Patrick Mahon is an artist, a writer/curator, and a Professor of Visual Arts at Western University, in London, Canada. He was Director of the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts & Humanities here at Western from 2018-2021. In his studio, Patrick has engaged with print media and installation since the 1980’s. He also works as a curator on thematic group exhibitions, and writes catalogue essays and reviews. Mahon’s artwork has been exhibited widely in Canada and internationally. Recent solo and group exhibitions include: Patrick Mahon: Messagers’ Forum, Thames Art Gallery Chatham, On (2020-21 - catalogue); Written on the Earth, McIntosh Gallery, London, ON, curated by Helen Gregory, (group exhibition, 2021 - catalogue); and GardenShip and State, Museum London, London, ON, co-curated by Patrick Mahon and Jeff Thomas, (group exhibition, 2021-22, and ongoing community projects, beginning 2020). Patrick’s work is included in numerous private, corporate, and museum collections.

CONTACT

Patrick Mahon
Artist; Distinguished University Professor, Western
E-mail: pmahon@uwo.ca

Visual Arts Faculty
Rm. 121, John Labatt Visual Arts Ctre.
Western University
London, ON, N6A 5B7

PROJECT WEBSITES

GardenShip and State
Speculative Energy Futures

VIDEOS

Water is Life: A Conversation with the Artists of GardenShip & State
Museum London

Messagers’ Forum Interview
Thames Art Gallery

Voyagers Talk
McMaster Museum of Art