About Matt

Matt LeBlanc is a self-taught modern abstract artist living and working in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. As an Account Director at an advertising agency for close to ten years, Matt is constantly surrounded by creativity. The colours, textures, and shapes that he is exposed to at work have inspired his art.

Although he’s been creative all his life, Matt only started offering his artwork to the public in 2007. His career has grown rapidly since then. He’s sold thousands of paintings to individuals, businesses, and interior designers across Canada, the US, and overseas. His work has been featured in various publications and blogs, and on HGTV in both Canada and the US. One of Matt’s signature pieces made it into the top 50 entries in the New York Art Marathon (2011), and he was the third most-voted for artist worldwide. Donald Trump, Sir Richard Branson, Kevin O’Leary, Clara Hughes, and Ron Buist are just a few of the highly regarded people who own original Matt LeBlanc paintings.

A highly skilled self-promoter, Matt’s determination to always do things differently and push the limits has helped him create a huge fan base around the world. He excels in connecting with his fans, collectors, and clients, and they keep coming back for more. Matt truly enjoys promoting the Matt LeBlanc Art brand – he spends as much time promoting his work as he does painting. This is what sets him apart from many other artists.

Painting designed for Mr. Trump

It’s very important to Matt to give back to his community, so he donates paintings to charity events on a regular basis. It’s estimated that he has given well over $75,000 in artwork to various charities over his almost five year career as an artist. In 2010, Matt launched a seemingly-impossible mission with his Art for Life campaign – to create 200 original paintings in 184 days, with all profits from the sales going towards the fight against cancer. This project was a first for a Canadian artist, and Matt more than exceeded his goal to raise $25,000. By the time the campaign wrapped up in September 2010, Matt had raised an amazing $38,000 for the cause.

When it comes to his personal life, Matt likes things to be simple and very organized. When it comes to painting, he loves movement, rich colours, and rich textures.

“The beauty of abstract art is that I never know what I’m going to paint until I actually paint it. I usually have a good idea of the primary colours I will use in the piece, but the rest is usually unknown. It’s purely done in the moment – that’s  why I love to paint abstract art. I let the brush lead the way. I never force the brush. I’m very thankful that I have the talent to paint. I hope to continue painting throughout my life.”

Matt