I can be reached at mme (dot) mattmorris (at) gmail (dot) com
16 June 2024
Current + upcoming
After years of will-they-or-won't-they subplots, Eric and I are finally doing it: we're excited to share a solo exhibition of my new work at his main gallery space.
violet sissy
fleur pinkie
A solo exhibition by Matt Morris
November 2024
Ruschman // ruschman.blue
4148 N Elston Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618
~ ~ further details forthcoming ~ ~
Watch for the forthcoming Issue 07 of Viscose, a journal for fashion criticism that has partnered with the Korean Pavilion, Venice, and Arthub, Copenhagen, to release a special issue dedicated to perfume, scent in fashion, and the politics of smell. Due out in September 2024. More info about Viscose here: https://viscosejournal.com
Last year, RUSCHWOMAN embarked on a Questionnaire series that seeks out respondents from various fields and art forms. To date, she has been in dialogue with a rap musician, a burlesque performer, a poet/lawyer, fashion designer, painters, and other artists—with quite a few exciting interviews queued up for publication through the summer and fall.
Read along with the series here: https://www.ruschwoman.blue/Questionnaires/questionnaire.html
I continue to contribute somewhat regularly to perfume discourse on Fragrantica. You can track down all my Fragrantica essays at this archive: https://www.fragrantica.com/news/author/Matt-Morris/
Designing Women: Melanie Flood + Matt Morris
May 25 – July 20, 2024
ILY2 // ily2online.com
925 NW Flanders St.
Portland, OR 97209
More information: https://ily2online.com/exhibitions/designing-women
Sacred Whole
Matt Morris, Kitty Rauth, Jacqueline Zazueta
June 1 – July 21, 2024
LVL3 // lvl3official.com
1542 N Milwaukee Ave. 3rd Fl
Dan Devening // Matt Morris // Diana Guerrero-Maciá
Summer showcase
Ingress Gallery @ Soho House
113-125 N Green St.
Chicago, IL 60607
Open now
In conjunction with this exhibition, I was pleased to host a perfume smelling event at Soho House:
Depicting Desire in Scent: Surveying History / Blending Future
Monday, June 10, 2024, 7PM
Veil, Drape, Stitch
Curated by Ruth Poor
July 12 – August 15, 2024
Zolla/Lieberman // www.zollaliebermangallery.com
325 W Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60654
Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists' Residency
2024 Field of Vision
Summer Benefit
Honoring John Rossi as a Visionary Awardee
More information available here: https://www.ox-bow.org/field-of-vision
The BEAUTIFULLY produced monograph that accompanies Lise Haller Baggesen's recent exhibition APOCALYPSTICK at Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, includes an essay of mine and a questionnaire interview with the artist. Details on the project here: https://www.confort-moderne.fr/fr/archives/event/Apocalypstick/2809
It was my deep honor to craft a text "Gorgon's Litany" that is included in the publication Field Guide for Sedimentary Time by artist Dan Gunn that was made in conjunction with his solo exhibition at KMAC. Info here: https://www.dangunn.com/publications
It's wonderful and humbling to follow along with former student's practices and triumphs in the years following their studies. In the case of Jared Packard, he's become a friend and peer as well as a vital force out in the field. Along with including several of his paintings in an exhibition at RUSCHWOMAN last year, I also wrote an essay that was included in the publication that accompanied his exhibition My Bedroom is Not Your Bedroom at the Salinas Art Center. A PDF of the text is available here: https://files.cargocollective.com/c1068622/MyBedroom-digital-Booklet.pdf
My particular passion for very alternative exhibition sites is always gratified by Erin Toale's project Bird Show which hosts a rotating series of exhibitions on and around a bird feeder corner of her back porch, always accompanied by thoughtful programming and commissioned writing. I had the delight to write "Fairy Valley Beneath the Big Rock Candy Mountain: A script for radio play" in response to Gabriel Chalfin-Piney's The Sierra Mist Memorial Bird Bath. See and read more about all these parts here.
Emmy Bright is one of my favorite artists and people. She was part of our exiting-lockdown bash at Ruschman, The Red Wedding, and we will have details soon about her solo project next year at RUSCHWOMAN. Sandwiched between those, I was one of the merry contributors to the publication that accompanied her exhibition It Gets Better Or It Doesn't. Se Pone Mejor O No. at the College of Visual Arts and Design Galleries at the University of North Texas. Watch for it online at my or Emmy's websites soon soon.
12 April 2023
beyond elated to be THAT GIRL in a LVL3 Artist of the Week feature