| Matt Wycoff |
contact: mrwycoff@gmail.com |
| Born |
Anderson, South Carolina 1980 |
| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emphasis in Sculpture, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, May 2002 |
| Solo Exhibitions |
2009 The Hogar Collection, Before And After, Brooklyn, New York 2007
Dolphin Gallery, Strategies for Representation , Kansas City, Missouri
2006
RARE Gallery, Six died during construction , New York, New York
2005
Paragraph Gallery , Oh Baby You , Kansas City, Missouri
2002
Leedy-Volkous Art Center , There's no place like you, Kansas City, Missouri |
| Selected Group Exhibitions |
2009
Brooklyn Arts Council, Clamoring to become visible, Brooklyn, New York Curated by Christine Spangler The Hogar Collection, Sneak Peek, Brooklyn, New York 2008
Fellows of Contemporary Art, (FOCA) Yellow, Los Angeles, California Curated by Lia Trinka-Browner La Esquina, Locate / Navigate: Exercises in Mapping, Kansas City, Missouri Curated by Kate Hackman
2007
All Rise Gallery, Yes I Kansas, Chicago, Illinois
Curated by Research and Development
Blue Barn Theatre, Separate Selves , Omaha, Nebraska
Curated by Jeremy Stern
2005
SCOPE Miami, (RARE Gallery booth) Miami, Florida
What's the matter with Kansas , RARE Gallery, New York, New York, Curated by Hesse McGraw
2004
H&R Block Art Space, Making Meaning: The Artists Book , Kansas City, Missouri, Curated by Raechelle Smith
Dolphin Gallery, Group Show, Kansas City, Missouri
The Stray Show , (Paragraph Gallery booth) Chicago, Illinois
The Stray Show (Fahrenheit Gallery booth) Chicago, Illinois
Fahrenheit Gallery, The Gun and Knife Show , Kansas City, Missouri, Curated by Peregrine Honig and Marcus Cain
2003
Dolphin Gallery, Group Show , Kansas City, Missouri
Old Post Office Gallery, Kismet, Kansas City, Missouri, Curated by Lia Trinka-Browner
2002
Shaw+Hofstra and Associates, Subluna, Kansas City, Missouri, Curated by James Brinsfield
2001
H&R Block Art Space, Kansas City Flat Files , Kansas City, Missouri
Dolphin Gallery, Summer Show, Kansas City, Missouri
Dolphin Gallery, (Window Installation) Ythujjin, Kansas City, Missouri
Red Door Gallery, Five Years , Anderson, South Carolina
Opie Gallery, National Society of Arts and Letters Small Sculpture Exhibition , Kansas City, Missouri
2000
Folly Theater, Performance for Aids Awareness , Kansas City, Missouri Floor Four Gallery,
All the Young Dudes : The Big Pink Show, Kansas City, Missouri, Curated by Matt "Woody" Wood |
| Selected bibliography / media |
2007
Time Out Chicago, Issue # 132: September 6 - September 12," Yes I Kansas," Alicia Eler
Review, September Issue, "Matt Wycoff: Strategies for Representation," Alaska Noyes
2006
Review, October Issue, "Six died during construction: Matt Wycoff at Rare Gallery," Cathrine Archias, Kansas City, Missouri
2005
Review, June Issue, "Avenue of the Arts," Marcus Cain, Kansas City, Missouri
The Kansas City Star, Thurs. April 28, 2005, "All-about-me show is all about you," Theresa Bembnister, Kansas City, Missouri
University News, Thurs. Mar. 24, "Oh Baby You" worth trip Downtown," Emily Iorg Kansas City, Missouri
The Kansas City Star, Sun. Feb. 6, " Boost for the Best," Theresa Bembnister, Kansas City, Missouri
2004
The Pitch, Feb. 26 - Mar. 3, "Fully Loaded," Gina Kaufmann, Kansas City, Missouri
2002
The Kansas City Star, Fri. Jan. 25 , "Where the Sublime Meets the Everyday," Robin Trafton, Kansas City, Missouri
The Kansas City Star, Fri. Jan. 11, " Group Efforts," Alice Thorson, Kansas City, Missouri
The Kansas City Star, Fri. May 17, " The Best and the Brightest," Kate Hackman, Kansas City, Missouri
Art Papers, August, " Summer Show," Heather Lustfeldt, Kansas City, Missouri |
| Selected Publications |
2008
The Yellow Reader, “Out With The New”
2007
Review, “Importer Exporter, David Ford at Jack the Pelican Presents” December Issue
Review, "The work of conversation: Interviews with Charlotte Street Foundation Award Artists" September Issue, (Feature)
Silent City, "Anagrams", Issue # 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Dots and Quotes # 2, "The Coronado Exhibition, 2006" Photography by Scott Clark, 2007 Issue, (Feature)
10, "Stomping Grounds," Charlotte St. Foundation
2006
Review, "Out With the New" October Issue, (Feature)
Review Architecture Annual, "Mapping Onto Community" (Feature written in collaboration with Jim Woodfill)
2005
Review, "Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil" January Issue (Feature)
What's the Matter with Kansas? Exhibition catalog, "A River Runs Through It"
Review, "When We're Cool and In Love," March Issue
2004
Review, "Kids Overboard" January Issue (Feature)
Review, "The Grand Old Party Convenes" October Issue, (Feature)
Review, "Heaven's Gate Between Thought and Prayer," Born Again: Modern Madonnas and Contemporary Christs at Greenlease Gallery
March Issue
2003
Review, (Architecture Annual) "Marathon" (Feature)
Review, "Downtown," Summer Issue
Review, "A Sense of Place: Group show at the Bank" Summer Issue
Review, "Forward to the Ancient: Jon Peck and Your Face Gallery" September Issue
Review, "Fraught with Meaning: Group show at the Bank" November Issue |
| Grants and Residencies |
2009 Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Residency, Omaha, Nebraska
2008
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Travel Grant Leon Levy Foundation Grant The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire
2007
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Residency, Omaha, Nebraska
White Columns Curated Slide Registry, New York, New York
2006
Drawing Center Slide Registry, New York, New York
2005
Avenue of the Arts public art grant, Kansas City, Missouri
Urban Culture Project Studio Residency Program, Kansas City, Missouri
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| Lectures and Panels |
2008
Visiting Artist, Brandeis University, Post Baccalaureate Department, Boston, Massachusetts Visiting Artist, Kansas City Art Institute, Painting Department, Kansas City, Missouri Reading, (With Gordon Haber) The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire Reading, (With Etgar Karat and Jenny Nichols) The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire
2007
Artist Talk, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska
2005
After graduation: Panel Discussion, Kansas City Art Institute, Panel Member
2002
Kansas City Art Institute Thesis Presentation, Kansas City Art Institute, Talk and slide lecture |
| Affiliations / Experience |
The Hogar Collection
2008 - present / Brooklyn, New York Artist RARE Gallery
Summer 2005 - 2007 / New York, New York
Artist
Dolphin Gallery
2000 - present / Kansas City, Missouri
Artist
KCUR Public Radio
2004 - 2005 / Kansas City, Missouri
News room intern and Freelance contributor
Review Magazine
2003 - Present / Kansas City, Missouri
Contributing writer |
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