Thea Yabut
JO-HS Residency September 2023
![Thea at JO-HS, CDMX. Photo: Maya Fuhr.]()
![Thea Yabut, Liquid Body, 2023, paper pulp, pigment, calcium carbonate, sand, glue, bronze, 12 5/8 x 15 3/8 x 1 1/8 in / 32 x 39 x 3 cm. © Thea Yabut.]()
Thea Yabut is a sculptor based in Montréal, Canada. The inscribed surfaces of Thea Yabut’s work brings identity to an intimate process of materiality, pattern, and improvisation. Her low-relief sculptures embody the physical act of their construction while the repeating textures demonstrate a meditative and durational activity. Thea holds a sustained interest in highlighting the mutability of her material and its potential to encapsulate time. Embedded in the surface of her works are notations of how it transformed from a wet malleable paper clay into a fossilized record of touch.
Yabut completed an MFA from Western University and a BFA from Alberta University of the Arts. Recent exhibition venues include Leila Greiche, New York; Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Montréal; ADA, Rome; Cooper Cole, Toronto; Cassandra Cassandra, Toronto; Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Brooklyn. From 2019-2021 she was Artist-In-Residence for Drawing at Concordia University. She is currently based in Montréal, Canada.
