ARTIST BIO

• I am an Artist from Melbourne, Australia 
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  Matthew Fitch
  
  
  Qualifications
  2013: Master of Art Curatorship, with minor thesis, Public Art. University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
  2004: 1999-2004 Bachelor of Fine Art with Distinctions, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  
  
  Solo Art Exhibitions
• 2025-2026: Artifact Art Gallery, 155 Suffolk Street, New York, New York.  17th December 2025-5th January 2026
• 2024-25: Artifact Art Gallery 155 Suffolk Street, New York, New York. Dec.24 to Jan 2025/
  2020: Matthew Fitch @ Exhibit B, 10 February to 10 march, Bendigo Central, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
  2019: ‘Matthew Fitch Ochre’, Galeria de Arte, L’atelier Pilar Guell, Carrer de Les Penidides, Barcelona.
  2017: Fitch 11, The Blackcat Gallery, Collingwood, Melbourne, AU.
  2012: Permanent and Ephemeral Dichotomies, solo exhibition at The Paton Gallery, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.
  2010: “Fitch Matthew”, at The Collingwood Gallery, Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia.
  
  
  Art Fairs & Exhibition Meter Wall Allocations
  
  
  2025: New York Art Expo, with Artifact Art Gallery, 299 South Street, Pier 36, New York, New York. Pier 36. 
  2024: Euro Art Fair, 6th-8th September, Amsterdam, Presence: Digital only.
  2023: Shanghai International Art Fair, solo art booth International Convention Centre, Shanghai. Organised with The government of Shanghai and Partners with The Shanghai International Art Fair and the Yangze River Delta, China.
  2023: New York Art Expo with Artifact Art Gallery Pier 36, booth 607, 299 South Street New York Presence: Digital only.
  2023: L.A. Art Show with Artifact Art Gallery, Booth1121 (flat files)
  2023: Arte e Dintorni Art and Surrounding, (1 metre wall) Kunst Depot Parucche ai Biri, carnegio 5415, Rio tera dei Biri, Venezia, Italy.
  2022: Artexpo New York, Artifact Art Gallery, (Presence digital) New York, New York.
  2022 Venice Nel Mezzo in Between Biennale Di Venezia (1 metre wall in gallery) @Latteria Moderna Castello 1791 30122 Venice.
  2019: Paris “Sans Titre”. LE MARAIS 13 Rue d’Ormesson 75004 paris, France.
  (1 metre wall by height in gallery).
  2019: Amsterdam International Art Fair, solo artist booth. Amsterdam.
  2018: Kunst 2018 Prenzualer Winstrasse, Berlin Art Week, Berlin. (allocation 1 metre wall x height in art Gallery)
  2017: Talented Art Fair, solo booth @ The Old Truman Brewery, London, UK.
  
