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2018-2020 I started these colour works by spontaneously drawing out horizontal and vertical lines in thin willow charcoal on bright white grounds. I could then erase and redraw the lines up or down, to the left or right, adding or subtracting until a free-flowing feeling was attained. I painted each shape in multiple layers, adjusting tone, contrast, saturation and hue using thin coats of oil colour. For me it expressed an inner vibration, as if I were an instrument playing out a natural rhythm.
Night Cities, oil on canvas paintings, 2005-2007
Colour Sensations, oil on linen paintings, 2018-2019
Joseph Siddiqi is a Montreal-based painter and educator. His recent work explores abstraction, color, and the contemplative side of painting and drawing. He has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, and the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. His paintings are held in public and private collections, including the Canada Council Art Bank (Ottawa), Colart Collection (Montreal), and Athabasca University Art Collection (Northern Alberta). His work has been shown across Canada and was presented in Germany at Pictura Montréal-Leipzig (2026). He holds an MFA in Painting from Boston University and teaches in the Department of Studio Arts at Concordia University.
Joseph Siddiqi est un peintre et pédagogue basé à Montréal. Ses œuvres récentes explorent l'abstraction, la couleur, ainsi que la dimension contemplative de la peinture et du dessin. Il a reçu des bourses du Conseil des arts du Canada, du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec et de la Fondation Elizabeth Greenshields. Ses peintures font partie de collections publiques et privées, notamment de la Banque d'art du Conseil des arts du Canada (Ottawa), de la Collection Colart (Montréal) et de la collection d'art de l'Université Athabasca (Nord de l'Alberta). Son travail a été exposé à travers le Canada et a été présenté en Allemagne dans le cadre de Pictura Montréal-Leipzig (2026). Titulaire d'une maîtrise en arts visuels (MFA) en peinture de l'Université de Boston, il enseigne au Département des arts d'ateliers de l'Université Concordia.
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