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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013
devening projects+editions, Chicago, IL

2012
Patriot & Hatchet, Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY
Ghost Muscle, Samsøn, Boston, MA
VOLTA NY, New York, NY

2011
Splitting, Nancy Lincoln Gallery, Chestnut Hill, MA

2009
IRE & ICE, samsøn, Boston, MA
Blind Spot, devening projects + editions, Chicago, IL

2008
Flatmosphere, The Suburban, Oak Park, IL

2006
Painted Sculptures, Project Row Houses, Houston, TX


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012
Size Matters, DODGEgallery, New York, NY
To The Venetians II: Chris Martin, Matt Rich and Ruth Root, RISD Painting Gallery, Providence, RI (curated by Dennis Congdon & Carrie Moyer)
New Prints 2012/Winter, International Print Center New York, New York, NY

2011
The Thingness of Color: Sarah Cain, Franklin Evans, Matt RIch and Cordy Ryman, DODGEgallery, New York, NY
Sculpture Garden/Painting Show, Iceberg Projects, Chicago, IL
Anthony Greaney x samsøn x DAN GRAHAM @ Cottage Home, Los Angeles, CA
Open Daybook Project, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), Los Angeles, CA
The Wrong Miracle, NoMíNIMO Espacio Cultural, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Mass Cultural Council Visual Arts Award Recipients, Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA

2010
James and Audrey Foster Prize Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
Where There Is, Galerie oqbo, Berlin, Germany
Back and Forth, Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, TX
The Hendersons Will All Be There, BravinLee Programs, New York, NY
Paper! Awesome!, Baer Ridgway Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA
Get It Together, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Riches, Trustman Gallery, Simmons College, Boston, MA (two-person)

2009
Strange Loops, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
Samson Projects, Volta 5, Basel, Switzerland
Samson Projects, MACO - México Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City, Mexico
Mundane Shift Shape Placement, Park Life, San Francisco, CA (curated by Brion Nuda Rosch)
One Loses One’s Classics, White Flag Projects, St. Louis, MO
Censor Approved, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO             

2008
Fabrications, O.H+T Gallery, Boston, MA
O.H+T Gallery, Aqua Hotel, Miami, FL
This is Boston Not LA, LaMontagne Gallery, South Boston, MA
Pattern, Hallway Bathroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA
A Cleaner Heart A Do It, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

SELECTED PRESS

2012
Matt Rich, Review, Stephen Squibb, Modern Painters, June
MATT RICH: Ghost Muscle, Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, April 18
Fascinating Rhythms: Matt Rich, Greg Cook, The Boston Phoenix, April 13
10 Must-See Painting Shows: April 2012, Steven Zevitas, The Huffington Post, April 11
Artist of the Week, LVL3, May 22

2011
The Thingness of Color at Dodge Gallery, New American Painting Blog, April 8
11 To Watch in 2011: Editor’s Picks, New American Painting Blog, January 10

2010
Eyes on the Prize: Ranking this Year’s Foster Finalists, Sebastian Smee, Boston Globe, September 24
Bleak Houses, Cute Creatures, Greg Cook, The Boston Phoenix, August 26
Blurred Boundaries, Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, August 25
Becoming A Guerrilla Curator, The Northeastern Voice, March 12
No Embarrasment for Riches, Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, February 7
Review: Matthew Rich, Evan J. Garza, Art Papers, January/February

2009
The Best Exhibitions of the Year, Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, December 30
Challenging viewers to jump through 'Loops‘, Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, December 16
Opposites, Successfully Married, Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, November 11
Weather Reports, Greg Cook, The Boston Phoenix, October 9
Matthew Rich at devening projects + editions, James Yood, Artforum, Summer
Matthew Rich at devening projects + editions, Claudine Ise, bad at sports, March 23

SELECTED AWARDS & ACTIVITIES

2012
Faculty, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
Artist-in-Residence, Dept. of Painting and Drawing, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2011
Resident Visiting Artist, American University, Washington, D.C.
Juror, Boston Young Contemporaries, Boston University, Boston, MA
Artist Lecture, Boston University, Boston, MA
Artist Lecture, Beaver Country Day, Chestnut Hill, MA
Artist Lecture, American University, Washington, DC
Visiting Artist, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Artist Lecture, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
Visiting Artist, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Visiting Artist, Chapman University, Orange, CA

2010
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
Artist Fellowship, Painting Category, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Boston, MA
Visiting Artist, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

2009
Finalist Fellowship, Sculpture/Installation Category, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Boston, MA
Winner, Meserve Mural Competition, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Summer Residency, Nes Artist Residency, Skagaströnd, Iceland

2003
Summer Residency and Fellowship, Terra Foundation for the Arts, Giverny, France

COLLECTIONS 
                                                               
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
List Visual Arts Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Longview Museum of Art, Longview, TX