Matt Magee

mattmagee7@yahoo.com
www.mattmagee.info

Instagram: @matt7magee

Born Neuilly-sur-Seine Paris, France 1961
Tripoli, Libya 1963 – 1967
London, UK 1967 – 1972
Dallas, Texas 1972 – 1979
San Antonio, Texas 1979 – 1983
Brooklyn, NY 1984 – 1996
Manhattan, NY 1996 – 2012
Phoenix, Arizona 2012 –

M.F.A. Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York 1986
B.A. Trinity University San Antonio, Texas 1983
Internship. Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice, Italy 1983
Internship. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York 1982
Internship. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York 1981
Camden Arts Centre Ceramics workshops London, UK 1970-71

AWARDS

American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship and Grant Helsinki Litho Helsinki, Finland 2026
Tamarind Institute residency Albuquerque, New Mexicio November 2025
Yale University radio interview with Brainard Carey October 1, 2025
Tamarind Institute Guest artist September 2024
Jackalope Editions Printmaking residency Knoxville, TN August 2024
Torschlusspanik Art Center Printmaking residency Mexico City July 2024
Flatbed Press Printmaking residency Austin, TX June 2024
Manneken Press Three editions published Bloomington, IL March 2024
Obee Editions Printmaking residency Black Mountain, NC December 2023
Galatea Editions Printmaking residency Phoenix, AZ October 2023
The Artist’s Eye Moderated by George Shackelford Kimbell Art Museum March 25, 2023
Michael Woolworth Publications Printmaking residency Paris, France June 2022
Westport Cultural Council and Westport Land Conservation Trust residency Westport, MA July 2021
Michael Woolworth Publications Printmaking residency Paris, France January 2020
Michael Woolworth Publications Printmaking residency Paris, France July 2019
4th of July contest winner Planthouse Gallery, New York July 2019
Sculpture Commission January 2019 JP Morgan Chase and Co. Tempe, Arizona
Paper Variables residency January 2019 Dieu Donne Brooklyn, NY
Arlene and Mort Scult Award 2017 Phoenix Art Museum
Tamarind Institute residency Albuquerque, NM March 2016
Josef and Anni Albers Foundation residency Bethany, CT 2015
Tamarind Institute residency Albuquerque, NM February 2013
The Photo Review Competition issue Juried by Toby Jurovics 2007
Josef and Anni Albers Foundation residency Bethany, CT 2007
Board of Trustees Award Silvermine Arts Center New Canaan, CT 2006
New York Foundation for the Arts painting grant 2002
Pollock-Krasner Foundation painting grant 1991
Atlantic Center for the Arts residency with artist James Surls Florida 1985

