David Altmejd
David Altmejd is a Canadian artist renowned for his intricate sculptures and installations that often blend surrealism and abstraction. His thought-provoking works challenge viewers' perceptions and engage with themes of transformation and the human experience.
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David Altmejd is a Canadian sculptor known for his monstrous hybrids and current exhibition at the Galerie de l’UQAM in Montreal.
The 10 best things about visual art in 2025
Canada· 2025-12-10
David Altmejd is known for highly detailed sculptures that use hybridization, replication and inversions of interior and exterior to evoke some crossover among human, natural and alien worlds.
David Altmejd’s fantastical sculptures are creatures of instinctCanada· 2025-11-29
David Altmejd will be collaborating with curator Louise Déry at the UQAM gallery to unveil a series of sculptural busts.
From a Kent Monkman retrospective to the surreal busts of David Altmejd, here’s what’s on for art lovers this fallCanada· 2025-10-05
David Altmejd is among the notable male artists this fall.
Fall culture preview 2025: All the film, television, exhibits, music and more to look forward to this seasonCanada· 2025-10-03
