Artist statement
Chris Shubat (b. 1995), Toronto, ON, Canada Chris Shubat is a self-taught outsider artist whose work explores the tension between psychological struggle, recover and social commentary. Working primarily with airbrush, he creates fragmented montages and layered compositions that juxtapose violence, beauty, chaos, and tranquility. Drawing from personal experience, Shubat uses imagery to explore memory, intrusive thought, emotional fluctuation, and resilience. His polished, airbrushed surfaces reference contemporary visual culture while contrasting its manufactured beauty with the complexity of inner experience. Shubat has exhibited in Toronto, Montreal, Ibiza, and Long Beach, California.
Details
- Based in
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Works in
- Painting
Featured work
Affiliations
Recent CV
2026–Present
“Music with a message” album art, Sinaxx and Subtyl Paris, Paris, France, Authorization of art work for the album “Music with a message” by dj Sinaxx., View online
2026–Present
“Let there be light” Album, Sinaxx & Subtyl, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Authorization of art work for album for dj Sinaxx
2019–Present
Assistant director / production assistant , DGC (Directors Guild of Canada), Toronto, ON, Canada Creatively and administratively assisting the director within the tv/film industry
Curriculum Vitae
Solo Exhibitions
2026
dream debris, The Drey Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Curated by Drew Simpson
Group Exhibitions
2026
Opacity: On Viscous Surfaces, LATITUDE Gallery New York, New York, United States, Curated by Weifan Mo / Xumeng Zhang
2025
All that is solid melts into air, The pit, Montreal, QC, Canada, Curated by Chloe Majenta / Mariana Jimenèz
2025
hold the vision, Open Gallery, Long beach, CA, United States, Curated by Artos Saucedo
Commissions
2026
Let there be light, Sinaxx, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Album art
2025
Music with a massage, Sinaxx, Paris, France, Album art
2025
Gallery of desire, Jayfeelbender, Toronto, ON, Canada, album art
Collections
In-Between Ibiza, Ibiza, Spain
Lithium Artdealer collection, Lisbon, Portugal
Shug gallery collection, Norwich, United Kingdom
Publications
2025
The Pit issue 5 artist feature, Magazine, Edited by Chloe Majenta & Mariana Jimènez, 47
2025
Over the hill magazine issue 2, Magazine, Edited by Joseph kit, 25
Bibliography
2025
Artist feature, The Pit issue 5
2025
Artist feature, Over the Hill projects magazine issue 02
Positions
2019–Present
Assistant director / production assistant , DGC (Directors Guild of Canada), Toronto, ON, Canada Creatively and administratively assisting the director within the tv/film industry
2021
art department assistant, West Films, Toronto, ON, Canada (The Family)
2019–2021
greens assistant, Landscape sculptures, Toronto, ON, Canada
2018
production designer, Crystal Media, Toronto, ON, Canada (Road Home)
2018
art department intern, Blue Ice Pictures, Toronto, ON, Canada (killer High)
Projects
2026–Present
“Music with a message” album art, Sinaxx and Subtyl Paris, Paris, France, Authorization of art work for the album “Music with a message” by dj Sinaxx., View online
2026–Present
“Let there be light” Album, Sinaxx & Subtyl, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Authorization of art work for album for dj Sinaxx
