THE PETIT MERODE SALON

Born in 1980, White Rock, Canada. Live and works in the unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil Waututhand Musqueam peoples in Vancouver. 

Andrew Dadson is a multidisciplinary artist who employs a variety of mediums including painting, photography and installation.  His practice is grounded in conceptual and process-oriented methodologies and is consistently marked by its thick handling of paint where the layers push the parameters of the medium. Central to Dadson’s work is a deep interest in the social contracts shaping the natural environment, from which he creates artworks that investigate and reflect on the landscape and highlight a constantly changing environment.  Well known for his large-scale photographs Dadson often depicts detailed close ups of plants hand painted with natural dyes that read as both monochrome painting and ethno-botanical documentation.

The artist earned his BFA from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, CA, in 2003. Recent, Dadsonhas held solo exhibitions at Daniel Faria Gallery, Toronto, CA (2019), 313 Art Project, Seoul, SK (2019), Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, CA (2017), and Galleria Franco Noero, Turin, IT (2017).

In his wave paintings, Andrew Dadson layers acrylic and oil paints on linen, creating cascading repetitions of lines that thicken as they descend, evoking a rhythm of curves. Reflecting his interest in geologic time, Dadson's process builds up over long periods, resulting in a palimpsest of material and history. While earlier works focused on formal wave configurations, recent works like Yellow, explore additional natural phenomena, such as tides, mountain valleys, or forests. This interplay invites viewers to oscillate between macrocosmic and microcosmic scales, contemplating vast landscapes and the elemental forces shaping them.