{"source":"https://history.sesow.com/","updated":"2026-10-21","count":772,"about":"Every documented exhibition, press piece, film/TV appearance, award and milestone of Matt Sesow, Washington, DC painter. Keys: id (page = https://history.sesow.com/e/<id>.html), y year, c category, k type, t title, x text, d/d2 start/end date, v venue, p city, r region, co country, o outlet, th has pictures, lo details still being checked.","types":{"solo-show":"Solo show","two-person-show":"Two-person show","group-show":"Group show","show":"Exhibition","festival-fair":"Festival or fair","open-studio":"Open studio","live-painting":"Live painting","press-print":"Press (print)","press-online":"Press (online)","tv-film":"Film, TV or video","radio-podcast":"Radio or podcast","book":"Book or catalogue","award-grant":"Award, grant or record","collection":"Collection","commission":"Commission","product-collab":"Product or collaboration","talk-event":"Talk or event","life-milestone":"Life","online-pioneer":"Online pioneer","other":"Other"},"entries":[{"id":"1966-born-september-omaha-nebraska","y":1966,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Born September 10, 1966, in Omaha, Nebraska","x":"Born September 10, 1966, in Omaha, Nebraska; grew up near Lincoln and Waverly, Nebraska","d":"1966-09-10","p":"Omaha","r":"NE","co":"USA"},{"id":"1975-wears-hook-child-every-job","y":1975,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Wears a hook as a child — Every job he has held since has been done","x":"Wears a hook as a child. Every job he has held since has been done with one hand","d":"1975"},{"id":"1975-evening-saturday-june-age-eight","y":1975,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"At age eight, struck by a landing airplane, Lancaster County, Nebraska","x":"On the evening of Saturday, June 7, 1975, at age eight, struck by a landing airplane while playing a game of \"spud\" with a group of children near Eden's Sky Ranch, a grass runway at 112th and Holdrege Streets, Lancaster County, Nebraska. Ran out onto the runway at approximately 8:30 p.m. and was struck by a small aircraft. Left arm severed by the propeller and reattached by a returned Vietnam War veteran surgeon at St. Elizabeth Community Health Center in Lincoln, Nebraska; dominant left hand later amputated due to gangrene. Listed in fair condition. Reported in the Lincoln Evening Journal, Monday, June 9, 1975, page 6: \"Boy Struck by Plane Listed in Fair Condition.\" This life-altering event became a foundational influence on his later artwork. (Note: some early published biographies list 1974; the artist confirms 1975 and possesses the original newspaper clipping.)","d":"1975-06-07","p":"Lancaster County","r":"NE","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"1980-discovered-raw-magazine-art-spiegelman","y":1980,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Discovered Raw Magazine at a record store near the University","x":"Discovered Raw Magazine (Art Spiegelman) at a record store near the University of Nebraska campus, circa 1981 — later described as \"the first and greatest influence on my appreciation for meaningful art\"","d":"1980"},{"id":"1980-sells-programs-every-nebraska-cornhuskers","y":1980,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Sells programs at every Nebraska Cornhuskers home game","x":"Sells programs at every Nebraska Cornhuskers home game, Memorial Stadium, Lincoln (early 1980s)","d":"1980"},{"id":"1980-sterling-sun-newspaper-detasseling-hot","y":1980,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"“Detasseling Is a Hot Job” — Matt’s first job and his first newspaper","x":"Sterling Sun newspaper — \"Detasseling is a hot job\" by Bill Riggins. Matt Sesow named at age 13 as a corn detasseler in a field west of Sterling, Nebraska (crews rode school buses from Lincoln); first job at $3.10/hour, bought an Atari 2600 with summer wages. First known newspaper mention of Matt Sesow","d":"1980","o":"Sterling Sun newspaper","th":1},{"id":"1981-around-age-having-taught-himself","y":1981,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"In his early teens, teaches himself to program on an Apple II","x":"Teaches himself to program on an Apple II and, at 14, starts working for Harris Technical Systems, the Lincoln, Nebraska agricultural-software company behind AgDisk: he writes an Apple II game that the company gave to farm kids. From the summer he turned 15, before he could drive, he worked at the company's office in Lincoln, and