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Matt Mignanelli
Born Providence, RI
Lives and works in New York City

Aesthetic and process define my practice. Painted entirely free-hand, I constantly
challenge personal boundaries as I strive for perfection and purity in my execution.
Education
2011 Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2005
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions

2013 Marianne Friis Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (forthcoming) Matt Mignanelli - Ryan Wallace, Bleecker Street Arts Club, New York, NY (forthcoming)
2012 Made In America, Artpark, Warsaw, Poland 2010 Transformative Illuminations, Medicine Agency, San Francisco, CA
The Paradigm, Recoat Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
Bibliography

Matt Mignanelli - Art Talk, VICE.COM, April 2013. (Brooklyn, NY) (forthcoming)
Fresh Air from Ballast Projects at SPRING/BREAK, Xavier Aaronson, Babes at the Museum, March 15, 2013. (New York, NY)
A Short Recommendation Review of SPRING/BREAK, Matthew D. Knight, The Art Dossier, March 8, 2013. (New York, NY)
Brooklyn During Armory Week, Enrico Gomez, Wagmag, March 4, 2013. (Brooklyn, NY)
Armory Week Show SPRING/BREAK Announces Artists and Curators, Benjamin Sutton, ARTINFO, February 22, 2013. (New York, NY)
Matt Mignanelli Studio Visit, Jack Smylie, POST NEW, December 18, 2012. (Auckland, NZ)
Matt Mignanelli wywiad, Agniezki Le Nart, Mixtape, September 13, 2012. (Warsaw, PL)
Interview with Matt Mignanelli, Rob Loane, Fecal Face, July 11, 2012. (San Francisco, CA)
Matt Mignanelli - Interview,
Steven Cox, Hunted Projects: In Dialogue, June 23, 2012. (Glasgow, UK)
Matt Mignanelli Talks Inspiration
, Noah Davis, Complex Magazine, June 4, 2012. (New York, NY)
My neighbors at 117 Grattan Street
, Sharon Butler, Two Coats of Paint, May 31, 2012. (Brooklyn, NY)
SPINDLES Exhibition
, VICE Magazine, May 4, 2012. (New York, NY)
New Exhibit At Ballast Projects Highlights NYC's Most Exciting Contemporary Artists
, Nick Schonberger, Complex Magazine, May 2, 2012. (New York, NY)
NY EVENT: Fredagskunst på Ama'r
, Hanne Bjørton, Amager Bladet, April 30, 2012. (Copenhagen, DK)
Matt Mignanelli - Studio Visit
, Jens-Peter Brask, Brask Art, March 7, 2012. (Copenhagen, DK)
Painter Matt Mignanelli's Acrylic Pixels
, Paul Bruno, DIRTY Magazine, June 25, 2011. (New York, NY)
Matt Mignanelli: Vermont Studio Center
, Alex Moshakis, It's Nice That, February 18, 2011. (London, UK)
Medicine Agency: Matt Mignanelli - Transformative Illuminations
, Alan Bamberger, Artbusiness.com, August 25, 2010. (San Francisco, CA)

Paintings balance the abstract, organic, Julia Chan, San Francisco Examiner, August 19, 2010. (San Francisco, CA) p. 26
Stars & Stripes: An Interview with Artist Matt Mignanelli
, Kendrick Daye, Art Nouveau, August 19, 2010 (Atlanta, GA)
Matt Mignanelli Interviewed: Transformative Illuminations
, Alex Bec, It's Nice That, August 18, 2010. (London, UK)
Matt Mignanelli ”Transformative Illuminations” at Medicine Agency,
Nick Schonberger, Curated Magazine, August 12, 2010. (New York, NY & Berlin, Germany)
Matt Mignanelli Solo Exhibit at Medicine Agency,
Kenneth Tan, Format Magazine, August 9, 2010. (Toronto, Canada)
Matt Mignanelli answers FAD's questions,
Mark Westall, FAD website, April 2, 2010. (London, UK)
Matt Mignanelli’s Glasgow Exhibition,
David Hellqvist, Dazed Digital, April 1, 2010. (London, UK)
Matt Mignanelli VS. Glasgow,
Dustin Hostetler, Faesthetic.com, March 15, 2010. Toledo, OH
Matt Mignanelli Solo Exhibition,
Sarah Parniak, Format Magazine , March 15, 2010. Toronto, Canada
The Paradigm Exhibition Preview, Matt Mignanelli, David Ferretti, T.W.D. Magazine , March 9, 2010. Chicago, IL
Matt Mignanelli Studio Visit / Show Preview,
The Ballast , March 8, 2010. New York City, NY
Matt Mignanelli,
Jan Mueller-Wiefel, Gudberg Magazine , December 17, 2009. Hamburg, Germany
Mail Me Art, Darren Di Lieto, HOW Books, March 3, 2009. Cincinnati, OH
Mixed Palette: Jan 30,
Clutter Magazine, January 15, 2009 (Staffordshire, United Kingdom)
Oil It, +1 Magazine, January 15, 2009 (London, United Kingdom)
Interview with Matt Mignanelli,
Claudio Parentela, Coward & Sneeze, September 24, 2008 (Catanzaro, Italy)
Something Unknown,
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nterview with Matt Mignanelli, Liisa Triin Vurma, Betamag, Summer 2008 (Tallinn, Estonia)
Matt Mignanelli",
IdeaFixa Magazine, June 2008, (Curitiba, Brasil)
Current; Matt Mignanelli"
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Katie Zuppann, Juxtapoz.com, May 16, 2008
Matt Mignanelli DropMobile"
JPEOPLE Brand File, Issue 8, Fall-Winter 2008 (Berlin, Germany)
Matt Mignanelli"
John Trippe, Fecalface.com, November 2, 2007 (San Francisco, CA)
Butterscotch; Portrait of a Playboy"
Phirebrush Magazine, Issue 56, 2007 (Washington, DC)
Matt Mignanelli; Sketches"
Five to Nine Magazine: Coffee + TV; Issue 7, December 2007. (Minneapolis, MN USA)
Humour"
Nelson Medina, RevolutionArt Magazine, Issue 9, November 2007. (Lima, Peru)
Matt Mignanelli; Painter"
Artistaday.com, September 25, 2007
"Artist Profile"
Illustrophile.com, September 19, 2007
"Matt Mignanelli; A New York State of Mind"
, Nelson Medina, RevolutionArt Magazine, Issue 8, September 2007 (Lima, Peru)
"A Piece of Your Mind"
, Newport This Week, March 6, 2006. (Newport, RI USA)

