Tony Matelli

(American, born 1971)

half buddha two oranges by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Half Buddha Two oranges, 2020

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head (strawberries) by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Head (Strawberries), 2019

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artwork 564 by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

564, 2020

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arrangement (17) by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Arrangement (17), 2021

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arrangement (18), 2021 by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Arrangement (18), 2021, 2021

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arrangement (16), 2021 by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Arrangement (16), 2021

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artwork 578 by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

578, 2021

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arrangement (19) by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Arrangement (19), 2021

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artwork 594 by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

594, 2021

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artwork 619 by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

619, 2022

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Tony Matelli

622, 2022

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figure (w/strawberries) by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Figure (w/Strawberries), 2019

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Biography

Timeline

1971
Born in Chicago, USA
1991
Alliance of Independent Colleges of Art - Independent Study, New York, USA
1993
B.F.A., Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Wisconsin, USA
1995
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, USA
1998
NYFA Grant
Lives and works in New York, USA

Exhibitions

2013
White Flag Projects, Saint Louis, USA (March 16)
A Human Echo, Bergen kunstmuseum, Bergen, Norway (solo) (Feb 22 – April 28)
2012
Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Sweden (solo)
Tony Matelli – A Human Echo, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Aarhus, Denmark (solo)
Tony Matelli, Leo Koenig Inc., New York, USA (solo)
He Is Transparent, Renwick Gallery, New York, USA
Falken Rot Preis, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany (solo)
Tony Matelli, Kunstraum Bethanien, Berlin, Germany (solo)
The Idiots, Leo Koenig Projekte New York, USA (solo)
Tony Matelli: Mirror Paintings, Leo Koenig Inc., New York, co-curated by Rita Kersting and Marc Gloede, Art Berlin Contmeporary, Berlin, Germany (solo)

Public Collections

Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
FLAG Art Foundation, NYC, USA
The Cultural Foundation Ekaterina, Moscow, Russia
CURIOUSLY STRONG Altoids Collection, (New Museum) NYC, USA
Cranbrook Art Museum, Cranbrook, MI, USA
CCA Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
Bonnier Collection, Stockholm, Sweden
ARoS, Aarhus, Denmark
Akzo Nobel Art Foundation
Uppsala Museum, Uppsala, Sweden

Literature

2008
Montornes, Frederic, Una lucha por la supervivencia, Exit Express, Issue #36, May 2008, pg 25
Conduit, Illustration: “Sleepwalker,”, Issue #19, Spring 2008
Matelli, Tony, Tony Matelli, Fucked and Ancient Echo, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati , Essay Matt Distal,(ISBN 978-0-917562-81-5)
2007
Boutet do Monvel, Violaine, “Promenade: Divers lieux, New York, January 2007,” Artpress333, Paris, April
Keely, Amanda, “A-Z from the Armory Show, New York 2007,“Whitewall, Issue 6, Summer, pp. 158-159
“Nar kunsten bliver en privat passion,“ Observer Danmark, Nr. 8, July 26
Thorsen, Nils, “Farlig kunst over sofaen,“ December
“Efterarets, hojdepunkter, Berlingske, September 14
Johnson, Ken, “Pointing Out Creativity’s Goofy Side,“ The Boston Globe,(www.boston.com),July 17
Steel, Sharon, “Putting the ’art’ in ’fart,’“ The Pheonix, (www.thepheonix.com), July 6