Matt Donovan

A graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design, Matt Donovan is an artist, industrial designer, and conservator of kinetic artworks.

Trained in art but with an innate understanding of engineering, Donovan has built a career in which design and art are inseparable. Both in his personal and professional work Donovan skirts the line between art and engineering. Highlights include a series of works with Hallie Siegel called “History Machines”; the mechanical design of Dean’s and D’Andrea’s “The Robotic Table”; the architectural design and management of Ydessa Hendeles’ “Teddy Bear Project”; and the restoration of a large kinetic work by Paul McCarthy.