MATTHEW FARINA

b. Wisconsin, 1982
Lives/works, New York City

 

Education

BFA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
4-year Studio Certificate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Exhibition History

2009
35/25: 25 Painters Under 35, The Painting Center, New York, NY
Tangent, One Person Exhibit, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
A Square Deal Project, Various Public Locations, Philadelphia PA
Abstraction NOW, Nassau County Community College, Garden City, NY

2008
Exposed, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
Matthew Farina & Brae Howard,10th Street Laundromat, Philadelphia, PA
LGBTQ Emerging Artists, William Way Community Center, Philadelphia, PA
A Square Deal Project, Various Public Locations, Philadelphia PA
Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2007
Paling, One Person Exhibit, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Learning to Love You More, online collaborative project
Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia PA

2006
City Wide Exhibit, Artspace, New Haven, CT
Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2005
Juried Exhibition, 1301 Gallery, Philadelphia PA
ASE, Museum of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2004
Annual Juried Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Juried Exhibition, 1301 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
ASE, Museum of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

 

Grants, Honors & Residencies

2009
Vermont Studio Center Residency, VSC Grant, Johnson VT

2006
Visiting Artist, Amity High School, Jamie Hulley Fund 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. Scholarship
Academy Provost Merit Scholarship

2000
Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, Summer Seminar, Colorado Springs, CO

 

Bibliography

2008
Breathes For Flesh (cover image), Individulast Press, Kyle Conner, poet
Weekend Kisses for Mayor Nutter, artblog, Fallon and Rosof 2-3-08
Cover Image, Journal of Financial Service Professionals, Vol. 62. No. 2 , 3-08

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
Featured Artist, Scholastic Art Magazine, 09-01
Waukesha Art Students enter Million-Dollar Club, Waukesha Freeman, Lee Colony, 5-16-01

2000
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, A.R.T.S. Awardees Catalog, 12-00

 

Related Employment

2010- present
Admissions Staff, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

2009
Gallery Intern, Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, NY

2008
Public Education Asst. Instructor, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2006-07
Gallery Assistant, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

2005
Scenic Artist, Yale Repertory Theater, New Haven, CT