A magazine for the artist's life
— beyond creation.
Art & Surface is a quarterly digital magazine for painters, illustrators, photographers, surface designers, textile artists, and artistic craftspeople - for every artist who builds a creative life on their own terms.
$15/year - 4 issues per year
Digital access · Less than $4 per issue · Less than a coffee
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 intentional creation.
Being an artist is not just about creating. It's also about showing your work, finding your place, building self-confidence, collaborating, organizing your practice, and staying connected to meaning.
The art of exhibiting, the art of revealing oneself
To exhibit a creation is also to reveal oneself. It’s not just about hanging a painting, placing a sculpture on a pedestal, or displaying a piece of craft. It can also mean offering others an artwork, an artist’s edition, or an object inspired by one’s visual universe. In every case, it means revealing
a part of oneself—an intimate vision shaped by hours of work, doubt, and genuine emotion. With every exhibition, you bare yourself a little: you
show not only what you’ve made, but who you are.
And for many artists, that idea is a daunting one.
--- Read more in issue 2
TESTIMONY
"I love your writing. It's so respectful and heartfelt."
— Andrea Mühlbauer, surface designer, featured in issue 3
Art & Surface is published by Manon Jodoin – painter, designer, and independent publisher. A collaborative magazine made by artists, for artists.
10% of each subscription is dedicated to microcredit for women entrepreneurs worldwide through Kiva.org. Your subscription does more than support a magazine.
$15/year - 4 issues per year
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A sneak peek at issue #3
"Collectives remain relatively rare, which opens certain doors for us in art centres. To date, Devenir has presented around 15 exhibitions in Western Canada, notably in Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Calgary, and Salmon Arm."
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"For Andrea, collaboration means working over time with a company that licenses her creations without altering their essence. She has never felt that she compromised her artistic autonomy. On the contrary."
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"Through workshops, mentoring, and participatory projects, she shows that everyone can contribute to the creative journey and that every contribution matters. Her exquisite mosaics balance careful design with openness to chance, revealing both individual vision and the united spirit of the groups involved."
"While I enjoy creating a pattern for a specific collection, my true passion lies in creating patterns where I invite—even encourage—the quilter to play with the arrangement of the blocks. The successive collaboration continues, shifting from fabric designer and pattern designer to pattern designer and quilter."