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Paul Laster | “Matt Magee Makes the Ordinary Extraordinary” | WHITE HOT MAGAZINE | July 14, 2026
“Time-Line” at Josh Pazda Hiram Butler, Houston Exhibition review by Ronnie Yates Glasstire 1/10/25
Chicago Gallery News Paradigms: Matt Magee at Manneken Press Sept 16, 2024 – Jan 1, 2025 October 2024
Online Dispatch Vol. LXXVI February 2024 The Mission Projects Matt Magee: Cutouts and Cut-offs
Paul Laster Galerie 8 Must-See Solo Gallery Shows in February 2024 Matt Magee at Mission Projects
In Conversation with Lisa Hobbs Print Editions Gallery London UK March 2021 Erik Verhagen art press Expositions Reviews Paris The Painting
People Atelier Michael Woolworth Dec 2020 – Jan 2021
Gilbert Vicario Marfa’s Ecologies Paper City Magazine November 2019
Monique McIntosh Object Lesson Luxe magazine Jan/Feb 2019 pages 266-269
Robert Williamson Check out Matt Magee’s artwork VoyagePhoenix Nov 27, 2018
Anna Gaissert Translating Matt Magee’s Visual Language CULTURED Magazine Nov 6, 2018
Lara Plecas The Visual Language of Matt Magee JAVA No 270 July/Aug 2018
Lynn Trimble Phoenix Artist Matt Magee on Being a Hunter/Gatherer of Images and Objects Phoenix New Times May 30, 2018
Colleen Curry Q&A: Arizona Transplant Matt Magee on a New Show at the Phoenix Art Museum Interior Design Magazine May 25, 2018
Lynn Trimble See Works by Five Arizona Artists in a New Exhibit at Phoenix Art Museum Phoenix New Times May 21, 2018
Kathaleen Roberts Minced Words 516 exhibit explores nuances of 21st-century language The Sunday Journal Albuquerque, NM May 13, 2018
Abstract Syntax at EagIle Gallery EMH Arts The Week 20 January 2018 London
Signs The Photographs of Matt Magee Happening in the Hills, a Look Around the Northwest Corner of Connecticut October 19, 2017
Staff reports See the world through new eyes at Magee exhibit in Sharon The Litchfield County Times October 5, 2017
Elizabeth Rhodes The Hidden Agenda: Looking Within Free Press Houston September 26, 2017
Sophia Dembling Guest Room as Gallery United Airlines Hemispheres Magazine Page 26 July 2017
Mary Denny He’s Gotta make Art Trinity University AlumNet May 1, 2017
Paul Laster Seven Questions for Matt Magee Glasstire April 3, 2017
‘Marfa – Glen Hanson and Matt Magee at ind/jacobs opening Saturday The Big Bend Sentinel p.6 January 26, 2017
Laura Davidson. On Language and Marking Time: Matt Magee. Exhibition review.
Saturation Point (the online editorial and curatorial project for reductive, geometric and systems artists working in the UK) January 2017
Paul Laster. On the Road with Matt Magee (interview) Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art June 2016
Jon Carver. Seven: A Survey of Works by Matt Magee Richard Levy Gallery THE Magazine May 2016
William Lambert. Through a Thoughtful Eye: ‘How the West was Won’ coming to Sharon Litchfield County Times March 31, 2016
Paul Laster. ARMORY EDITION 22 Things to do in New York’s Art World Before March 7 The New York Observer March 1, 2016
Paul Laster. 14 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before November 6 The New York Observer November 2, 2015
Titus O’Brien. ‘Magician’s Table at Richard Levy Gallery’ THE Magazine. November 2015
Susan Tallman. “Patterns of Interference” Art in Print. July-August 2015 Volume 5, Number 2
Lynn Trimble. “Minimally Speaking” Plays with Art History at Bentley Gallery Phoenix. Phoenix New Times. March 26, 2015.
Bridget Gleeson. Six Sculptors Who are Straddling Minimalism and Abstract Expressionism. Artsy Editorial. March 18, 2015
Grant Vetter. Minimally Speaking at Bentley Gallery. The Arts Beacon. 3/14/15
Art in Print. News of the Print World. Selected New Editions. March-April 2015
Peter Frank. Haiku Reviews: Art 2014 Roundup VII. (review of exhibition James Kelly Contemporary). Huffington Post January 16, 2015
Claude Smith. New American Paintings blog review of ‘Matt Magee: Recent Paintings and Sculptures’ James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe Sept 29, 2014
Jenna Duncan. Grant Street Studios: The Apex of ASU’s Graduate Art Program. Java ART/IDEAS/TASTE/PHOENIX. April 2014
Jeff Bergman. 75th – Matt Magee: An Interview. Atlas/contemporary art news and reviews. March/April 2014.
Ian Wallace. The Studio Assistant Family Tree: A Genealogy of Artists & Their Proteges. ARTSPACE. March 26, 2014
Linda Marston Reid. Exhibit features many of region’s top artists (Imogen Holloway Gallery ‘From the Vault’) Poughkeepsie Journal Arts section. Feb. 10, 2014
Michael Hoinski. Six Must-Attend Events: January 3-5. The State’s Top Offerings, From Pop Art Cave Relic Paintings to Awe-Inspiring NASA Imagery Set To An Out-Of-This-World Symphony. Texas Monthly. January 2014
Michael Hoinski. Cave Man: Matt Magee at Hiram Butler. The New York Times. January 2, 2014.
Paul Laster. Matt Magee: Circa 1994 at Hiram Butler Gallery. On-Verge, alternative art criticism. December 30, 2013.
Joshua Fischer. 100 Words: Matt Magee at Hiram Butler. Glasstire (Texas visual art) December 21, 2013
Jenny Antill. Editor’s Picks. PaperCity Magazine, Houston. December 2013
New Editions: Matt Magee. Art in Print – Weekly News. November 2013
Adrian Gomez. Matthew Magee details his learning experience as Tamarind Institute’s
Artist in Residence. Albuquerque Journal September 1, 2013
Dolores Tropiano. Phoenix Files Arts. Artist of the Month Matt Magee. Phoenix Magazine July 2013
Molly Glentzer. PrintHouston pushes boundaries. Houston Chronicle. June 9, 2013
Cory Galvan. Contemporary Art from the Grocery Aisles. www.frontdoornews.com May 15, 2013
Isabel Elorrieta. In the Workshop (Tamarind Institute). Grabado y Edicion, Barcelona. May 2013.
Richard Tobin. Art of Renewal. James Kelly Contemporary exhibition review. THE Magazine , Santa Fe’s Monthly. February/March 2013
Kelly Klaasmeyer. Matt Magee Paintings at Hiram Butler. Houston Press. Nov. 15, 2011
Franklin Einspruch. The Last Gesture Succeeds, Despite Cognitive Slurry. Arts Fuse, Culture of New England. May 13, 2011
Mark Wiener and Linda DiGusta. A Madison Avenue Art Walk. The Huffington Post. Nov. 30, 2010
Roberta Smith. Matt Magee: New Paintings. New York Times. Nov. 12, 2010
Charlie Finch. The Ripple Effect. Artnet.com Nov. 2, 2010
Paul Laster. Matt Magee New Paintings. Time Out New York. Oct. 25, 2010
Mike Daniel. “Formica Formatted” at the Contemporary. Dallas Morning News. December 29, 2006
Abby Luby. “Silvermine exhibit showcases top Northeast artists”.
The Advocate and Greenwich Time. May 14, 2006
Philip Eliasoph. “Nerviness, raw ambition spark Silvermine show”. Connecticut Post. May 14, 2006
Katie Stone. “Chambers Echoes are once again heard”. www.nyfa.org January 2005
Nick Stillman. “Power base” www.offoffoff.com Dec. 27, 2004
Robert Berlind. Art in America, exhibition review. February, 2001
Max Henry. “Gotham Dispatch”, artnet.com. October 12, 2000
Ken Johnson. The New York Times, Art in Review, September 29, 2000
Carol Kino. Time Out New York, Art Reviews. October 2-9, 1997
Robert Murdock. Review Magazine, September 15, 1997
Janet Kutner. “Texas Bound”, Dallas Morning News, June 27, 1996
Robert Mahoney. “In the Galleries”, Art & Antiques, May 1991

