Matthew Belanger

new media artist

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Born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1976 to a computer programmer (my father) and a visual artist (my mother), I was encouraged to use computers, and to make and appreciate art from my earliest days. Combining these two disciplines, art making and computing, has always felt like the natural thing to do. In creating, I combine all the elements of my upbringing, education, and current interests to produce art that explores and explains our modern condition. Critique of new media, programming, and viewer participation are all integral parts of my artistic practice.

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› Selected Exhibitions & Awards



2010


Art In The Windows
Mid-Manhattan Library
New York, New York

2009


Another Island
Storefront Artist Project
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

2008


Small Works on Paper: Retro Works
Arkansas Arts Council
Little Rock, Arkansas

Exhibition of North County Artists
Storefront Artist Project
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Lumens
Turbulence, Greylock Arts, and MCLA Gallery 51
North Adams & Adams, Massachusetts
› Made possible through the generous support of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. with funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the LEF Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Being There: A Geocoded Landscape
Greylock Arts
Adams, Massachusetts

2006


The Saddest Thing I Own
Turbulence
› Made possible through the generous support of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. for its Turbulence web site. It was supported by the Jerome Foundation in celebration of the Jerome Hill Centennial and in recognition of the valuable contributions of artists to society.

2005


aniGma, Exhibition of Computer Generated Prints
Novosibirsk State Art Museum
Novosibirsk, Russia

2002


Exhibition of PODgallery Artists
Levall Gallery
Novosibirsk, Russia

2001


Exhibition of PODgallery Artists
Art Push 2001
St. Petersburg, Russia

2000


HyperArt Biennale
HyperArt
New York, New York
› 2nd Prize Received

Senior Exhibition
The Art Institute of Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
› Purchase Award Received

1999


25th Prints, Drawings and Photographs Exhibition
Arkansas Arts Center
Little Rock, Arkansas

1998


Small Works On Paper
The Arkansas Arts Council
Little Rock, Arkansas

1997


Small Works On Paper
The Arkansas Arts Council
Little Rock, Arkansas
› Purchase Award Received

1996


Small Works On Paper
The Arkansas Arts Council
Little Rock, Arkansas
› Purchase Award Received

› Collections



The Arkansas Arts Council

The Art Institute of Boston

Museo Comunitario Balaa Xtee Guech Gulal
The Community Museum at Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico



› Residencies



Experimental Television Center
Owego, New York
January, 2011

The Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School
Adams, Massachusetts
March - June, 2009

Kidspace @ MASS MoCA
North Adams, Massachusetts
October, 2008 - February, 2009

Experimental Television Center
Owego, New York
January, 2006

› Publications



The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes
By Christopher James
Cengage Delmar Learning Publishers
2001 First Edition, 2008 Second Edition

› Speaking Engagements



Artist Dialogue
Mid-Manhattan Library
New York, New York
December, 2010

ITP Cafe
Maker Faire New York
The New York Hall of Science, Queens, New York
September, 2010

Art & Technology
Bascom Lodge
Mount Greylock, Adams, Massachusetts
July, 2010

Creating A Web Presence For Your Art
Northern Berkshire Creative Arts
North Adams, Massachusetts
October, 2007

Colloquium On Working In New Media
Borough of Manhattan Community College, The City University of New York
New York, New York
November, 2006

› Education



Master of Professional Studies
Interactive Telecommunications Program
Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
New York, New York
2003

Bachelor of Fine Art in Photography
The Art Institute of Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
2000