Artists
Matthew Picton
Education
| 1978-1981 | The London School of Economics and Political Science Degree. Bsc (Econ) government with honours |
Selected Solo Exhibitions
| 2007 | Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA (April) |
| Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, MO (Jan-Feb) | |
| 2006 | Howard House, Seattle, WA (April) |
| 2005 | Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA, (Sept.) |
| Solway Jones, Los Angeles, CA, (May) | |
| Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR, (Feb.) | |
| 2004 | Studio Lo Do, Phoenix, AZ, (Oct/Nov.) |
| Damien B Contemporary Art, Miami, FL, (Sept.) | |
| 2003 | Scope Art Fair, Solo show with Toomey Tourell, Miami, FL, (Dec.) |
| Howard House, Seattle, WA, (Feb.) | |
| 2002 | The Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR, (Nov.) |
| Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA, (Oct.) | |
| Gallery 2211/Solway Jones, Los Angeles, CA. Installation, (Mar.) | |
| With Bitchin’ pictures and Paul De Marinas, Howard House, Seattle, WA, “Metro Sculptures” (Feb.) | |
| 2000 | Davis & Cline, Ashland, OR, (Nov.) |
| Center for Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK, (Jul.) | |
| The Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR, (Feb.) | |
| 1998 | Triangle Gallery, San Francisco, CA, (Dec.) |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2007 | Landscape at the Limit, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, curated by Jonathan Stuhlman, w/Tara Donovan and Ingrid Calame |
| 2006 | Interspace, Solway Jones, Los Angeles, CA, (Dec-Jan) |
| Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, curated by Jennifer Gately (Aug-Oct) | |
| 2005 | Urban Jungle, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA,, curated by Yuri Psinakis, (Jun.) |
| 30 ways to make a painting, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, (Feb.) | |
| 2004 | Miniature Worlds, The Brewery Art center, Los Angeles, curated by Noel Korten, (Nov.) |
| Big, Installation at TERRA, San Francisco, curated by Stephen Tourell, (Nov.) | |
| Installation at The Trans America Pyramid, SF, CA, curated by Art Assets, (Sept.) | |
| 2003 | The Core Show, Portland, OR. (Oct.) curated by Jeff Jahn |
| “Indoor Outdoor” Limn Gallery, San Francisco, CA, (Sept.) | |
| The Best Coast, Portland, OR, (May) Curated by Jeff Jahn | |
| 2002 | Northwest Documenta 1, Salem Art Barn, (May) |
| 2001 | The Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. The Northwest Annual, (Oct.), Curated by Sue Spaid, Juror’s award winner |
| “Line Form color”, Howard House, Seattle, WA, (Oct.) | |
| Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA, (July) | |
| Consolidated Works, Seattle WA, commissioned installation, (May) | |
| “Negative Space” curated by Meg Shiffler | |
| 2000 | The Texas National, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX, (Apr.), Curated by Jack Massing and Michael Galbreth |
| “2000” group show, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA, (Jan.) | |
| 1999 | Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT, Equinox, Aug/Sept. A regional show of contemporary art, curated by Greg Bell and Willem Volkersz |
| 1998 | 5 Abstract Painters. Lindenberg Gallery, NY, NY, (May) |
| 1996 | Triangle Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Three person show, (Feb.) |
| 1994 | Sacred Cows, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL, (Aug.) |
Selected Publications
| San Francisco Chronicle, Creativity Comes Slipping through the cracks, Sep 10, 2005, By Kenneth Baker |
| Los Angeles Times, Composition from decomposition, June 10, 2005, by Christopher Knight |
| Catalogue Essay, by Michael Ned Holte, May 2005 |
| Artweek, April 2005, by Prudence F. Roberts |
| The Willamete Week, Feb 9 2005, by Richard Speer |
| The Miami New Times, Sep 30 2004, by Alfredo Triff |
| Artweek, review of Core Sample by Lois Allen, Dec 2003 |
| The Stranger, Seattle, May 29 2003, “Coastal Climate” by Emily Hall |
| Modern Painters, Spring 2003, Portland by Jeff Jahn |
| The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 12 2003, by Regina Hackett |
| The Oregonian, November 15 2002, reviewed by D.K. Row |
| Willamette Week, November 13 2002, reviewed by Richard Speer |
| The San Francisco Chronicle, October 12 2002, reviewed by Kenneth Baker |
| Fissure Magazine #2, “Courting The Off Modern” by Fionn Meade, November 2002 |
| The Stranger, Seattle, February 14 2002, reviewed by Emily Hall |
| The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 7 2002, reviewed by Regina Hackett |
| The Seattle Weekly, February 7 2002, reviewed by Anna Fahey |
| The San Francisco Chronicle, July 14 2001, reviewed by Kenneth Baker |
| The Seattle P-I, Seattle, May 25 2001, reviewed by Regina Hackett |
| “From the Dust” The Stranger, Seattle, May 24 2001, reviewed by Emily Hall |
| The Anchorage Daily News, July 7 2000, reviewed by Mike Dunham |
| ZYZZYVA, West coast literary magazine, Matthew Picton “drawings” April 2000 |
| Artweek, April 2000, Vol31, issue 4, reviewed by Lois Allan |
| The Oregonian, February 11 2000, reviewed by D.K. Row |
| Preview. The Gallery Guide, Feb/March 2000, reviewed by Ted Lindenberg |
Awards
| Jurors Grand Prize, Oregon Biennial, (Oct. 06’) |
Images
Matthew Picton - London 1666, 1832, 2007, 52" x 68" x 4", 2007
Matthew Picton - Baghdad 1944, 2006, 2007 (detail), 2007, Duralar, pins, enamel, 55 x 69 x 3 inches
Matthew Picton - Berlin, A Historical Portrait, 1932, 1962, 2006, (2007), painted Duralar, pins and enamel, 53 1/4 x 44 1/4 x 3 inches
Matthew Picton - Berlin, A Historical Portrait, 1932, 1962, 2006 (detail), 2007), painted Duralar, pins and enamel, 53 1/4 x 44 1/4 x 3 inches
Matthew Picton - Berlin, 2006, laminated Duralar, pins & enamel, 42 x 57 x 3 inches
Matthew Picton - Brooklyn (detail), 2007-08, Duralar, enamel paints, pins mounted on canvas board, 60 x 60 x 5 inches
Matthew Picton - Central Paris, 1789, 2007 (2007), 34 x 36 x 4 inches, Duralar, pins, enamel
Matthew Picton - New Delhi, 2006, painted Duralar, pins and enamel, 42 x 46 x 3 inches