MISCELLANEOUS

‘Solent’ 2013 installed in the lobby of New Mexico Museum of Art – Vladem Contemporary June-August 2025
Interview with Spencer Linford at Zane Bennett Gallery on the occasion of Matt Magee: Black and White March 2025
Guest Speaker Men’s Art Council Phoenix Art Museum January 17, 2023
Print Editions Gallery produces and publishes ‘Abecedarium’, a suite of 7 prints. March 2021 London, UK Face mask produced by Museum Fine Arts Houston book store. Mask image based on “Anemone” 2011 in MFAH permanent collection January 2021
‘Rainbow Fragment Flag” and “HOPE” editions published by Planthouse Produced by Publicide Inc, New York January 2021
Manneken Press Print Edition “Bugs Drugs and Plugs’ (3 etchings with aquatint) Spring 2021
Residency The Sanctuary Paradise Valley, AZ March 2019
The Art Barge Instructor -3D Collage Amagansett, NY August 2018
Matt Magee: Works 2012-1018 Monograph published by Radius Books, Santa Fe March 2019
Elk 2003 -2017 Printed Matter Inc. An exhibition by Jocko Weyland of his zine which includes a Magee photograph
Guest artist lecture United Nations International School New York May 18, 2017
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Grantee Summit Captiva, FL May 8-12, 2017
Guest artist lecture GALE Memorial Lecture Series University of New Mexico, Albuquerque October 6, 2016
Guest artist lecture In conversation with Titus O’Brien: Hard Edge Abstraction Albuquerque Museum of Art April 2016
The Unhappiest Readymade Artist book in collaboration with Anthony Cudahy, Brooklyn. October 2014
Guest artist lecture Arizona State University (Grant Street Studios) Phoenix, AZ March 2014
Robert Rauschenberg Studio Chief Photo Archivist/Preparator/Registrar New York 1994 – 2012
Paintings installed in Kips Bay Show House. New York 2011
Guest artist lecture The Trevor School. New York 2010
Guest artist lecture NYU Contemporary Art History class. New York November 2009
Guest artist. National Waste Management (WM) Recycling Conference The Sagamore. Lake George, NY May 2008
Brooklyn Industries Issue #1 2007 Photograph of studio was featured.
Eye2Eye Shoe and accessories exposition in London, February 2005 and Paris, March 2005 A drawing was used for t-shirts and handkerchiefs, collaboration with designer Agathe Gonnet
Guest artist lecture Brooklyn College, 2000
Introduced art historian Leo Steinberg Distinguished Lecture Series Trinity University 1982

