Works by Matthew Langley
Matthew Langley is an abstract American artist. He is interested in a balance of color and process, mark making and field, scale and relationship, planning and improvisation. He lives and works in New York City.
Education
The artist studied at Virginia Commonwealth University and graduated from the Corcoran School of Art in 1986.
Technique
Matthew's technique in creating the artworks come from building and extending as well as reducing and minimizing the painted surface. He believes that this is not counter-productive, that often the way forward is to build, rebuild and start again. Often this will employ semi-transparent layers of paint combining the under surface of the artwork to achieve the artist's intent.
Inspiration
Langley's artistic background relate to a wide variety of interests. He is well versed in Color Field painting - in particular, work by Morris Louis, Sam Gilliam, and Gene Davis, as well as the abstraction from Mark Rothko, Richard Diebenkorn, Callum Innes among others. The artist also has a great interest in the physical paint-handling of artists like Anselm Kiefer and Gerhard Richter.
Collections
Langley's work is featured in various corporate as well as public collections, including MacAndrews & Forbes and the Doris Patz Collection (University of Maryland University College).
Exhibitions
The NYC-based artist has widely exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in the United States, mainly on the East Coast. His recent one-man shows include The New Paintings at Blank Space, New York, NY in 2015, and Looking In: New Painting at Axom, Rochester, NY in 2014. His upcoming solo exhibition will be on view at Susan Calloway Fine Arts from September 16 until October 22, 2016. Langley's work has been covered in publications such as Art in America and The Washington Post.
Solo & 2 Person Exhibitions
2016
Excerpts From A Year In Painting, Art in Public Spaces, Context: Art Miami, Miami, FL
Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington, DCCX
2015
The New Paintings, B lank Space, New York, NY
2014
Looking In: New Paintings, Axom Gallery, Rochester, NY
2013
Place and Process, Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington DC
2012
Atlas, Blank Space, New York, NY.
The Expanded Field, Delaplaine Arts Center, Freder ick MD
Arcades, Warm Springs Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2011
Atmospheres & Imaginary Soundtracks, Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington DC
2010
Color Autonomy, University of Maryland University College, Curated by Robert Donovan
2009
Simple, Difficult., University of Baltimore, Baltimore MD
2008
New Paperworks, Green Line Projects, Philadelphia PA, Curator: Douglas Witmer 2 Paintings + Paperworks, DCAC (District of Columbia Arts Center), Washington DC, Curator: J. W. Mahoney
1994
New Paperworks, GO! Gallery, Arlington VA
1993
Channel Surfing and Blueprints (Drawings, 1993), GO! Gallery, Arlington VA
Group Exhibitions
2018
Vicki Vermicelli and Friends, Vicki Projects, Queens, NY
The Place Between, with: Will Berry, Dragana Crnjak, Julian Jackson, Michael Kindred Knight, Cait Porter, Fiona Ross, Ed Ruscha, and Kazaan Viveiros,
Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
2017
Glow, Glimmer, Sparkle, Shine, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
Sasha Feldman, Matthew Langley, Ann Knutson Provan, 114 Partition, Saugerties, NY
GAMUT: A Group Show about Color with Jeffrey Bishop, Jeanette Fintz, Matthew Langley and David Provan, Cross Contemporary, Saugerties, NY
This One’s For You, DM Contemporary, New York, NY
District Redefinition, Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington DC
Back To Mine v.2, Corridor, Dayton OH., Curated By Jeffrey Cortland Jones
Warm Up, Chill Down, Thaw Out, DM Contemporary, New York, NY
The Summer Show, DM Contemporary, New York, NY
2016
The Indian Summer Show, DM Contemporary, New York, NY
Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us) v.2. Corridor, Dayton, OH, Curated By Jeffrey Cortland Jones
Travels to: Boecker Contemporary, Heidelberg, Germany
Raygun Gallery, Queensland, Australia
Angelika Studios, High Wycombe (East London), England
Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois
Artfull Living, Axom Gallery , Rochester, NY
2015
BOUND / UNBOUND Unique and Small Edition Artists’ Books, DM Contemporary, New York, NY
Art Miami, Context, represen ted by Blank Space, Miami, FL
These Go To Eleven: Small Works Group Exhibition, Artists and Makers, Bethesda, MD, Curator, Stephen Boocks
The Summer Show, DM Contemporary, New York, NY
Art Miami, New York, represented by Blank Space, New York, NY
Full Sp ectrum, Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington DC
A Few Conversations About Color, DM Contemporary, New York, NY, Curated By Joanne Mattera
2014
Fiction, Neon Heater, Finlay OH, Curated By Jeffrey Cortland Jones
g/s (grams per second), No Future Projects, Dayton. Ohio, Curated by Max Feldmann and Erin Elayne
Summer Exhibition, Blank Space, New York, NY
2013
The 25 Project, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC, Curated By No Kings Collective
Sketchbook, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore MD. Cura ted by René Treviño
Back to Mine, Neon Heater, Finlay OH, Curated By Jeffrey Cortland Jones
Right and Other Angles, SoftSpot, online at: www.soft - spot.net, Curated By Jeffrey Cortland Jones
Summer Exhibition, Blank Space, New York, New York
2014
STROKE: Gestur e, Mark, Muscle. School 33 Art Center, Baltimore MD. Curated by René Treviño 3
Affordable Fine Art for Young Collectors, Susan Calloway Gallery, Washington DC.
