Matthew Tarini

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Selected Works

Beehive Mountains
*SOLD* Beehive Mountains
oil on canvas on gator-board
6 x 6
Matthew Tarini "Mountain Slope" oil on linen mounted on dibond 16 x 12" SOLD
*SOLD* Mountain Slope
oil on linen mounted on dibond
16 x 12"
Matthew Tarini "Apartment Building" oil on linen 20 x 16"
Apartment Building, 2013
oil on linen
20 x 16"
Matthew Tarini "Backyard Fence" oil on canvas, 16 x 14"
Backyard Fence
oil on canvas
16 x 14"
Matthew Tarini, Forest Edge, oil on linen on gatorboard, 6 x 6"
Forest Edge
oil on linen on gatorboard
6 x 6"
Matthew Tarini "Freeway" oil on linen 12 x 20"
Freeway, 2014
oil on linen
12 x 20"
Matthew Tarini "Garage II" oil on masonite board, 5 x 7"
Garage II
oil on masonite
5 x 7"
Matthew Tarini "Garage III" oil on masonite, 5 x 7"
Garage III
oil on masonite board
5 x 7"
Matthew Tarini "High Park" oil on canvas mounted on dibond 30 x 40"
High Park, 2016
oil on canvas mounted on dibond
30 x 40"
Matthew Tarini, Jane, Profile, oil on linen 11 x 11"
Jane, Profile
oil on linen
11 x 11"
Matthew Tarini "Lake Moraine" oil on canvas mounted on dibond 20 x 20"
Lake Moraine, 2016
oil on canvas mounted on dibond
20 x 20"
Matthew Tarini, Mountain Slops, oil on linen on dibond, 6 x 6"
Mountain Slope
oil on linen on dibond
6 x 6"
Matthew Tarini, Mountain Through Trees, oil on linen on dibond, 18 x 14"
Mountain Through Trees
oil on linen on dibond
18 x 14"
Matthew Tarini "North Saskatchewan River" 2016 oil on canvas on dibond 12 x 24"
North Saskatchewan River, 2016
oil on canvas on dibond
12 x 24"
Matthew Tarini "River Valley" oil on linen mounted on gatorboard 10 x 15"
River Valley
oil on linen mounted on gatorboard
10 x 15"
Matthew Tarini, School Entrance II, oil on linen on dibond, 5 x 7"
School Entrance II
oil on linen on dibond
5 x 7"
Matthew Tarini, Snow Reeds, oil on canvas on gatorboard, 5 x 7"
Snow Reeds
oil on canvas on gatorboard
5 x 7"
Matthew Tarini, Snowy Forest, oil on linen on dibond, 14 x 18"
Snowy Forest
oil on linen on dibond
14 x 18"
Matthew Tarini, "Snowy Forest II" oil on canvas on gatorboard, 6.5 x 12"
Snowy Forest II
oil on canvas on gatorboard
6.5 x 12"
Matthew Tarini, Snowy Laneway, oil on linen on dibond, 5 x 7"
Snowy Laneway
oil on linen on dibond
5 x 7"
Matthew Tarini "Sunlit Tree II" oil on linen mounted on dibond 7 x 9"
Sunlit Tree II
oil on linen mounted on dibond
7 x 9"
Matthew Tarini, Untitled - Hare (portrait), drawing, 12 x 9"
Untitled - Hare (portrait), 2017
drawing
12 x 9"
Matthew Tarini, Untitled - Hare (profile, drawing, 12 x 9"
Untitled - Hare (profile), 2017
drawing
12 x 9"
Matthew Tarini, Wilcox Pass, oil on linen mounted on gatorboard, 6 x 6"
Wilcox Pass
oil on linen mounted on gatorboard
6 x 6"
Winter Shadows
oil on canvas mounted on gatorboard
5 x 7"

Biography

EDUCATION                                                                                                                              

2015  Masters of Fine Arts, Visual Arts, University of Western Ontario
2013  Bachelors of Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Cum Laude, York University