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Tucson Museum of Art
Phoenix Art Museum Phoenix, AZ
JP Morgan Chase Collection New York
Jasper Johns Sharon, CT
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
New Mexico Museum of Art Santa Fe
Josef and Anni Albers Foundation Bethany, CT
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scottsdale, AZ
New Mexico State Art Collection
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Yale University New Haven, CT
University of New Mexico Art Museum Albuquerque
Black Mountain College Museum Asheville, NC
Warner Bros Burbank, CA
ANDAZ Scottsdale Hotel and Spa Hyatt Hotels Corporation Scottsdale
Bank of America Art Collection Chicago
Montage Health Art Collection Monterey, CA
Cleveland Clinic Art Program Cleveland, OH
Twitter, Inc. San Francisco
Beth Swanstrom Seven B&B Shelter Island, New York
Janice Oresman New York
Albuquerque Art Museum New Mexico
Columbus Museum of Art Columbus, GA
Marshall Wace LLP New York
Polsinelli PC Law Firm Phoenix
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Houston
Fidelity Investments Albuquerque
Fidelity Investments London
Fidelity Investments Boston
Camilla Davidson London
Linklaters LLC Brussels, Belgium
Capital One Financial Services Virginia
Goldman Sachs New York
HoltCAT Houston
Armstrong Art Consulting Houston
Genentech San Francisco
Steptoe & Johnson LLP Menlo Park, CA
John Kidd and Associates Houston
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation New York
Charles Cohen Los Angeles
Frank Williams Wellesley, MA and New York
Cindy Allen New York
Adela Cepeda Chicago, IL
Raymond Learsy New York
Nelson Obus New York
Beth Rudin Dewoody New York
Christophe de Menil New York
Diane and Michael Cannon Houston
Isabel Wilson Houston
Meredith and Charles von Arentschildt Paradise Valley, AZ
Jane and Mal Jozoff Paradise Valley, AZ
Jay Corbin-Neufeld Houston
Catherine and Joseph Goldberg Albuquerque
Ellen Trevors Tucson
Fran and Jim Allen Tucson
Victoria Munroe New York
Mark and Betsy Kogan Vail and Scottsdale
Pepe Karmel New York
Deedie Rose Dallas
Bill Arning Kinderhook, NY
Jesse Jones II Houston
Ethan and Sarah Wessel Paradise Valley, AZ
Richard and Sally Lehmann Paradise Valley, AZ
Liz and Jaime Baskin Santa Fe, NM
Gary Wasserman Detroit
Carl and Marilynn Thoma Chicago and Santa Fe
Michelle Robson East Hampton and West Palm Beach
Louis Skidmore Houston
Craig Starr New York
Sean Kelly New York
Hiram Butler Houston
Andrew Spindler Essex, MA
Joshua Pazda and Chris Goins Houston
James Kelly Santa Fe
Spencer Throckmorton New York
Barbara Toll New York
Gary Snyder New York
David White New York
Debbie Taylor New York
Diego Rincon New York
Andrew and Susan Magee Phoenix and Flagstaff
Leslie Miller New York
Joe Sackville Largo, Florida
Nils and Amy Lofgren Scottsdale
Edward Shufro New York
Antonio Nogara New York
Dana Cranmer New York
Carlos Bacino Houston
Julie Barry Houston
Devin Borden Houston
George and Mary Hawkins Houston
Elizabeth Pepperman New York
Philip Kovacevich New York
Jack Black Phoenix
Lynne Lasher Houston
Terry Mahaffey Houston
Rogelio Rendon Houston
Chris and Kathleen Burmeister Albuquerque
Natalie Vandeventer Paradise Valley, AZ
Francis Cape and Liza Phillips New York
John van Dijke Rotterdam The Netherlands
Allegra Asplundh-Smith W. Palm Beach, FL
Rosanna Wilson Stephens London
Jeff Brodin Phoenix
Ben Barzune New York
Jeff Peabody and Guy Walker New York
Jamie and Elizabeth Baskin Austin
Win Knowlton New York
Catherine Leschuck Chicago
Donald and Kathleen Lloyd-Jones Chicago
