Matthew Farina is an American artist and children’s book author.
His 2019 book, Lawrence in the Fall (illustrated by Doug Salati) won an Ezra Jack Keats Honor for writing and was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called the book, “a subtly powerful story of agency and independence.”
Matthew has exhibited his paintings and collage works throughout the United States, including exhibits at Samsøn (Boston), Sears-Peyton Gallery (NYC), Painting Center (NYC), SOMA NewArt Gallery (Cape May), and the Print Center (Philadelphia). He has been an artist in residence at the Vermont Studio Center and organized the exhibits Philadelphia Painters and Grey Matter at the Painting Center and Boundary Hunters at Alfred University. Previously, Matthew was an arts writer for Hyperallergic, the Brooklyn Rail, and artcritical.
Matthew is currently the director of admissions at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He received a doctorate in educational leadership and innovation from New York University’s Steinhardt School; an MFA in Art Criticism & Writing from the School of Visual Arts; a BFA in Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania; and a four-year certificate in printmaking from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA).
Born and raised in Wisconsin, Matthew now lives in New York City.
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