Matt Leines

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Artist Biography

Matt Leines was born in 1980 and grew up in suburban New Jersey.  Leines has established himself as one of today’s promising young artists, having been showcased in exhibitions and collections around the world, including at the Deste Foundation Centre of Contemporary Art in Athens, Greece, IVAM in Valencia, Spain, Galleri Loyal in Stockholm, Sweden, and Deitch Projects in New York.  Lienes is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and now lives and works in Philadelphia.

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCAT ION
2002 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
SOLO EXHIBI T IONS
2008 “The Great Gates of Zenith” Roberts & Tilton, Culver City, CA
“The Righteous Age” Clementine Gallery, New York, NY
2006 “The Promise of the North” Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
GROUP EXHIBI T IONS
2009 “Rites de Passage.” SCHUNCK Glaspaleis, Heerlen, The Netherlands
“Robert Wilson’s Visions of the Frontier” Curated by Robert Wilson, IVAM, Valencia, Spain
2008 “Fun House” Park Life, San Francisco, CA
“Macrocosm” Roberts & Tilton, Culver City, CA
“Crocodile Tears” Giant Robot, New York, NY
“Road Works” Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY
“I Think He Said ‘Until We Meet Again, But Under Different Circumstances’’ (Or Something Like
That)” Nog Gallery, London, England
“Move 16: Don’t Paint Your Teeth” curated by Rich Jacobs, Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Group Sects” Giant Robot, San Francisco, CA
“Draw” Stolen Space Gallery, London, England
“Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue” curated by Aaron
Rose, Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, Italy
2007 “On Line” Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY
“Hey You Guyyyyys!” Community Outreach, Toronto, Canada
“Snack Isle” Giant Robot, New York, NY
“In Full Cry” curated by Matt Leines and Taylor McKimens, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA
“Tiger in a Tropical Storm” Riviera, Brooklyn, NY
“Dream & Trauma; Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection” Kunsthalle Wien and MUMOK,
Wien, Austria
“4 Large Works: Ben Jones, Robert Pimple, Matt Leines, Taylor McKimins” Community
Outreach, London, Ontario, Canada
“Jungleland” Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
“Look Behind You” Giant Robot, New York, NY
“Crystal Crunch” Perugi Arte Contemporanea. Padova, Italy
“Move 15: These Bagels Are Gnarly” Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2006 “Panic Room: Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection” curated by Kathy Grayson and
Jeffrey Deitch, Deste Foundation, Centre for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
“A Piece Apart” curated by Jordin Isip, Aidan Savoy Gallery, New York, NY
“Do Not Stack” Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
“HENTEKO Pop & Psychaedelic” curated by Taylor McKimens and Misaki Kawai, The Watari
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
“If You Want To Hear Something Just Yell” Neurotitan, Berlin, Germany
“Young Lions” Galleri Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden
“Oval” The Front Room, Brooklyn, NY
“Fine Line” Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY
2005 “Sometimes I Just Want a Hug” Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York, NY
“Loyal and His Band: Hand Painted Covers” Galleri Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden
“Carry On” Feigen Contemporary, New York, NY
“Some of My Best Friends Are American” New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Mystery Meat” Future Prospects Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines
“Move 13” curated by Rich Jacobs, Clementine Gallery, NY
“Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” Galleri Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden
“New Image Art @RVCA” RVCA Clothing, Costa Mesa, CA
“Drone” Vilma Gold, London, England
