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Education:
1988 BFA University of Houston, Texas 1991 MFA Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Relative Experience:
Adjunct Professor, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ 3-D Design, Sculpture Adjunct Professor, Pace University, Westchester and Manhattan Campuses 1999 - 2005 Sculpture, Drawing, Painting, 2-Design, 3-Design Adjunct Professor, William Paterson University, Paterson, NJ 2-D Design, Sculpture
Specializations:
*Most facets of metal and woodwork, clay. Plaster, cement / concrete, casting/mold making, Plastics. *Welding and forging and figure sculpture. *Landscape, still-life and figure drawing/painting.
Selected exhibitions:
2009
Landfill.org, traveling exhibit of Art from Recycled material
Pittsfield Invitational, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield, MA
Baltimore Sculpture Project, Artscape, Installation of "Explorer", Baltimore, MD
Forbes Park Reclaimed Materials Sculpture Installation, Chelsea, MA
"Lost and Found", Nashawannuk Gallery, Easthampton, MA (2 person show)
"Matt Evald Johnson: Recent Painting and Drawing", Easthampton Cultural Alliance Gallery, Easthampton MA
2008
"Relative Environment" 26th annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Show, Brooklyn, NY
Installation of "Sentry", Salem Art Works (SAW), Salem NY
"Art in the Park" Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Worcester Ma
Shore Institue of Contemporary Art, Sculptoure 2008, Long Branch, New Jersey
"Reclaimed", A.M.Richard Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
"Risus", Artspace MCV/NYC, Brooklyn, NY
2007
"21st Rosen Outdoor Sculture Competition and Exhibition", Turchin Center for the Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
"Wall Scrawl", Third Rail Studio, New Rochelle, NY
"Local Treasures", Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA6
2006
Installation of "Sentry" at Burlington County College
"Garden of Earthly Delights" 24th Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Show, Fulton-Ferry State Park, Brooklyn, NY
2005
"Art at Newport", Outdoor Sculpture Walk, Jersey City, NJ
"Skyway", A Tribute to the Pulaski Skyway, Victory Hall, sponsored by the Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
2004
"1 x 1" Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
"Matt Johnson Paintings", Tomasulo Gallery(solo exhibition), Union County College, Cranford, NJ
"22nd Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Show", Fulton-Ferry State Park, Brooklyn, NY
2003
"ISC at Grounds For Sculpture International Exhibition" Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ (Selected as panelist for the exhibit's members discussion)
"2003 Kinetic Sculpture Race" American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
"Whats Goin' On?" 21st Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Show, Fulton Ferry State Park, Brooklyn, NY
2002 Permanent installation of "Dauntless Efforts" at Harborside Financial Center, a Tribute to 9-11 ironworkers as rescuers, Commissioned by Mack-Cali Real Estate, Jersey City, NJ
"Off the Wall" Jersey city Museum, Jersey City NJ
"Ground Zero" Museum of New Art Detroit, Detroit, Michigan
"Recycles", Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment, Brooklyn, NY
2001
"Canalogy: A Site Specific Art Show" Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY
1999
"Scorpion" Permanent installation on the municipal grounds, Clifton, NJ
1994
"Mass Exposure" Tribeca 148 Gallery, NYC
1993
"Toys for Soreness", 55 Mercer Gallery (solo exhibition), NYC
1992
"Salon of the Mating Spiders" Heron Test Site, Brooklyn, NY
1991
"Matthew E Johnson: Sculpture" O.K.Harris Work of Art (solo exhibition), NYC
Professional Experience:
Artist, Developed and Maintained studio facility utilizing advanced processes in welding, forging, mold making, casting and woodworking.
Wedge Works Inc. (Proprietor) Conceived and executed custom architectural, commercial and Private commissions in all areas of interior and exterior design since 1994.
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