Matias Duville
Bio
He was born in Buenos Aires on April 7, 1974, and later moved with his family to Mar del Plata, where he studied between 1995 and 1998 at the Martín Malharro School of Visual Arts. He received several grants, including the Antorchas Foundation grant (1999), the National Fund for the Arts grant (2001–2002), the Kuitca Grant at the Rojas Cultural Center (2003), and the Guggenheim Fellowship (2011). He also participated in residency programs in the United States, Brazil, and Italy.
He has held solo exhibitions in Argentina and abroad, including Galería Alberto Sendrós (2003); Baró Cruz, São Paulo (2006); the Museum of Contemporary Art of Castilla y León, Spain (2007); Distrito 4, Madrid (2009); Galería Luisa Strina, São Paulo (2010); Nueveochenta, Bogotá (2011); the Recoleta Cultural Center (2016); and Galería Barro (2017), among others.
His work is part of collections such as Patricia Cisneros, New York; Fundación ARCO, Madrid; the Museum of Contemporary Art of Castilla y León; the Blanton Museum, Houston; the Museum of Art of Lima; MALBA; and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rosario. He currently lives and works in Buenos Aires.
Statement
Matías Duville (Buenos Aires, 1974) works mainly through drawing, creating desolate, timeless scenes like mental landscapes on the verge of cataclysm. His work is marked by experimentation with materials and supports, and by expressive strokes that leave traces where matter and landscape blend. He explores tension, mutation, and time. His work is included in collections such as MoMA, Tate, Reina Sofía, MOLAA, Guggenheim, MALI, Malba, and MACRO. He lives between Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata.
