# Matt DesLauriers

> London-based Canadian artist who writes generative code and draws with pen plotters, known for Meridian and Subscapes on Art Blocks.

- Page: https://www.gondi.xyz/artist/matt-deslauriers
- Works on GONDI: 1,882
- Collectors: 920
- About page: https://www.gondi.xyz/artist/matt-deslauriers/about

## About

Matt DesLauriers is a Toronto-born artist based in London who makes his work by writing software. He studied film and media at Queen's University and has written code since his teens. Before his Art Blocks releases he made interactive installations, one of them shown at the Louvre in 2016. He also publishes open source tools such as canvas-sketch, which he uses to make his own work.

[*Subscapes*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/subscapes-by-matt-deslauriers.md), his first Art Blocks project, came out in 2021: landscapes drawn by one algorithm from a single seed per token. [*Meridian*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/meridian-by-matt-deslauriers.md) followed that September with 1,000 stratified landforms built from small strokes of colour, and a quarter of its primary sales went to the Processing Foundation. Vetro Editions later published a book on the series, designed by monopo London. Pieces from both series have appeared in Sotheby's sales.

Bright Moments gave [*FOLIO*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/folio-by-matt-deslauriers.md) a solo show in London in 2022. In [*Filigree*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/filigree-digital-edition-by-matt-deslauriers.md) (2024), shown by The Disruptive Gallery, AI image models only supply colour and tone while his own code sets the composition. He also draws with pen plotters, and his [*hachure*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/hachure-plots-by-matt-deslauriers.md) plots appeared at Paris Photo in 2023. Sales of the open source [*Bitframes*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/bitframes-32-bit-edition.md) fund *Generative*, a documentary on the history of generative art.

His work has been shown at Kunsthalle Zürich, MoCA Taipei, Phillips in London and the V&A. LACMA received [*Meridian #547*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/meridian-by-matt-deslauriers/163000547.md) in 2023 as part of a gift from the collector Cozomo de' Medici, and in 2026 he gave the V&A prints of two more *Meridian* works. In 2021 he made *Wayfinder*, a generative poetry game, with the National Film Board of Canada.

## At a glance

- Practice: Generative art, creative coding and pen plotter drawing
- In museums: V&A, LACMA
- Based in: London, UK
- Active since: 2014
- Platforms: Art Blocks, Bright Moments, The Disruptive Gallery
- Education: Bachelor of Film and Media, Queen's University (2013), PhD candidate, Creative Computing Institute, University of the Arts London (2025 to present)

## Notable works

- 2021: [Meridian](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/meridian-by-matt-deslauriers.md), Art Blocks
- 2021: [Subscapes](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/subscapes-by-matt-deslauriers.md), Art Blocks
- 2021: [FOLIO](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/folio-by-matt-deslauriers.md), Bright Moments
- 2024: [Filigree](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/filigree-digital-edition-by-matt-deslauriers.md), The Disruptive Gallery
- 2024: [Bitframes: 32 Bit Edition](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/bitframes-32-bit-edition.md)

## In museum collections

- 2026: [Prints of Meridian #870 and #686](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/meridian-by-matt-deslauriers/163000870.md), Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London
- 2023: [Meridian #547](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/meridian-by-matt-deslauriers/163000547.md), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, CA

## Top sales

- 2021: [Meridian #287](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/meridian-by-matt-deslauriers/163000287.md), 200 ETH (about $678K)
- 2021: [Meridian #738](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/meridian-by-matt-deslauriers/163000738.md), 200 ETH (about $600K)
- 2021: [Meridian #70](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/meridian-by-matt-deslauriers/163000070.md), 175 ETH (about $525K)
- 2021: [Meridian #624](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/meridian-by-matt-deslauriers/163000624.md), 145 ETH (about $491K)
- 2021: [Meridian #684](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/meridian-by-matt-deslauriers/163000684.md), 90 ETH (about $403K)
- 2021: [Meridian #171](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/meridian-by-matt-deslauriers/163000171.md), 80 ETH (about $361K)

