Having spent many years as a photographer, Matt Condron is trained to recognize the importance of a moment or the preciousness of a fleeting opportunity. He is captivated by the idea of emptiness, as both a suggestion of solitude and as a state rife with the possibility of change and fulfillment. As a painter, he seeks out familiar, evocative scenes and concentrates on capturing the stillness of an empty room or vacant chair. His paintings can be seen as solitary, or as simply aberrant pauses between moments of frantic activity.
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EDUCATION
1997 BA, New College of California, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 New works, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Bakersfield Museum Of Art, Bakersfield, CA
2012 Arden Gallery, Boston, MA
2011 George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Arden Gallery, Boston, MA
2008 Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2007 Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2006 HANGART, SF, CA
2004 HANGART, SF, CA
2001 Cafe Royale, SF, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 Group show, Four Seasons, Westlake Village, CA
2013 The Cityscape Show III, George Billis Gallery, Los Angles, CA
2012 Washington County Museum Of Fine Art, Hagerstown, MD
2011 Agora Gallery, New York City, NY(Forthcoming)
2011 George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Arden Gallery, Boston, MA
2009 Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA
2009 Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 J Flynn Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
2008 Art Institute, Portland, OR
2008 GBAC, Portland, OR
2005 Contemporary Art Fair, NYC, NY
2005 Contemporary Realism, Mobile, AL
2002 Fine Arts Du Jour, SF, CA
PUBLICATIONS
2013 American Art Collector
2012 American Art Collector
2011 International Artist, Finalist, Feb/March #77
2010 The Boston Globe Magazine, Critic's Pick, July
2010 The Artist's Magazine, April Issue, Feature
2009 OTCT Crier, Artist Spotlight, May Issue
2008 The Artist's Magazine Dec. Issue, The Best Art of 2008
2007 Riviera Magazine Nov. Issue
2006 American Art Collector, Vol.3, Book 1 Western States edition
2005 New American Paintings, Jan. Issue #55, West Coast edition