Matt King Studio

UPCOMING:

Incident Report Viewing Station, Hudson, NY. Spring 2013.

MacDowell Colony Fellowship. Spring 2013.

Fiskars Village Artist in Residence, Finland. August 2013.

American Academy in Rome, VCU Affiliated Faculty Residency, 2013-2014.

ONGOING:

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 2012-2013 Visual Arts Fellowship, selected by juror Scott Rothkopf, Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art.

Video and photos from a rehearsal of "Swerve Space," a collaborative project with choreographer Scott Putman. The performative installation and dance score are drawn from experiences that we’ve come to expect in retail spaces: choosing between one product and the next, glancing in a mirror, waiting in line. Dancers Rachel Brady, Paige Horton, Jill Brammer Ware, and Amy Page Wilhelm performing.

A series of preparatory sketches and models leading to the set design for "Swerve Space"

RECENT:

Visting Artist Lecture: Louisiana State University School of Art. November 5th.

Summer Solstice, a group exhibition at Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA. June 21st through August 17th. Reviewed by Amy Ritchie here.

Pewter Wings, Golden Horns, Stone Veils. GRIMM Gallery, Amsterdam. Curated by Nick van Woert. March 3rd through March 31st.

Mid-Atlantis Outro, Painted steel, glass, pallet, nickel-plated steel, grass, chain, 180" x 84" x 72," 2012.

Mid-Atlantis Outro, detail, 2012.

Orrery (semi-detached), Painted steel, glass, chrome-plated, mixed materials, 80" x 43" x 40," 2012.

Orrery (semi-detached) (detail), Painted steel, glass, chrome-plated, mixed materials, 80" x 43" x 40," 2012.

Point/Counterpoint, a group exhibition at the Andrews Gallery at the College of William and Mary featured a collaborative effort by Matt King and poet LB Thompson. The curators, Naomi Falk and Michael Gaynes, invited 8 artists to exhibit their work in correspondence with another artist. The exhibition was on view September 8th through October 6th.

Continental Drift, a solo show at the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia was on view from June 10th through August 4th.

Continental Drift, Installation View: Gallery 307, Lamar Dodd School of Art, 2011.

Continental Drift, mixed materials, 18' x 12' x 8', 2011.

Continental Drift, detail: inkjet print on glass, 2011.

Continental Drift, detail: chrome-plated and painted steel, glass, paint, 2011.

Continental Drift, detail: chrome-plated and painted steel, wood, plastic laminate, 2011.

Continental Drift, detail: chrome-plated and painted steel, corn starch, paint, glass, 2011.

Continental Drift, detail: painted steel, corn starch, paint, glass, 2011.

twofoursixeight, inkjet print on perforated vinyl over mirror, 48" x 108", 2011.

twofoursixeight, Installation View: Gallery 307, Lamar Dodd School of Art, 2011.

Atlas, hydrocal, steel, paint, 10" x 23" x 54", 2011.

Atlas, detail: hydrocal, steel, paint, 10" x 23" x 54", 2011.

Parade Lap, inkjet on perforated vinyl, mirror, 59"" x 72", 2011.

Visting Artist Lectures: Bucknell University, Department of Art and Art History in Lewisburg, PA on March 31st and George Mason University in Fairfax, VA on April 21st.

Generics, a solo show at the Brant Gallery at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Februrary 7th through March 4th.

Generics, Installation view, Brant Gallery, 2011.

Generics, Installation view, Brant Gallery, 2011

Admin Stack (reception), 2011. Powdercoated steel, maple, mixed materials, 24" x 91" x 84"

Admin Stack (reception) (detail), 2011. Powdercoated steel, maple, mixed materials, 24" x 91" x 84"

Breathe Right, 2011. Inkjet print on vinyl, glass mirror, 23” x 23”

Breathe Right (detail), 2011. Inkjet print on vinyl, glass mirror, 23” x 23”.

Icy Hot, 2011. Inkjet print on vinyl, glass mirror, 40” x 32.5” photo: Terry Brown

6'3, 2011. Painted and chrome plated steel, inkjet print on perforated vinyl, mirror, 15” x 12" x 71” photo: Terry Brown

Delirious Floater, 2010. Painted and chrome-plated steel, mixed materials, 32” x 23” x 78” photo: Terry Brown

Model Sputt, 2010. Painted, powder-coated, and chrome-plated steel, mixed materials, 60” x 46” x 71” photo: Terry Brown

Mylicon, 2011. Inkjet print on vinyl, glass mirror, 22”d

Mylicon (detail), 2011. Inkjet print on vinyl, glass mirror, 22”d

Self-Checkout, a solo exhibition at the Arlington Arts Center was on view from September 10th - November 6th, 2010.

Desk Jockey, 2010. Maple, mixed materials, 32” x 23” x 81” photo: Terry Brown

Wall Ball, 2010. Chrome-plated copper, steel, maple, Crazy Straw, graphite, 6" x 8" x 24" photo: Terry Brown

Helter Shelter a 5-week summer sculpture workshop in Scotland taught by Matt King as part of VCU's Glasgow Artists and Writer's Workshop. The adventure-filled course involved having students build their own shelter-sculptures that they took camping in the Highlands. The blog (best viewed with Firefox) can be found here.

Two small sculptures traveled to Chicago for exhibition in Clutch Gallery, a year-long alternative space located in Meg Duguid's purse. The exhibition moved through the city with Meg from April 18th to May 15th, 2010, making appearances at Art Chicago and Version Fest along the way. For details on Meg's project, visit the Clutch Gallery Blog and Facebook page.

Have I Told You Lately That I Love You, 2010. Epoxy, silk, fake pearls, lollipop stick, MDF, paint, 5" x 5" x 10.5"

Images from an onging project that began with the help of Dr. Birgit Kettenmann of the VCU Radiology Dept. to use fMRI technology to produce a scan of Matt's brain as it reacts to "my brother telling me jokes." This data will serve as the basis for a series of wall sculptures.

<Matt King fMRI> fMRI in Progress, January 2010

<Matt King fMRI scan> fMRI results, January 2010

Take a Number...a silkscreen and lasercut print produced with the help of Ashley Hawkins of Studio Two Three in Richmond, VA. The print can be folded into a 3-dimensional wall sculpture from a single sheet of paper.

Take a Number, 2010, silkscreen and laser on acid-free paper, 22" x 30"

Matt King: Science Diet, Fourteen30 Contemporary, Portland, OR, 2009 photos: Dan Kvitka