MATT CALDERWOOD
Born in 1975 in Northern Ireland. Lives and works in Co. Antrim and London, UK
1994-1997
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Sunderland University, UK
1993-1994
Foundation Art and Design, Newcastle College, UK
Solo Exhibitions
2017
MORE OR LESS THERE, 1916 Projects, Singapore
MATT CALDERWOOD, HS projects, Howick Place, London, UK
2016
WHITE NOISE, Farbvision, Berlin, Germany
2015
BREATHER, Noshowspace, London UK
2014
DECOMPRESSION, Assembly Passage Projects, London, UK
INTERRUPTED PROJECTIONS, Sommer & Kohl, Berlin, Germany
2013
EXPOSURE, De La Warr Pavillion, Bexhill on Sea, UK
PAPER OVER THE CRACKS, Baltic 39, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2012
CONCRETE, David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
MATT CALDERWOOD, Dynamo Arts Association, Vancouver, Canada
2011
STAMP, Galerija Simulaker, Novo Mesto, Slovenia
FULL_SCALE, Wilkinson Gallery, London, UK
ONE ANOTHER Amikam Toren and Matt Calderwood, Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London (2 person)
2010
SHATTERPROOF, Maria Stenfors, London, UK
2008
WORKS, KLERKX, Milan, Italy
DAM, Galerie Martin Van Zomeren, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2007
PROJECTIONS, David Risley Gallery London, UK
OPENING, Canon Marsh/ Bristol Harbourside Bristol, UK
HOT AIR, Taxter and Spengemann, New York, USA
2005
DIM, David Risley Gallery, London, UK
2003
LUMBER ROOM, Taxter and Spengemann, New York, USA
1998
290 1/4 POUNDS, Decima Gallery, London, UK
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019
OUT OF ORDER, Neues Museum, Nuremburg, Germany
VIDEOLAND: ETERNITY GOES BEFORE THE MOMENT, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
DUSK TO DUSK: UNSETTLED, UNRAVELED, UNREAL, Museum of Art, Las Cruces, New Mexico
2018
IKEA HACKED. OUR PRODUCTS. YOUR IDEAS. IKEA Museum, Älmhult, Sweden
NEW RELICS, Thames-Side Studios Gallery, London, UK
FURNITURE BY ARTISTS, David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2017
IDEA HOME “A ROOM OF OUR OWN”, Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) Middlesborough, UK
GENERATION LOSS, Julia Stoschek Collection, Dusseldorf, Germany
DRAWING BIENNIAL 2017, Drawing Room, London
SOMETHING AND NOTHING, Thames-Side Studios Gallery, London, UK
PLAN UNPLAN, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Greenwich University, London, UK
DUSK TO DUSK: UNSETTLED, UNRAVELED, UNREAL,Vicki Myhren Gallery | University of Denver | Denver, CO, USA
2016
PRECARIOUS BALANCE, CoCA (Centre Of Contemporary Art), Christchurch, New Zealand
DUSK TO DUSK: UNSETTLED, UNRAVELED, UNREAL, Grand Valley State University Art Gallery | Allendale, MI, USA
2015
MORE KONZEPTION CONCEPTION NOW, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany
HMN 3, The Prince Arthur, London, UK
DRAWING BIENNIAL 2015, Drawing Room, London
SUMMER 15, CCA Andratx, Mallorca
DUSK TO DUSK: UNSETTLED, UNRAVELED, UNREAL, GVSU Art Gallery, Allendale, MI, USA
DUSK TO DUSK: UNSETTLED, UNRAVELED, UNREAL, Ben Malz Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2014
RAIN, STEAM AND SPEED, Sommer & Kohl, Berlin, Germany
2013
ANDRATX ON PAPER, CCA Andratx, Mallorca
FRIEZE SCULPTURE PARK, Regent’s Park, London
2012
DUSK TO DUSK: UNSETTLED, UNRAVELED, UNREAL, Samek Art Museum, Lewisburg, PA, USA
REDUX, Cristin Tierney Gallery, New York, USA
ART FOUNDATION MALLORCA COLLECTION – SPECIAL EDITION, CCA Andratx, Mallorca
2011
COLECCIÓN ART FOUNDATION MALLORCA, CCA Andratx, Mallorca
DUBLIN CONTEMPORARY, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, Ireland
PLAYER PLAYER PLAYER, Poppy Sebire, London, UK
MODEL VS REALITY, Fold Gallery, London
DRAWING BIENNIAL 2011, Drawing Room, London
PLAYER PLAYER PLAYER, Poppy Sebire, London
ARTPROJX CINEMA, SVA Theatre, New York
2010
