Exhibitions & Artwork

Artist Statement

I am interested in narrative. Specifically what is inferred when we have only a limited amount of information to discern what has transpired. Within my work, I choose small moments–which I have observed–and then combine them to create a narrative flow. More and more these groupings happen in a collection of small works. The gestural form in my drawings functions as a separation from the experience, used to reinterpret the experience both as I see it, and within my use of the image as a visual narrative element. This style of drawing that interprets the world as momentary in nature, creates an expression of  situation by taking only small highlights. These small pieces of a moment demonstrate the idiosyncratic pieces of moments, rather than describe the specifics of the visual experience. 

Documentation of the Exhibition: I crawled inside the book and made it my home.

Major Exhibitions

Matthew Hall and Robert Yarber at the Pre-Sentimental Opening

Pre-Sentimental

Exhibition Statement This body of work that has developed through the experience of adopting a new city, building a home, and what continues to resonate

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Fabricating Nostalgia

Exhibition Statement Fabricating Nostalgia is a body of work that has developed through the experience of adopting a new city, building a home, and what

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Documentation of artwork from Fragments

Fragments

3rd Street Gallery Press Statement: 3rd Street Gallery presents Fragments, a solo-exhibition by Philadelphia based artist Matthew Hall. Using sumi ink and walnut ink on

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disappointments

Homages – Past Influence

Homages: Past Influence Group, Juried Exhibition with guest juror Brooke Seidelmann October 2012Target Art GalleryTorpedo FactoryAlexandria, VA Matthew Hall – Recipient of the Juror’s Award

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CV & History

Awards & Residencies​

2020

Grant Recipient of the COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL – a joint effort of The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

2017

InLiquid Grants – Supply Microgrant awarded for Pre-Sentimental

2013

Vermont Studio Center Residency – Partial Fellowship Awarded

2012

Best in Show: Homage: Past Influences. Target Gallery, Juror: Brooke Seidleman
Penn State Graduate Research Exhibition: Second Place – Fine Arts

2011

Graduate Assitantship: Pennsylvania State University

Bibliography

2014

InLiquid Is a Gallery on a Mission: Philadelphia Neighborhoods March 31, 2014

2014

Studio Visit Magazine: Winter ’13

2012

Juror’s Statement (Homage: Past influences): Target Art Gallery website, October ’12
loveDANCEmore Cover: loveDANCEmore a performance jornal Spring ’12
Zoller Gallery presenting Penn State students’ work: Daily Colligian, University Park, PA

2011

loveDANCEmore Cover: loveDANCEmore a performance jornal Fall ’12
New-Fashioned Pierpont: City Weekly
Gray Wall Gallery: Group Show: City Weekly

2010

Gallery Stroll – SLUG Magazine

2009

SLAC’s Salon 2010 Links Visual Art With Theater: Salt Lake Tribune

Exhibition History

2021

Looking Up – 3rd Street Gallery – Philadelphia, PA – Solo Show – postponed, COVID-19

2020

Embodiment:Figure In Art – 3rd Street Gallery – Philadelphia, PA

2019

All Together Now – 3rd Street Gallery – Philadelphia, PA

Winter Blues – 3rd Street Gallery – Philadelphia, PA

Inside-Outside – 3rd Street Gallery – Philadelphia, PA

2018

Last Impressions – 3rd Street Gallery – Philadelphia, PA

2017

Pre-Sentimental – Penn State Art Alley – State College, PA – Solo Show

Fabricating Nostalgia – 3rd Street Gallery – Philadelphia, PA – Solo Show

Art for the Cash Poor 2017 – InLiquid @ Crane Arts – Philadelphia, PA

2016

Independant Rock Invitational, Independant Rock – Philadelphia, PA

Affordable art show – Independant Rock – Philadelphia, PA

All Together Now – 3rd Street Gallery – Philadelphia, PA

InLiquid Benefit 2016 – InLiquid @ Crane Arts – Philadelphia, PA

Art for the Cash Poor 2016 – InLiquid @ Crane Arts – Philadelphia, PA

2015

InLiquid Benefifteen – InLiquid @ Crane Arts – Philadelphia, PA

Art for the Cash Poor 15 – InLiquid @ Crane Arts – Philadelphia, PA

2014

Fragments – 3rd Street Gallery – Philadelphia, PA – Solo Show

InLiquid Benefit v.15 – InLiquid @ Crane Arts – Philadelphia, PA

Art for the Cash Poor 14 – InLiquid @ Crane Arts – Philadelphia, PA

Moment & Line – InLiquid @ Engagement Studios – Philadelphia, PA

Outside the Margin Book Arts Exhibition – Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Springs, MD

POST – 3rd Street Gallery – Philadelphia, PA

Paper Works – Art Dept. – Philadelphia, PA

Art For the Cash Poor 15 – InLiquid @ Crane Arts – Philadelphia, PA

InLiquid Benefit v.14 – InLiquid @ Crane Arts – Philadelphia, PA

85 Years, 85 Artists: Menlo College – Atherton, CA

2013

Member Show: InLiquid, Second State Press, PPAC – Crane Arts Building – Philadelphia, PA

I crawled inside the book and made it my home. – Edwin W. Zoller Gallery – State College, PA

Novice Oculi – Crane Arts Building – Philadelphia, PA, Curator: Kimberly Camp

Pancakes and Booze – Ruba Club – Philadelphia, PA

2012

Homage: Past Influences – Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA – Selected for Juror’s Prize

Plant to Print – Borland Gallery – State College, PA

Second Helping – Edwin W. Zoller Gallery – State College, PA

Committing Humor – Borland Gallery – State College, PA

Graduate Research Exhibition – Hub Roberson Gallery – University Park, PA

Difficult Differences – State Theatre – State College, PA

The New Sauce – Edwin W. Zoller Gallery – State College, PA

2011

Unearthing the Narrative in Art Today – The 23rd Atmosphere Group Gallery – Chicago, IL

January Group Show – Gray Wall Gallery – Salt Lake City, UT

May Group Show – Gray Wall Gallery – Salt Lake City, UT

2010

Transgressions/Transmutations the Book Rejiggered – The 23rd Atmosphere Group Gallery – Chicago, IL

Salon 2010 – Salt Lake Acting Company – Salt Lake City, UT

Grand Opening Show – Gray Wall Gallery – Salt Lake City, UT

2009

Signed and Numbered – Salt Lake City, UT

2008

Poems – Cafe Velo – Salt Lake City, UT