Matt Wood
203 263 0450
matt@mattwoodart.com
Artwork:mattwoodart.com
Education
Art Center College of Design (1985-87)
Three year full scholarship
Studied fine art under Mike Kelly, Stephen Prina, Dwight Harmon, and Fred Fehlau
University of Iowa (1979-83)
Full scholarship
Exhibitions
Behnke Doherty, Washington Depot, CT. Group Show, January-March 2012
Woodbury Shell, Decoys, December 2011-March 2012
Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust, Featured Artist, October, 2011
ASAP Inter-District Mural Project , Director, April- August 2011
Behnke Doherty Gallery, Washington Depot, CT Group Show, January-March 2011
Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition Anniversary Benefit, Painting donation, July 2010
Good News Café’ , Woodbury, CT May July. 2010
Behnke, Doherty Gallery, Washington Depot, CT December,2009-January 2010
Greenleaf Pharmacy, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York Spring, 2008
Open Studio hosted by Ann and Tom McMackin Oct. Nov. 2007
Mural for main dining room of the Mayflower Inn and Spa, Washington, CT March 2007
Frescoes and murals for new spa at the Mayflower Inn and Spa, Washington, CT Feb 2006
Good News Café, Woodbury, CT Nov 2006 Jan 2007
Lecture and presentation, Flanders Nature Center, Woodbury, CT March 2005
Inaugural Exhibit, Schumacher Gallery, Westover School, Middlebury, CT Dec 2004- Jan 2005
Gunn Memorial Library, Washington, CT Sept 2004
Benefit for Flanders Nature Center, Woodbury, CT Aug 2004
Benefit for the Freeport Educational Foundation, Freeport, ME June 2004
NYDAI, Brooklyn, NY April 2004
Minor Memorial Library, Roxbury, CT Feb 2003
Cornwall Inn, Cornwall, CT Oct.-Nov. 2003
Sotheby’s, Take Home a Nude,Manhattan, NY July2002
Good News Café, Woodbury, CT June-Aug.2002
Home Exhibit, Easton, CT Summer 2001
Woodbury Antiques and Fine Art, Woodbury, CT May 2001
The Gallery, London, England May 2000
Private Home Exhibit, Westport, CT Feb 2000
Picture This, Westport, CT Sept 1998
Westport Gallery, Westport, CT Aug 1998
Nature Center Benefit, Westport, CT Oct 1996-99,2004
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT May 1995
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Splendid Spirit group exhibit (1995 Special Olympic World Games), New Haven, CT April 1995
Negative Energy group exhibit, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT Oct.Nov.1994
First place at annual photography exhibit, The Nature Center, Westport, CT May-June 1994
Curator’s Choice, Connecticut Invitational III, The John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT Oct.-Nov. 1993
Subway Series, Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA May-June 1993
Books and Co., Manhattan, NY Sept 1991
Other Significant Accomplishments/ Upcoming Projects
Spring 2011 Mural project coordinator with the After School Arts Program (ASAP), JoAnne Torti Executive Director.
Mural project bringing together students from Litchfield County and the Torrington school district to create an
outdoor site specific mural in Torrington.
Awarded a Weir Farm Visiting Artist Fellowship.
Traveled throughout the United States taking photographs, creating artist books, and painting.
Paintings featured as the work of an artist on the television series Thirtysomething.
Designed costumes for performances in Japan by the Los Angeles Dance Theater.
3rd place in Manhattan Island Marathon Swim (28.5 miles).
1984 United States Olympic Trials.
Artwork noted in Travel & Leisure magazine’s 2007 “Best Of” issue for the Mayflower Inn and Spa.
Article in Autumn 2007 issue of Litchfield County Times’ Passport Magazine.
Since 1991, Mr. Wood’s company, International Palettes LLC. has been creating murals, decorative finishes, and
artwork for homes and businesses throughout New England. International Palettes LLC. also works works in a
collaborative agreement with artists and muralists in the United States and Europe on larger time sensitive
projects.
