Sterling silver necklace with a hand sculpted pendant that hangs on an 18 inch curb chain. Extending from the ornate scaffold and skeletal forms seen in Thea’s practice, this metal piece mirrors the body’s ribcage. With opposing relief detail on either face of the pendant, it may be worn on both sides.

Thea Yabut (b. 1985 Vancouver, CA) is a visual artist currently based in Montreal, Canada. Her sculptural use of paper pulp has evolved from an experimental drawing practice that continues to draw upon her own ancestry to examine the ways in which identity is shaped in Chinese and Filipina diasporic communities. Channeling the subconscious through a visceral material language, her practice uses abjection and ornament to consider the complex convergence of race and gender.

Yabut received a MFA from Western University (2013) and a BFA from Alberta University of the Arts (2007). She has exhibited nationally and internationally at galleries and museums including Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal, CA; Franz Kaka, Toronto, CA; Grunt Gallery, Vancouver, CA; JO-HS, Mexico City, MX; Leila Greiche, New York, US; South Parade, London, UK; ADA, Rome, IT; and Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Brooklyn, US. From 2019 to 2021 she was Artist-In-Residence for the department of Drawing at Concordia University. She was a 2024 summer resident at Torre al Cerro, Tuscany, IT. Her work can be found in the collection of Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal and Burnaby Art Gallery.