Matt King

underpincollective@hotmail.com

Matt King was born in 1982 in Richmond Hill, Canada.
He graduated OCAD in 2008 from the Integrated Media program.
Currently he lives in Toronto, Canada.
Matt is also an internationally acclaimed musician with the band, DD/MM/YYYY (day month year)

Solo Shows

2009
“Laundromat Kaleidoscope.” (collab w/ Nika Mistruzzi) Nuit Blanche, Toronto
“Dollar Store.” Gallery 1313, Toronto
“Balloon Stand.” Ann Homan Projects, Toronto

Group Shows

2010
"Artist Book Of The Moment." Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, CA (Shortlisted)
"La Bataille" Les Ateliers de Bitche, Nantes, FR
"Thpe Homey Show" Double Double Land, Toronto, CA (Curated by Jesjit Gill, Laura McCoy and Sarah Butterill) < class="style2">
2009
“Double Double Land Land.” Gallery TPW

2008
“The Poster Show.” Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto
“Colour Is The Keyboard.” Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto
“G.B.A.” Art Metropole, Toronto

2007
“Ctrl Alt Delete.” Faking It Gallery, Toronto
“Printed In Blood.” Adler Gallery, Kingston
“The Board Room.” Well and Good Gallery, Toronto
“Printed In Blood.” X-Pace, Toronto
“Altered Books Project.” Toronto Reference Library, Toronto

Screenings/Performance

2009
“Street Fighter II” Danger Danger Gallery, Philadelphia
“Street Fighter II” Floristree, Baltimore
“Street Fighter II” No Coast, Chicago
“videomation” Hotshot Gallery, Toronto
“Balloon Stand.” Ann Homan Projects, Toronto
“Life’s a Helmet of Low Quality Items.” Mish Mish online opening, Jamie’s Area, Toronto
Friends and Outsiders, Jamie’s Area, Toronto.
“Hard Light.” Obey Convention Festival, Khyber, Halifax.
“New Works Show.” Pleasure Dome, Toronto

2008
“Beethoven.” Part of Zine Dream, Tranzac club, Toronto

2007
“Digital Still Camera Video Festival.” Gallery 1313, Toronto Toronto

2006
“Light and Motion at Wavelength.” Toronto Images Festival, Toronto
“Digital Still Camera Video Festival.” Lucky Dragon Restaurant Toronto

Bibliography

Edmonson, Tess ed. Palimpsest Magazine, Montreal: Self Published, 2009(serigraph edition)
Slimy Motives Magazine, Toronto: OCAD, 2008 (feature article)
Gill, Jesjit ed. Free Drawings 1, Toronto: Self Published, 2008 (Illistration)
King, Matt. Travel to a point where there is no longer a point. Toronto: Self Published, 2007 (Bookwork edition of 50)
McCoy, Laura ed. Fruit 1, Toronto: Self Published, 2007 (cover serigraph)
Lecompte, Marc ed. CTRPLLR 15, Waterloo: Self Published, 2006 (cover serigraph)

Awards & Grants

2009
Ontario Arts Council Popular Music Creation Grant
City of Brampton Arts Acclaim Award

2006
OCAD Interaccess Media Arts Prize