ABOUT THE ARTIST: Hugo Mathias is a visual artist from New Zealand and currently based in Melbourne, Australia. He works in oils, acrylics, inks and digitally. Hugo is interested in iconic consumer products and the subjective narratives we associate with them. He explores national identities and symbolism to express these ideas in his work.

Hugo has exhibited his work in New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, Thailand and Japan, with two of his pieces residing in the James Wallace Arts Trust collection in New Zealand. He received a Bachelor of Design in 2011 from Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand.