I am completely honored to announce that the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York has acquired two prints from The Alternatives for the museum’s permanent collection. The museum purchased Untitled, 2015, and Untitled, 2016 (pictured below). Special thanks to Lisa Hostetler, Curator-In-Charge, who organized A Matter of Memory, the exhibition which featured these works,…
Completely thrilled that “Carnations, 2017” will be on view at Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles’ booth at AIPAD’s “The Photography Show” at Pier 94 in New York, New York from March 30th till April 2nd 2017! My most sincere thanks to Paul Kopeikin and Kaycee Olsen for organizing this exhibition of my work.
Super excited to share some preliminary images from my new book project, The Alternatives (2017). Special thanks to Katherine Oktober Matthews of GUP Magazine (The Netherlands), who nominated this project for consideration for MACK’s First Book Award in London, UK! The Alternatives (2017), Hardcover Dummy (In Progress!)
So honored to be in this exhibition honoring Paul Kopeikin’s tireless 25th years of being a gallerist in Los Angeles! Exhibition on view November 5th with special hours 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Panel Discussion and Reception on November 19th 2:00 PM Panel Discussion “Photography’s Place in a Contemporary Collection” with guest speakers Tarrah von Lintel, Carol Lee Brosseau, Paul…
Delighted and very honored to be a part of Lesley A. Martin’s curatorial selection on Der Greif’s Guest-Room!
My most sincere thanks to Lisa Hostetler, Curator-in-charge, Department of Photography, at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, for including five pieces from The Alternatives in her upcoming exhibition “A Matter of Memory”. (October 22, 2016–January 29, 2017, in the Museum’s Main Galleries). I will look forward to posting more about this exhibition as the date…
I am truly delighted to announce my participation in Kopeikin Gallery’s installation at Pulse Miami Beach in conjunction with Art Basel Miami Beach 2015. With kindest thanks to Paul Kopeikin, whose steadfast belief in my work this past year has been truly transformative and nurturing. 12/1-12/5 2015 Indian Beach Park 4601 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, Florida…
Super proud to be a part of SLIDELUCK GLOBAL’s production in Bydgoszcz, Poland! Many sincere thanks to Dasha Shapovalova!
So proud and honored to have work going up as part of Kopeikin Gallery’s installation at UNSEEN PHOTO FAIR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 18th-20th 2015. Sincere and sustained thanks to Paul Kopeikin!
Delighted to have work from both BETH and The Alternatives on view at Kopeikin Gallery’s installation at the Seattle Art Fair! Special thanks to Paul Kopeikin, for tirelessly and steadily championing my work!
Very excited to announce the publication of my work in GUP Magazine #45 Evolution out of The Netherlands. Special and sincere thanks to Katherine October Matthews for discovering my work and publishing this portfolio and interview! From the supporting text for GUP #45/EVOLUTION: “Change alone is unchanging,” spoke the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus. And so it…
So elated to announce my participation in NEW GIFTS, The Creative Technologies Exhibition at Macy Gallery, part of the Art and Education Program at Columbia University, Teacher’s College. 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027. June 1 – 26, 2015. Opening reception June 19, 5-7pm. From the exhibition announcement: “NEW GIFTS’ is an exhibition showcasing…
Special thanks to Rasmus Vasli for discovering and graciously publishing my work this morning on Sweden’s Floret magazine. It is a wonderful honor to have the opportunity to bring Scandinavian audiences to my work! http://floret.se/matthew-swarts-beth/
It is an incredible honor (and a delight!) to be featured on Lenscratch today! My sincere and special thanks to the ever-incredible Aline Smithson! http://lenscratch.com/2015/04/matthew-swarts-beth-and-the-alternatives/ “Matthew Swarts has a current exhibition at the Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles that runs through April 18th featuring two projects, Beth and Alternatives. With both projects, Matthew reconsiders photographic…
I am completely thrilled to announce my participation in Kopeikin Gallery’s installation at the 2015 AIPAD Photography Show at The Park Avenue Armory in New York City, April 16th-April 19th 2015! Special thanks to Paul Kopeikin. Please stop by Kopeikin Gallery’s booth at the show to visit with me and the work! https://aipad.site-ym.com/?page=PhotographyShow
So Delighted to be showing work from The Alternatives at the very first SLIDELUCK BOSTON! From the show announcement: Slideluck is teaming up with Boston Cyberarts to bring you the first SLIDELUCK Boston! Join us on Saturday, April 11th at the Microsoft NERD Center in Cambridge for our “Technology & Art” themed show. This show’s curator is Stephanie…
I am thrilled to announce my first exhibition with Kopeikin Gallery (Los Angeles): Matthew Swarts: PROCESSING (Beth and the Alternatives), March 7th through April 18th, 2015. My most sincere thanks to Paul Kopeikin, whose collaboration and support for this work have made all things newly possible! Friends and followers near Los Angeles, please join me at Kopeikin…
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
I am thrilled and honored to be a part of the conversation led by Jennifer Schwartz at Crusade for Art. This organization is incredible in its outreach and mission to unite creators with collectors, and Jennifer a tireless beacon for all artists. Thank you both to Jennifer and David Rosenberg of SLATE for making this…
Sincerest thanks to David Rosenberg of SLATE for this generous and detailed profile of my process and latest project, The Alternatives. http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2015/01/15/matthew_swarts_the_alternatives_is_a_series_using_image_manipulation_to.html
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…
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
New work on the website: THE ALTERNATIVES (http://matthewswarts.com/projects/alternatives/)
I am thrilled and full of gratitude to have been invited by Eliot Dudik, Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of William and Mary, to participate in BREAKING GROUND, a blockbuster exhibition of photography featuring 110 national and international photographic artists! from the text accompanying the exhibition: On this 175th anniversary of the invention…
Curiosity has me experimenting with a book form for 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 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!
I just migrated my teaching materials for BASIC BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY to the main site. Please check them out here: http://matthewswarts.com/teaching/basic-black-white-photography/about/
I am honored and thrilled to share Stuart Pilkington’s ‘The Swap’ today with my good friend Tanit Sakakini! Special thanks to Tanit and Stuart for making this creative exchange possible! Check out our portraits of each other: http://www.theswap.info/msts.html
http://matthewswarts.com/projects/beth
Happy to be on Tumblr Open Arts! http://tumblropenarts.tumblr.com/post/42696993778/matthew-swarts-beth-long-beach-island-new
Delighted to be featured on emptystretch.com and pinned down mercilessly (and quite beautifully) by The Faceless Kid. Sincerest thanks to Jordan Swartz. http://emptystretch.com/2013/02/matthew-swarts/
So pleased to be featured on the Landscape Stories (Italy) blog today: Check it out: http://landscape-stories.tumblr.com/post/36583467961/ls-09-adolescence-submissions-open-water-by
Sincerest thanks to Tom Griggs of Fototazo.com for asking me to write about my work in The Image, where photographers discuss a single image in relation to a larger body of work. Check it out: http://www.fototazo.com/2012/11/the-image-matthew-swarts-untitled-self.html
Incredibly honored and thrilled to be featured on Flakphoto.com this morning for the second time. Sincerest and warmest thanks to Andy Adams! http://flakphoto.com/photo/matthew-swarts-beth
Matthew Swarts, Beth, Long Beach Island, New Jersey, 2012. Delighted to be featured in the ‘One Picture/One Paragraph’ section of Mark Alice Durant’s excellent new site, Saint Lucy! http://saint-lucy.com/one-picture-one-paragraph/matthew-swarts/
Very thrilled to be featured on Flakphoto.com. Many thanks to Andy Adams! check it out: http://flakphoto.com/photo/matthew-swarts-mary-and-michael
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