“MOVE 12: Raw Dogs” New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004 “MOVE 11” curated by Rich Jacobs, 96 Gillespie, London, UK
“Eye of the Needle” Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
“Trunk of Humors” curated by Kathy Grayson, Deitch Projects, New York, NY
“Dreamland Artists Club” Creative Time, Coney Island, NY
“The Russian Doll Show,” curated by Eddie Martinez, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA/ Space
1026, Philadelphia, PA
“Good World” Publico, Cincinnati, OH/ Green Street Gallery, Boston, MA
“Majority Whip,” curated by Kathy Grayson and Laura Tepper, White Box, New York, NY
“It Came From Above” Space 237, Toledo, OH
“Overwrought” Stark-Kikuchi Gallery, Venice, CA
“Untitled” Wrong Gallery, New York, NY
2003 “The Russian Doll Show,” curated by Eddie Martinez, 65 Hope St. Gallery, New York, NY
“Today’s Man,” curated by John Connelly, Hiromi Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
“Beam Me Up” New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA
“Dirt Wizards” curated by Kathy Grayson, Brooklyn Fire Proof Inc., Brooklyn, NY
“MOVE 9: Lead Poisoning (The Pencil Drawing Show),” curated by Rich Jacobs and Marsea
Goldberg, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA
“Western Superhero” The Abbey, San Diego, CA
“Parts Per Million” Spector Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“Robots Have Feelings Too” curated by Jeff Soto, Culture Cache, San Francisco, CA
“Crazy Bastard” New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA
“Dimebag” curated by Jordin Isip and Rodger Stevens, The Front Room, Brooklyn, NY
“Assembly” curated by Jordon Isip and Rodger Stevens, The Front Room, Brooklyn, NY
2002 “A-Life Shop” Deitch Projects, New York, NY
“Monster Mash” 5024SF., San Francisco, CA
“The Giant Electric” New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA
“Panorama Project” curated by Jordon Isip and Rodger Stevens, The Front Room/ 69a, San
Francisco, CA
RESIDENCES
2007 Watermill Center, Watermill, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009 Institut Valencia d’Art Modern (IVAM). Confines/Valencia09: Pasajes de Las Artes
Contemporaneas. Valencia: Laimprinta CG, 2009.
2008 Laguna Art Museum. In the Land Of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor. Berkeley: Ginkgo
Press, Inc, 2008.
Rhodes, Dusti. “Matt Leines signs ‘You Are Forgiven’.” Houston Press December 10, 2008
Leines, Matt. You Are Forgiven. Philadelphia: Free News Projects, 2008.
Strange, Patrick. “A Change of Heart.” Filter Holiday 2008: 72-76
2007 Charlwood, Lindsay. “Macho Man, The Simpsons, GI Joe and the Kid Inside Matt Leines.”
Juxtapoz September 2007: 80-91
Lukas, Alex. “Matt Leines.” Swindle No.11: 86-90, cover
Noland, Amber. “Rackroom: Matt Leines.” artslant.com March-April 2007
2006 Charlwood, Lindsay. “The Promise of the North.” NYArts Magazine November/December 2006
“Showstoppers.” Juxtapoz September 2006: 60-63
ArtReview, Calendar, July 2006: 151, 153
2005 Loyal and His Band. Stockholm: Galleri Loyal, 2005
Arkitip Issue 23, 2005
Towhidy, Mandana. “Dreamland Artist Club.” Anthem #14, 2005: 36-39
Tucker, Annie. “Pretty On the Inside: The Beautiful Losers Art Tour.” While You Were Sleeping
No. 30, 2005: 50-55
Tucker, Annie. “Island Fever: The Dreamland Artist Club.” Juxtapose Summer 2005
Flash Art Vol. XXXVII, No. 237, 2005: 63
Arkitip, Issue 21, 2005
2004 Vallee, Andrew. “Young Artists Get Personal with Politics in Group Show.” NYArts Magazine
Vol 9, 7/8, July/August 2004
Powhida, William. “Matt Leines and Keegan McHargue, Large Dudes, The Wrong Gallery.”
The Brooklyn Rail, March 2004
2003 Saltz, Jerry. “Babylon Rising.” The Village Voice September 10-16, 2003
Hudson, J.L. “BWP TWO, 9 with ‘Tit Jar’” Broken Wrist Project 2003
Loyal Magazine Issue #6, 2003
“Down, Down to Hell and Say Matt Leines Sent Thee Thither.” Vice Magazine, Vol. 10, #3,
2003
Smith, Roberta. “ART REVIEW; A Grand Finale of Group Show Fireworks.” The New York
Times, July 18, 2003