Matt Lamb Biography

Biography

Matt Lamb

Born, 1932, Chicago, Illinois

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2004

The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Academy of Fine Arts, Moscow

2003

ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida
Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, Illinois
Arteipunto, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mercado Gallery, Gualeguay, Argentina

2000

Art Miami 2000, represented by Virginia Miller
Galleries, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida
Millennium Project, Westminster Cathedral, London, Great Britain
Millennium Project, Mall of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1999

Another World, ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries,
Coral Gables (Miami), Florida
Zenner Gallery, Saarbrucken, Germany
Galerie Kasten, Mannheim, Germany
Palais de Glace Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Miami '99, represented by Fassbender Gallery, Miami, Florida
State Academy for Art Education, Ottweiler, Germany

1998

Saarbrucken City Gallery, Saarbrucken, Germany
Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Dallas Children's Theater, Dallas, Texas

1997

The Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois
Galeria Punto, Valencia, Spain
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Mannheim, Germany
Galerie Lisette Alibert, Paris, France

1996

University of Bristol, Bristol, England
John Cabot University, Rome, Italy
Oxford University, Oxford, England
Le Toit de la Grande Arche, La Defense, Paris, France
State of Illinois Gallery, Lockport, Illinois
La Casa de la Cultura, Jerona, Spain
Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

1995

Galerie Kasten, Mannheim, Germany
St. Mathias College, Mettlach, Germany
St. Augustine College, Bitche, France
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Galerie Lisette Alibert, Paris, France

1994

Galerie Lisette Alibert, Paris, France
Robert F. deCaprio Art Gallery,
Moraine Valley College, Palos Hills, Illinois
St. Mathias College, Mettlach, Germany
Hellenic American Union, Athens, Greece
Carole Jones Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Fassbender Fine Art, Chicago, Illinois
Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois

1993

Great Facade, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota
Galeria Praxis Arte International, Mexico City, Mexico

1992

University of St. Thomas Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Galerie Berlin, Berlin, Germany

1990

Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
University of St. Thomas Gallery, Minneapolis Campus, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Visions, Espace Cardin, Paris, France

1989

Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, Illinois
Expression of the Spirit, St. Xavier College, Chicago, Illinois
Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Beverly Art Center, Chicago, Illinois

1988

Archangels, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1999

Figure 8, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
Cows on Parade, City of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (outdoor installation)
ArtChicago 1999, represented by Fassbender Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Outsider Art Fair, Puck Building, New York City, New York
Gallery Artists Group Show, Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Just Good Art, Exhibition and Auction,
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
San Francisco International Art Exposition, represented by Fassbender Gallery
Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, Dublin, Ireland
Galerie Ferfanes, Zurich, Switzerland

1998

ArtChicago 1998, represented by Fassbender Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Baltimore Folk & Visionary Art Show, Baltimore, Maryland
Outsider Art Fair, Sailor's Valentine Gallery, New York, New York
Gallery Artists Group Show, Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

1997

ExpoArte, represented by Fassbender Gallery, Guadalajara, Mexico
Art Cologne '97, Galeria Punto, Cologne, Germany
Art-Centre, Costa Brava, Spain
Salvation and Damnation: Artists' Takes on the
Spiritual, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin
Then and Now, Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Visual Communication Through Global Connections
Museum of Contemporary Art, Ferrara, Italy
ArtChicago 1997, represented by Fassbender Gallery, Navy Pier
Outsiders/Inside, represented by Fassbender Gallery, Art Fair, Chicago Illinois
Outsider Art Fair, represented by Sailor's Valentine Gallery, New York, New York

1996

Art Cologne 96, represented by Fassbender Gallery, Cologne, Germany
Galerie Kasten, Mannheim, Germany
Galerie Lisette Alibert, Paris, France
Art Chicago Group Exhibition, Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

1995

Gallery Artists Group Exhibition, Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Some of Chicago's Self-Taught, Chicago Center for Self-Taught Art, The Museum for Folk, Naive, and Outsider Artists, Chicago, Illinois

1994

Figuration, Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Salon Des Independants, Espace Branly, Paris, France
Salon De L'Automne, Espace Branly, Paris, France
Grand Palais Des Exposition, Avignon, France
Modern Religious Art Gallery, Vatican Museums, Rome, Italy
Carole Jones Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Galerie Praxis Arte International, Mexico City, Mexico

1993

Parc des Exposition de Chateau, Avignon, France
State of the Arts '93, The NFA, New England Fine Art Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

1992

Salon des Independents, Grand Palais, Paris, France
Galerie Berlin, Berlin, Germany
University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Salon de la Cote Fleurie, Deauville, France
Deauville Medalist Exhibition, Trouville, France
Grand Concours Internationale, Trouville, France
Galerie Berlin, Berlin, Germany

1991

Grand Palais, Paris, France
Salon de l'Automne, Paris, France
Salon des Independants, Paris, France
Tough Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

1990

World Tattoo Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Chicago International Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois

1989

The Outer limits of Art, Prairie Avenue Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Chicago International Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois

1988

Emerging Artists, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

SPECIAL PROJECTS/COMMISSIONS

2000

Creator, artist, and artistic director of the national installation memorial Victims to Victors of West Cork, Ireland
Chicago Irish Memorial, 49 foot high sculpture commissioned for the city of Chicago by the An Gorta Mor Organization

1999

Commission: Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, North American College, the Vatican, Vatican City, Italy
Projects/Dance Performance, visuals by Matt Lamb and choreography by Joe Cerqua

1997

Forward Motion, backdrop for performance at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
Dance Chicago 97, backdrop for performance by Wifredo Rivera, choreographer, music by Joe Cerqua, Athenaeum Theater, Chicago, Illinois
Dance for Life, backdrop for performance at Skyline Stage, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Next Generation Dance Project, backdrop for performance at Northeastern Illinois, University, Chicago, Illinois

1996

Dance Chicago 96, backdrop for performance by Wifredo Rivera, choreographer; music by Joe Cerqua, Athenaeum Theater, Chicago, Illinois

1993

The Great Facade, backdrop for musical performance, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

“All Chicago,” Uturn e-zine, issue #2, http://www.uturn.org, 1998
Bonesteel, Michael. “Lamb of God,” exhibition catalogue, Carl Hammer Gallery, 1990
Buchholz, Barbara. "Among Jim Dine's New Icons....," Chicago Tribune, April 3, 1998
Damian, Carol. “Matt Lamb (at) ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries,” ARTnews January 2000.
Damian, Carol. "Matt Lamb: The Chaos of Modern Life," exhibition catalogue, ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, 1999
Delp, Ron. "Internationally Known Artist Uses Ocean for Final Touch", Florida Keys Keynotes, June 9, 1992
Gabor/Painter. "A Little Bit of Heaven: The Paintings of Matt Lamb at Carl Hammer Gallery", Windy City Times, December 15, 1988, page 23
Garrett. "Matt Lamb: Carl Hammer Gallery", New Art Examiner, February 1989
Hakanson Colby, Joy. "Self-taught Artist Recycles Characters Amid Busy Images", The Detroit News, June 4, 1999
Hall, Michael. Matt Lamb: Obsessive Spirit, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois, 1997, exhibition catalogue
"Immer Wieder Etwas Neues zu Entdecken", Saarbrucker Zeitung, September 1994
Kuspit, Donald. Madness and Matt Lamb, exhibition catalogue, Fassbender Gallery, 1996
"Lamb's Vivid Paintings Help Celebrate Minneapolis Dedication", St. Thomas Bulletin, Summer, 1992, pages 1, 4
Lamb, Matt. Love: The Christ Experience, Fassbender Gallery, 1996
Macey, Joyce. "Matt Lamb Paints Like It Is" Oak Lawn, Evergreen Part Reporter, July 9, 1992, page 5
"Matt Lamb, Artist", Condor Magazine, November 1994
"Matt Lamb, Making Sense of Chaos", SunStorm Magazine, Summer 1992, page 50
Swanson, Lorraine. "Businessman/Artist Listens to Calling, Paints 'Secret World'", Sky Magazine, July 21, 1994, Section II, page 3
Swanson, Mary Towley. "A Canvas of Iridescent Gems", St. Thomas Bulletin, Fall 1992
Walsh, Laura. "Chicago by Design" Where Magazine, November, 1990
Yood, James, et. al. Matt Lamb, exhibition catalogue, 1994
Zdanovics, Olga. "Matt Lamb: Carole Jones Gallery", exhibition review, New Art Examiner, September 1994, p. 44

HONORS/AWARDS

1996 Doctor of Humane Letters, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis
1992 Bronze Medal at the Deauville Exhibition, National Federation of French Culture

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Knoxville Art Museum, Knoxville, Tennessee
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois
Pierre Cardin, Paris, France
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Chicago, Illinois
Beverly Art Center, Vanderpool Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
The Honorable Richard M. Daley, Chicago, Illinois
General Count D'Arcourt, Paris, France
Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
His All Holiness, Patriarch Dimitrios, Istanbul, Turkey
Gardner, Carton, and Douglas Attorneys, Chicago, Illinois
Luitwin Gisbert and Brigitte von Boch-Galhau, Germany
Little Company of Mary Hospital, Evergreen, Illinois
Moraine Valley Community College, Center for Cont. Technology, Palos Hills, Illinois
The National Treasury, Washington, D.C.
Daniel Ollivier, French Cultural Service, Paris, France
His Beatitude Michael Sabah, Jerusalem, Israel
The Spertus Museum of Judaica, Chicago, Illinois
St. Xavier College, Chicago, Illinois
The State of Illinois Collection, "Native Illinoisians", Chicago, Illinois
VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Rome, Italy
The Veco Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
College of St. Augustin, Bitche, France