BORN |
1975, State College, PA |
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Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY |
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EDUCATION |
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2006 |
MFA, The International Center of Photography/Bard Program for Advanced Photographic Studies, New York |
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1998 |
BA, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York |
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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2019 |
The Sheen, The Shine, Galerie Xippas, Geneva |
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2018 |
News From Nowhere, M+B, Los Angeles, CA |
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The Links are Joined and Form a Ring, Galerie Xippas, Paris, France |
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2016 |
Sunclipse, Invisible Exports, New York, NY |
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Four False Starts, M+B, Los Angeles, CA |
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2014 |
High Difference, Invisible Exports, New York, NY |
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2013 |
Greet the Dust, M+B, Los Angeles, CA |
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2012 |
Pale Subtropical Light, M+B, Los Angeles, CA |
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2011 |
The Undefeated, Invisible Exports, New York, NY |
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2009 |
High Lonesome, M+B, Los Angeles, CA |
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High Lonesome, Marty Walker Gallery, Dallas, TX |
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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2018 |
Look West, Young Man!, Galerie Xippas, Geneva |
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Polaroids: The Disappearing, Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York, NY |
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High Summer, Foley Gallery, New York, NY |
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Where is the Future Made?, Lishui International Photography Festival, Lishui, China |
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Victory Over the Sun: The Poetics and Politics of Eclipse, KMAC Museum, Louisville, KT |
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Endless Summer, Meyer Vogel Gallery, Charleston, SC |
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2017 |
Auto Photo: de 1900 à nos jours, Foundation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, France |
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2016 |
A Matter of Memory: Photography as Object in the Digital Age, George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY |
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A Verdant Summer, Taymour Grahne, New York, NY |
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What’s Up, Soho Revue, London, UK |
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Arturo Bandini, Los Angeles, CA |
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Entry Point, Daniel Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA |
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2015 |
Russian Doll, M+B, Los Angeles, CA |
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Under Construction – New Positions in American Photography, Pioneer Works Center for Art and Innovation, Brooklyn, NY |
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2014 |
Altarations: Built, Blended, Processed, University Galleries, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL |
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Of My Affection, Anonymous Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico |
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Me and Benjamin, Galerie Xippas, Paris, France |
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Stills, Michael Lowe Gallery, Cincinnati, OH |
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Under Construction – New Positions in American Photography, Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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2013 |
House of Vetti, Koenig & Clinton, New York, NY |
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Spook Rock Road Josephine Meckseper, Steven Parrino, Matthew Porter, Richard Prince, Blair Thurman and Kaz Oshiro, Galerie Frank Elbaz, Paris, France |
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2012 |
After Photoshop, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY |
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There’s Something Happening Here, Brancolini Grimaldi, London, UK |
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2011 |
Brooklyn to Nashville, curated by Soo Kim, ZeiherSmith pop-up gallery, Nashville, TN |
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US EST, Pepin Moore, Los Angeles, CA |
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On Wheels, brand 10 art space, Fort Worth, TX |
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2010 |
Perspectives 2010, International Center of Photography Museum, New York, NY |
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New Work New York, curated by Tim Barber, Levi’s Photo Workshop, New York, NY |
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The Exquisite Landscape, ICP Educational Gallery, New York, NY |
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Unframed, curated by Neville Wakefield, ACRIA Benefit Auction, New York, NY |
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2009 |
Blind Spot Magazine Benefit Auction, X Initiative, New York, NY |
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(super)natural, New York Photo Festival, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue) |
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The Noble Savage and the Little Tramp, curated by Hannah Whitaker, Mount Tremper Arts, Mount Tremper, NY |
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Meet & Cake, Roos Arts, Rosendale, NY |
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2008 |
The World Is All, That Is The Case, curated by Arthur Ou, Hudson Franklin, New York, NY |
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The Allegory of the Mountain, Mahan Gallery, Columbus, OH |
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Things Are Strange, New Century Artists, New York, NY |
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Group Hug, Marty Walker Gallery, Dallas, TX |
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2007 |
The Interactive Landscape, Mount Tremper Arts Festival, Mount Tremper, New York, NY |
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UNSEEN, Arnhem Mode Bienniale, Arnhem, The Netherlands |