As Far As The Eye Can See, Adam Lister Gallery, Fairfax, VA
Summer Exhibition, Blank Space, N ew York, NY
Beyond Measure, C2 Fine Art, St. Petersburg, FL
Works on Paper,University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, Curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones.
Works on Paper,C2 Fine Art, St. Petersburg, FL
2011
New Year, New Work, New Faces, Storefront, Brooklyn, NY
Material World, Art DC, Hyattsville, MD, Curator: Stephen Boocks
Life Of The World To Come: Darkness Falls Upon Us, NIAD Art Cente r, CA, Richmond, CA, Curator: Timothy Buckwalter
2010
Blank Space Pop Up Gallery, Blank Space, Seoul, Korea
Six Months Twe lve Artists: Paintings, Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland, ME
Informal Relations, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN, Curator, Scott Grow
The Series: Matthew Langley + Heejo Kim, Blank Space, New York, NY
Angel Dust: Matthew Langley + Douglas Witmer, No Future Projects, Dayton. Ohio
2009
Business Edition, Pocket Utopia, Brooklyn, NY
Touch Faith, Semantics, Cincinnati, OH, Curator, Jeffrey Cortland Jones
Avant Fairfax, Old Town Hall, Fairfax VA
Art - 0 - matic, Washington DC
The Sketchbook Project, Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA. Travels to: Museum of Contempory Art DC, Wash. DC, Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA , Anten a Gallery, Chicago, IL, Soulard Art Market, St. Louis, MO 3rd Ward Gallery, Brooklyn , NY, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA), Atlanta, GA
2008
Art - 0 - matic, Washington DC 4
2007
Art - 0 - matic, Crystal City VA (selected as part of the Colorfield Intermix at Artomatic)
Twelve By Twelve, Chop Suey, Richmond VA
White on White, Fort Worth Art Center, Fort Worth TX, Curator: Cecil Touchon
2006
Hon Fest / After Hours, Smith Content, Baltimore MD
MOCA DC at 15, MOCA DC, Washington DC
Close to Solitude, Current Gallery, Baltimore MD, Curator: Marshall Clarke
2005
Frederick 19th Annual Photographic Com petition, Mary Condon Hodgson
Art Gallery, Frederick MD
Twelve By Twelve, ADA Gallery, Richmond VA
After Hours, Smith Content, Baltimore MD
1995
Hemicycle Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Wash. DC, Curators: Marsha Mateyka & Sally Troyer
Summer, Fou ndry Gallery, Wash. DC, Curator: Alice Denny
Summer Paintings, Eclipse Art Center, Arlington VA
WPA Salon, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington DC
Paper, The Athenaeum, Alexandria VA, Curator: David Levy
2017
ACS Magazine, Matthew Langley, January 2017
2016
360 Magazine blog, Art Miami + CONTEXT Art Miami Fairs Boast Strong Attendance & Sales during Miami Art Week, Dec 8
The Washington Post, In the galleries: Deconstruction that’s carefully constructed, Mark Jenkins, October 14
The Georgetown Current, Exhibit Shows Social Commentary in Modernism, Sept 14
DC By Design Blog, Matthew Langley: Gravity, Sept 16
Joanne Mattera Art Blog, The Indian Summer Show at dm contemporary, Sept. 17
2015
Southern Living Magazine, August 2015
Make Something 365 Blog, A Painting A Day
2014
American Psycholo gist, Cover Art, May/June 2014
Lisa Pressman Art Blog, Matthew Langley Studio Visit
2013
Two Coats of Paint, Studio visit: Matthew Langley and the palette knif e, Sharon Butler
bmore , Sketchbook at School 33, Allison Gulick
Washington City Paper, The 25 Project, By Christopher Porter
2012
New York Magazine, “How To Make It In The Art World” May 10
Two Coats of Paint, Extending and reducing: Matthew Langle y at Blank Space, Sharon Butler
Elan Magazine
Frederick News Post, Creating Space, Lauren LaRoca
Frederick Gazette, Field Opens at Delaplaine, Feb. 2
2011
NPR (National Public Radio) WAMU 88.5 Art Beat with Eric Rameswaram
Elan Magazine, Polar Approach es, Article by Donna Cedar - Southworth
2010
The Washington Post Express, Field of Dreams: ‘Washington Colo r and Light’ at The Corcoran,
Jessica Roake
The Gazette (Maryland)
The Bowie Star
Joanne Mattera Art Blog, Color Forms Part 1
2009
Elan Magazine, Alice Ross 6
The Moleskine Blog, Update: The Sketchbook Project Vol. 3 , Armand B. Frasco
DCist, Arts Agenda, Heather Goss
Joanne Mattera Art Blog, Three Smart Projects
Lisa Pressman Art Blog, Matthew Langley’s Art Influences
2008
Art in America, Washing ton DC, J. W. Mahoney
Washington Post, Sunday Source - Can’t Miss
CityPaper, Matthew Langley, Painting + Paperworks, Kriston Capps
Old Town Crier, Gallery Beat, F. Lennox Campello
DCist, Matthew Langley @ DCAC, Kelly Rand
Two Coats of Paint, Matthew Langle y’s dangerous proposition, Sharon Butler
Thinking About Art, D.C. Gallery Shows, JT Kirkland
Douglas Witmer Blog, Matthew Langley, Douglas Witmer
Stephen Alexander Blog, Matthew Langley Painting, Stephen Alexander
Arttistics, Artomatic Baby!, F. Lennox Cam pello