Andrew Plum

Andrew Plum (born 1965,Preston,England)British/Canadian"All I know is that through art I want to live my life; to feel it, understand it and grasp it totally. It's the ever-relentless desire to live, feel, experience and be a part of something."Born in the English Lancashire countryside, Plum began his training at a young age in the family business, and soon became an established collector and antiquity-art dealer.At 21 he immigrated to Toronto to run the family antique business. When traveling through Amsterdam, Plum was struck down by lightening in the Van Gogh museum likely by the old proverbial master himself. Ever since Plum has developed his deep sensitivities with painting, sculpture and photography. With expertise in Japanese, Chinese and 20th British porcelain and ceramics, Plums influences provide his art with an evocative, rich palette and a sculptural sense of form. One could call it Abstract Expressionism or Automatism, but Plums colourful, often winsome or enlightening stories and travels emerge seamlessly through the abstraction, creating a unique and bold history of images open to interpretation.

Autumn Vortex, solo exhibition, Galeria Republica, Camaguey, Cuba 2013
Lexus Downtown Toronto Jan-Dec 2013
Infiniti Downtown Toronto Jan- Dec 2013
Solo Exhibition "Plum - Phase I": Galerie Plum, Montreal, Quebec 2008