contemporary art salon
Assistant Professor of Art - Department of Visual Arts
Weber State University
2001 University Circle
Ogden, UT 84408-2001
[email protected]
Office: 801-626-7270 / Mobile: 801-388-0021
Website: http://www.matthewchoberka.com
Represented by Beaux-art des Ameriques, Montreal, Quebec
Education
2003-2005 Indiana University, Bloomington
Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts- Painting, 2005
Associate Instructor, School of Fine Arts, 2004-2005
1994-1997 New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
Painting and Drawing Certificate, 1997
1997 Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin, Germany, Klasse Kuno Gonschior
Chosen for International Exchange Program
1990-1993 Columbia College Chicago
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Honors, Photography and Printmaking, 1993
Selected Exhibitions
(* Indicates solo exhibition)
2009 Governor’s Island Art Fair, Governor’s Island, New York Harbor, New York
Open City, New York Studio School 2009 Alumni Exhibition, Juror: Sean Scully, New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture, New York
The Truth of Abstraction, Patrick Moore Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Ties, Juror: Shane McAdams, Associate Director, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, Central Utah Art Center, Ephraim, Utah
*New Allegory, Central Utah Art Center, Ephraim, Utah
*Matthew Choberka, Finch Lane Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
2008 Small Works Exhibition, Collins Lefebvre Stoneberger Fine Art of the Americas, Montreal, Quebec
Coming to Terms with Life, Collins Lefebvre Stoneberger Fine Art of the Americas, Montreal, Quebec
One Day, Barry Gealt, with selected works by Matthew Ballou, Matthew Choberka, Jennifer Meanley, Rachael Pease, and Eva Speer, Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana
2007 *Matthew Choberka, Raid FC, Los Angeles, Californian
Bombay Dreams, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
PostModern Utah, Curated by Jim Edwards, Salt Lake Art Center, Utah
Evidence: Matthew Choberka, Monika del Bosque, Larry Clarkson, and Jen Morris, Dee Shaw Gallery, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
2006 Faculty Exhibition, Shaw Gallery, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
Holiday Group Exhibition, Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Seekers and Visions, Gallery 181, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Eclipse: The Hidden Light, Caladan Gallery, Beverly, Massachusetts
2005 Faculty Exhibition, Shaw Gallery, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
Recent Work, Thesis Exhibition, Sofa Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington
Printmaking Exhibition, Fuller Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington
Painting Exhibition, MFA Painters, SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington
2004 Big Ten Conference Graduate Student Fine Art Exhibit, Park Ridge, Illinois
Painting Exhibition, MFA Painters, Fuller Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington
Drawing Exhibition, MFA Painters, Fuller Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington
Group Exhibition, MFA Painters, SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington
Cream, Curated by Nan Brewer, Dean Johnson Gallery, Indianapolis
2003 ArtWork IV, Gallery 2, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Group Landscape Exhibition, ADM Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2001 Staff Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Summer in the City, Mixed Media Gallery, Douglas, Michigan
Re-Painting Church's Territory, Olana, Hudson, New York
2000 Substance, Neoimages Gallery, New York
Annual Alumni Exhibition, Curated by Irving Sandler, New York Studio School, New York
Staff Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Look Here II, Tomas Jelf Gallery, New York
1999 Look Here, Tomas Jelf Gallery, New York
Salon Exhibition, ProtaSpace, Brooklyn, New York
Annual National Competition, First Street Gallery, New York
Depiction, Curator Graham Nickson, First Street Gallery, New York
Staff Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
1998 Absolut Secret, McKee Gallery, New York
1997 Matthew Choberka, Dan Gabay and Goro Kadoi, New York Studio School, New York
Annual Merit and Scholarship Award Exhibition, New York Studio School, New York
Selected Collections
Laurel Berge Corrales, New Mexico
Larry and Joy Clarkson Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan Cowles New York, New York
Michael and Sarah Dixon Atlanta, Georgia
Roger Fife Boone, North Carolina
Marvin Hayes New York, New York
Jared and Nancy Latimer Spring City, Utah
Carleen and Daniel Murdock Pelham, New York