he kept working there through high school","d":"1981"},{"id":"1981-traveled-newcastle-england-compete-international","y":1981,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Seven medals in England, 1981 — the Disabled Children’s Invitation","x":"Traveled to England (Newcastle) in early August 1981 for ten days to compete for the United States in the Disabled Children's Invitation International Games (\"Disabled Olympics\") — six years after his airplane accident, at age 14. He made the team at tryouts in Omaha that May; the 12 Nebraskans raised $16,000 in two months to go. He brought home seven medals, including two golds (discus and a running relay), and the U.S. finished third of 21 teams, behind South Africa and England. His school paper ran the story as \"Triumph in England.\"","d":"1981-08","p":"Newcastle","r":"England","co":"UK","th":1},{"id":"1981-while-newcastle-international-games-disabled","y":1981,"c":"MEDIA","k":"life-milestone","t":"Siouxsie and the Banshees charity concert, Newcastle, August 10, 1981","x":"While in Newcastle for the International Games for the Disabled, attended a Siouxsie and the Banshees charity concert at Newcastle Centre Hotel on August 10, 1981 — a gig arranged specifically for the disabled children who took part in the games (documented in SOUNDS magazine, August 1, 1981, page 4). This concert was a formative punk rock experience and the album \"Join Hands\" (1979) later inspired the title of the 2015 documentary film about Sesow's life and art","d":"1981-08-10","p":"Newcastle","r":"England","co":"UK","th":1},{"id":"1982-attended-waverly-high-school-farming","y":1982,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Attended Waverly High School in the farming community of Waverly","x":"Attended Waverly High School in the farming community of Waverly, Nebraska. Played baseball, high school football, and ran track despite the loss of his hand — was never allowed a \"feel sorry for you\" moment","d":"1982"},{"id":"1982-punk-rock-education-drumstick-club","y":1982,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Punk rock education at The Drumstick club in Lincoln, Nebraska","x":"Punk rock education at The Drumstick club in Lincoln, Nebraska — saw Black Flag and other seminal bands as a teenager. Exposure to college radio, underground political culture, and the DIY ethos of punk formed a bridge from personal experience to art. Attended shows underage with a soda water; never drank","d":"1982"},{"id":"1982-borg-apple-ii-high-score-softline","y":1982,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"Apple II \"Borg\" high-score record, 18,960 (1982–83)","x":"Video-game record: as a teenager in Lincoln, Nebraska, holds the top score on the Apple II game \"Borg\" (Sirius Software, 1981) — 18,960 points. Softline magazine prints \"Matt Sesow, Lincoln, NE\" in its reader high-score tables from September 1982 through July/August 1983 (\"maniac Matt Sesow (Lincoln, NE), with Borg\"), and Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games (Spring 1983) lists it too. Twin Galaxies, the official video-game record keeper, still ranks him No. 1 on Borg (Apple II), \"Undisputed\"; Guinness World Records printed the record in its 2009 Gamer's Edition","d":"1982-09-01"},{"id":"1983-created-fonts-some-icons-agdisk","y":1983,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"At 17, created the fonts and some of the icons for AgDisk at Harris","x":"At 17, created the fonts and some of the icons for AgDisk at Harris Technical Systems in Lincoln, Nebraska — software that shipped on the original Macintosh in January 1984. He did not work for Apple: Harris Technical Systems is listed as \"AgDisk/Harris Technical Systems\" on Apple's 1984 \"Macintosh Software Team\" poster, which credits the outside companies whose software shipped for the new machine.","d":"1983","p":"Lincoln","r":"NE","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"1983-homecoming-royalty-waverly-high-school","y":1983,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Homecoming Royalty, Waverly High School","x":"Named to the 1983 Homecoming Royalty at Waverly High School, Waverly, Nebraska — the newspaper photo of that year's homecoming court, kept in his scrapbook","d":"1983","v":"Waverly High School","p":"Waverly","r":"NE","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"1985-left-home-attend-college-oklahoma","y":1985,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Left home to attend college in Oklahoma on a Mensa Foundation","x":"Left home to attend college in Oklahoma on a Mensa Foundation scholarship (awarded for a paper questioning the ethics of nuclear arms). Studied Computer Information Systems at the University of Tulsa. Elected homecoming king and student senator; fraternity member; volunteered at college radio station. Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, 1988","d":"1985"},{"id":"1987-homecoming-king-university-tulsa","y":1987,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Homecoming King, University of Tulsa (1987)","x":"Crowned Homecoming King at the University of Tulsa, with Homecoming Queen Isabell Sibala, at halftime of the Homecoming game against Louisville at Skelly Stadium, Saturday, October 31, 1987 — the \"Halloween Homecoming,\" themed \"Making All the Right Moves.\" Tulsa won 26–22. He was a Kappa Sigma and had served in the Student Association Senate (1986–87)","d":"1987-10-31"},{"id":"1989-moves-washington-dc-after-college","y":1989,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Moves to Washington, DC after college","x":"Moves to Washington, DC after college. Begins career as software engineer at IBM. Painting had not yet entered his life — that would come in 1994, sparked by a social evening with artsy friends in the District","d":"1989","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"1993-several-experimental-shorts-made-this","y":1993,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Several of the experimental shorts made in this period were shot","x":"Several of the experimental shorts made in this period were shot on the Fisher-Price PXL-2000 — a discontinued toy camcorder that recorded low-resolution black-and-white video onto standard audio cassettes, and the format behind the PXL This festival circuit Sesow would later place in","d":"1993"},{"id":"1993-short-films-shown-psychotronic-film","y":1993,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"His first short film, \"Seize the Day,\" is completed in 1993","x":"His first short film, \"Seize the Day,\" is completed in 1993. Short films shown at Psychotronic Film Festival, Finalist, Washington, DC (1993 and 1994) — “Seize the Day” placed 4th in 1993 and “The Box” 4th in 1994 (Washington Psychotronic film competitions). Watch the films","d":"1993","d2":"1994","v":"Psychotronic Film Festival","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"1994-begins-painting-self-taught","y":1994,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Begins painting in 1994 — self-taught, with no formal art training","x":"Begins painting in 1994 — self-taught, with no formal art training. He paints in oils on evenings and weekends while still working as a software engineer, and the early paintings deal with his childhood trauma. He had been making drawings for a few years before he picked up a brush","d":"1994"},{"id":"1994-nightmares-about-airplane-accident-stopped","y":1994,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Nightmares about the 1975 airplane accident stopped after beginning","x":"Nightmares about the 1975 airplane accident stopped after beginning to paint. “In 1994, he started painting. ‘Then I stopped having nightmares,’ he says.” (Washington Post, 2016)","d":"1994"},{"id":"1994-origin-story-began-painting-after","y":1994,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Origin story: began painting after meeting a woman who shared a house","x":"Origin story: began painting after meeting a woman who shared a house with artists and musicians in Washington, DC. “One day, they brought out some supplies, and I started painting and couldn’t stop” (Washington Post, 2004). Initially took up painting as a way to meet people (Reuters, 2004)","d":"1994","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"1994-paints-home-studio-columbia-road","y":1994,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Paints in his home and studio at 1851 Columbia Road NW #603","x":"Paints in his home and studio at 1851 Columbia Road NW #603, Adams Morgan, Washington, DC — the 500-square-foot apartment where he lived from 1991 and painted until 2017 (he pulled out the kitchen stove to make room for canvases)","d":"1994","v":"Paints in his home and studio at 1851 Columbia Road NW #603","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"1994-starts-selling-work-immediately-begins","y":1994,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Starts selling work immediately","x":"Starts selling work immediately; begins daily painting practice","d":"1994"},{"id":"2026-early-notable-collectors-baron-ellin","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Early Notable Collectors: Baron and Ellin Gordon, K. & R. Miles","x":"Early Notable Collectors (1994–1998): Baron and Ellin Gordon (Williamsburg, VA — folk art collectors; later hosted major exhibitions at Old Dominion University), K. & R. Miles (Washington, DC — Smithsonian Museum Art Curator), T. & N. Stohl (Berkeley, CA — Academy Award winner), L. Stewart (Toronto, Canada — film producer), T. Mortensen (Copenhagen, Denmark — film distributor), Beverly Kaye (Woodbridge, CT — first agent and dealer)","d":"1994","d2":"1998"},{"id":"1994-washington-city-paper-psychotic-reactions","y":1994,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington City Paper — “Psychotic Reactions” by Dave Nuttycombe","x":"Washington City Paper — “Psychotic Reactions” by Dave Nuttycombe (October 28, 1994), on the Washington Psychotronic Film Society’s second Psycho Awards: “The in-house favorite was Matt Sesow’s The Box , a sweetly Lynchian opus shot with a toy camera”","d":"1994-10-28","o":"Washington City Paper","th":1},{"id":"1995-launches-personal-website-sell-paintings","y":1995,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"Launches personal website to sell paintings and films online","x":"Launches personal website to sell paintings and films online — among the first independent artists in the world to sell original paintings on the internet. Site at members.aol.com/msesow featured movie clips, paintings, and stories. Also hosted on Kaleidospace (kspace.com/sesow), recognized as the first site to sell entertainment on the Web","d":"1995","th":1},{"id":"1995-sells-paintings-georgetown-flea-market","y":1995,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Sells paintings at the Georgetown Flea Market, Washington, DC","x":"Sells paintings at the Georgetown Flea Market, Washington, DC (1995) — the year he first sold his art to Beverly Kaye, his first dealer","d":"1995","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"1995-short-film-screened-superbia-washington","y":1995,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Short film screened at “Options ’95”","x":"Short film screened at “Options ’95: Superbia,” the Washington Project for the Arts’ survey of emerging area artists (curated by Alison Maddex), Washington, DC (spring 1995)","d":"1995","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"1995-signed-five-year-contract-exclusive","y":1995,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Signed a five-year contract for exclusive representation with an art","x":"Signed a five-year contract for exclusive representation with an art agent who had bought paintings on the street in Georgetown that same afternoon — the only exclusive contract of his career, and never a gallery one","d":"1995"},{"id":"1995-sold-paintings-one-afternoon-streets","y":1995,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Sold 14 paintings in one afternoon on the streets of Georgetown","x":"Sold 14 paintings in one afternoon on the streets of Georgetown — first time paintings seen in public","d":"1995"},{"id":"1995-stopped-wearing-prosthetic-electric-hand","y":1995,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Stopped wearing prosthetic “electric hand” approximately one year","x":"Stopped wearing prosthetic “electric hand” approximately one year after beginning to paint — a pivotal moment of self-acceptance tied directly to art. “After taking the ‘electric hand’ off for good, some great things happened. I noticed people actually stared less at me. It was as if the stiff, sometimes green hand had caused more questions and attention to my disability than not wearing it.” (Reuters, 2004)","d":"1995"},{"id":"1995-travelled-painted-mexico-belize","y":1995,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Travelled to and painted in Mexico and Belize","x":"Travelled to and painted in Mexico and Belize","d":"1995"},{"id":"1996-chris-butler-gallery-branford-ct","y":1996,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Chris Butler Gallery, Branford, CT","x":"Exhibition — Chris Butler Gallery, Branford, CT (1996–1997; group shows)","d":"1996","v":"Chris Butler Gallery","p":"Branford","r":"CT","co":"USA"},{"id":"1996-first-state-union-gallery-washington","y":1996,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"First Group Exhibition — \"State of the Union\" gallery, Washington, DC","x":"First Group Exhibition — \"State of the Union\" gallery, Washington, DC","d":"1996","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"1996-folk-art-finder-winter","y":1996,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Folk Art Finder — Winter 1996","x":"Folk Art Finder — Winter 1996","d":"1996","o":"Folk Art Finder","th":1},{"id":"1996-georgetown-arts-fair-washington-dc","y":1996,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"Georgetown Arts Fair, Washington, DC","x":"Georgetown Arts Fair, Washington, DC","d":"1996","v":"Georgetown Arts Fair","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"1996-kaleidospace-featured-artist-los-angeles","y":1996,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"Kaleidospace Featured Artist, Los Angeles, CA","x":"Kaleidospace Featured Artist, Los Angeles, CA","d":"1996","p":"Los Angeles","r":"CA","co":"USA"},{"id":"1996-lectures-georgetown-university-short-films","y":1996,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"Lectures at Georgetown University","x":"Lectures at Georgetown University — \"The Short Films of Sesow and the Internet\"","d":"1996"},{"id":"1996-raw-vision-winter","y":1996,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Raw Vision #17 — Winter 1996–97","x":"Raw Vision #17 — Winter 1996–97","d":"1996","o":"Raw Vision #17"},{"id":"1996-short-film-box-wins-best","y":1996,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"Short film \"The Box\" wins Best Experimental Film Award","x":"Short film \"The Box\" wins Best Experimental Film Award","d":"1996"},{"id":"1996-short-film-screened-washington-filmmaker","y":1996,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Short film screened at Washington Filmmaker Showcase, Washington, DC","x":"Short film screened at Washington Filmmaker Showcase, Washington, DC","d":"1996","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"1996-wins-kaleidospace-screening-room-filmmaker","y":1996,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"Wins Kaleidospace Screening Room filmmaker's contest","x":"Wins Kaleidospace Screening Room filmmaker's contest — 1st Place, Experimental Film, Los Angeles, CA","d":"1996","p":"Los Angeles","r":"CA","co":"USA"},{"id":"1996-fugazi-fort-reno-pxl2000-film","y":1996,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Short film — “Fugazi at Fort Reno,” 12 minutes of PXL-2000 toy-camera","x":"Short film — “Fugazi at Fort Reno,” 12 minutes of PXL-2000 toy-camera footage Matt Sesow shot of Fugazi at the free summer concerts at Fort Reno, Washington, DC (summer 1996). Watch it Fugazi’s one Fort Reno show that summer was Thursday, August 15, 1996, with Branch Manager (Dischord Fugazi Live Series FLS1051).","d":"1996-08-15"},{"id":"1997-24th-annual-2d-competition-finalist","y":1997,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"24th Annual 2D Competition, Finalist, San Jose Art League, San Jose","x":"24th Annual 2D Competition, Finalist, San Jose Art League, San Jose, CA","d":"1997","p":"San Jose","r":"CA","co":"USA"},{"id":"1997-across-tracks-works-gallery-san","y":1997,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"show","t":"Across the Tracks, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA","x":"Exhibition — Across the Tracks, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA","d":"1997","v":"Works Gallery","p":"San Jose","r":"CA","co":"USA"},{"id":"1997-art-review-magazine-fall","y":1997,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Art Review Magazine — Fall 1997","x":"Art Review Magazine — Fall 1997","d":"1997","o":"Art Review Magazine"},{"id":"1997-art-salon-outsider-art-fair","y":1997,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Art Salon, Outsider Art Fair, Milwaukee, WI","x":"Exhibition — Art Salon, Outsider Art Fair, Milwaukee, WI","d":"1997","v":"Art Salon, Outsider Art Fair","p":"Milwaukee","r":"WI","co":"USA"},{"id":"1997-aud-art-wall-street-new","y":1997,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"show","t":"Aud Art, Wall Street, New York City, NY","x":"Exhibition — Aud Art, Wall Street, New York City, NY","d":"1997","v":"Aud Art","p":"New York","r":"NY","co":"USA"},{"id":"1997-beverly-kaye-woodbridge-ct-serving","y":1997,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Beverly Kaye serving as first art agent and representative","x":"Beverly Kaye (Woodbridge, CT) serving as first art agent and representative, with 150+ works at her home/gallery — the first person to buy