent thread runs through Matus’s work: a tendency to reimagine women’s stories—those hidden, silenced, or flattened by time. Each composition invites complexity—where intuitive gestures meet structured form, and symbolic fragments interrupt the familiar. A Renaissance motif may be reframed as a symbol of strength; a faded relic may emerge as a figure of power. Together, these layered contrasts shape a visual language that resists simplicity and rewards slow discovery.

Curiosity lies at the heart of her practice. Matus is fascinated by the way materials carry meaning, how texture can evoke memory, and how analog techniques and digital tools together can expand the vocabulary of visual storytelling.

Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private collections across Canada, the U.S., Europe, and Australia.