matt gould

work

 matt press


textiles

painting

drawings

RED DEER ADVOCATE

2011
Lana Michelin 		"What if we said, 'being a man means being powerful enough to own up to your emotions and accept them, and own them?'"


PRAIRIE EXCELLENCE

2010
Mary-Beth Laviolette 		"The Italianate makes reference to both the country of origin of the model and the rather ornamented way in which this very masculine man lived..."


STUDIO - CRAFT AND DESIGN IN CANADA

Spring / Summer 2009
Tom McFall ED Alberta Craft Council 		"Matt Gould's work also references the tradition of quilting, but includes a rough aesthetic with pop culture imagery to make overtly political gestures..."


RED DEER EXPRESS

January 2009
Mark Weber 		"The large retablo sits alone the stark Harris-Warke Gallery, which enhances its sense of being an imposing, powerful piece of work."


DENIS LONGCHAMPS

August 2011
PhD Art history, Independent Curator 		" The textile works of Matt Gould create a tension between medium used and subject matter employed that forces us to reconsider the politics of identity construction. The embroidery suggest a feminine refinement that Gould juxtaposes and subverts with questions of sexuality and gender."