ROGALSKI, Sammlung Haubrok, Berlin, Germany
A BLUEBIRD IN MY HEART, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harari, Zimbabwe
I WANT TO SEE HOW YOU SEE, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
A SIMPLE CATASTROPHE, Supplement, London, UK
LA PART DES CHOSES, Mains d’ouvre, Paris, France
FILM/VIDEO/PERFORMANCE, Wimbledon Space, London, UK
2009
SUMMER EXHIBITION (Richard Wilson’s curated room), Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
ANY KIND OF CRUELTY, Galerie Martin Van Zomeren, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
STILL-FILM (screening), Site Gallery, Sheffield, UK
DRAWING BIENNIAL 2009, Drawing Room, London
QUIET REVOLUTION (Hayward Touring Exhibition), Milton Keynes Gallery, Milton Keynes, UK
MATERIAL INTELLIGENCE, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, UK (and touring)
DOG CONSTELLATION, Casino Metropolitano, Mexico City, Mexico
DISCOVERING SLOWNESS, CEAC, Xiamen, China
STILL FILM, Espai Liceu, Barcelona, Spain
2008
IT’S ABOUT SCULPTURE, Sammlung Haubrok, Berlin, Germany
SEEKING EDEN THROUGH ILLUSION, Creative Time, MTV screen, Times Square, New York
STILL-FILM (screening), Tate Britain, London, UK
TRASFORMED, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach,VA, USA
A LIFE OF THEIR OWN, Lismore Castle Arts, Waterford, Ireland, curated by Richard Cork
DOPPELTE GESTEN, Kunstraum Morgenstrasse, Karlsruhe, Germany
FOREGORUND. BACKGROUND, Elementa, Dubai, UAE
2007
LIGHTS ON/OFF, Sammlung Haubrok, Berlin, Germany
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, Buchmann Galerie, Berlin, Germany
INTER-FACES, Soros Center for Contemporary Art, Almaty, Kazakhstan
HOMEMADE, 63 Waterloo Road, Dublin, Ireland
DISCOVERING SLOWNESS, KW14, Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
(Touring to the National Centre of Photography, Saint Petersburg, Russia)
2006
GELADEN: VIDEOKUNST (screening), Museum Ludwig Cologne, Germany
KALEIDOSCOPE (screening), Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
RISK & ALLURE, Haus für Kunst Uri, Altdorf, Switzerland
THE WORLD CUP, 39 Mitchell St, London, UK
PICK UP YOUR POISON, Martin Van Zomeren, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
MYTHKILLERS, KLERKX, Milan, Italy
SOUNDS OF SILENCE, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne, Germany
2005
FREEZER ARCHEUS, London, UK
DE NACHTEN, de Singel, Antwerp, Belgium
VIDEO LONDON, multiple venues, Barcelona, Spain
AD HOC, David Risley Gallery, London, UK
ART NOW LIGHTBOX, Tate Britain, London, UK
MATT CALDERWOOD, BJÖRN DAHLEM, SOPHIE VON HELLERMANN, IAN KIAER,
CORNELIUS QUABECK, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, Dublin, Ireland
UNDER 5S@K3, K3 Project Space, Zurich, Switzerland
2004
ONE TAKE FILM FESTIVAL, multiple venues, Zagreb, Croatia
SHOWCASE, South London Gallery, London, UK
FIRST ASSEMBLY, The Ragged School, London, UK
NEW BLOOD, The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
BRAND NEW AND RETRO, The Empire, London, UK
UNDER 5S VOL 1, 39 Mitchell street, London, UK
2003
CORPA NOVA, 27 Spital Square, London, UK
HOMEMADE, Kunstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany
R+D, Reg Vardy Gallery, Sunderland, UK
PONCE The Ship, London, UK
TO WHAT END?, CCS Museum, Bard College, New York, USA
ISONERV, 168 Pitfield Street, London, UK
2002
ANDREW MUMMERY @ COLLECTIVE, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
WHITE MIDDLE CLASS MEN, Lewisham Library, London, UK
VIVA PABLO, The Bart Wells Institute, London, UK
2001
MODERN LOVE VTO, London, UK
GATE 13, 11 Lamb Street, London, UK
VIDEO SCREENING 03, (screening) Zero Arte Contemporanea, Piacenza, Italy
VIDEONIGHT, Centro Arte Contemporanea, Siena, Italy
TEETH AND TROUSERS, Cell, London, UK
MODERN LOVE, Hobbypop Museum, Dusseldorf, Germany
