Introduction
Visual Artist and Associate Professor of Art, Myers School of Art, University of Akron
Education
1993

M.F.A. in painting with honors, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

1988

B.A. in economics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Solo Exhibitions
2010

William Busta Gallery, "Accumulations," Cleveland, OH

2009

The College of Wooster Art Museum, Ebert Art Center, "Necessary Parts," Wooster, OH

2008

Fine Arts Center in Provincetown, "Out of Sync," Provincetown, MA

2007

William Busta Gallery, "Caught in Flux," Cleveland, OH

2006

St. Michael’s College, Colchester, VT

2005

Hiram College, “Fissures: New Paintings,” Hiram, OH

2004

Kent State University – Stark Campus, Stark, OH

2001

The Dean’s Gallery, MIT Sloan School of Management, “Dissolved Presences,” Boston, MA

1999

Doll-Anstadt Gallery, Burlington, VT

Framingham State University, “Locating a View,” Framingham, MA

1998

Doll-Anstadt Gallery, “Neon Gardens,” Burlington, VT

1996

University of Leeds, Bretton Hall, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

1994

AS220, Providence, RI

1993

Sol Koffler Gallery, “Seeing Not Doing,” Providence, RI

1992

Sol Koffler Gallery, “Location,” Providence, RI

Group Exhibitions
2011

Kent State University – Stark, OH, "New Worlds", Stark, OH

2010

1708 Gallery, "SECAC Exhibition," Richmond, VA

Cleveland Clinic, "Expansive Gesture," Cleveland, OH

Front Room Gallery, "Terra Non Firma," Cleveland, OH

Legation Gallery, "Terra Non Firma," Cleveland, OH

Myers School of Art, University of Akron, "Faculty Exhibition," Akron, OH

2009

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, "There Goes the Neighborhood," Cleveland, OH

Berry College, "Painting Invitational," Mount Berry, GA

2008

William Busta Gallery, "Gallery Artist," Cleveland, OH

Myers School of Art, University of Akron, "Faculty Exhibition," Cleveland, OH

2007

FAVA Gallery, "Noticing the Unseen," Oberlin, OH

Sherrie Gallery, "Rhode Island School of Design," Columbus, OH

Allegheny College, "8-hour Drawing," Allegheny, PA

2006

Art Advisory Boston, Matthew Kolodziej and Julianna Bruce, “New Paintings and Wall Reliefs,” Boston, MA

Rockford Art Museum, “Rockford Midwestern,” Rockford, IL

Morehead State University, “Fragmentations,” Morehead, KY

Cleveland Foundation, “New Work,” Cleveland, OH

Eastern Missouri State University, “Group Exhibition,” MO

Attic Space, “The Attic Show,” Oakland, CA

Summit Art Space, Fresh Art, Akron, OH

2005

Cleveland Museum of Art, “NEO Show,” Cleveland, OH. Juried by Jeffrey Grove

High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Jane Farver, List Center for the Visual Arts, MIT

Boston; and Louis Grachos, Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo

Akron Art Museum, “New Master Drawings,” Akron, OH

Bowling Green State University, “Small Monuments,” Bowling Green, OH

Cleveland Heights Collaborative, “Collector's Choice,” Cleveland, OH

University of Akron, Myers School of Art, Faculty Exhibition, Akron, OH

2004

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, “Small Monuments,” Cleveland, OH

Kent State University, “NEO,” Kent, OH

Cleveland Heights Collaborative, “Painting 2004,” Cleveland, OH

Maryland Federation of Art, “Art on Paper,” Annapolis, MD. National Jury

Xavier University, “New Paintings,” Cincinnati, OH

2003

The College of Wooster Art Museum, “Convergence,” Wooster, OH, Regional Juried

Florida State University Museum of Art, “Combined Talents,” Tallahassee, FL

Oberlin College, “Mediated Nature,” Cleveland, OH

Ohio Art League, “New Paintings,” Columbus, OH

University of Akron, Myers School of Art, “Faculty Exhibition,” Akron, OH

2002

Rockford Art Museum, “Rockford Midwestern,” Rockford, IL

Montserrat College of Art, National Collage Exhibition, Beverly, MA

Art Center of Northern New Jersey, National Juried Show, New Milford, NJ

Charles Mayer Studios Inc., Regional Juried Exhibition, Akron, OH

Harris-Stanton Gallery, Gallery Artists, Akron, OH

University of Akron, Myers School of Art, “Faculty Exhibition,” Akron, OH

2001

Arlington Center for the Arts, “Collage,” Arlington, MA Art Advisory Boston, “New Paintings,” Milton, MA

Art Institute of Boston, “Faculty Exhibition,” Boston, MA

Louisiana State University, “Painters Pick Painters,” Baton Rouge, LA

University of Akron, Myers School of Art, “Faculty Exhibition,” Akron, OH

2000

Discovery Museum, “Mandalas,” Bridgeport, CT

Hera Gallery, “RI 2000: Artists Respond to the Millennium,” Wakefield, RI

Rhode Island School of Design, “Summer Faculty Show,” Providence, RI

1999

Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, “Regional Artists,” Waltham, MA