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2005 |
Art + Commerce Festival of Emerging Photographers, curated by Charlotte Cotton, The Tobacco Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY |
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MFA Group Show, The International Center of Photography, New York, NY |
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CURATORIAL PROJECTS |
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2014 |
Soft Target, organized with Phil Chang, M+B, Los Angeles, CA |
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2013 |
X+1, At Large Magazine, December |
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2012 |
The Crystal Chain, curator, Invisible Exports, New York, NY |
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Blind Spot Magazine, Issue 45, co-curated with Hannah Whitaker |
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2010-11 |
Bedtime for Bonzo, curator, M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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2010 |
Seven Summits, curator, Mount Tremper Arts, Catskills, NY (catalogue) |
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“Photo Contest,” Canteen Magazine, Issue 6, an open forum curatorial project in collaboration with the Brooklyn Museum’s Arnold Lehman |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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2018 |
"Matthew Porter's Solo Debut at Galerie Xippas, Paris," Artinfo, April 8 |
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2016 |
Lehmann, Claire. “Matthew Porter: INVISIBLE-EXPORTS,” Artforum Critics’ Picks, December 2, 2016 |
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Wagley, Catherine. “Four False Starts at M+B,” Photograph Magazine, May/June |
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Zellen, Jody. “Recommended Exhibitions.” ArtScene, March 2016 |
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Samson, Jonah. “Matthew Porter’s ‘Four False Starts’ Exhibition,” Cool Hunting, February 9, 2016 |
2015 |
Cotton, Charlotte, Photography is Magic, Aperture Books |
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"Both Sides of Sunset," Metropolis Books |
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“Paradoxical Abstraction,” Artpress, March 2015 |
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Colberg, Jorg. “Matthew Porter’s Archipelago,” Conscientious Photography Magazine, August |
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"Altarations," W. Rod Faulds and Jeanie Ambrosio, Florida Atlantic University (catalogue) |
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“Sunshine Noir,” At Large Magazine, Vol. 2 |
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2014 |
Mizota, Sharon. “The Focus Cleverly Blurs in ‘Soft Target’ at M+B,” Los Angeles Times, August 22 |
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Fiske, Courtney. “Matthew Porter,” Artforum Critics’ Picks, April 5, 2014 |
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Heinrich, Will. “Matthew Porter: High Difference at Invisible-Exports,” Gallerist, April 2 |
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Bateman, Karin. “Under Construction,” Foam Magazine, issue #38 |
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2013 |
Balhetchet, Sophie. “Pale Subtropical Light,” HotShoe, Winter Issue |
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“500 Words,” Interview with Ian Svenonius, Artforum.com, 2013 |
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Wagley, Catherine. “Matthew Porter: Greet the Dust,” photography, October Issue |
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“Still Life Comparison,” IMA Magazine, Winter, Volume 6 |
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Rosenberg, David. “Avoiding Pigeonholes: From Muscle Cars to Jane Fonda Recreations,” Slate, July 18, 2013 |
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2012 |
“All That is Solid Melts Into Air,” Conveyor Magazine, Issue 3 |
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“500 Words,” Interview with Robert Buck, Artforum.com, February 7, 2012 |
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2011 |
Paddle8 blog, guest contributor |
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“Studio with Red Bag: Various Interviews,” Triple Canopy, Issue 12 |
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Diehl, Travis. “Critic’s Pick: Bedtime for Bonzo,” ARTFORUM, January, 2011 |
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2010 |
Johnson, Ken. “Riffs on Photography (I Am Not Always a Camera),” The New York Times, July, 2010 |
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS |
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2010-15 |
Part-time faculty, Parsons the New School for Design, New York, NY |
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2010-11 |
Visiting instructor, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY |
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2009-11 |
Faculty, International Center of Photography, New York, NY |
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2009 |
Adjunct Faculty, University of Maine, Orono, ME |
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ARTIST TALKS AND LECTURES |
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2016 |
Artist Lecture, University of California, Los Angeles, CA |
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2015 |
Artist Lecture, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH |
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Artist Lecture, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, MA |
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Artist Lecture, Parsons the New School for Design, New York, NY |
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2014 |
Panelist, Under Construction, Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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2010 |
Artist Lecture, NYU Steinhardt, New York, NY |
2009 |
Workshop, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA |
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2008 |
Artist Lecture, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY |
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MONOGRAPHS |
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2015 |
“Archipelago.” Published by MACK Books |
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COLLECTIONS |
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio |
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The Traina Collection, San Francisco |
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The Sir Elton John Photography Collection, London |
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Statoil Art Collection, Norway |
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UBS Art Collection, New York |