MATTHEW BRENNAN
Matthew Brennan, b. 1983 / Rhode Island
Brennan was trained at Pratt Institute and received an Illustration degree in 2005. Since then, he has exhibited drawings, paintings and sculptures in group shows throughout New York City. Aside from personal practice, his work has been printed as illustrations for the New York Times and he has completed many prop and puppet fabrication jobs for clients including The Jim Henson Company, Puppet Heap and The New York City Opera. His studio is located in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn where he is currently working on a new series of drawings based on molting skin, holograms and futuristic clothing.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 -Grand Opening, Living Gallery Outpost, NYC
-Bushwick Open Studios, Studio 776, NYC
-A Show of Heads, Limner Gallery, Hudson NY
-9th Annual Figurative Drawing and Painting Show,
Lore Degenstein Gallery, PA
2016 -Photoville, Brooklyn Bridge Park, NYC
2015 -House Fest 2, 845 Lafayette Ave., NYC
-Light Up Reverse, Reverse Space, NYC
2014 -Holiday Salon, Reverse Space, NYC
-House Fest, 845 Lafayette Ave., NYC
2013 -Reflections and Recollections,
Rabbithole Gallery, NYC
-Showcase, Vaudville Park, NYC
2012 -Black Out, Loom Gallery, NYC
-Still a Machine After All These Years,
Loom Gallery, NYC
-America Without Borders,
Five Myles Gallery, NYC
-Go Figure!, 950 Hart St. Gallery, NYC
-Obsession, Fireprof East, NYC
2011 -You’re Unlucky Too,
436 Jefferson St., NYC
-Love Hurts,
950 Hart Street Gallery, NYC
2009 -N400, White Rabbit, NYC
-Torapote; ride it!,
Destination Art Space, NYC
-The Body Politic, Jungle Space, NYC
2008 -Paint It!, MF Gallery, NYC
Solo Exhibition
2018 - The Pulse of the Flow, April
The Living Gallery Outpost, NYC
Residency
2013 -Studio Residency,
Vaudville Park Performance Space, NYC
Public Mural & Commercial Space Exhibitions
2014 -Mural, Silent Barn, NYC
2013 -Print Show, Gimmee Coffee, NYC
-Mural, Little Skips Coffee Shop, NYC
-Print Show, Pine Box Rock Shop, NYC
2012 -Para-Projections Installation,
Fireproof East, NYC
2011 -Rollin’ Ghosts, Life Cafe, NYC