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Matthew Moore
623.535.0709
650.906.6767
Email: info@urbanplough.com

Education
Master of Fine Arts 2003 - Sculpture - San Francisco State University, California
Bachelor of Art 1998 - Studio Art, Art History - Santa Clara University, California

Exhibitions
2006
Arizona State University, New American City, Tempe, AZ, 9/2006.
Sonoma County Museum, Hybrid Fields, Santa Rosa, California 9/2006.
University of Southern Mississippi Art Museum, Matthew Moore: concerning development, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2/2006.
Phoenix Art Museum, Contemporary Forum Grants Awards Exhibition, Phoenix, Arizona 5/2006.

2005
MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, "Regarding the Rural," 9/2005-1/2006.
Chiaroscuro, Scottsdale, AZ, "Video 8".
Parada, Scottsdale, AZ, "Emerging Artists '05," installation.

2004
Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA, "Tender Land."
Eyelounge, Phoenix, AZ. "Harvest."
Raid Projects, Los Angeles, CA, "Across the Desert."
Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY, "Space Invaders".
Soularch, San Francisco, CA, 8/04.
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ. "SouthwestNET: PHX/LA."
Shemer Arts Center, Phoenix, AZ. "Land: Unconventional Landscape," installation.
Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, "Trace," sculpture.

2003
6th Street Studios, Phoenix, AZ. "You Still Draw Like a Girl."
San Jose Museum of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA. "Introductions South," installation.
San Francisco State University Fine Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA. MFA Exhibition.
Barton Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA. "Over 30, Under 20," sculpture.

2002
Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, Iowa. "From Gardens to Main", sculpture.
SFSU Fine Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA. "E+merging Artists," sculpture.

2001
Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA. "Santa Clara Biennial Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition".
Santa Clara University Gallery, Santa Clara, CA. "Bride of Alumillennium", sculpture.

Grants
2005
Arizona Commission on the Arts, Artist Project Grant
Phoenix Art Museum, Contemporary Forum Artist Grant

Commissions
2002
St. Luke's Health Initiative, Phoenix, AZ. "PEACH Award," sculpture.
Biannual award given with a grant to persons or organizations doing progressive research for developing communities around Arizona. www.slhi.org

Guest Artist/Lecture
2006
SWAC, Glendale, AZ, Guest Panelist

2003
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA. Guest Lecturer

2002
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Metal Fabrication Workshop.
Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, Iowa. "Artist Lectures from Gardens to Main."
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA. Guest Lecturer

Bibliography
2006
Booth-Clibborn, Edward, Phoenix: 21st Century City, 10/2006, London, UK, pp. 84-89.
Zeiger, Mimi, Mapping: from seed to suburb, 10/06, New York City, NY, pp 35-37.
Jensen, Pernille, Mark Magazine, Cross Section Ð Mark #4, 10/2006, Amsterdam, pg 36.
Greenburg, Randi, Metropolis Magazine 7/2006, New York City, NY, pp 33-34.
Dazed and Confused, 7/06, London, Great Britain.
Reponen, Johannes, Trendstop Ltd., Green issue, 5/15/2006, London, UK.
Andrews, Scott, "Artist Profile: Matthew Moore", Java, 5/1/2006 pg. 16.
Agritalk Radio Show, April 27.
Potts, Leanne, "the Farmer and the Belle", New Times, 4/28/2006 pg. 23.


2005
Burkett, Mike, "Waddell agriculturist creates a new hybrid: farmer/artist", West Valley View, 12//20059.
Weinstien, Tresca, "Capturing a Vanishing Way of Life, Mass MoCA" The Times Union, 10/1/2005

2004
Beshkin, Abigail, NPR Interview, Studio 360, November 27, 2004.
Bloomston, Carrie, "SouthwestNET:PHX/LA at SmoCA," Art Papers, August 2004.
Nilsen, Richard, "Environmental Conscience," Arizona Republic, E1, May 16, 2004.
Tropiano, Dolores, "Exhibit at SMoCA Focuses on Sprawl," Scottsdale Republic, April 8, 2004.
Vanesian, Katherine, "Earthbound," New Times, Jan 29, pg 47.
Vanesian, Katherine, "You Draw Like a Girl," artUS, Jan.1

2003
Pancrazio, Angela, "Full Circle Crop Art," Arizona Republic, October 4, Community pages 1 & 3.
Cheng, DeWitt, "Introductions South at SJICA", Artweek, October, 2003, page 17.
Itelson, Matt, "Newly minted MFAs," San Francisco State News, August 8, 2003.
Ng, Mark, "Flawless Finals for MFA," Golden Gate Xpress, April 24, 2003.

2002
Parker, Melody, "By Design," Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier, July 21, 2002 page E1.