Curriculum Vitae
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
NASA Art Collection, Washington, DC
Dallas Museum of Art, TX
Historic Lewes, Delaware
FRAC de Picardie, Amiens, France
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
California State University, Los Angeles
The New York Public Library
Portland Art Museum, OR
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS
Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Germany
COMMISSIONS
2024-2025 (in progress)
Interior mural in collaboration with Gachot Studios for Izzy’s Steaks and Chops, San Francisco.
2020-2024
Patrick O’Brian/Aubrey-Maturin Series. 21 paintings for W.W. Norton Publishing, New York.
2020-2023
The Giants. Interior mural in collaboration with Studio Sofield at the Steinway Tower, 111 w57th St. New York.
2014
Evening Bar. Interior mural in collaboration with Gachot Studios for the Smyth Hotel, Tribeca, New York.
2005
La Bella Dormente nel Bosco. Stage design in collaboration with Basil Twist Productions at the Spoleto Festival, Charleston, South Carolina, and Lincoln Center, New York.
2003
I.C.U. Dining Room Frieze. Irish/Campbell/Ukrainec Residence, San Francisco.
1999
Fac et Spere. Interior mural for Studio Sofield. Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles.
1996
Untitled suite of nine paintings for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Hospital, New York.
1994
The Debris Field. Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York.
SOLO EXHIBITIONs
2020-2023
Placeholders. Steinway Tower, New York
2021
Manifestations. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2017
The Sea Cook. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2016
Based on the True Story. Stene Projects, Stockholm.
2014
The Lost Island. Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich.
2013
Land’s End. Stene Projects, Stockholm
Americana. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2011
Under the Red Eclipse. Galeria Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid.
2010
Dramatic Personae. Alexander and Bonin 2nd floor, New York.
The Canterville Ghost. Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich.
2009
Mystery Stories. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2008
The Mage’s Pantry. Von der Heydt-Museum, Kunsthalle Barmen, Wuppertal, Germany.
Haunted. Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid.
2006
Eight Bells. Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich.
2005
Cobweb Castle. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2003
Crossing the Line. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2002
The Unseen World. Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich.
2000
Matthew Benedict. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
1998
The Magus and Other Tales. Alexander and Bonin, New York
1996
Salvation. Statements booth at Basel 27 (presented by Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich).
1995
The Brotherhood. Brooke Alexander, New York.
Matthew Benedict. Janice Guy, New York.
1993
Saints. Grey Art Gallery and Study Center, New York University.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Comunidad. Galería Álvaro Álcazar, Madrid.
2020
The Many Faces of Bill Arning. Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York.
Winter Update. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2019
Exposures. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2018
MPA on Paper. Galería Moisés Pérez de Albéniz, Madrid.
101 Drawings. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2017
Walker Street Summer. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2015
Jonathas de Andrade, Matthew Benedict, Fernando Bryce, Willie Cole, Mona
Hatoum, Robert Kinmont, Stefan Kürten, Jorge Macchi. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2014
New Paintings. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2012-2013
Stimuli. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2012
The Grand Tour. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2011
The Voyage, or Three Years at Sea Part II. Charles H. Scott Gallery, Emily Carr University, Vancouver.
Colors for a New Home, Signs of Love and Other Paintings. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
bodybraingame. curated by Hudson, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago.
2010
OPTICAL SHIFT. b-05 Kunst- und Kulturzentrum, Montabaur, Germany.
Moby Dick. CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco.
2009
Chelsea Visits Havana. Tenth Havana Biennial, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana.
2008
Stay Alive ’til ’95. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2 x [ (2 x 20) + (2 x 2) ] + 2 = X x (desperately) trying to figure out the world. Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich.
Schwarze Galle, Roter Saft: Aspekte des Melancholischen in der zeitgenössischen Kunst, b-05. Kunst- und Kulturzentrum, Montabaur.
New Prints 2008/Spring. International Print Center New York; New York School of Interior Design.
Un monde d’images. Galerie Nationale de la Tapisserie, Beauvais.
2006
VAC: colección valencia arte contemporáneo. IVAM Institut Valencia d’Art Modern, Valencia, Spain.
Pictorial Research. Fabrikhallen Phoenix, Hamburg.
10 Curatorial Perspectives. Haven Arts, Bronx, New York.
Werner Herzog. Blum & Poe, Los Angeles.
2004
the gallery selects… Alexander and Bonin, New York.
Open House: Working in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Museum of Art.
Other Aristocrats. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
2003
Land and Sea. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
On the Wall: Contemporary Wallpaper. Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence; The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia
2001-2002
My Reality: Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation. Des Moines Art Center, IA; The Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York; Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati; Tampa Museum of Art, FL; Chicago Cultural Center; Akron Art Museum; Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, FL; Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art, Tacoma, WA; Huntsville Museum of Art, AL
2001
(Self) Portraits. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
Painted with Thread: The Art of American Embroidery. Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA.
2000
Pleasure Treasure: Recent Acquisitions from the Collections of Eileen and Peter Norton. Harriet and Charles Luckman Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles.
Remnants of Memory. Asheville Art Museum, NC.
1999
The Sea The Sea. Murray Guy, New York.
Drawings. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
1998-1999
Photographs. Alexander and Bonin, New York.
1998
In the Beginning. Murray Guy, New York.
Matthew Benedict, Yves Chaudouët, Anne-Marie Schneider, David Shrigley. Alexander and Bonin, New York
1997
Chasing the Apron. Jackie 60, New York.
Dissolution. Laurent Delaye Gallery, London.
Franz Ackermann, Matthew Benedict, Anke Doberauer. Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich.
