Delighted to be included in SLIDELUCK CHICAGO (IV); Special thanks to Andrew McFarland! Matthew Swarts from Slideluck on Vimeo. From the announcement text: Brace yourself, Chicago! Slideluck is returning just in time for Valentine’s Day. Join us for another night of food, music, fun, and art on Friday, February 13th, 2015, at The Promontory in…
I am incredibly honored to be a part of Jon Feinstein’s ground-shaking exhibition: RADICAL COLOR @ Newspace Center for Photography in Portland, Oregon. Opening Friday, February 6th, 2015 and on view until March 30th, 2015. From the essay that accompanies the exhibition: Radical Color: A Continuous Black Hole Color photography and its relationship to the…
Really delighted to have this feature and interview about The Alternatives on Super Massive Black Hole Magazine! Special and kindest thanks to Barry Hughes! http://smbhmag.com/portfolio/matthew-swarts/
matthewswartswired Delighted and very honored to have my work featured on WIRED today. My most sincere thanks to Jakob Schiller (and Pete Brook) for writing about and believing in my work! http://www.wired.com/2015/01/matthew-swarts-beth-the-alternatives/ matthewswartswiredfeature
Metropolitan Picture Framing recently interviewed me for their informative artist blog. I cannot thank Metroframe.com enough for the rapid but expert fabrication of my frames for Kopeikin Gallery’s installation at MIAMI PROJECT 2014. The craftsmanship and attention to detail is apparent in each hand-made frame. If you are looking for an elegant, beautifully crafted wooden frame…
Delighted to announce my first place selection by Ruben Natal San Miguel in RIPE art gallery’s WHATISAPORTRAIT? exhibition opening this Saturday, December 13, 2014. Special thanks to the tireless and fearless team of Ruben and RIPE’s owner, Cherie Via Rexer! From the gallery: “Ripe Art Gallery’s First Juried Photography Exhibition was an Open Call for…
My most sincere thanks to Jon Feinstein of the Humble Arts Foundation (hafny.org) for very generously profiling my new work on their blog today: http://www.hafny.org/blog/2014/11/matthew-swarts
I am delighted to announce that my work will be shown by Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles, California at MIAMI PROJECT (December 2-7, 2014) in the Wynwood District of midtown Miami.
New work on the website: THE ALTERNATIVES (http://matthewswarts.com/projects/alternatives/)
I had the deep pleasure of returning to Costa Rica after a twelve year absence, if only for a week this month. Much had changed in the years since I lived in Moravia on a Fulbright grant. I am delighted to have had an exquisite walk in the Curi Cancha Private Reserve in Monteverde’s cloud…
Very grateful for the kind and thoughtful words of artist and writer Pelle Cass about BETH for featureshoot.com: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/07/portrait-of-partnership-a-photographers-homage-to-a-failed-relationship-nsfw/ “A woman stands against a gray sky, the low light of the sinking sun glints off her glasses. Her hair is in a bun. She is attractive, but not conventionally beautiful. It’s the same person in…
Curiosity has me experimenting with a book form for BETH:
I have been reworking images from the BETH series. All new images are scalable without a loss in resolution to 40 inches in width. Have a look: http://matthewswarts.com/projects/beth/
My mother by the ocean, Mother’s Day weekend, Long Beach Island, New Jersey, 2014. A special thanks this Mother’s Day to my Mom, Hope Swarts, who has always been the brightest and most clear light in my life. And to my Grandmother, Dorothy Schweitzer, whose resilience in life will forever be inspiring: My Grandmother…
Delighted and honored to have new work from http://cityofconcern.org featured on Empty Stretch! Special thanks to Jordan Swartz! http://emptystretch.com/2014/04/feature-matthew-swarts/
Delighted to announce I’m falling fast for a new photographic project about Somerville, Massachusetts, where I’ve lived since 2002. Please have a look at http://cityofconcern.org
Delighted to belatedly learn that I am a finalist for the ONWARD Compe ’14 Exhibition at Project Basho in Philadelphia, PA! Exhibition opening at Project Basho on March 1, 2014!
Very thrilled to be included in Petty Thieves Four: Coast to Coast by the folks at Empty Stretch. http://emptystretch.com/2014/01/petty-thieves-four-zine-announcement/ Look for more information soon about the release of this exciting new zine.