Education
2020 MFA, American University, Washington, DC
2018 BFA, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts (LACFA), Old Lyme, CT
2017 University of New Haven Study Abroad Program, Prato, Italy
Exhibitions
2023 Practiced Play, Hamiltonian Artists, Washington, D.C.
Do the Work, Kreeger Museum, Washington, d.c.
Jujyfruits, Art enables, Washington, d.c.
2022 Incongruent Animation, Mono practice, Baltimore, MD.
2021 New.Now., Hamiltonian Artists, Washington, D.C.
Envisioning, Transformer Gallery, Washington, D.C.
New Contemporaries, Dodomu Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
But, Also ... Cats, But, Also, Washington, D.C.
Recalibrate, The Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Anne Arundel, MD.
Milked, Katzen Museum, American University, Washington, D.C.
2020 Actual Dilemma, American University, actualdilemma.com
2019 Peripheral Visions, The Katzen Museum, American University, Washington, DC
Awards
2021 Hamiltonian Artists Fellowship
2020 JoAnn Crisp-Ellert Graduate Purchase Prize
Stanley G. Wolpoff Award
Spring 2020 American University CAS Graduate Research Grant
2019 CAS Graduate Student Research Award, American University
Helene M. Herzburn Art Scholarship
Julia Pollock Cohen Endowed Scholarship
Bibliography
2023 jenkins, Mark, “In the Galleries: A Spotlight on women fighting oppression in Iran”, The Washington Post, July 28th, 2023
Jenkins, Mark, “In the Galleries: Artists Imagine Images In Red From Brutal to Banal”, The Washington Post, May, 26th,2023
Civin, Marcus, “Essays on Art-Matthew Russo Practiced Play” East City Art, June 2, 2023
2022 Kennedy, Colleen, “new. now” Unveils a Kaleidoscopic Portfolio of Emerging Artists”, District Fray Magazine. January 5th 2022
Jenkins, Mark, “In the galleries: Paintings Reflect Lights Luminous Effects”, The Washington Post, January 14th, 2022
Juliette, Rebecca, "BmoreArt’s Picks: January 18-24”, BmoreArt, January 18, 2022.
2021 Inertia Studio Visits, “EXHIBITION VISIT – 2020 MFA GRADUATES AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY” Inertia Studio Visits, May 6th, 2021