Tony Matelli

(American, born 1971)

bust (eggplant) by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Bust (eggplant), 2022

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half hera by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Half Hera, 2018

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standing figure (bananas) by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Standing Figure (bananas), 2022

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twins by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Twins, 2014

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child by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Child, 2014

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two faces by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Two Faces, 2015

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lion (fruit) by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Lion (Fruit), 2019

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seated angel by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Seated Angel, 2022

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two figures by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Two Figures, 2022

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artwork 657 by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

657, 2022

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artwork 652 by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

652, 2022

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arrangement 594 by tony matelli

Tony Matelli

Arrangement 594, 2023

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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