Matthew Offenbacher
Exhibitions
- “Decor for Interstellar Travel”, Prole Drift, Seattle, Wa., March 2012. (upcoming)
- “The Divided $elf”, Vignettes, Seattle, Wa., 2011.
- “C.A.T.”, Howard House, Seattle, Wa., 2009.
- “Captain of a huckleberry party”, Howard House, Seattle, Wa., 2007.
- “God, sex, the great outdoors”, Howard House, Seattle, Wa., 2006.
- “Beaver painting”, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, Ca., 2005.
- “New Paintings”, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, Ca., 2004.
Projects
- “Seattle Catalog” (with G. Bennett, W. Greenwood), 2011 - .
- “An Empty Vase”, Prole Drift, Seattle, Wa. (with J. Heishman), 2011.
- “The Gift Shop”, The Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle., 2010.
- “Intellectual Property”, The Hedreen Gallery, Seattle University, Wa. (with Y. Ott), 2010.
- “Second People”, The Helm Gallery, Tacoma, Wa. (with G. Bennett, J. Heishman, H. Hinrichs), 2009.
- “La Norda Specialo”, a ’zine for artists’ writings, first issue April 2008.
- “Light show for UNESCO”, Howard House, Seattle, Wa., 2008.
- “A special project for Bard Hall at the First Unitarian Church”, San Diego, Ca., 2005.
Writing
- Power in the Gift Shop, The Gift Shop exhibition catalog, 2011.
- Joey Veltkamp, SOIL members catalog, 2011.
- Green Gothic, “La Especial Norte #4”, 2009.
- Second peoples statement (with G. Bennett, J. Heishman, and H. Hinrichs), 2009.
- Black Fu Dogs, “La Especial Norte #2”, 2008.
- The Underground Tour, “La Especial Norte #1”, 2008.
- Light show for Unesco press release, 2008.
- Captain of a huckleberry interview, 2007.
- A letter about beaver painting, 2005.
- exhibition statement, 2004.
Some Group Exhibitions
- “Reclaimed”, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Wa. 2011.
- “Being There”, Cornish College of Arts, Seattle, Wa. 2011.
- “The Pajama Game”, Nepo House, Seattle, Wa. 2011.
- “Studio Sale BBQ Biennial”, 1128 Poplar Place, Seattle, Wa. 2010.
- “The Arc of Picasso”, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, Wa. 2010.
- “Parallel Universe”, Grey Gallery, Seattle, Wa. 2010.
- “Build-a-house/Open House”, Howard House, Seattle, Wa., 2009
- “Weighing and Wanting”, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, Ca., 2008.
- “On the Floor, Wall, and Ceiling”, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, Ca., 2005.
- “Singing My Song”, ACME., Los Angeles, Ca., 2004.
Reviews
- Graves, Jen, “Joy and Elusiveness”, The Stranger, September 7, 2011, p. 25.
- Beal, Suzanne, “Art of Conversation”, City Arts, Juy 2010, pp. 22-23.
- Graves, Jen, “Art is Embarrassing”, The Stranger, October 27, 2009, p. 31.
- Graves, Jen, “Indian Gifts”, The Stranger, April 21, 2009, p. 24.
- Graves, Jen, “The Backroom”, The Stranger, December 2, 2008, p. 21.
- Graves, Jen, “La Especial Norte #1”, The Stranger, April 22, 2008.
- Graves, Jen, “White Weasels”, The Stranger, October 10, 2007, p.33.
- Hackett, Regina, Seattle PI, October 18, 2007.
- Lippens, Nate, Seattle PI, September 29, 2006, What's Happening, p.35.
- Pincus, Robert L., “Animal House”, San Diego UT, June 9, 2005, Night & Day, p.41.
- Reed, Victoria, “Matthew Offenbacher at Quint Contemporary Art”, Artweek, v.35:3, April, pp.22-23.
