Mike Gough’s interest in the elusive quality of memory has always been an invariable interest in his art practice. Rooted in memories of his upbringing in Newfoundland, Gough’s paintings are autobiographical but carry universal narratives. In the absence of detail, there is an opportunity for one’s own memories to develop. An expansive solitude and sense of isolation are met with a universal feeling of what it means to belong. At its core, his practice explores how our relationship with the natural world connects and defines us. Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, in 1985, Gough received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in 2007 and graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London with a Master of Fine Arts in 2010. Gough has exhibited both nationally and internationally in over 40 exhibitions and his work appears in private, corporate, and public collections in England and Canada, including The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, Humber College, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, The City of St. John’s, and Global Affairs Canada. Prominent collectors include the United Arab Emirates Royal Family.