Curriculum Vitae

Born             17/01/71, UK

 

Education & Qualifications

 

1993- 1995    Royal College of Art, MA Painting

1990- 1993    University of Central England, BA (Hons) FineArt, First Class


Selected Solo Exhibitions

 

2011              Portal, Solo Projects, Basel Switzerland (Alexia Goethe Gallery)

2009              Cultic Twister Alexia Goethe Gallery, London

2006              Up-Down Eagle Gallery/ Emma Hill Fine Art, London
2004              Narcissus and Echo ROSL London
2003              Anyone Here? Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham
                     Flattering Overtures Eagle Gallery/ Emma Hill Fine Art, London
2001              A Divine Comedy touring to Gloucester Cathedral, 
                     Gloucester City Art Gallery, Huddersfield City Art Gallery
1994              Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham

                     Mertz Contemporary Art, London

Selected Group Exhibitions

 

2012              London 12 curated by Toby Clarke (forthcoming museum show), Prague

2011              Are Pictures Always Paintings? Alexia Goethe Gallery

2010              Layers John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize Winners, Seongnam Arts,

                     Korea

                     Foolish Romantics Quay Arts Centre, Isle of Wight, UK

2009              Black Dog Yellow House Trolley Gallery, London, curated by Rachel Howard

                     Daily Miracles Josh Lilley Gallery, London with Carla Busuttil & Ryan Mosley

                     Art Athena, Marc de Puechredon Gallery, Basel

                     ARCO, Alexia Goethe Gallery, Madrid

2008              Faith Primo Alonso Gallery, London, touring to Dean Clough Gallery, Halifax

                     Hugge Standpoint Gallery, London, curated by Fiona McDonald

                     Art Futures Bloomberg Space, London

2006              John Moores 24 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

2005              Folklore APT Gallery London, incuding Ansel Krut, Steve Swindells 

2004              Presence St Pauls Cathedral London, curated by Meryl Doney including

                     Tracey Emin and Bill Viola
2002              Artists-in-Residence Retrospective Gloucester Cathedral
                     Eye-dentifying Peranakan Cultures Singapore
2001              Royal Overseas League Scholarship Exhibition
2000              Undercurrents Eagle Gallery/ Emma Hill Fine Art, London

1996              Artists of Fame and Promise, Beaux Arts, London

1995              Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, selected by Mathilde Ferrer

                     Paton Gallery, London with Emma Talbot

1994              Lannon Gallery, New York with Mark Wright


 

Awards and Scholarships

2006               John Moores 24, Prize Winner
2001               Hunting Art Prize, Second Prize Winner
2000-2001       Artist's Residency, National Gallery, London
2000               Royal Overseas League Travel Scholarship
1999-2000       Artist in Residence, Gloucester Cathedral
1996-1997       Summers Studio Award, USA
1994               Richard Ford Travel Award, Royal Academy, London
1993-1995       Basil Alkazzi Scholarship, RCA, London
1993               Miss Emma Phipps Award for Painting, University of Central England

Public and Corporate Collections

Springfield Museum of Art, USA
Royal Academy, London
Robert and Susan Summer, USA
TI Group, London
Royal College of Art, London
Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery

Selected Bibliography

 

2011            Blisss Magazine, April 2011

                   Art Pens and Culture, Issue 4

2009            Saatchi Gallery online: Rebecca Geldard's Top 10 London Shows

                   ArtSlant Flirting with the Metaphysical, 18 april, Jennifer Essex

                   First Post Sinister yet Thoughtful, 13 April, Neal Brown

2007            Axis World Making by Amber Allen

2003            Independent, 13 May, review by Sue Hubbard
2001            Leeds Guide A Divine Comedy (April) - Richard Jevons
2000            Evening Standard Facing the Past, 15 November - Samantha Ellis
                   The Citizen Gloucester Hell in a Holy Place, 25 August
1995            Daily Telegraph Time for a Palace Revamp (August) - David Lee
1994            Big Issue (May) - John Keenan

Publications


2009            Matthew Burrows, Cultic Twister - exhibition catalogue

2008            Matthew Burrows, The Monster Creation By Gilty Projects

2007            From Elswhere - exhibition catalogue

2006            John Moores 24 Walker Art Gallery exhibition of  contemporary 

                   painting ISBN 1-902700-30-9

            2005            The Basil H Alkazzi Foundation 

2003            Matthew Burrows, Anyone Here? - exhibition catalogue

                   ISBN 0-9534477-4-X  
2002            Artists-in-Residence at Gloucester Cathedral - exhibition 
                   catalogue
2000            Matthew Burrows A Divine Comedy - exhibition catalogue  
                   ISBN 095321860

                   The TI Group Art Collection ISBN 0-9538306-0-8