Matt DeProspero is a contemporary realist painter who works and teaches from his studio & gallery in Lambertville, NJ. He received a degree in Illustration from Hussian College of Art and a Certificate in painting and drawing from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, both located in Philadelphia. He shows his work at MADE Gallery in Lambertville, NJ and participates in many group exhibitions, plein air painting competitions, and art festivals throughout the country. Matt’s work is very much inspired and informed by his consistent plein air painting practice and he takes every advantage of the opportunity to be outdoors when the weather permits. In his work Matt strives to capture a fleeting sense of time and place by interpreting the atmosphere, color and light of each scene, whether it be a landscape, interior or still-life. In doing so he hopes to elevate the everyday to a higher level of beauty and give the viewer a deeper appreciation for the world around us.
Exhibitions:
2023
Lambertville Historical Society Plein Air Plus Exhibition, Lambertville NJ
Art Across the River Juried Salon, Prallsville Mills, Stockton NJ
Oil Painters of America Wet Paint Competition, Charleston SC
Plein Air Easton Competition, Easton MD
Union Coffee Group Show, Lambertville NJ
2022
Small Works Show, Bucks County Arts & Culture, New Hope PA
Solo Show: Air + Space, FAN Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Artsbridge Members’ Juried Salon, Prallsville Mills, Stockton NJ
Solo Show, Bank of Princeton, Lambertville NJ
Plein Air Easton Competition, Easton MD
Paint Out, High Bridge NJ
Oil Painters of America 2022 Salon Exhibition, James R Ross Fine Arts, Indianapolis IN
Plein Air Quickdraw Competition, Flemington NJ
Terhune Orchards: In Celebration of Old Trees Exhibit, Princeton NJ
2021
Oil Painters of America 2021 Salon Exhibition, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville GA
Paint Out, High Bridge NJ
Plein Air Quickdraw Competition, Flemington NJ
Winter Group Show, FAN Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2020
Solo Show: Present Tense, FAN Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2019
Philadelphia Sketch Club 156th Annual Small Oils Exhibit
Solo Show: Finding My Place, Philadelphia Sketch Club
Summer Group Show, FAN Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Pretty & Gritty Exhibition, DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia PA
Winter Group Show, FAN Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2015
5th Annual Community Exhibition, 3rd St. Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2011/12/13/14/15
Brandywine Valley Plein Air Exhibition, Delaware
2008/09/10
Wayne Plein Air Festival, Wayne PA
2007/09
Lost Dreams On Canvas, Pennsylvania Academy of the FIne Arts, Philadelphia PA
2006/07/09/10/19
Philadelphia Sketch Club Small Oils Exhibitions
Awards:
2023
First Prize – Art Across the River, Stockton NJ
2022
Peoples’ Choice Award – Artsbridge Annual Members’ Salon
First Prize – Flemington Plein Air
First Prize – High Bridge Paint Out
2021
Award of Excellence – OPA National Wet Paint Competition
Honorable Mention – Flemington Plein Air
2019
First Prize - Philadelphia Sketch Club 156th Annual Small Oils Exhibit
Teaching Experience:
Private instruction at Matt DeProspero Studio & Gallery
Penn Studio School of Art, Philadelphia PA
Artspace, Lansdowne PA
Education:
1991-1992
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA, Certificate in Drawing/Painting
1987-1990
Hussian College of Art, Philadelphia PA, Associates Degree in Art, Majoring in Illustration
Memberships:
Associate Member, Oil Painters of America
Philadelphia Sketch Club
Artsbridge NJ
New Hope Arts Association
Bucks County Arts & Culture
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