Resume

Matthew W. Litteken
mwlitteken@nni.com





Education
MFA—University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH—2004
2-D studio major (Painting).

BFA—Miami University, Oxford, OH (cum laude)—1995
Painting and Ceramics major.

Exhibition Record

Solo Exhibitions

2009    Burnell R. Roberts Triangle Gallery/ Sinclair College/ Dayton, OH
2008    The Fabric of Folly/ The Art Mission Gallery/ Binghamton, NY
2007    New Works/ Amy Baber Fine Art/ Shreveport, LA
2005    Stretching the Value/ Upstairs at the Greenwich Gallery/ Cincinnati, OH
2004    American Fancy/ Thomas More College/ Crestview Hills, KY
     Value for Value/D.A.A.P. Galleries Downtown/ MFA Thesis exhibition/ University of Cincinnati/
Cincinnati, OH
2000    The World as Best as I Remember It/ Celebrate-the-Arts Program – DPC Gallery/
Doylestown, PA

Two, Three, and Four-Person Exhibitions

2009    The Painter’s/ The Carnegie/ Covington, KY  (Three-person show)
2007    Trappings/ Parkland Art Gallery/ Parkland College/ Champaign, IL
(Three-person show)
        Random Thoughts/ Upstairs at the Greenwich Gallery/ Cincinnati OH
(Three-person show)
2005    Re-Visions/ Main Gallery/ Northern Kentucky University/ Highland Heights, KY
  (Invitational Four-person show)
2002    Recent Works/ 840 Gallery/ University of Cincinnati/ Cincinnati, OH
(Three-person show)
2000    Painted and Thrown/ Carriage-House Gallery/ Lambertville, NJ
(Two-person show)                                       
1998    All on Their Own/ Mercer Museum (Fonthill Terrace Pavilion)/ Doylestown, PA
(Four-person show)

Invitational Group Exhibitions

2008    Bicentennial Exhibit/ Miami University Art Museum/ Oxford, OH (contacted by curator of
exhibitions, Lena Vigna)
2008    Connections/University Gallery/ Institute of Art and Design, University of West Bohemia/
Pilsen, Czech Republic (exhibit with the Art Faculty of Miami University in conjunction with the Pilsen Liberation Festival 2008)
2007    Money/ Marymount Manhattan College/ New York, NY (contacted by gallery director,
Professor Millie Burns)
Exposed/ ArtWorks Gallery/ Cincinnati, OH (contacted by gallery director, Elaine Lynch)
Social Grace/ Upstairs at the Greenwich Gallery/ Cincinnati OH (contacted by curator,
Matthew Miller-Novak)
2006    Play Things/ Upstairs at the Greenwich Gallery/ Cincinnati, OH (contacted by curator,
Matthew Miller-Novak)
2003    Gloss/ The Mockbee Gallery/ Cincinnati, OH (contacted by curator, Allen Cochran)
Best of…/ Reed Gallery/ College of DAAP / Cincinnati, OH (contacted by gallery director,
Ann Timpano)
1999    Fly Ash and Comet Tails/ 9 West Grant Gallery/ Lancaster, PA (contacted by gallery
director, Caroline Henderson)

Group and Juried Exhibitions

2007    Exhibition 280/ Huntington Museum of Art/ Huntington, WV (Jurors: Michael Rush, Director
of the Rose Museum at Brandeis University; Mark Masuoka, Director and Chief Curator at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha, Nebraska; and David butler, Executive Director of the Knoxville Museum of Art)--catalogue
Hands to Work/ ArtStreet Galleries/ University of Dayton/ Dayton, OH
2006    Magnitude SEVEN/ Manifest Gallery/ Cincinnati, OH (group show)--catalogue
Sixty Square Inches/ Purdue University Galleries/ West Layfayette, IN (Juror: Peter Olsen,
Northern Illinois University Art Museum)--catalogue
Hidden Charms/ ArtStreet Galleries/ University of Dayton/ Dayton, OH (group show)
In Process/ Rike Center Gallery/ University of Dayton/ 2006 Department of Arts Faculty
Show/Dayton, OH
Hiestand Galleries/ Miami University/ 2006 Department of Art Faculty Show/ Oxford, OH
Amy Baber Fine Art/ Gallery Artists Exhibition / Shreveport, LA
DeBottis Gallery/ Gallery Artists Exhibition / West Chester, PA
2005    DeBottis Gallery/ Gallery Artists Exhibition / West Chester, PA
Rike Center Gallery/ 2005 Dept. of Arts Faculty Show/ University of Dayton/ Dayton, OH
2004        DeBottis Gallery/ Gallery Artists Exhibition/ West Chester, PA
Risch Gallery/ Fort Thomas, KY
Rike Center Gallery/ 2004 Dept. of Arts Faculty Show/ University of Dayton/ Dayton, OH
2003    DeBottis Gallery/ Gallery Artists Exhibition / West Chester, PA
840 Gallery/ University of Cincinnati/ Cincinnati, OH (MFA group show)
Recent Works/ Edwards Gallery/ College of DAAP/ Cincinnati, OH (Five-person show)
2002      Small Works, Top Priority/ The Stage Gallery/ Merrick, NY
National All-Media Juried Exhibition/ The Artists’ Museum/ Washington DC
(Juror: Claire Huschle, Director of Target Gallery/Torpedo Factory Art Center)
Art of the State-Pennsylvania/ The Greater Harrisburg Arts Council, Susquehanna Art
Museum/ Harrisburg, PA (Juror: David Ambrose, University of Pennsylvania)
Works on View/ Foxglove Gallery/ Stroudsburg, PA
National Spring Open Juried Exhibition/ Wayne Art Center/ Wayne, PA (Juror:
Barbara A. Wolanin, Curator for the Architect of the Capitol)
2001    “Works on Paper”/ Stage Gallery/ Merrick, NY
73rd Annual Juried Exhibition/ Art Association of Harrisburg/ Harrisburg, PA (Juror:
Susan Mallette Cross, Assistant curator, Guggenheim Museum)
Art for Artists’ Sake/ Philadelphia Art Alliance/ Philadelphia, PA
(Juror: Michael W. Schantz, Director and CEO, Woodmere Art Museum)
2000       Member’s Juried Exhibition/ Celebrate-the Arts program/ Doylestown, PA.
1999    Riverbank Gallery/ Stockton, NJ                                                        
Member’s Exhibition/ Celebrate-the Arts program/ Doylestown, PA Shad Fest Arts and Crafts Show/ Lambertville, NJ.  First place for exhibit.
1998    Mercer Museum Arts and Crafts Show/ Mercer Museum/ Doylestown, PA
Member’s Exhibition/ Celebrate-the-Arts program/ Doylestown, PA
40th Annual Tinicum Art Show/ Tinicum Park, Upper Black Eddy, PA
1997    Mercer Museum Arts and Crafts Show/ Mercer Museum/ Doylestown, PA
39th Annual Tinicum Art Show/ Tinicum Park, Upper Black Eddy, PA
1995    Ask the Magic 8-Ball/ Hiestand Gallery,  BFA Senior Exhibition/ Miami University/
Oxford, OH.
Viola Peacock/ Juried Group show, Miami University/ Oxford, OH
First Annual Undergraduate Art Exhibit/ Machine Shop Gallery/ Cincinnati, OH.
Merit award for both painting and ceramics in a juried show.
1994    Viola Peacock/ Juried Group show, Miami University/ Oxford, OH.
Untitled Show IV/ Juried Group Show, Miami University/ Oxford, OH.
Society of North American Goldsmiths Exhibition/ Portland, OR.

Fundraising Exhibitions/ Artwork Donated

2008    Secret Artworks 2008 – benefiting the community programs of the non-profit Art Works
Gallery/ Cincinnati, OH (5 Mixed-media pieces donated)
2007    Secret Artworks 2007 – benefiting the community programs of the non-profit Art Works
Gallery/ Cincinnati, OH (5 Mixed-media pieces donated)
2006    Secret Artworks 2006 – benefiting the community programs of the non-profit Art Works
Gallery/ Cincinnati, OH (3 Mixed-media pieces donated)
2004    The Mockbee Gallery – benefiting the repair and maintenance of the non-profit gallery and
studio  spaces / Cincinnati, OH (3 paintings donated)

Professional SERVICE

2006-2008    Faculty Advisor — Visual Arts Club, Miami University, School of Fine Art, Oxford, OH
       2007    Curator – TOP SHELF: Regional Undergraduate Art Exhibit/ Upstairs at the Greenwich
Gallery, Cincinnati, OH                
       2007    Co-Faculty Mentor – Miami University, School of Fine Art, Oxford, OH
(Workshop on Surviving the CAA Conference for MFA Graduate students)
2004-2007    MFA Graduate Mentor — Miami University, School of Fine Art, Oxford, OH                                    
       2006     Co-Coordinator – Color: In Living Color, University of Dayton, Interdisciplinary
Performance Piece for the Celebration of the Arts (Mural and Performance), Victoria Theater, Dayton, Ohio
      2005    Senior Thesis Advisory Critique — University of Dayton, School of Fine Art, Dayton, OH
      2004    Co-Curator — DAAP Master of Fine Arts Student Showcase, Upstairs at the
Greenwich Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2002-2004    Visiting Artist Committee Member — University of Cincinnati, School of Art
         (Visiting Artists:  Faith Ringgold, Hamza Walker, Maggie Taylor, E.V. Day)
2003-2004    Gallery Coordinator — 840 Gallery, University of Cincinnati, School of Art
1997-2002    Gallery Host & Volunteer — James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
1997-2000    Assistant Art Coordinator — Celebrate-the-Arts program, Doylestown, PA

Professional EXPERIENCE

2007-2008 Visiting Assistant Professor— Miami University/ Department of Fine Arts/ Oxford, Ohio
2004-2007 Adjunct Professor — Miami University/ Oxford, Ohio
2004-2007 Adjunct Professor — University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
2003-2004 Teaching Assistant — University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture,
Art, and Planning (instructor of record)          
2001-2002 Studio Assistant — Tom Judd, painter, Philadelphia, PA
1995-2002 Instructor & Production Ceramist — Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
Museum, Doylestown, PA
1999        Instructor — Teacher’s workshop (tile-making), James A. Michener Art
Museum, Doylestown, PA
1997        Teacher’s Assistant — Youth art program, James A. Michener Art Museum,
Doylestown, PA
1994-1995  Studio Assistant — Craftsummer program, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Visiting Artist LECTURES
           
2008 The Fabric of Folly/ The Art Mission Gallery/ Binghamton, NY
(in conjunction with solo show)
2007 Discourse of Creative Work/ Parkland College/ Champaign, Il
(in conjunction with three-person show Trappings)
2007 Acrylic Painting Workshop – University of Dayton, ArtStreet Galleries, University of
Dayton, Dayton , OH
2005 Guest speaker/critic – Introduction to Painting, University of Cincinnati
2004 The Value of Art & American Fancy/ Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY
(in conjunction with solo show)
2004 Discourse of Creative Work/ Alfred University, BAFA program, Alfred, NY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Upcoming Chinese design journal "Art & Design" published by Tsinghua University Press (Article about Univ. of Cincinnati’s DAAP program—date and title of article not yet released—image reproduced)

Harkavy, Tamara & Walsh, Cathy, catalogue for the exhibition “Exposed: Secret Artworks”,
November 2007 (image reproduced)
Muente, Tamara, “Review: Random Thoughts”, Cincinnati CityBeat, August 15, 2007 (image reproduced)
Culligan, Jenine & Hammond, Cate, catalogue for the exhibition “Exhibition 280”, May 2007
(image reproduced)
Vaughn, Jacquelyn, “Articulations”, Cincinnati CityBeat, February 2, 2007
Ponder, Trevor, catalogue for the exhibition Magnitude SEVEN, July 2006 (image reproduced)
Martin, Craig, catalogue for the exhibition Sixty Square Inches, March 2006 (image reproduced)
Jarman, Alex, “Re-visions opens in art gallery”, The Northerner, NKU, September 2005
Pearce, Sara, “Posters, Landscapes…and Money”, Cincinnati Enquirer, January 2005 (image reproduced)
Bernzot, Julie, “Look Here! Art, Artists, Etc.”, Cincinnati CityBeat, January 2005