Ann Marie Nevine New York, New York
Graham Nickson New York, New York
Julia Samartini South Kent, Connecticut
John Strate-Hootman Chicago, Illinois
Grants/Awards/Honors
Hemingway New Faculty Grant, Weber State University, 2007
Crystal Crest Faculty Award Nomination, Weber State University, 2007
Weber Writes, Academic Writing Grant, Weber State University, 2006
Crystal Crest Faculty Award Nomination, Weber State University, 2006
Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship Nomination, 2005
Indiana University SOFA/Overseas Studies Program Instructorship, Florence, Italy, 2005
Dedalus Foundation Fellowship Nomination, 2004
Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Fellowship, 2003-2004
Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences Grant-in-Aid of Research, 2004
Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences Grant-in-Aid of Research, 2003
New York Studio School, Gottlieb Scholarship, 1996-1997
New York Studio School, Seligman von Simson Scholarship, 1995-1996
Teaching Experience
2005-Present Assistant Professor of Art – 2D, Department of Visual Arts, Weber State University
Courses taught: Art in Italy: Venice (Drawing/Contemporary Art)
Figure Drawing
Figure Painting
Bachelor of Fine Arts Seminar
Painting I, III, III
Drawing I
Orientation to Visual Studies
Foundations 2-Dimensional Design
Independent Study in Painting
Professional Experience- Teaching Assistantship
2004-2005 Associate Instructor- Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts
Indiana University
Advanced Drawing, School of Fine Arts Overseas Study Program, Florence, Italy, 2005
Instructed advanced studio students in on-site drawing in Florence and other cities.
Senior MFA Seminar- Critical Issues Reading Group
Originated and organized an Art Theory reading group as part of MFA seminar.
F102 Fundamental Studio Color/Design, 2004-2005
Instruct undergraduates in the Fundamentals curriculum in the principles and practices of 2-Dimensional Design, Color Theory, and Introductory Painting.
S301/S401 Drawing II/ Drawing III, Summer Session 2004
Instructed advanced undergraduates in issues and practices in perceptual and imaginative drawing, with an emphasis on the human figure.
1997 - 2002 Research Associate- Department of Drawings and Prints
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Managed the department's Drawings Study Room, and led classes ranging from the high school to graduate level in the study of works from the collection; Consulted with studio and art-history professors in utilizing the drawings collection for teaching purposes; Assisted departmental curators in the planning and design of exhibitions of drawings and prints; Mounted, framed, and installed exhibitions of works on paper in coordination with curators and designers; Prepared drawings for loan to institutions both foreign and domestic, and acted as courier to supervise installation of loaned works.
1993 Teaching Assistant
Gallery 37, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, Illinois
Assisted printmaking professors in a summer arts education program for Chicago high school students; Organized exhibition of student works for viewing and purchase; Led student groups on tours of modern art galleries in the Art Institute of Chicago.
Publications/Bibliography/Writing
2009 Abstract Realism: Exhibits by Matthew Choberka at CUAC and Finch Lane, essay by Geoff Wichert, 15 Bytes Artists of Utah, March
2007 Post-Modern Utah, catalog Essay by Jim Edwards, Salt Lake Art Center, Utah
Creation of the Impossible: On Formal Invention in Contemporary Painting, critical essay
- MFA 2005, with essay by Tom Rhea, Indiana University, Bloomington
IU MFA Grads Scramble for Teaching Jobs, Tom Rhea, Indiana Hoosier Times Bloomington, Indiana
2000 Re-Painting Church’s Territory, The New York Studio School Celebrates Olana and The Hudson River Landscape, Hudson, New York
Art-Related Activities
2009 Artist talk, Snow College Visitng Artist Series, Ephraim, Utah
2008 Artist talk and studio visits/critiques, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
2007 Creation of the Impossible: On Formal Invention in Contemporary Painting, public talk at Salt Lake Art Center, Utah
Host, The Gilded Painter, Television Pilot/Art Project Created by Painter Caleb Weintraub, WTIU Television, Bloomington Indiana
2004-2005 Treasurer, Fine Art Graduate Association, Indiana University
2002-2004 Member, College Art Association
2001 Travel to Italy, France, and Spain
2000 Travel to Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
1999 Travel to France, Italy
1998 Travel to France
1997 Travel to Germany, Italy
- Studio Assistant, Graham Nickson, New York
Professional Affiliation
2004-Present College Art Association