Ukrainian Institute, “Group Show,” Chicago, IL

University of Wisconsin, “Paintings,” La Crosse, WI

Montserrat College of Art, “Biophilia Connection,” Beverly, MA

1998

Attleboro Museum, “Sense of Place,” Attleboro, MA

Moses Brown School, “Paintings,” Providence, RI

Anna Maria College, “Sense of Place,” Paxton, MA

1997

Doll-Anstadt Gallery, “Gallery Artists,” Burlington, VT

Endicott College, “Faculty Show,” Beverly, MA

Rhode Island School of Design, “Faculty Show,” Providence, RI

Fuller Museum, “Faculty Show,” Brockton, MA

Lenore Gray Gallery, “Summer Show,” Providence, RI

Bibliography
2011

Pantsios, Anastasia, Seller’s Market As Cleveland clambers out of recession, local galleries celebrate expansions, Cleveland Scene, March 23

2010

Utter, Douglas Max, “Running in Place,” Scene Magazine, April 14

2009

Sokol, Brett, “36 Hours in Cleveland,“ New York Times, September 20 Litt, Steven, “Artist Matthew Kolodziej shows how he made a painting for MOCA Cleveland: Close Up,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 9 Litt, Steven, “Poetic Provocative Works Echo the Plight of Cities,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 26

Utter, Douglas Max, “Living for the City, Eleven artists meditate on urban life,” Scene Magazine, August 19

Nguyen, Trong Gia, “Weekly Roundup,” Art21 Blog, July 27

2008

Litt, Steven, “Top floor is tops for Akron faculty art show,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 18

2007

Tranberg, Dan, “Things are not what they seem,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 18

Litt, Steven, Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 2

Utter, Max, “Noting the Overlooked,” Cleveland Free Times, March

2006

McQuaid, Cate, “Matthew Kolodziej at Art Advisory Boston,” Art In New England, June-July

Shinn, Dorothy, “Freshest of Fresh Art Show,” Akron Beacon Journal, May

Heath, Benita, “Fragmentations,” Lexington Herald Leader, February 12

“Fragmentations,” Morehead News, January

2005

"NEO Show," Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH: catalog

"New Master Drawings," Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH: catalog

Bracken Sparks, Amy, "NEO Show", Angle Magazine, September

Litt, Steven, "Neo Show," Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 10 Shinn, Dorothy, "NEO Show Struts Best Of Area Artists," Akron Beacon Journal, July 10 Shinn, Dorothy, "Art Space Shows Off Drawings," Akron Beacon Journal, May 22

2004

Tranberg, Dan, "Painting 2004," Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 10 Bracken Sparks, Amy, "Small Monuments," Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 2

2003

The Florida International, Combined Talents", Florida State University Museum, Tallahassee, FL: catalog

"Mediated Nature," Oberlin College, Here Here Gallery, Cleveland, OH: catalog

2001

McQuaid, Cate, "Abstract Pair," Boston Globe, June 22

1999

O'Brien, Barbara, "Tender Allies: The Biophilia Connection," Montserrat College of Art, Salem, MA: catalog

Cohen, Joyce, "Rose Art Museum," Art In New England, April-May McQuaid, Cate, "Rose Show Stretches Abstract's Boundaries," Boston Globe, February 21

Sherman, Mary, "Rose Art Museum, A Quiet Revolution," Boston Herald, February 4

1998

Faxon, Alicia, "Attleboro Museum," Art In New England, August-September Faxon, Alicia, "Reviews," Art In New England, December 1997-January 1998

1996

Van Siclen, Bill, "RI Galleries," Providence Journal Bulletin, September

1994

RISD Museum of Art, "Contemporary Art In Rhode Island," Providence, RI: catalog

Ahern, Tom, "Five Artists," Rhode Island Magazine, April

1993

Van Siclen, Bill, "RI Galleries," Providence Journal Bulletin, June

Curatorial Experience
2009

Co-curator with Donna Webb, "Hybridology: Animals Reinterpreted," Synapse Series. Exhibition at the Akron Zoological Park featured the work of Myers Artist in residence Adelaide Paul and University of Akron students. Exhibition explored the relationships of animals to humans. Panel discussion with Peter Mohan, Peter Neiwiarowski, Donna Webb, and Adelaide Paul concerning the roll of observation in art and science.

2008

Co-curator with Kirk and Nate Mueller, "Marius Watz: Electroplastiques," featuring an exhibition of processing, rapid prototypes and laser cut drawings. A 60-foot kinetic image of Marius' work was projected for three nights onto the side of the EJ Thomas theatre building. Akron, OH

2006

Curator, “Intersections,” featuring James Hyde, Fabian Marcaccio, Lydia Dona, Julia Fish, Joe Fyfe, Richmond Burton, and Steve Roden, University of Akron, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH. Show explores architectural space in contemporary painting.

Curator, "Small Monuments," Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. Work explores roll of monuments in contemporary public and private space.