Andrea Logan New York
Anne Fisher and David Lounsbury New York
Cheryl Maynard Dallas
Bill Maynes New York
Douglas Maxwell New York
Scott and Stephanie Miscione New York
Christiane and Giuseppe Monarchi London
Philip Montanez New York
Dr. Frank Moore New York
Patricia Morales Los Angeles
Cory Morrison Phoenix
Prafulla Nabar New York
Chris Nanni New York
Gary Nichols New York
Todd Okerstrum New York
Bill Orcutt and Ilonka van der Putten New York
Evan Orenstein New York
Patrick Owens New York
Diane Parsons Austin
Cidnee Patrick Dallas
Dr. Stephen Paunders Dallas
Mark Pollack New York
Jessica and Dan Pollyea Menlo Park, CA
Matthew Pope London
Sabine Pratsch Washington, DC
Leigh Rinearson Dallas and Telluride, CO
John Robertshaw New York
Dr. Daniel Roe Austin, TX
Peter and Mecca Ross Brooklyn
Jonathan Rutchik Mill Valley, CA
Jerry Salama New York
Deane and Paul Schatz Washington DC
Sarah Schmerler Brooklyn
Sam and Tara Seawright Brooklyn
Amy Serpa San Francisco
Helga and Chris Pratsch Houston
Kate Shepherd New York
Bettina Smith New York
Anne Bisagno and Thomas Snyder San Francisco
Ben McGlaughlin London
Carl Soderbergh London
Amber and David Soto Marblehead, MA
Lisa Stefanelli New York
Victoria Strange and Ron Rapp Tampa, FL
Hisachika Takahashi Burlington, VT
Marianne Terry Mobile, AL
Quentin Toalster London
Cheryl Dyer La Marque, TX
Jim Torok Brooklyn
Sally Trufant Mobile, AL
Stella and George Visgilio Stockton, CA
John and Jennifer Walker New York
Gina Guy New York
Cory Cyr New York
Jennifer and Jair Williams Gonzalez Austin
Richard Winkworth London
Myung Kim Houston
Kenneth Koen New York
Ellie Rines New York
Foster Witt New York
Andrew Wojtas New York
Diane and Gary McCord Vail and Scottsdale
Benjamin Rhodes London
Scott Burdick Phoenix
Susan Federspiel and Russell Anderson Scottsdale
Jim Torok New York
Tony Fitzpatrick Chicago
Marjorie Devon Albuquerque
Meghan Ferguson Albuquerque
Margo Thoma Santa Fe
Jaquelin Lloyd Santa Fe
Merri Cyr and Mark Walker Westport, MA
John Higgins and Robert Montagnese New York
Chad Neal Houston
C2 Art Advisors Houston
Marian and Bim Wilcox Houston
Jayant Kumar Albuquerque
Dominick Abatemarco Phoenix
Serina Mayer East Hampton, NY
Philip J. Curtis Jackson, Michigan
Faye Premer and Bill Edwards Brooklyn
Michael Solomon San Francisco
Glenn Gehan Dallas
Cece and Mac Fowler Houston
Roger H. Bachmann Zurich
Christian Keesee Oklahoma City and NYC
Lawrence Lambert New York
Andrea Goldberg Edlow Albuquerque
Daniella Landau Washington D.C.
Patrick Moore Santa Barbara, CA
Don Summa Los Angeles
Laura Ruberto and Tarek El Dokor Phoenix
Eric Snyder and Ed Marley Phoenix
Daryl and Louis A. Weil Paradise Valley, AZ
Lindsey and Clayton Rogers Phoenix
Jill Carrero Scottsdale and Flagstaff
Kerrie and Ryan Kruse Phoenix
Lisa and Scott Benton Fairfield, CT
Dr. A.K. Allison Phoenix
Richard Levy Albuquerque
Gilbert Vicario
Gary Hattem Brooklyn
Janie Ellis Scottsdale
Terry Etherton Tucson
Anne and JD Calder New Rochelle, NY
Sarah Ziegelbaum Paris
Susan and Bob Dickinson Philadelphia, PA
Charla and Carlos Mandelaveitia Cave Creek, AZ
Valpuri and Sacha Remling Albuquerque, NM
David Hall Wellesley, MA
Pat Hall Santa Fe, NM
Matt Carey-Williams London
Mary Solomon New York
Matt Carlton Tucson
Joan Prior and John Armstrong Phoenix
John Reyes Phoenix
David Keltner Miami
Clay Whipkey Phoenix
Hod Tamir Brooklyn
Ann Shipley New York
Owen Platt and Doug Taylor Phoenix
Caleb Brown Houston
Daniel O’Brien Phoenix
Katie Lincoln Lincoln Institute Phoenix
David and Leenie Engel Scottsdale