Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber

  • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber’s (Winnipeg) deceptively simple paintings of flowers with phrases mimic the complexity of daily life and the whimsy of nature. 

  • Exhibitions
  • Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber are founding members of The Royal Art Lodge, and have continued a collaborative practice since the collective disbanded in 2008. Their work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. They were shortlisted for the Sobey Art Award in 2014. Dumontier and Farber’s work is included in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada, Vancouver Art Gallery and Winnipeg Art Gallery as well as Takashi Murakami, Tokyo, Japan; La Maison Rouge, Paris, France; Centro De Arte Caja de Burgos, Burgos, Spain.
  • Works
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, Growing is victory, 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      Growing is victory, 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, I believe that my birth created the universe, and that yesterday there was only nothing, but what do I know, I'm new here., 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      I believe that my birth created the universe, and that yesterday there was only nothing, but what do I know, I'm new here., 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, I need a question with no answer, so I'll always have something think about., 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      I need a question with no answer, so I'll always have something think about., 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, I was planted where the wine was spilled, where the blood was spilled., 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      I was planted where the wine was spilled, where the blood was spilled., 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, I'd call in sick, but who woud I call?, 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      I'd call in sick, but who woud I call?, 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, I'm inside a bad mood, but I know there's a way out., 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      I'm inside a bad mood, but I know there's a way out., 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, Own your own now, 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      Own your own now, 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, Perfect, but just for this one moment, 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      Perfect, but just for this one moment, 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, Some days require a united front., 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      Some days require a united front., 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, That spell you're under, it belongs to me., 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      That spell you're under, it belongs to me., 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, The first time I was reborn was the last time I was afraid., 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      The first time I was reborn was the last time I was afraid., 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, The ground and the seed each kept their promise, 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      The ground and the seed each kept their promise, 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, Today was two days, so tomorrow won't be long., 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      Today was two days, so tomorrow won't be long., 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, Today, we continue our Ascension, 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      Today, we continue our Ascension, 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, We've always been together, but I have no idea who they are., 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      We've always been together, but I have no idea who they are., 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, What looks like two flowers in one reality is in fact one flower in two realities., 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      What looks like two flowers in one reality is in fact one flower in two realities., 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, Where we were once damaged, we were now joined., 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      Where we were once damaged, we were now joined., 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, Why not tell me in the beginning that it would be fine in the end?, 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      Why not tell me in the beginning that it would be fine in the end?, 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches
    • Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, You're welcome to be a part of my life, as long as you don't mind being seriously tangled., 2024
      Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber
      You're welcome to be a part of my life, as long as you don't mind being seriously tangled., 2024
      Acrylic on board
      10 x 8 inches