Incendiary Objects
January 20th – February 4th, 2024
With references to queer histories in Toronto and beyond, Incendiary Objects pays homage to the transformative flames of queer political action and histories that have shaped our queer present and futures. Incendiary Objects prompts reflection on experiences of queer resilience and survival in the face of hate and destruction.
This exhibition is part of the 2023 - 2024 Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program at McMaster University School of the Arts. Curated by Adrien Crossman, the 2023-2024 AIR program includes four Queer and Trans artists from across Turtle Island whose practices rely heavily on material exploration, weaving form and concept within the framework of Queer / Trans histories and aesthetics.
Tyler Matheson (he/him) is a queer interdisciplinary research-based artist, educator, and culture worker residing in Tkaronto Canada. Matheson received his BFA from York University and his MFA from the University of Waterloo. His work has been exhibited at Orchid Contemporary, Hamilton; Small Arms Inspection Building, Mississauga; Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Sudbury; The University of Waterloo Art Gallery; Hamilton Artists Inc.; Art Gallery Burlington; Art Gallery of Mississauga; Art Mûr, Montreal; and the plumb, Lonsdale Gallery, Gallery TPW, Stephen Bulger Gallery, and Trinity Square Video, all Toronto. Matheson has participated in residencies at McMaster University (Hamilton), Plug In ICA Summer Institute (Winnipeg), and Artscape Gibraltar Point (Toronto). Matheson’s work has been published in Cornelia, Femme Art Review, Off Centre, Peripheral Review, and dArt Magazine. Tyler is a founding member of the multi-artist collaboration QueerSoftOrange, and actively works under this pseudonym.
Matheson’s practice has been supported by the Ontario Arts Council, and Canada Council for the Arts funding.
Matheson’s practice has been supported by the Ontario Arts Council, and Canada Council for the Arts funding.