Mash Ritchie
Artist member since 2019
ProToronto, Ontario
Mash Ritchie is an abstract artist living and working in Toronto. Her work explores themes of fragility, temporality, and mortality, while emphasizing the importance of presence.
In her current body of work, Ritchie explores the idea of mark-making as a means of asserting existence. Through the form of abstract expressionism she poses the question, “If we no longer exist, what mark would we leave behind?”. Using mediums such as charcoal and acrylic she creates gestural works that blur the line between the practices of drawing and painting. Ritchie captures expressive, layered compositions that evoke both resilience and restlessness.
Ritchie holds a Bachelors of Fine Art degree in Drawing and Painting from OCAD University and is the recipient of the Project 31 award. She has exhibited across the GTA, Quebec and the UK. Her work has been published in Friend of The Artist and collected across Canada.
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I'm really good at making (a) ...
Stretchers and Ukrainian beet buns!
Favourite book
Always the last book I've read.
What do you listen to when you work?
Any of these bands on repeat: Aurora, Hanabie, Jiluka, Paramore, Agust D, SiM, MeWithoutYou
Why is art important to you?
Art can express emotions and ideas that we may not be able to articulate through words.
How long have you been creating art?
Since I was a child but I have been painting abstractly since 2016.
Favourite medium
Willow charcoal
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