Curator, Brian Sharp, New Work, Projects Gallery, University of Akron, Akron, OH

Curator, Chris Ryan, New Work, Projects Gallery, University of Akron, Akron, OH

Curator, 3x2x5, Student Painters from Kent State University, Cleveland Institute of Art, and Myers School of Art and Design, University of Akron, Akron, OH

2004

Co-Curator with Gregory Whitkopp, Director of Cranbrook Museum of Art, “Steve Mumford: Drawings from Life in Iraq,” University of Akron, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH; Cranbrook Museum of Art, Detroit, MI; Moore Space, Miami, FL. Exhibition on life during Iraq conflict. Exhibition required loans of Winslow Homer, Goya images from the Cleveland Museum of Art, and private collection of regional artist, Paul Travis.

Guest Curator, “Small Monuments,” Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Cleveland, OH

2003

Curator, Melissa Meyers, “30 Years of Prints,” University of Akron, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH.

Liason, Brought traveling show of James Siena, “Paintings,” University of Akron, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH.

2001

Curator, Gary Stephan, “Paintings,” University of Akron, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH

1999

Curator, “Sense of Place,” Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA. Work traveled to Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA.

Organized Visiting Artist Lectures
 

Matt Kenyon (SWAMP), Steve DiBenedetto, Lorri Ott, John Roloff, Duke Riley, Eve Laramee, David Cohen (critic), Alice Aycock, Gary Stephan, Kori Newkirk, Melissa Meyer, Steve Mumford, James Siena, Fabian Marcaccio, Julia Fish, Richmond Burton, Chris Ryan, Will Mentor, Dan Dove, Sarah McKenzie, Brian Sharp, Dana Schutz, Diana Cooper, Marius Watz, Polly Aphelbaum, Lydia Dona, John Pearson, Suzanne Joelson, Sarah Kabot, Kevin Hogan, Lisa Dent (curator)

Public Collections
 

Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH

American Greetings, Cleveland, OH

Fidelity Investments Inc., Boston, MA

Nokia Corporation, Boston, MA

The Providence Group, Providence, RI

CSC, Waltham, MA

Edwards and Angell Law Offices, Providence, RI

University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, OH

Grants, Fellowships and Research Awards
2010

Southeastern College Art Association, Honorary Mention Secac Fellowship

Southeastern College Art Association, Conference Exhibition Award

2009

Pollock-Krasner Foundation

University of Akron, Myers Grant

University of Akron, Folk Grant

2008

National Science Foundation, in collaboration with Polymer Science to support science and art dialogues at the University of Akron

University of Akron, Spring Research Grant

Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Fellowship, Provincetown, MA

Ohio State Council for the Arts, Innovation Grant, Synapse: Connecting Art and Science

2007

Nomination, Tiffany Foundation Grant

Ohio Arts Council, Individual Excellence Award

Provost Fellow for Innovation, University of Akron

University of Akron, Myers Grant

University of Akron, Folk Grant

2006

University of Akron, Summer Research Fellowship, Italy

2005

University of Akron, Summer Research Grant, Italy

University of Akron, Folk Grant, curatorial research

Best in Show, Fresh Art, Summit Art Space, Akron, OH

2004

University of Akron, Myers Grant, studio

2003

University of Akron, Myers Grant, Italy

University of Akron, Folk Grant, studio

University of Akron, Summer Research Grant, England

1995

Fulbright Scholar, Research and Painting Grant, England

1994

Rhode Island State Council for the Arts, Painting Fellowship

1993

Award of Excellence, Rhode Island School of Design

Liquitex Excellence in Fine Arts, Supply Grant

1988

Dean's List, University of Chicago

Public Presentations
2010

Southeastern College Art Association, Panel Chair, The End of Representation and Abstraction

Visiting Artist, Lecture, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Visiting Artist, Lecture, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC

2008

Chair, Synapse Series, Panel with Designer Marius Watz and Biologist Paco Moore, EJ Thomas Hall, University of Akron, Akron, OH

2007

Chair, Synapse Series, Panel with Artist Diana Cooper and Fred Collopy, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH Visiting Artist, Lecture, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH

2006

Chair, Panel with Julia Fish, Richmond Burton, Christopher Diehl, Intersections, Myers School of Art

Visiting Artist, Lecture, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY

2005

Visiting Artist, Lecture, Small Monuments, Bowling Green State University, OH

Visiting Artist, Lecture, Akron Arts Alliance, Akron, OH

2004

Panelist, Small Monuments, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Cleveland, OH

Visiting Artist, Lecture, Kent State University, Stark, OH

2003

Visiting Artist, Critiques, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

2002

Visiting Artist Lecture, Painting Zero Degree, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH

2001

Visiting Artist, Lecture, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL

Visiting Artist, Lecture, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

2000

Visiting Artist, Lecture, Macon, GA

1999

Visiting Artist, Panel Discussion, Biophilia Connection, Montserrat College of Art

Visiting Artist, Lecture, Framingham State University, Framingham, MA

Visiting Artist, Lecture, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University

Chair/Panel Discussion, Sense of Place, Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA

Memberships
 

College Art Association

Southeastern College Art Association

Cleveland Museum of Art

Spaces

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland

Akron Art Museum

Ohio Arts League

Rhode Island School of Design Alumni

University of Chicago Alumni