CHRIS MATEER
12.04.08 | Postcards From The Edge (Visual AIDS) at Metro Pictures: January 9th, 2009
I will have a work for sale at the 11th Annual Postcards From the Edge Benefit. Start the new year off right -- 1,500 postcards unveiled at Metro Pictures!
Postcards From the Edge is a Visual AIDS benefit show and sale of original, postcard-sized works on paper by established and emerging artists. All works are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. The works are signed on the back and exhibited so the artists' signatures cannot be seen. While buyers receive a list of all participating artists, they don't know who created which piece until purchased.
January 9-10, 2009
Hosted by Metro Pictures
519 West 24th Street, NYC
Benefit Sale -- ONE DAY ONLY!
Saturday, January 10, 2009 from 11:00 - 6:00
$5, suggested admission
Over 1,500 original postcard-sized works of art.
$75 EACH. Buy 4 cards and get 1 free!
First-come, first served.
Preview Party
Friday, January 9, 2009 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Your only chance to get a sneak peek at the entire show. No sales but one lucky winner will select any postcard! $75 admission includes one raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets $20. Participating artists attend free.
All proceeds support the work of Visual AIDS, utilizing contemporary art for AIDS advocacy and historicizing the work of HIV-positive artists while offering career support.
12.02.08 | Night of 1,000 Drawings at Artists Space, New York, NY: December 13, 2008
I have donated 2 of my drawings to the "Night of 1,000 Drawings, A Benefit for ARTISTS SPACE exhibition on Saturday December 13th. Come on out to support Artists Space + buy some great artwork !
Choose from among more than 1,000 original works on paper by hundreds of emerging and acclaimed artists at this signature event to benefit ARTISTS SPACE’s dynamic, artists-centered programming!
Participating artists already include Nathan Carter, Willie Cole, Stefan Kürten, Robert Longo, and Kate Shepherd
Saturday, December 13th, 2008, 3-8 pm
Original Drawings only $50-$100
Admission at the door $10
Complimentary cocktails 6-7:30pm
All proceeds directly support Artists Space’s exhibitions and programs. Cash, checks, and credit cards accepted.
11.15.08 | New Studio in Park Slope/ Gowanus area, Brooklyn, NY
My studio has now moved to the Park Slope ( bordering on the Gowanus area) of Brooklyn. I am really excited to be located in such a great arts community of Brooklyn, and looking forward to participating in the Park Slope Open Studios 2009.
08.15.08 | Manifest Hope Entry Posted
My entry to the Manifest Hope Gallery (organized by MoveOn.org Political Action and Obey Giant) is now posted in the "Paintings" and "New Work" galleries.
The exhibition will feature 30 pieces selected by judges (including Thurston Moore, Shepard Fairey, Nancy Spector, Moby, Eric Fischl, Ross Bleckner, DJ Spooky, and others) to be displayed online in a virtual gallery. The top five pieces, as determined by the independent panel of judges, will be shown at the Manifest Hope Gallery show, which will run from Sunday, August 24 to Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. All artwork displayed in the virtual gallery will be auctioned via eBay with all proceeds going to progressive causes.
Click the link for more info/ to get involved.
08.11.08 | New Sculpture: "Delivery Trucks"
I just completed a new series of sculptures of "Delivery Trucks". Each piece is painted white with one side featuring a bright, graphic, painted image, while the other sides are left bare. This contrast allows the installation of the pieces to present two very different impressions while being viewed in the gallery. This is an ongoing series of objects with more in the works and to be posted soon...
The finished pieces can be viewed in both the "Sculpture" gallery and "New Work" gallery, while in-process images can be viewed in the "Studio Visit" gallery.
08.08.08 | New Work Gallery Added
I just added a new gallery section to my website called: "New Work". It will be updated as works are completed and documented.
The gallery is intended to be a short cut for visitors to view my latest works (which may include drawings, paintings, and sculpture), rather than having to go through every gallery to see what individual pieces are new.
07.11.08 | New Sculpture Images On "Studio Visit" Page
Check out my "Studio Visit" page to see some of the new sculpture pieces I am working on. These "Delivery Trucks" are carved wood pieces, which will will be painted white, and then will be finished with detailed advertising imagery added on in full color.
My work led me away from making objects in 2004, and towards painting and drawing. Four years later, I have returned to making sculpture, and I am excited to be working between 3-D and 2-D once again. These "Delivery Trucks" are the first 3-D objects I have produced since 2004, and I am eager to share images of the process leading up to the finished work.
06.04.08 | Yoda Drawing at POI (Bushwick Open Studios)
I will have a drawing in POI's "Drawings of Yoda" exhibition as part of their participation in Bushwick Open Studios in Brooklyn, NY. POI invited artists to complete a drawing of Yoda from memory for the exhibition.
Bushwick Open Studios is on June 7th and 8th. Click the link to get info on the events, calendar, and participants of the open studios.
03.06.08 | My Work Added To The Drawing Center's Viewing Program
My work has been selected for The Drawing Center's Viewing Program. I am very excited to have been curated into the program. My portfolio/ artist profile is now on view within the Artists Registry.
About the Viewing Program:
Established in 1977, The Drawing Center’s Viewing Program offers emerging artists the opportunity to include their work in a curated Artist Registry that is consulted by a wide variety of arts professionals from across the globe: curators, gallerists, collectors, and educators, among others. Artists accepted into the Viewing Program are also invited to meet one-on-one with the Viewing Program Curator to review and discuss a recent selection of their work. This informal conversation provides artists with a valuable opportunity to engage in a critical discussion of their practice.
Approximately twice a year The Drawing Center presents “Selections,” group exhibitions of artists curated from the Viewing Program, to give exposure to emerging artists.
02.28.08 | "Memento Mori" Exhibition at FUEL
Several of my drawings have been selected for the March-April exhibition at FUEL in Philadelphia, PA. The show will run from March 31st to April 25th with an opening on the First Friday of April from 6-9 pm.
Excerpt from the press release:
The show is called Memento Mori , "Remember you are mortal, or remember you will die" translated from the Latin. In Roman times it served to emphasize the emptiness and fleetingness of earthly pleasures, luxuries, and achievements, and thus also as an invitation to focus one's thoughts. In art it is often synonymous with death imagery, but in this exhibition, one is urged to contemplate consumer objects and political figures as symbols. The viewer is to consider the state of earthly pleasures, and society's disconnect from the difference between consumed object and pleasurable object.
02.10.08 | New "Studio Visit" Gallery Added To Website
I have just added a "Studio Visit" gallery to the website. I decided to add this gallery to provide visitors with an "online-studio visit" with me to see what's in the works. This gallery will be frequently updated with quickly-documented images of my preliminary sketches, studies, drawings, photographs and works in-progress. I'm excited to share what I'm working on with you. Check it out.
02.08.08 | New Life Visuals, Berlin Germany
My work has been chosen to be part of the New Life Visuals program at New Life Shop in Berlin, Germany. Images of my work, along with the other selected artists from all over the world, will be projected in New Life Shop starting from Monday, February 11th, 2008. The first exhibition run will be a minimum of 3 weeks and the show will then be repeated throughout 2008.
12.07.07 | Night of 1,000 Drawings at Artists Space, NYC
I have donated 2 of my drawings to the "Night of 1,000 Drawings, A Benefit for ARTISTS SPACE exhibition on Thursday December 15th. Come on out to support Artists Space + buy some great artwork !
Choose from among more than 1,000 original works on paper by hundreds of emerging and acclaimed artists at this signature event to benefit ARTISTS SPACE’s dynamic, artists-centered programming!
Thursday, December 13th, 5-10pm
Admission at the door $10*
Original Drawings $35-$60
Open Bar 7:30-9pm
Artists Space
38 Greene St. 3rd Fl, NY NY 10013
email: showe@artistsspace.org
phone: 212-226-3970
web: http://www.artistsspace.org
11.26.07 | Back in Brooklyn!
