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Matt McCormick
Painting, Drawing & Prints
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Featured on the covers of Hypebeast, Vogue Italia, and Cultist, among others, Los Angeles artist Matt McCormick's coveted work often feature the American West or popular culture, seen through a cinematic gaze. Recent exhibitions include the Long Beach Museum Of Art (California), and Beyond The Streets (Shanghai).
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STATEMENT
“When I step back and look at the work that I have created and continue to create, I find myself viewing the work in the same way I would listen to an old traveling hymn. For me using marks on the chosen canvas has become the easiest way to tell my story, but in doing so I strive to tell the story in a way that allows the viewer to become entrenched in and potentially make the story their own. Whether it be a cinematic landscape with an almost alien stillness, void of any explicit reference to the human form or a crudely sketched charcoal rendering of an austere cowboy accompanied by ambiguous text referencing a forgotten moment, I want to cut to the core of human emotion in a way that even the most closed-off individuals can relate to, even if only in the privacy of their own minds.
The work acts as a diary of sorts, sometimes being documented in real time, and other times looking back with a matured eye. Occasionally it acts as a collage of the past, and at other times, a blueprint for the future.” - Matt McCormick
EDUCATION
2008 The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 “Mustang”, Gauthier Gallery, Los Angeles
2022 “The Wish That Was” Artist Series, Miami
2022 “A Thousand Miles From Nowhere”, Nothing At All, Hong Kong
2022 “Lead Me Not Into Temptation”, OMNI, London
2022 “A Promised Dream?", Just A Space, Paris
2021 “Gone To Heaven”, Gauthier Gallery, Los Angeles
2021 “The Sun Shines For Those Who Look Beyond The Clouds”, Gauthier Gallery, Los Angeles
2018 “I Never Believed In Much, But I Believed In You", Cy Fiore, New York
2018 “The Last Cigarette”, Star Street, Hong Kong
2017 “Install II”, Levi’s House, Los Angeles
2016 Remnants Of The Rodeo, Smashbox Studios, Los Angeles
2016 One Of These Days, AGENDA, Long Beach
2016 Install I, Interscope Lounge, Los Angeles
2014 When I Die, Bury Me Face Down So The Whole World Can Kiss My Ass, The Good Company, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Loveline, Long Beach Museum Of Art, Long Beach
2022 Beyond The Streets, Shanghai
2022 Out Of Step, Out Of Line, Long Beach Museum Of Art, Long Beach
2021 Twisted Dream, John Wolf, Los Angeles
2021 Miracle, Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles
2021 BTS On Paper, South Hampton Art Center, South Hampton
2021 WoP Avante Art, Woaw Gallery, Hong Kong
2021 LA To Milan, F2T, Milan
2020 1988, Anthony Gallery, Chicago
2019 We Buy Gold, Good To Know.FYI, Miami
2019 Unite Through Culture, Anthony Gallery, Chicago
2019 Momentum, Franchise, Miami
2018 Sky Above The Clouds, Darrow Contemporary, Aspen
2018 Matthew McCormick and Thrush Holmes, The Office, Miami
2017 A___is___A, Golborne Gallery, London
2016 Not As It Seems, Nothing As It Seems, All Day Everyday, Los Angeles
2016 Playboys & Girls, Slow Culture, Los Angeles
2016 Ishton’s Porch, Hou Yee Chan, Los Angeles
2015 9 Lives, Castle Fitzjohns Gallery, New York
2015 Legends Never Die, Mi Vida, Los Angeles
2015 Cat’s Out Of The Bag, Slow Culture, Los Angeles
2015 Outlined, Bergamont Station, Santa Monica
2015 Ruin Value, Astroetic Studios, Los Angeles
2015 Text Me, Hazen Projects, New York
SELECTED BOOKS AND CATALOGS
2023 Northern Sky. First Edition of 100 Copies. 8.5"x11"
2023 Landscapes. First Edition of 250 copies. 8"x10"
2022 Lead Me Not Into Temptation. First Edition of 500 copies. 9"x12"
2021 Horse. Just An Idea Publishing. First Edition of 400 Copies. 7.88”x10.24”
2020 Into The Distance. First Edition of 300 Hardcover. Second Edition of 1000 Softcover 9”x12”
2019 Head To The Country. First Edition of 75 Hardcover; 2022 Second Edition of 300 Softcover 8”x10"
2018 Stopped In For A Drink. First Edition of 75, Second Edition of 200 9.25”x6.25”
2017 The Last Cigarette. First Edition of 300 Copies, 8.5”x11”
2015 It’s Something Hard To Find. First Edition of 50 Signed Numbered Copies; Second Edition 50 Numbered Copies; 2016 100 Copies, 8”x10”
2014 And It Feels Like. First Edition of 50. 5.5”x8.5”
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Noelle Faulkner “Matt McCormick” Volume 2, Type 7, December 2020
Finley Jacobson, “Out West” Chuck Magazine, October 2020
Kevin Wong, “American Idols” Hypebeast Magazine, August 2019
Alex Khatchadourian, “Through Western Americana Imagery...” Amadeus, May 2019
Saadya Gellens, “Life On The Road”, Franchise, Issue 5, September 2018
Jaques Marie Mage, “The Calm Is The Storm” Journal, June 2018
Alex Maeland, “How Long Did That Take To Paint” Maekan, May 2018
Isabelle Davis, “Artist Interview: Matt McCormick” Art Of Choice, October 2017
Manfredi Gioacchini, “Rising Stars of Los Angeles,” Vogue Italia, September 2016
Bobby Kim, “The Life in a Day: Artist Matt McCormick,” The Hundreds, July 2016
Darius Khandehroo, “Studio Visit,” Jackpot Magazine, June 2016
Asato Iida, “Los Angeles Issue,” Ollie Magazine, January 2016
Sophia Alami-Nassif, “Artist Focus,” Untame Worldwide, January 2016
Yasi Salek, “Cult Talk: Matt McCormick,” Cultist, June 2015
Jaime Kay Waxman, “9 Lives Review,” Vogue Japan, May 2015
Janeau Dahl “Artist Spotlight”, Pacific Dissent, March 2015
Alexander Spit, “DIY” The Hundreds, March 2014
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