## Exhibitions

- 2026: [Degrees of Disruption (Meridian)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- 2025: [Patterns of Entanglement, an interactive exhibition](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), NEORT++, Tokyo
- 2024: [Solo show: Filigree](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), The Disruptive Gallery, London
- 2024: [Pattern Language, an interactive exhibition](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Balestrand, Norway
- 2023: [Solo show: Meridian, with monopo London and Vetro Editions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), London
- 2023: [In Conversation With (hachure), Digital Sector](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Paris Photo, Paris
- 2023: [Generative Taipei On-Site (FOLIO)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Honggah Art Museum, Taipei
- 2022: [Solo show: FOLIO](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Bright Moments, London
- 2022: [DYOR (Meridian)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich
- 2022: [Ex-Machina: A History of Generative Art (Meridian)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Phillips, London
- 2022: [Gaia (Meridian)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), MoCA Taipei, Taipei
- 2016: [Camera Futura, an installation for Accenture Art + Innovation](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Louvre Museum, Paris

## Recognition

- 2026: [Finalist, Lumen Prize, for Pattern Language](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Lumen Prize
- 2021: [Official Selection, for Wayfinder](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), MUTEK
- 2021: [Site of the Day and Developer and Mobile Excellence, for Wayfinder](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Awwwards
- 2021: [CSS Design Awards, for Wayfinder](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), CSS Design Awards
- 2018: [FWA of the Day, for the augmented reality exhibit at KIKK Festival](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), FWA
- 2016: [Site of the Day for Audiograph, shortlisted for Experimental and Developer Site of the Year](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Awwwards

## Collaborations

- 2024: [Sierra, a print and digital work](https://www.mattdesl.com/), Avant Arte
- 2022: [Meridian, a 240-page book on the series, designed by monopo London](https://creativeboom.com/features/monopo-london-designs-matt-deslauriers-debut-book), Vetro Editions and monopo London
- 2021: [Wayfinder, a generative poetry game for the web](https://www.mattdesl.com/), National Film Board of Canada
- 2021: [GitHub Mural Project](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), GitHub
- 2019: [The Art of Cybersecurity](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Trend Micro
- 2019: [Facebook for Developers logo](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Facebook
- 2017: [Tweets pour la paix](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), French National Commission for UNESCO

## Press & resources

- 2024: [Matt DesLauriers on a Generative World](https://www.lerandom.art/editorial/matt-deslauriers-on-a-generative-world), Le Random
- 2024: [Matt DesLauriers on Challenging the Image](https://www.lerandom.art/editorial/matt-deslauriers-on-challenging-the-image), Le Random
- 2023: [Glitch Gallery opens two new generative art exhibitions](https://bigbendsentinel.com/2023/05/03/glitch-gallery-opens-two-new-generative-art-exhibitions/), Big Bend Sentinel
- 2023: [Art Made of Code: monopo london on the design of Matt DesLauriers' debut book](https://creativeboom.com/features/monopo-london-designs-matt-deslauriers-debut-book), Creative Boom
- 2023: [LACMA Acquires 22 Generative Art NFTs](https://coolhunting.com/culture/lacma-acquires-22-generative-art-nfts), Cool Hunting

## Milestones

- 2021: [Releases Subscapes, his first Art Blocks project](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/subscapes-by-matt-deslauriers.md), Art Blocks
- 2021: [Wayfinder, a generative poetry game, launches with the National Film Board of Canada](https://www.mattdesl.com/), National Film Board of Canada
- 2021: [Releases Meridian: 1,000 works sold by Dutch auction, a quarter of primary sales to the Processing Foundation](https://mattdesl.substack.com/p/notes-on-meridian), Art Blocks
- 2022: [Vetro Editions publishes Meridian, his first book](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), Vetro Editions
- 2024: [Bitframes opens as an open edition, with net proceeds funding the documentary Generative](https://www.lerandom.art/editorial/matt-deslauriers-on-a-generative-world)
- 2025: [Begins a PhD at the Creative Computing Institute, University of the Arts London](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit), University of the Arts London

## Links

- [mattdesl.com](https://www.mattdesl.com)
- [X](https://x.com/mattdesl)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/mattdesl_art)
- [github.com](https://github.com/mattdesl)
- [docs.google.com](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HK19G9HaeFf5O5TwgB2jkANgEvnMmRwg0O3oZLhUE6s/edit)

Data from GONDI (https://www.gondi.xyz), Oct 28, 2026.