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Matt is an artist and Arts Editor at Grid Books, a poetry press currently expanding to publish fine art monographs. He has taught painting, drawing and foundations in and around Boston for 10 years. Most recently he has curated a show at Boston University titled Field Visions, and has a forthcoming residency at the Joseph and Anni Albers Foundation in Ireland.

Industry Experience

• 2018-Present – Preparator, Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA
• 2011-2018 – Assistant Professor, Foundations/Painting, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA

Selected Exhibitions:

• Field Visions (Curator), Stone Gallery, Boston University, Boston MA, 2022

Selected Publications:

• McQuaid, Cate These Landscapes Deserve a Closer Look, The Boston Globe, August 23, 2022
• Shearer, Jessica Uncharted Territories: A New Look at Landscapes, Boston Art Review, July 5, 2022
• Fields (Editor) August 2021, Grid Books, Somerville, MA
• Ruth Miller, Painted Presence (Editor), Forthcoming Fall 2023, Grid Books, Somerville, MA

Awards, Recognitions, Honors:

• 2023 – Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Carrig-na-gcat, Ireland, Upcoming Residency
• 2018 – Siena Art Institute, Siena, SI, Italy, Residency

Connect:

• Matt-Murphy.com
• IG: M_Murphy_Studio