Ark
2006
pencil on paper
11 x 7 inches

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Matthew Fisher

b. Boston, MA 1976
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

EDUCATION

2000 Virginia Commonwealth University, Master of Fine Arts
1998 Columbus College of Art and Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006
All the Days Became One, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2005
Paintings, Stephanie Theodore at SCOPE, New York, New York
2004
Drawings and Paintings, Spector Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008
Spot Check: Academy Contemporary, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine arts, Philadelphia, PA
2007
This Place is Ours! Recent Acquisitions at the Academy, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Trash Menagerie, Drake Hotel, Toronto, Canada
2006
Posture and Expression, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2005
Hello Sunday, Sixtyseven Gallery, New York, New York, curated by Holly Coulis
Casper David Séance, Jack the Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, New York
Drawing for It 2, Spector Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Introspective Men, Madder 139, London, England, curated by David Kefford
Operation RAW, Icebox Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sasquatch Society, Sixtyseven Gallery, New York, New York
Honeymoon With Romeo, Groeflin Maag Galerie, Basel, Switzerland, curated by Holly Coulis
Folklore for a New Millenium, Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angles, California
Pencil on Glass, Sushi Art at Voz Alta Project, San Diego, California
2004
The Great (Re)Masters, Spector Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AC, Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York, New York
Pictionary, Kravets/Wehby Gallery, New York, New York, curated by Andy Cross
Toys in the Attic, Lennon, Weinberg, Inc., New York, New York, curated by Stephanie Theodore
Death to the Fascist Insect That Preys on the Life of the People, Gallery 800, Brooklyn, New York
This is for Real: War and the Contemporary Audience, State University of New York, Stony Brook
2003
The Winter Show, The Painting Center, New York, New York
The Next, SPACE Gallery, Portland, Maine
Homeland Security, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, New York

RESIDENCES

2005
Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, New York
Vermont Studio Center, Full Fellowship, Johnson, Vermont

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS

"Art Listings: Chelsea & vicinity." Time Out New York, August 19–26, 2004. Issue No. 464. Page 64.
"Art Listings: East End." Time Out London, October 5 – 12 2005. Issue No.1833. Page 48.
Cotter, Holland. “Death to the Fascist Insect That Prey on the Life of the People,” New York Times, June 25, 2004 (E 33).
Johnson, Ken. “Toys in the Attic.” New York Times. July 30, 2004 (E 34).
Fallon, Roberta. “Copy Right.” Philadelphia Weekly. December 1-7, 2004. Page 42.
Fallon, Roberta. “Romance Language.” Philadelphia Weekly. October 27, 2004.
New American Paintings, 2006, Issue No 62.
Nüsseler, Hannes. “Honeymoon with Romeo.” Basler Zeitung. August 11, 2005. Seite 23.
Vassallo, Christina. “All’s Fair in Art and Politics,” NY Arts Magazine, September/October 2004. Volume 9, Number 9/10.
Vassallo, Christina. “A Story Being Told”. DUCTS.org, Fall 2004 issue.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania