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1. Rennes, 2008, dry media and collage, 6” x 6”
2. Liege, 2008, dry media and collage, 6” x 6”
3. Varenne, 2008, dry media and collage, 6” x 6”
4. Villiers, 2008, dry media and collage, 6” x 6”
5. Blanche, 2008, dry media and collage, 6” x 6”

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6. Installation View, Rosenfeld Gallery,
      Philadelphia, PA
7. Studio Interior
8. Studio Interior
9. Studio Interior with Artist
10. Studio Interior

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1. Montparnasse, 2006, oil on canvas, 25” x 46”
2. Angelico, 2006, oil on canvas, 36” x 42”
3. Still Life, 2006, oil on canvas, 20” x 30”
4. Winter, 2005-06, oil on canvas, 48” x 48”
5. Ontario, 2006, oil on canvas, 46” x 38”

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Contact Information
New York, NY
e-mail: matthew.farina@gmail.com
www.matthewfarina.com

The Rosenfeld Gallery
113 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
tel: 215-922-1376
www.therosenfeldgallery.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Education
2008
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
BFA, Fine Arts & History of Art

2005
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Certificate, Printmaking

2000
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI

Professional Experience
2008
Public Education Assistant, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2008
Community Outreach Volunteer, Philadelphia Public Schools, Philadelphia, PA

2006-2007
Gallery Assistant, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

2006
Amity High School Visting Artist, Jamie Hulley Fund for the Arts, Woodbridge, CT

2005
Assistant Scenic Artist, Yale Repertory Theater, New Haven, CT

Selected Awards and Honors
2004
The Richard C. von Hess Memorial Travel Grant

Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
   The Elena and Will Barnet Prize for Abstract Art
   The Cuff/Samac Prize for Abstract Painting, Special Mention
   The Susan Land Memorial Prize in Printmaking
   The Robert T. Wickersham Purchase Prize in Lithography
   The Print Center Prize, Special Mention

2003
Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
   Thoron Prize for Composition, Faculty Vote
   The Print Center Prize, Special Notice

2001
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, ARTS Week Awardee

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Provost Merit Scholarship

2000
Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Scholar

The Congressional Art Awards National Exhibitor

The Scholastic Gold Awards

1999
The Scholastic Gold Awards

Bibliography
2008
Inliquid Calendar, May

Fallon, Roberta and Libby Rosof, "Weekend Kisses for Mayor Nutter", artblog, 2-3-08

Journal of Financial Service Professionals, March Vol. 62. No. 2 - Cover Image

Connor, Kyle, "Breathes For Flesh", Individulast Press, Image reproduced on cover

2007
Newhall, Edith, "Stripe Tease", The Philadelphia Inquirer, 4-6-07

2006
Newhall, Edith, "Hodgepodge for the Holidays", The Philadelphia Inquirer, 12-22-06

Doherty, Donna, "City-Wide heads to the hood", The New Haven Register, 10-14-06

Jannise, Justin, "Artspace show explores history", The Yale Daily News, 11-29-06

2005
PAFA Admissions Advertisement and website reproduction

2001
Featured Artist, Scholastic Art Magazine, Sept/Oct

Colony, Lee, "Waukesha Art Students enter Million-Dollar Club", Waukesha Freeman, 5-16-01

2000
NFAA ARTS Awards Catalog

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

2008
Little Winter, 10th Street Laundromat Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2007
Paling, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Group

2008
LGBTQ Emerging Artists, William Way Community Center, Philadelphia, PA

Learning to Love You More, online exhibition project

2007
Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2006
Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

City-Wide Open Studios Exhibit, Artspace, New Haven, CT

2005
Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 

Certificate Student Exhibit, 1301 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2004
Annual Juried Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 

Certificate Student Exhibit, 1301 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2003
Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 

Certificate Student Exhibit, 1301 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2002
Certificate Student Exhibit, 1301 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2001
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, ARTS Exhibit , Miami, FL

2000
The Congressional Art Awards, United States Capitol, Washington DC