E X H I B I T I O N H I S T O R Y
2010
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, SOMA NewArt Gallery, Cape May, NJ
Philadelphia Painters (curator), The Painting Center , New York, NY
The Square Deal Project, Various Locations in Philadelphia, PA
New Walls Fresh Paint , The Painting Center, New York, NY
2009
35/25: Twenty-Five Painters under Thirty-Five , The Painting Center, New York, NY
Abstraction Now , Nassau County Community College, Garden City, NY
Matthew Farina: Tangent , One-Person Exhibit , Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008
Matthew Farina & Brae Howard, Two-Person Exhibit, The Laundromat, Philadelphia, PA
LGBTQ Emerging Artists , William Way Community Center, Philadelphia, PA
The Square Deal Project , Various Public Locations, Philadelphia PA
Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007
Matthew Farina: Paling , One-Person Exhibit , Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Learning to Love You More (online)
Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2006
City-wide Exhibit, ARTSPACE, New Haven, CT
Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition, The 1301 Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2004
Wayne Art Center, Annual Juried Exhibition, Wayne, PA
Juried Exhibition, The 1301 Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2001
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, ARTS Exhibit, Miami, FL
H O N O R S / G R A N T S / R E S I D E N C I E S
2010
Visiting Critic, The Art Lab, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY
2009
Vermont Studio Center Residency, Visual Arts Grant, Johnson VT
2006
Visiting Lecturer, Jamie Hulley Foundation for the Arts, Woodbridge CT
2004
The Richard C. von Hess Memorial Grant
The Elena and Will Barnet Prize for Abstract Art (PAFA)
The Robert T. Wikersham Purchase Prize in Lithography (PAFA)
2001
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, A.R.T.S. Awardee
2000
Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, Young Artists Summer Program, Colorado Springs, CO
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
2009
"35/25" Catalog, Ryan Cobourn and John Yau, 6-23-09
2007
"Stripe Tease", The Philadelphia Inquirer , Edith Newhall, 4-6-07
2006
"Hodgepodge for the Holidays", The Philadelphia Inquirer , Edith Newhall, 12-22-06
"City-Wide head to the 'hood", The New Haven Register , Donna Doherty, 10-14-06
"Artspace show explores history", The Yale Daily News , Justin Jannise, 11-29-06
2001
"Waukesha Art Students enter Million-Dollar Club ," Waukesha Freeman , Lee Colony, 5-16-01
E D U C A T I O N
BFA, University of Pennsylvania, 2008
4-year Studio Certificate , Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2005