Hanging by a Thread. The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY.
More. XL/Xavier LaBoulbenne, New York.
Structures: Buildings in American Art. John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco.
1996
How will we behave? Robert Prime, London.
1995
Conceptual Textiles: Material Meanings. John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI (catalogue).
Portraits. Janice Guy, New York.
the moderns. Feature, New York.
1994
Stonewall 25. White Columns, New York.
And. Feature, New York.
Yes I Am, No I'm Not. Momenta Art, New York.
Matthew Benedict, Willie Cole, Jim Hodges, Doris Salcedo. Brooke Alexander, New York.
GRANTS, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES
2012
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
2011
Versailles/Giverny Foundation, Giverny
1997
The Penny McCall Foundation Grant
1994
Joan Mitchell Foundation Award
ARTIST VISITS, LECTURES
Cooper Union, New York
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia
The Hudson River Museum
Kunsthalle Barmen, Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal
EDUCATION
1986-1987
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1987-1988
Alliance of Independent Colleges of Art, New York Studio Program
1991
Bachelor of Arts, Eugene Lang College, The New School for Social Research, New York
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY – Monographs, Books and Exhibition Catalogues
2009
Moby Dick. ex. cat. San Francisco: CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Blake, Nayland. chelsea visits havana. ex. cat. New York: Fundación Amistad
2008
Matthew Benedict: “Haunted.” ex. cat. Madrid: Galería Álvaro Alcázar
Zybok, Oliver, Ed. Matthew Benedict: The Mage’s Pantry. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz
2008
Schwarze Galle, Roter Saft: Aspekte des Melancholischen in der zeitgenössischen
Kunst, ex. cat. Montabaur: b-05 Kunst- und Kulturzentrum
2004
Open House: Working in Brooklyn. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum
2003
Tannenbaum, Judith and Marion Boulton Stroud. On the Wall: Contemporary Wallpaper.
Providence: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design; Philadelphia: The
Fabric Workshop and Museum
2001
Fleming, Jeff, Takashi Murakami, and Susan Lubowsky Talbott. My Reality: Contemporary
Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation. Des Moines, IA: Des Moines Art
Center; New York: Independent Curators International
Richter, Paula Bradstreet. Painted with Thread: The Art of American Embroidery. Salem, MA: Peabody Essex Museum
Rubin, David S. Chelsea Rising. New Orleans: Contemporary Arts Center
1998
Ferris, Alison. Conceptual Textiles: Material Meanings. Sheboygan, WI: John Michael Kohler Arts Center
1997
Keiter, Ellen J. Hanging by a Thread. Yonkers, NY: The Hudson River Museum
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY – Reviews and Articles
2024
Galerie Editors. “The Artful Life: Six Things Editors Love this Week.” Galerie Magazine (May 8, 2024)
2015
Moriarity, Bridget and Eric Bryant. “25 Most Collectible Midcareer Artists: Matthew Benedict.” Blouinartinfo.com (September 4, 2015)
2014
“Matthew Benedict” ARTnews (June 2014): 106-107
2013
“Matthew Benedict: Americana.” Art + Auction (May 2013):165
“The Lookout: A Weekly Guide to Shows You Won't Want to Miss.” News & Opinion,
www.artinamericamagazine.com (February 14, 2013)
Fredrickson, Lori “Matthew Benedict: Americana.” www.artinfo.com (February 1, 2013)
“Contemporary Artist builds on Americana Theme.” www.americanaweek.com (January 29, 2013)
2012
Lopez, Ruth. “bodybraingame.” ARTnews (March 2012): 115
2011
Hall, Emily. “Matthew Benedict.” Artforum (March 2011): 266
“Matthew Benedict.” The New Yorker (January 10, 2011): 15-16
2009
Ruas, Charles. “Sailors, Priests and Devils.” ARTnews (December 2009): 79-80
2006
Spiegler, Marc. “Reviews: Matthew Benedict.
” ArtNews (Summer 2006): 195
2005
Schwendener, Martha. “Reviews: Matthew Benedict.” Time Out New York (May 19-25, 2005): 70
2003
Princenthal, Nancy. “Matthew Benedict at Alexander and Bonin.” Art in America (October 2003): 129-130
2002
Rathgeber, Pirkko. (trans. Michael Robinson). “Matthew Benedict.” Flash Art
(November/December 2002): 109
2001
Schmerler, Sarah. “Matthew Benedict at Alexander and Bonin.” Art in America (June 2001):129
Blake, Nayland. “Shroud of Truro.” Artforum (March 2001): 128-133
Beyer, Charles. “Matthew Benedict.” Intervista (Fall-Winter 2000-01): 42-44
2000
Kley, Elisabeth. “Matthew Benedict.” ARTnews (December 2000): 157
1999
Arning, Bill. “Matthew Benedict.” Art in America (January 1999): 101
1998
Smith, Roberta. “Matthew Benedict, Yves Chaudouët, Anne-Marie Schneider and David Shrigley.” The New York Times (July 10, 1998): E37
Arning, Bill. “Remaking History.” Out (May 1998): 62
Schwendener, Martha. “Matthew Benedict, ‘The Magus and other tales.’” Time Out NewYork (April 23-30, 1998): 49
Ferris, Alison. Conceptual Textiles: Material Meanings. Sheboygan, Wisconsin: John
Michael Kohler Arts Center, 1998, pp. 40-41
1996
Jones, Jonathan. "New York Report." Untitled (London) (Winter 1995-96: 8-9
1995
Levin, Kim. "The Short List: Matthew Benedict." Village Voice (May 30, 1995)