AND THEN THERE WAS THE BAD WEATHER, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, USA
2000
VIDEO SCREENING #1, (screening) VTO, London, UK
FUNNY, Andrew Mummery, London, UK
AND THEN THERE WAS THE BAD WEATHER, WLF, London, UK
HELLSEHER, Konkordiastr. 20, Dusseldorf, Germany
HERE COMES THE NIGHT, 15c, London, UK
THE ARMCHAIR PROJECT, Cinch, London, UK
THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION, Wilton’s Music Hall, London, UK
TOUCHÉ, Andrew Mummery, London, UK
THE INSANITY BENEFIT, Vilma Gold, London, UK
POINT OF VIEW, Richard Salmon Gallery, London, UK
1999
NERVE ICA, London, UK
THE WINDY NOOK CHIP SHOP, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle, UK
NEW IN TOWN CSKX, London, UK
THE LAND BEYOND THE BLUE, (screening) The Approach, London, UK
1998
WHERE WERE YOU, Rasharkin, London, UK
1997
DETENTION, SUSPENSION, EXPULSION, Fleetwood School, London, UK
CONNECTED, NGCA, Sunderland, UK
A FINE LINE, Washington Arts Centre, Sunderland, UK
Selected Publications and Press
IN THE STUDIO: MATT CALDERWOOD, The Independent, Karen Wright, 2013
MATT CALDERWOOD: PAPER OVER THE CRACKS, Interface, Sunny Cheung, 2013
MATT CALDERWOOD: PAPER OVER THE CRACKS, Wall Street International, 2013
ART WEEKLY, The Guardian, Jonathan Jones, March 28, 2013
MATT CALDERWOOD, STERLING RUBY, JULIA WATCHEL, The Guardian, Skye Sherwin, 2013
INTERVIEW: MATT CALDERWOOD, The Journal, Barbara Hodgson 2013
DET PERFECKTE KUNSTVAERK, The Information, Michael Jeppesen 2012
MATT CALDERWOOD @ DYNAMO, Decoy Magazine, Lauren Marsden, 2012
DUBLIN CONTEMPORARY, Chris Fite-Wassilak, Frieze issue 143, 2011
MATT CALDERWOOD, Chris Fite-Wassilak, Frieze Art Fair Yearbook 2010-11
IN THE STUDIO, Helen Sumpter, No. 2078 p.48, 2010
QUIET REVOLUTION, (exhibition catalogue), Hayward Publications, 2009
FOCUS LONDON, ARTIST’S DICTIONARY, Flash Art, issue 262
TRASFORMED, (exhibition catalogue) Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, 2008
A LIFE OF THEIR OWN (exhibition catalogue), Lismore Castle Arts, 2008
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED, Richard Cork, Financial Times, April 26, 2008 p16
ART FAILURE, Lisa Le Feuvre, Art Monthly, Feb 2008 p 5-8
HOMEMADE, Frieze, issue 111, Chris Fite-Wassilak p184
EMERGING ARTISTS AND YOUNG GALLERIES IN LONDON, arte e critica issue 52 Susanna Bianchini
p. 66-67
KEEP ON ONNIN’, Tate publications, 2007
BLACK MOODS, Tate etc, issue 7, Gabriel Ramin Schor p 30-37
I COULD’VE BEEN A CONTENDER, The Internationaler, issue 1, Dave Beech p 11
MATT CALDERWOOD, Time Out, No.1839, Helen Sumpter, p 39
CLARKE AND MCDEVITT PRESENT, Modern Painters, July/August Luke Clancy p108
MATT CALDERWOOD, BJÖRN DAHLEM, SOPHIE VON HELLERMANN, IAN KIAER,
CORNELIUS QUABECK, (exhibition catalogue), Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, Dublin, Ireland
FROM DESPAIR TO WHERE, Feint, issue 2 vol 1, Declan Long p 3-6
NEW BRITISH TALENT, Adrian Searle, The Guardian, G2, November 30 2004
BRAND NEW AND RETRO, Catherine Morland, Contemporary, issue 63, p.76
RATS TO SAATCHI, Kevin O’Sullivan, Daily Mirror, p.20 22 march 2004
£4,000 IS MONEY FOR MY OLD ROPE, Suzy Austin, Metro, p.6 22 march 2004
MONEY FOR OLD ROPE (EXPECT A BIG RUN ON TOILET PAPER ART), Anthony Barnes
The Independent on Sunday, p.9 21 march 2004
SAATCHI SAYS ..., Richard Cork, The Times (Weekend Review) p.20-21, 20 March 2004
BRAND NEW & RETRO, Sally O’Reilly, Time Out, march 10-17 2004, p.46
YOUNG, GIFTED AND BRITISH, John Windsor, Observer, 31 March 2002
HELLSEN IST EINE KUNST, Gudrun Ewald, Coolibri p.50
NERVE (exhibition catalogue) ICA, London 1999
ARTISTS PROJECT, Contemporary Visual Arts, issue 24, p.13
VIDEO AFTER DIDEROT, Dave Beech, Art Monthly, Oct 1999, p.7-10
2901/4 POUNDS, Michael Petry, Contemporary Visual Arts, issue 19, p.72