Matthew Gove

Matthew Gove (b 1977, Melbourne) is an emerging artist working across a variety of mediums including painting and ceramics. His artworks reveal a penchant for quirky and humorous subject matter that are imbued with playful narratives, often involving animals in ridiculous 'humanistic' scenarios. Gove has worked in the Arts Project since 2012 and has been included in several group exhibitions in Melbourne and Sydney, including World In My Eyes, C3 Gallery, Abbotsford, Melbourne (2013), Patrick Francis and Friends, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney (2015) and won the Darebin Art Prize (2013). His work is represented in private collections throughout Australia.