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Matthew Smith is an artist and writer based in Washington, DC. He is a resident artist at the Arlington Arts Center and a member of the DCAC artist collective Sparkplug. He is also an arts writer for DCist and New American Paintings/blog. He has exhibited his work in places like the Washington Project for the Art, Civilian Art Projects, DC Arts Center, and Arlington Arts Center.
Resident artist, Arlington Arts Center
Coordinating member of the DCAC Sparkplug artist collective
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
“Proximity to Practice”, Arlington Arts Center, c0-curated by Rachel Schmidt and Stefanie Fedor
“Sky’s the Limit”, Gateway Arts Center, Brentwood, MD, juried by Michael B. Platt
“Something Other Than The Present,” DC Arts Center, Washington, DC, curated by Blair Murphy
“New Blood”, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
2010
“Facts and Fictions”, DC Arts Center, curated by Blair Murphy
2009
WPA “OPTIONS ‘09”, curated by Anne Collins Goodyear, Conner Contemporary, Washington, DC
“Process: Word and Image”, (two-person show) Glen Echo Photoworks, Glen Echo, MD
“Unborn”, curated by Gabrielle Banzhaf and Goli Abedini, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
2008
“Beyond the Image”,Glen Echo Photoworks, Glen Echo, MD
“Move Along”, curated by Heather Goss, Bloombars, Washington, DC
Group show, Organization of American States, Washington, DC
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Jenkins, Mark, “Sparkplug at DC Arts Center,”, July 7 2011, The Washington Post
“New Blood: AAC Residency Program 2011,” Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA. Catalogue. 2011.
Anderson, John, ”Reviewed: Facts and Fictions at DCAC,” July 1 2010, Washington City Paper.
O’Sullivan, Michael, “’Options’: Unexpected Possibilities,” September 25 2009, The Washington Post
Mellema, Kevin,”Northern Virginia Art Beat,” September 20 2009, Falls Church News Press.
Collins Goodyear, Anne, WPA Options ’09 catalogue, page 26.
LeClair, Larissa , “Matthew M. Smith: His Recently Started Story,” ArtVoices, December 2008: 8-9.
