CHAD COOMBS

CHAD COOMBS

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A contemporary practice grounded in curiosity, vulnerability, and transformation.

A prairie panoramic landscape of Bents Saskatchewan.
Black and white film photograph of a figure study by Chad Coombs
A future wildlife photograph of two woolly mammoths in a snowy landscape with pyramids in the background.
A peeled-apart Polaroid photograph by Chad Coombs using SX70 film.
Abstract figure study painting using a single continuous line by Canadian painter Chad Coombs.
A multi-exposure collage polaroid of Kate Moss by Canadian artist Chad Coombs.
A symmetrical artwork of two wolf faces with a geometric design and soundwave pattern above and below, set against a black background.
A Polaroid collage portrait by Canadian artist Chad Coombs using magazine tear outs from beauty advertisements.
Line drawing of an open car hood revealing an engine, with a cartoonish character sitting inside the car. The drawing uses red and yellow lines on a white background.
Black and white photo of a multi-tiered waterfall in a rocky canyon with trees at the top.
A polaroid collage piece by Chad Coombs inspired by interior flowers and the sense of belonging that they can inspire within a room
Street art mural of a woman with curly hair and closed eyes, painted in shades of blue, pink, and white.
A modern abstract artwork featuring geometric and stylized figures of a dog and a cat in light pastel colors with bold black outlines and red accent dots.
Future Wildlife portrait of three mountain goats with large curved horns on rocky terrain, with a painted mountain landscape and glacier in the background, with an oil spill.
A Polaroid collage piece depicting the struggle with depression the artist Chad Coombs experiences.
Black and white photo of Castle mountain with a forested base and a lake in the foreground.
Line drawing of a person in a lively pose, holding a drink, with a tray balanced on their shoulder that has a wine bottle and a goblet on it, rendered in red and blue lines.
A black and white photograph of a human with their body upside down, with legs spread and arms extended to the sides, against a plain background.
Polaroid photo of a woman with long hair and makeup, wearing a black jacket, crop top, and patterned pants, standing in front of a sunset-background.
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Chad Coombs is a Saskatchewan-based artist whose practice spans photography, collage, and hand-drawn works. His art is deeply personal, shaped by living with autism, anxiety, and depression, and by a lifelong search for belonging in a world that often feels overwhelming.

Through his work, Chad explores themes of identity, fear, religion, sexuality, and the landscapes that have defined him. Whether photographing the vast openness of the prairies, reworking found images into haunting collages, or drawing single-line abstractions that mirror the chaos of his thoughts, his practice is less about perfection than about honesty.

For Chad, art is not escape, it is survival. It is the place where fear can soften, where isolation becomes clarity, and where the human body, the animal world, and the spaces we inhabit are revealed without disguise. His work invites viewers to step into these moments of rawness and see not only the subject, but the fragile and unbroken line of the artist himself.

Chad Coombs, a Canadian artist based in Saskatoon.