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2015 - 2017  Sessional Instructor, University of Alberta
2014    Teaching Assistant, Art Fundamentals course, University of Western Ontario
2013    Teaching Assistant, Third Year Studio Seminar, University of Western Ontario
2013    Portrait Painting Workshop, Brush and Palette Club, London ON
2009 – Present - Individual private lessons 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2015  Liminal Space, McIntosh Gallery, London ON
2011  Quiet, Gallery at 129 Ossington, Toronto ON
2009  In Transit, Gallery at 129 Ossington, Toronto ON

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2017  Plus Art Fair, The Cotton Factory, Hamilton ON
2017  The Human Face, Scott Gallery, Edmonton AB
2016  Get Noticed, Redhead Gallery, Toronto, ON
2016  Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto ON
2015  The Kingston Prize, Firehall Gallery, Gananoque, ON
          Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB,
          and Galerie d’art Desjardin, Drummondville, QC
2015  Open House, Graduate Students Open Studio Event,
          University of Western Ontario
2015  Best-of 2014 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, First Canadian Place Gallery,
         Toronto ON
2015  Small Works; New Paintings and Drawings by Matthew Tarini and Leslie Watts
          Village Studios, Stratford ON
2014  Sum of Two and Three, One more than Four, Art Lab,
          Department of Visual Arts, Western University
2014  Fresh Paint, New Construction, Art Mûr, Montreal QC
2014  Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto ON
2014  Painting, Three-Person Show with Mike Pszczonak and Jared Peters,
          Michael Gibson Gallery, London ON
2014  Open House, Graduate Students Open Studio Event,
          University of Western Ontario
2014  Wish List: Members’ Show and Sale, Forest City Gallery, London ON
2013  Portrait in Context with Andrew Testa, Alex Dabic and Stas Guzar,
          Project Gallery, Toronto ON
2012  Street Life: City as Muse, Museum of Contemporary Art, Calgary AB
2012  Four Portrait Artists, Eleanor Winters Gallery, York University
2012  A Study of Landscape with Angela Snieder, Gales Gallery, York University
2011  Synthesis, Pia Bouman School For Ballet and Creative Movement,
          Fundraiser for Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto ON
2010  Conference Call, Telephone Booth Gallery, Toronto ON
2010  Star Portraits Wrap Party and Exhibition, Edward Day Gallery, Toronto ON
2010  The Artist Project, Toronto ON
2010  Synthesis, The Gladstone Hotel, Fundraiser for Queen West Art Crawl,
           Toronto ON
2009  The Artist Project, Toronto ON
2008  The Inspired Line, Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Hamilton ON
2007  Junction Arts Festival, Toronto ON

 

AWARDS

2015  Elizabeth Greenshields Grant
2015  Kingston Prize, Finalist
2015  Art Renewal Centre Salon, Finalist, Figurative Category
2015  Jose Barrio-Garay Bursary, University of Western Ontario
2014  The Curtlands Foundation Prize
2014  Honourable Mention Student Award, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
2013   Western Graduate Research Scholarship, University of Western Ontario, London ON
2013  Chairs Entrance Scholarship, University of Western Ontario, London ON
2013  Top Realist Painter Award, York University, Toronto ON
2012  The Ken Carpenter Award, York University, Toronto ON
2009  Entrance Scholarship, York University, Toronto ON
2009  Honourable Mention, Peoples Choice Award - The Artist Project, Chocolate Competition
2007  Hudson River Fellowship Scholarship

PUBLICATIONS 

2014  Fresh Paint/New Constructions Catalogue, Art Mur
2014  Sum of Two and Three, One more than Four, Exhibition Catalogue
2013-14  Canadian Art Magazine, Winter 2014, Special Issue on Painting - 5th Annual Art Schools Smart Guide

 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS 

Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archive
TD Bank
University of Toronto
York University

Artist Statement

I find myself looking for something unusual in the ordinary and mundane spaces that I see day to day. There is often something intangible that captures my imagination and enables contemplation. I may find an intriguing scene as easily on a walk through the forest as much as a walk in the alley behind my house. For some paintings, it may be how they describe our time and its idiosyncratic infrastructure or it might be a particular colour, composition or the way the light falls on the subject. For others, it’s a feeling that what I’m seeing is somehow exceptional.