Matthew Shelton
1974 Born
Gaffney, S.C.
1999
B.F.A.
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Solo Exhibitions
2014-ongoing Black Light Music Series, music and installations, Chicago.
June, 2014 Flex Your Love Muscles, Vol.14, no.6. The Bathroom Gallery, Cincinnati.
September, 2012 Lightboxes and Paintings-Happy Maladies celebration, Rohs St Cafe, Cincinnati.
March-June, 2012 Lightboxes, Harold Washington Library, Chicago
December,
2011
Lightboxes, HumanThread Center, Chicago.
October,
2010
Lightboxes/Storefront Installation, Workshop, Chicago.
May,
2010
Lightboxes, Mir Gallery, Nashville.
December,
2009
Women & Kitties, Lightboxes, etc. Melt, Cincinnati.
September,
2009
Lightboxes, Aisle, Cincinnati.
July,
2009
Women and Kitties, Crazy Fox, Newport, KY.
April,
2009
Lightboxes, Gallerie Zaum, Newport, KY.
November,
2008
Lightboxes, Nvision, Cincinnati
March,
2008
Lightboxes, Murmur,
Cincinnati.
November,
2007
Women and Kitties, Hair Peace Salon, Cincinnati.
October
2007
Lightboxes, 1305 Gallery, Cincinnati.
February,
2006 Further
Steps Towards a Happier Hollywood, Semantics.
Nov.-Jan.,
2005 A Happier
Hollywood in 3 Easy Steps, The Comet.
November,
2004
Women and Kitties, The Comet, Cincinnati.
May,
1999
Senior Thesis Exhibition, Chidlaw Gallery, Art Academy.
November,
1997
Everybody Needs Love, Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati.
November,
1997
Sour Grapes, BASE gallery, Cincinnati.
September,
1995
Paintings and Drawings, ArtVentures, Cincinnati.
Selected Group Exhibitions
December,
2011 Eyeporium Gallery
Holiday Show, Chicago.
February,
2011
Packer-Schopf Gallery, Chicago.
August,
2010 Group
Show. Three Birds Gallery,
Chicago.
September,
2009 Two-man show with
Victor Strunk. Aisle, Cincinnati.
August,
2006 Prickly
Heat, Semantics Gallery, Cincinnati.
September,
2005 Staff Infection,
Mary R. Schiff Library, Cincinnati Art Museum.
February,
2002
Group Show, S.S. Nova, Cincinnati.
April,
1999
Garden Sculpture, Civic Garden Center, Cincinnati.
May,
1997
Works on Paper, BASE Art, Cincinnati.
Festivals and Art Fairs
September,
2010 Renegade Craft
Fair, Chicago.
August,
2010 Kinzie
Corridor Art Walk, Chicago
July,
2010
Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Chicago.
September,
2007 Fort Thomas Art
Festival, Fort Thomas, KY.
August
2006/2007 Visionnati Art
Festival, Cincinnati.
Workshops and Special Events
October,
2011 Guest artist for
Alere’s “Make + More Positive” campaign at
2011
World Aids Conference
May,
2009 Kalimba/mbira workshop
for Fine Arts Sampler weekend,
University of Cincinnati Claremont.