  
  Exhibition Congregations
  
  
  2022: Art Up Close, New York, New York, USA
• 2022: Arts in color artists exhibition, curatorial by Arts in Color Gallery by Satarra Leona 1843 14th St.NW Washington, DC 20009, Washington, USA.
  2022: Abstraction Attraction 16 artists, Elysium Gallery, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia.
  2022: Blender Studio Artist’s Exhibition, Dudley Street Melbourne, Australia.
  2022: Castlemaine Collective Art Show, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.
  2022: Matthew Fitch in Art matters (Flat Files) Artifact Art Gallery, 84 Orchard Street, Manhattan, New York, USA.
  2021: Contemporary Art, Artist and the Vision. Gallery in Castle Hubertendorf, Schloss Hubertendorf Blindenmarkt, Austria
  2021: The Kern Art Exhibition , supporting local kids find your art, Kernot, Victoria Australia.
  2020: Contemporary Art Station, New ERA, Tokyo.
  2020: The Artist, Researcher and the Alchemist, PAKS Gallery in Vienna, Linzer Straße Vienna, Austria.
  2020: The Moment and the Artwork, PAKS Gallery, Putzbrunner Straße, Munich, Germany.
  2019: Blender Studios 28 Artists Xmas Exhibition, Dark Horse Experiment Art Gallery.
  2019: La Galerie du Marché Prestige in Montreux, Art on Screen (digital) Switzerland.
  2019: Art on Screen non-profit organization ‘Official Sponsor’ of The Florence Biennale.
  2019: Contemporary Art Palette, PAKS Gallery in Munich, Putzbrunner Straße Munich, Germany.
  2019: Naracoorte National Art Exhibition & Prize. Naracoorte Regional Art Gallery, South Australia.
  2019: Blender Studios Launch, 33-35 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Australia.
  2019: Contemporary Art in Castle Hubertendorf, PAKS Gallery in castle Hubertendorf, Schloss Hubertendorf, Blindenmarkt, Austria.
  2019: Contemporary Art in Vienna, PAKS Gallery in Vienna, Linzer Straße Vienna, Austria.
  2018: Contemporary Art Innovations, Paks Art Gallery, Vienna. EU.
  2018: Contemporary Art in Munich, Paks Art Gallery, in Munich, Germany.
  2018: L’Atelier De Pilar, Carrer de les Penedides, Barcelona, Spain.
  2018: PAKS Gallery in castle Hubertendorf, Einladung, Schloss Hubertendorf Blindenmarkt, Vienna.
  2018: Contemporary Art Kunst ist Grenzenlos, PAKS Gallery, Vienna, EU.
  2018: ‘Object/Subject’, Blender pop up Space, Docklands Melbourne, Australia.
  2017: ACCP, Australian Centre for Contemporary Photography Salon Exhibition
  2017: Blender Studio’s Official Open Art Studios to the public, Launch of Blender Studio’s.
  Docklands, Melbourne, Australia.
  2016: Moss Deck Art Show, The Moss Foundation, @ The Ministry of Art, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia.
  2015: Art in Science- Science in Art. The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery Research Week, St Vincent Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
  2014: 2014 Winter Salon, Collingwood Gallery, Melbourne, Au.
  2014: 2014 Summer Salon, Collingwood Gallery, Melbourne, Au.
  2013: Fifteen Salon group exhibit at The 69 Smith Street Gallery, Collingwood, Melbourne.
  2011: White Canvas Select, A Group Show, White Canvas Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia
  2011: ACT for Kids 21st, Annual Art Exhibition & Auction, White Canvas Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia.
  2008: The Sandwich Art Exhibition, The Stainless Gallery, 2 Australian Artists + Two Indian Artists = Sandwich, New Delhi, India.
  2007: Y.E.A.H. ‘The World We Live In’ Art Exhibition and Auction 2007 ‘The Blue Diamond Club.’ Y.E.A.H., Youth Empowerment Against H.I.V. 123 Queens Street, Melbourne, Australia.
  2005: Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. Australia's Major Sculpture event. 
  2004: Sculpture Exhibition R.M.I.T Sculpture, Melbourne. AU.
  2001: Triptych at Polly Courtin Gallery, The Fringe Festival, Swanston Street, Melbourne.
  1999: Six Artist’s exhibition at The Melbourne Arts Club Inc. Gallery.
  1999: The Melbourne Arts Club Annual Exhibition at The Goya Galleries, Brunswick, Melbourne.
  1998: Inaugural Exhibition at The Melbourne Arts Club Inc. Windsor, Australia.
  
  
  
  1. Conference
     
     
  2014: ARTS//MATTER: Symposium 2014, University of New South Wales, Sydney. Matthew Fitch: Museums: Revaluations of the arts as a ‘public good’
  2013: Oration, Matthew Fitch presents research on Ian Bow
  
  1. The Attitudes and Passions of Man and Objects of Compassion, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Swanston Street, Melbourne.
     
     
  2011: Art Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference: Contact.
  Matthew Fitch: Tangible and Ephemeral Correlations. Wellington, New Zealand. Keynote Speaker: Okwui Enwezor.
  2011: Art Ambassador, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne Australia.
  
  Award:
  2010: The 2010 Vice-Chancellor’s Engagement Award, University of Melbourne.
  2013: Graduate Internship Scholarship, University of Melbourne.
  2015 Topshot award, viewbug,
  Volunteer
  2018: Oxfam trail Walker Volunteer, Team up against poverty.
  2018: Committee Member, Melbourne Art Club Inc.
  
  
  Curatorial:
  2015: The Art Enclave, Fitch Art Alliance, As Gallery Director in Art Fair from Australia, in The Art Enclave, Mumbai, India. in an art fair in Mumbai, Fitch art gallery alliance art booth.
  2013: The Outdoor Public Art Exhibition @ The Festival of Ideas, The Art and Science of Wellbeing, The Festival of Ideas, Melbourne. Initiated by Matthew Fitch with Director Fiona Stanley AC. (Australian of the year)
  2012:Permanent and Ephemeral Dichotomies, Paton Gallery, Melbourne.
  1999: Gallery Director, The Melbourne Arts Club Gallery, The Melbourne Arts Club Inc.
  
  
  Publications
  2023: Art X Art = ART https://www.blurb.com/b/11544643
  2023: Art in America, Matthew Fitch, listing by Artifact Art gallery, New York, New York.
  2021: GZ Basel 2020-2021 contemporary art beyond part 1. Basel Art Center
  ISBN 979-1-03-442589-2
  2021-22: Art in America (featured) Matthew Fitch by Artifact art Gallery. New York USA.
  
  
  Skills
  
  
  2005: Hand Priming & sizing all linens for canvas.
  Gesso, rabbit skin glue, colour matching also some assisting with conservator’s duties. Colour Square Pty Ltd. Melbourne AU.