Matt Neff
1509 N Lawrence Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
mneff@design.upenn.edu
Education
M.F.A.2005 PaintingUniversity of Pennsylvania
B.F.A.2002 Painting Indiana University
B.A. 2002 Art HistoryIndiana University
Selected Exhibitions
2010 Sweet Spot, Philagrafika Center for Emerging Artists gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Works on paper 2009, curated by Joao Ribas, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA
Design Philadelphia, Meyerson Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Consequential, UPenn, Philadelphia, PA
New Artists at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Philadelphia, PA
Meet Your Printmaker, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC
Synthesesia, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
New Books, Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
AIGA Awards Exhibition, Always By Design Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Perspectives, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
Design Philadelphia, Rotunda, Philadelphia, PA
Art Crush, Curated by Jenny Jaskey, Philadelphia, PA
Sugar Craft, Kasia Kay Gallery, Chicago, IL
Philadelphia Selections: CFEVA, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Live With It: Artist and collecting series, Photo West Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Emerging to Established: 25 Years of the Center for Emerging Visual Arts,
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Curated by Kate Ware, Philadelphia PA
In Praise of Apathy, Bebe R. Benoliel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Natural Selection, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore Maryland
Relics, Myths, and Yarn, Curated by Mary Sylvante, Schuylkill Center, Philadelphia, PA
Beyond Kiosk Ramp Project, Curated by Christoph Keller, ICA, Philadelphia, PA
Eidophusicon, Kelly Writers House, Philadelphia, PA (Solo Show)
2007 28 Degrees, Icebox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Naked Paper, Tower Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Small Wonders, CFEVA Group Show, Philadelphia, PA
Flicker, Tower Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed Media, Mixed Company: Conjunctions at the Common Press, Penn Rare Books Library
Design Philadelphia, F.U.E.L. Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Folio 2007, University of Pennsylvania Print Shop Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
En Masse, Bebe Benoial Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
CFEVA New Work, The Galleries at Moore College, Philadelphia, PA
Sugar Buzz, Curated by Susan Hoeltzel, Lehman College, Bronx, NY
2006 Philadelphia Vernacular Spectacular Extravaganza, Philadelphia, PA
Works on Paper, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Philagraphika Exhibition at the William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Penn Print Annual, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2005 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Curated by Judith Stein, Ice Box, Philadelphia,
Fellowships/Awards
2008 Perkins Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching at the University of Pennsylvania
2007 Center for Emerging Visual Artists Career Development Fellowship
2005 Larry Shpritz Award for Excellence in an Artistic Medium; U. of Pennsylvania
2004 Larry Shpritz Award for Excellence in an Artistic Medium; U. of Pennsylvania
Press/Publications
ARGW Magazine- “Matt Neff at the Common Press” By Lauren Rosenbloom
Print Magazine Annual Design Issue: November 2008
Art and Craft Magazine, September/October 2008
Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction: online interview, August 2008
The Pennsylvania Gazette: March/April 2008 “The Leaded Word” pg 22
Print Magazine Annual Design Issue: November 2007
“At the Common Press” Penn Current Spring 2007
Cover Design for the Philadelphia Weekly Paper, April 2007
Rosof, Libby “Live & Local at the PMA” Philadelphia Artblog. April 23, 2008
Fallon, Roberta “Art Glut” Philadelphia Artblog. February 15, 2008, February 17, 2008
Newhall, Edith "Lightness, Air, Sense of Floating." Philadelphia Inquirer. August 3, 2007
Fallon, Roberta "Naked Paper at Tower Gallery." Philadelphia Artblog. July 25, 2007
Teaching Experience
2009-2010 Lecturer for Senior Seminar Fine Arts thesis class
2005-Present Lecturer in Printmaking, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2005-Present Print shop manager and manager of Common Press. U. of Pennsylvania
2005-Present Instructor for Penn Summer Art Studio; Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking.
U.of Pennsylvania
2007 Lecturer in Drawing, University of Pennsylvania
2005 Instructor for Landscape Architecture Printmaking Project, U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
2005 Assistant to Landscape Architecture Printmaking Project
University of Pennsylvania, spring 2005
2004 Instructor, University of Pennsylvania
Drawing 1, (Instructor of record)
Teaching Assistant, University of Pennsylvania
Related Experience
2009 Philagraphika Signature Print in collaboration with artist Oscar Munoz
Printer of Wharton Esherick woodblock portfolio for the Wharton Esherick Museum
2008 Special projects printing and project management for the Common Press.
Swipe File, by Charles Burns. Letterpress printing.
Programming committee member: Print Center, Philadelphia
Steering Committee member: Southern Graphics Conference Philadelphia 2010
Philagraphika member
2007 Special projects printing and project management for the Common Press.
Printing for artist Terry Adkins
Printing for artist Jane Irish
Residencies
2009 Lugar a Dudes, Artist Residency, Cali, Columbia
Curatorial Experience
2008 Folio 2007, University of Pennsylvania print shop project space, Philadelphia, PA
UPenn Print Year in Review, University of Pennsylvania print shop , Philadelphia, PA
2007 Larry Shprintz: Origami Monoprints, Burrison Gallery at the Inn at Penn, Philadelphia, PA
Cliché: Experiments in Printmaking, Philomathean Society Gallery, UPenn, Philadelphia, PA
Guest Lectures
2010 Philagrafika Panel, Philadelphia Museum of Art
“Down and dirty: DIY Screenprinting” Southern Graphics Conference 2010 Demonstration
2009 Gallery Talk, Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
“Print Publications and Contemporary Letterpress Techniques” Lugar da Dudes, Cali Columbia
2008 “Swipe File” Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
“Process and Imagery” Arthur Ross Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“Eidophusicon” Kelly Writers House, University of Pennsylvania
2006 “7-Up on Ben” Kelly Writers House, University of Pennsylvania