After spending 5+ months on the sunny West Coast, I am happy to announce that I have re-established my home base/ studio in Brooklyn, NY.
With all of the great people I have met in Cali along with the amazing art opportunities that are now in development there-I feel very fortunate and grateful to everyone I have met. That being said-it's also great to be back within my wonderful NYC/ Brooklyn community that I have missed so much while away. I feel very fortunate to now have such great and exciting relationships on both coasts!
09.03.07 | Tinlark Gallery at "The Affair At The Jupiter Hotel" September 14-16th
Tinlark Gallery will be exhibiting my recent paintings as part of their participation at the 2007 "The Affair At The Jupiter Hotel" in Portland, OR. The exhibition runs September 14th-16th.
04.09.07 | "FAITH" Exhibition Closing Reception April 14th
Thanks so much to everyone who bundled up and trekked out to Red Hook to attend the opening reception on March 16th. It was great to see so many faces. Thanks for braving the storm!
Please join us for the closing reception of "FAITH" on Saturday April 14th at 7-10:30 pm at the Diesel Gallery in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York. Food, refreshments, and music will be provided courtesy of Diesel Gallery and the artists of "FAITH".
"Faith" was curated by Brent Birnbaum and features the artwork of Tejpal S. Ajji, brianelectro, Jen Coluzzi, J. Ivevich, Chris Mateer, Brian Montuori, and Scott Penkava.
I am exhibiting 24 of my Mascots Drawings in this show.
Gallery info:
Diesel Gallery
242 Van Brunt Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY 11231
For more information contact: pearbomb@gmail.com
03.19.07 | Examples of "Gallery Images" Added
A "Gallery Images" gallery has been aded to the website. This gallery includes images from the 2007 "FAITH" exhibition in Brooklyn, NY, as well as documentation from some previous exhibitions.
03.13.07 | "FAITH" Exhibition Opens Friday March 16th
Please join us for the opening reception of "FAITH" on Friday March 16th at 7-10:30 pm at the Diesel Gallery in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York. Food, refreshments, and music will be provided courtesy of Diesel Gallery and the artists of "FAITH".
"Faith" was curated by Brent Birnbaum and features the artwork of Tejpal S. Ajji, brianelectro, Jen Coluzzi, J. Ivevich, Chris Mateer, Brian Montuori, and Scott Penkava.
I will be exhibiting 24 of my Mascots Drawings in this show.
Gallery info:
Diesel Gallery
242 Van Brunt Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY 11231
The opening reception is Friday, March 16th: 7-10:30pm.
The exhibition runs March 16th-April 13th 2007.
For more information contact: pearbomb@gmail.com
02.03.07 | Added to Artists Space File Online
My work has been added to the Artists Space Irving Sandler Artists File Online.
The Irving Sandler Artists File is a digitized image database and slide registry that is open to the public free-of-charge, and is regularly used by curators, artists, gallery owners, collectors, consultants, and students to discover the work of visual artists. It is one of the largest and most comprehensive artist registries in the country.
Go to Links to launch the related site.
01.29.07 | Drawing No Conclusions
Two of my Frozen Food drawings are presently featured in "Drawing No Conclusions: A Survey of Contemporary Drawing" at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dominic Molon, Associate Curator at the UICA, juried the exhibition.
The exhibition runs from December 8, 2006-March 9, 2007 in the Monroe Ave. Gallery. Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday: Noon to 10 PM/ Sunday: Noon to 7 PM. Admission is free.
UICA is located at 41 Sheldon Boulevard SE Grand Rapids Michigan 49503-4227. Phone: 616-454-7000/ E-mail: info@uica.org
01.29.07 | Upcoming Exhibitions
"Faith" at Diesel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Group exhibition curated by Brent Birnbaum.
Featured work by Chris Mateer: Mascots Drawings
Opening reception: Saturday, March 17th
Exhibition runs through April.
CAC "Juried Show"
Juried by Nato Thompson, Curator, Mass MoCA
Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, MA
Featured Work by Chris Mateer: Two Frozen Food Drawings
Rescheduled to Spring 2007
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