Matthew Comeau is an American artist, born in 1990, originally from South Windsor, Connecticut.  He first started making art at a very young age, copying and manipulating images and characters from comic books. For his Undergraduate degree, he studied for four years at the University of Connecticut.  There he was able to work within an Individualized major, creating his own curriculum around drawing, printmaking and painting. Currently he is entering his second year at the New York Academy of Art, working towards an MFA in Drawing.

2008-2012     BFA, Individualized major in drawing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT2013-present (2015)     MFA, Drawing, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

Exhibitions and Awards:

2014     Leipzig international Artist Residency, Leipzig, Germany

2014     Tribeca Ball, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

2013     Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

2013     Connecticut Printmakers Invitational, Norwalk, CT

2013     Collaborative wall piece for Retrospective; “Gus Mazzocca: 4 Decades/4 Generations”, the Arena Gallery, Storrs, CT

2012     “Paper New England” at Theatre Works, Hartford, CT

2012     Raw Natural Showcase at the Russian Lady, Hartford, CT

2012     UConn Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition, Willimantic, CT

2012     Student’s Choice Award, University of Connecticut BFA Exhibition

2011, 2010, 2009     Liberty Bank Scholarship

2011, 2010, 2009, 2008     Joseph Baum Scholarship

2011     UConn Fine Arts Scholarship Show 2011 (juried selection), Storrs, CT

2010     UConn Fine Arts Scholarship Show 2010 (juried selection), Storrs, CT

2010     Curated and Exhibited; “Muted Gestures” Exhibition at Club Lochness, Florence, Italy

2010     UConn Studio Arts Study Abroad, Florence, Italy

2009     UConn Fine Arts Scholarship Show (juried selection)

2008      University of Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards Scholarship

2008     “Gold Portfolio”, CT Regional Scholastic Art Award

Contact: web: www.mattcomeauart.wordpress.com