 

 
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 Centotto, Brooklyn, NY (forthcoming) PULSE New York, Waterhouse & Dodd, New York, NY The Example, Bleecker Street Arts Club, New York, NY New artists of the Gallery, Dubner Moderne, Lausanne, CH
Spring/Break with Ballast Projects, Old School, 233 Mott Street, New York, NY
2012 Project Space, Quint Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA ARTWALK NY, 82 Mercer, New York, NY
Marianne Friis Gallery, Art Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Re:Define 2012, Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas, TX Spindles, Ballast Projects presents at Kinfolk Studios, Brooklyn, NY New York - New Tendencies, Marianne Friis Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark Courtesy Roman Abramovich, Centotto, Brooklyn, NY
Pieces of Heaven, curated by Eli Consilvio, Smashbox Studios, Los Angeles, CA 2011 ARTWALK NY benefiting Coalition for the Homeless, Skylight Studios, New York, NY Cast, Tint, Shade, Glow, Mikhail Zakin Gallery, Demarest, NJ A Selection from the Collection, Mark Wolfe Contemporary, San Francisco, CA Spinello Projects, SCOPE New York, New York, NY Rema Hort Mann Foundation, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY 2010 Bonus Aisle, Recoat Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland Awesome #1 Big Fun Group Show, Medicine Agency, SF 2009 Recession Session, Recoat Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland Mail Me Art, Red Gate Gallery, London, United Kingdom Satellite Exhibition, Urban Outfitters Glasgow, Scotland Mixed Palette, Recoat Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland 2008 Scott Meyers Presents, Day One Art Space, Bridgeport, CT Milk's Summer BBQ, Milk Studios, New York, NY Cancer Sell, 98 Leonard Street, London, United Kingdom I Got Wood, Split Obsession, Honolulu, HI Paine's World (Paine Park Benefit), Urban Outfitters HQ, Philadelphia, PA Microyoung, Chiesa Rossa Public Library, Milano, Italy First Impressions Last, Umber Studios, Minneapolis, MN 2007 Contemporaneamente, Mediateca Comune di Ceccano, Ceccano, Italy 12 X 12 in 12, Gallery 380, Brooklyn, NY The Christmas Machine, MFK Galerie, Berlin, Germany Art for Progress, The Pure Project, Nolita, NYC
GAS Project 07, Global Gallery, Sydney, Australia
On Deck III, Crystal Theater, Missoula, MT
Global Exhibit, I Got Wood.co.uk, Hawaii-United Kingdom
Propaganda III, Start SOMA Gallery, San Francisco, CA
3 Feet High, Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
2006 Play Lounge, Queens, NY
Skate to School, Minnow, Philadelphia, PA
On Deck II, Raven Cafe, Missoula, MT Digital Show: Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, United Kingdom A Piece of My Mind, Deblois Gallery, Newport, RI Harvest of Dreams, Brooklyn Artist's Gym, Brooklyn, NY 2005 SOWA Art Walk, 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA
Invitational, Duffy & Shanley, Providence, RI
ISB Gallery, Providence, RI Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
 
   
Honors
2012   Visiting Artist, Aaron School, New York, NY

2011    Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Lectures
2010   Message Through Color, Parsons The New School of Design, NY, NY
           Matt Mignanelli, Art Directors Club of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2009 Color Theory, Parsons The New School of Design, New York, NY

Wall Paintings
2012    Stranger in a Strange Land , Artpark, Warsaw, Poland

2011    Awakening, SCOPE New York, NY
2010 Installation, Recoat Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland 2007 Baruch Park Mural, CITYarts, New York, NY Nickelodeon, New York, NY