Create with intention, live with meaning.
Art & Surface is a collaborative magazine designed for artists, illustrators, designers and visual creators who wish to nourish both their practice and their minds.
Each issue explores a major theme — living the life of an artist, exhibiting, collaborating, passing on… — through stories from artists, in-depth articles, ideas for simple products to make, and reflections on conscious creation.
It talks about art, of course, but also about courage, balance, slowness, intuition, sharing and everything that gives meaning to the life of an artist.
Art & Surface brings together voices from different backgrounds, but animated by the same conviction: together, we can create a more humane and inspiring artistic world.
For $15 a year, you'll receive four digital issues packed with ideas, beauty, and authenticity — a small commitment for a lot of inspiration.
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A sneak peek at issue #2
“For the muralist, to paint is to exhibit. The wall is both canvas and gallery.”
—Attributed to Carlos Mérida, Guatemalan-Mexican muralist
These timeless words reflect the essence of public art—a philosophy that comes vividly to life in Julia Prajza’s captivating murals. A Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist and muralist, she transforms walls and surfaces through innovative public artworks that expand the idea of exhibition beyond traditional confines.
For this second issue of Art & Surface, dedicated to the theme The Art of Exhibiting, painter Sylvie Pinard agreed to reflect on her artistic journey, her exhibition experiences, and the essential role they play in her practice. Her testimony sheds light on a reality that is often left unspoken: exhibiting is not merely about showing artworks, but about fully committing to an expanded creative process.
Why create a studio-gallery? For some, it is a matter of independence and financial survival; for others, it is a way to give visibility to work that is overlooked by traditional circuits. This was the case for Daphne Odjig (1919–2016), a major figure in Indigenous art in Canada, who opened her own gallery and workspace in the 1970s to promote art that was then largely excluded from the market and museums. By stepping outside institutional frameworks, she played a key role in the recognition of contemporary First Nations art.
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