Matty Byloos  bio + work

Born in 1974
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Education

2001
M.F.A. (Painting), Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
1996 B.A. English (Creative Writing), Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2008
New Painting, Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles, CA
Toomey-Tourell, San Francisco, CA

2006

Wordless Chorus, Dust Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Project Room, Gavlak Projects, Palm Beach, FL

2005

Towing the Line: Five Young L.A. Artists Making Their Mark, Paper Magazine in LA, ACME, Los Angeles
Re-Make/Re-Model, SolwayJones, Los Angeles (*catalogue)

2003

Hancock Park Sister Series, SolwayJones, Los Angeles

2001

Jellyfish... and Unisex, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Art Center, CA
Judith Anderson Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand


Selected Group Exhibitions

2008 10: Sandroni Rey 10th Anniversary Group Show, Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles, CA
TEN: Toomey Tourell 10th Anniversary, Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
ART LA, Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles, CA
Sandroni Rey Group Show, Los Angeles, CA

2007

The Urban Myth: Visions of the City, Sullivan Goss Gallery, curated by Jeremy Tessmer, Santa Barbara, CA (*catalogue)
“W.O.P.”, The Brewery,  curated by Christina Valentine, Los Angeles, CA

2006

Many, Many Guys and Girls, All Real Beauties, Circus of Books, curated by Julian Hoeber, West Hollywood, CA
Flaming June, Spanierman Gallery, LLC, curated by Sarah Gavlak, New York,  NY

2005

Towing the Line: Five Young L.A. Artists Making Their Mark, Paper Magazine in LA, ACME, curated by Sarah Cohen, Los Angeles, CA
New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Edition, Volume # 61, Juried by Connie Butler
Fast Forward: A Passion for the New, curated by Scenic, House of Campari, Venice, CA
Dust Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

2004

Paper Show: New Drawings, Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Hieronymus Slept Here, Curated by Rebecca Niederlander, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA

2003

Burchman, Byloos, Karubian, Gobel, E. Johnson, M. Johnson, Mihm, Ovelmen, Reeder, curated by Peter Bartlett, Hayworth Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Nocturnal Video Program, Curated by Skip Arnold, Galerie Christine Konig, Vienna, Austria

2002

Art Positions: Sandroni Rey, Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL
12 Between 6th and 7th, Restaurant Supply Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Text Festival, Curated by Fred Dewey, Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA

2000

Paintland, Curated by Terry R. Myers, Lemon Sky, Los Angeles, CA
Sculpture, Collage, Mixed Media, Juried by Phillipa Blair, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
Introductions 2000, Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1999

Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1998
Onyx, Los Angeles, CA


Awards / Residency Programs

2007

Las Vegas Art Museum, Juror, 56th Annual Art Roundup, Las Vegas, NV

2004

Stichting Kaus Australis (Residency), Rotterdam, Holland

2001

Yvonne Segerstrom Graduate Fine Art Fund, Project Grant (Art Center)

2000

Fletcher Jones Scholarship, Art Center College of Design
Long Beach Arts Competition, Long Beach, CA


Collections

Dr. Lawrence Wheeler, Director, North Carolina Museum of Art
Collection Richard Ekstract, Long Island, NY
Progressive Art Collection, Mayfield Heights, OH
Ninah and Michael Lynne, New York City
Ovitz Family Collection, Los Angeles
Michael Rubel and Kristin Rey, Los Angeles, CA
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, Purchased by Ruth and Marvin Sackner, Miami, FL
Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Los Angeles, CA, Curated by David Pagel and Ellen Phillips
Swiss Re, San Francisco, Curated by Swiss Re and Jenny Monbouquette
Genentech Corporate Collection, San Francisco


University Lectures / Public Speaking

Biola University, Santa Ana, CA (Spring 2002)
UCLA / Hammer Museum New American Writing Series (Summer 2004)
Cal State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (Fall 2004)


Bibliography

2008 Myers, Holly. "Ghostly Tribute to Neighborhoods, Exhibition Review," Los Angeles Times, Friday, July 18, 2008
Simay, Doug. "Best Picks for July," Art Academy of San Diego Academy Newsletter, July 12, 2008

2007

Tessmer, Jeremy. “The Urban Myth: Visions of the City.” The Urban Myth: Visions of the City. Catalogue essay for the exhibition at Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, curated by Jeremy Tessmer. Exhibition from September – October.
Woodard, Josef. “’Urban’ Outfitted-Perspectives Range in the Impressive ‘Visions of the City,’” Santa Barbara News-Press, Tuesday, September 11, 2007.
Biel, Kim. “The Urban Myth: Visions of the City, Exhibition Review” Art Ltd. (West Coast Art + Design), September  2007.

2006

“Pick of the Week,” Las Vegas City Life, Thursday, March 30, 2006.
Anania, Katie. “The Density of Sprawl,” Las Vegas City Life, Thursday, April 13, 2006.
Review for the exhibition at Dust Gallery, Las Vegas, March 30-April 30, 2006.
Twardy, Chuck. “Matty Byloos Deconstructs the Domestic,” Las Vegas Weekly, Thursday, April 13, 2006. Review for the exhibition at Dust Gallery, Las Vegas, March 30- April 30, 2006.

2005

Wood, Eve.  ArtUS, Issue #11, Dec. ’05 – Feb. ‘06. Review for the exhibition at SolwayJones Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 10-Oct. 15, 2005.
New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Edition, Volume # 61, Juried by Connie Butler
“Continuing and Recommended,” Art Scene. Vol. 25, No. 2. October, 2005. Pg. 27.
Kraus, Chris. "Icons and Puzzles." ReMake/ReModel.  Catalogue essay for the exhibition at SolwayJones Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 10-Oct. 15, 2005.
Valentine, Christina. "Myopic Dreams: The Elusiveness of Sight." ReMake/ReModel. Catalogue essay for the exhibition at SolwayJones Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 10-Oct. 15, 2005.

2003

Scott, Carolyn Patricia. “Sunday Pick,” Los Angeles Times Sunday Calendar, Nov. 23.
Green, Tyler. “ModernArts Notes Blog,” ArtsJournal.com, December.
(http://www.artsjournal.com/man/archives20031201.shtml)