his work","d":"1997"},{"id":"1997-featured-creating-internet-entertainment-john","y":1997,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"Featured in \"Creating Internet Entertainment\"","x":"Featured in \"Creating Internet Entertainment\" (John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0-471-16073-3) — Matt's website published as Figure 10.13 in Chapter 10 by the founders of Kaleidospace, the first site to sell entertainment on the Web. Won filmmaker's contest hosted by the Kaleidospace Screening Room. Library of Congress cataloged.","d":"1997","o":"John Wiley & Sons","th":1},{"id":"1997-folk-art-magazine-museum-american","y":1997,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Folk Art magazine, Museum of American Folk Art, New York City","x":"Folk Art magazine, Museum of American Folk Art, New York City — Spring & Summer 1997","d":"1997","p":"New York","r":"NY","o":"Folk Art magazine","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"1997-institute-contemporary-art-salon-des","y":1997,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Institute of Contemporary Art, \"Salon des Refuses,\" San Jose, CA","x":"Exhibition — Institute of Contemporary Art, \"Salon des Refuses,\" San Jose, CA","d":"1997","v":"Institute of Contemporary Art","p":"San Jose","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"1997-raw-vision","y":1997,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Raw Vision #19","x":"Raw Vision #19","d":"1997","o":"Raw Vision #19"},{"id":"1997-sacred-earth-gallery-woodbridge-ct","y":1997,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"other","t":"Sacred Earth Gallery, Woodbridge, CT","x":"Sacred Earth Gallery, Woodbridge, CT — begins continuous gallery representation","d":"1997","v":"Sacred Earth Gallery","p":"Woodbridge","r":"CT","co":"USA"},{"id":"1997-sadist-dvd-cover-art-all","y":1997,"c":"MEDIA","k":"product-collab","t":"\"The Sadist\" DVD — cover art by Matt Sesow, All Day Entertainment","x":"\"The Sadist\" DVD — cover art by Matt Sesow, All Day Entertainment","d":"1997","th":1},{"id":"1997-short-film-best-pxl-this","y":1997,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Short film — \"Best of PXL This VI\", Finalist, Los Angeles","x":"Short film — \"Best of PXL This VI\" (PXL This Six), Finalist, Los Angeles, CA. PXL This is the long-running toy-camera film festival for work shot on the Fisher-Price PXL-2000, the $100 children's camcorder that recorded grainy black-and-white video onto ordinary audio cassettes. Several of Sesow's 1990s shorts were shot on the PXL-2000","d":"1997"},{"id":"1997-short-film-citadel-film-festival","y":1997,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Short film — Citadel Film Festival, San Jose, CA","x":"Short film — Citadel Film Festival, San Jose, CA","d":"1997"},{"id":"1997-south-bay-artists-collective-kismet","y":1997,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"South Bay Artists Collective, Kismet Gallery, San Jose, CA","x":"Exhibition — South Bay Artists Collective, Kismet Gallery, San Jose, CA","d":"1997","v":"Kismet Gallery","p":"San Jose","r":"CA","co":"USA"},{"id":"1997-teaches-english-second-language-evenings","y":1997,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Teaches English as a second language in the evenings at the public","x":"Teaches English as a second language in the evenings at the public library in San Jose, California, while working at Netscape — just before leaving for the Peace Corps","d":"1997"},{"id":"1997-travels-paints-china-hong-kong","y":1997,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Travels and paints in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore","x":"Travels and paints in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore","d":"1997"},{"id":"1997-working-software-engineer-netscape-silicon","y":1997,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Working as software engineer at Netscape in Silicon Valley","x":"Working as software engineer at Netscape in Silicon Valley — building the browser used to view art on the web","d":"1997"},{"id":"1997-works-gallery-san-jose-ca","y":1997,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"show","t":"Works Gallery, San Jose, CA","x":"Exhibition — Works Gallery, San Jose, CA (1997, 1998)","d":"1997","v":"Works Gallery","p":"San Jose","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"1997-folk-art-finder-article-feature","y":1997,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Folk Art Finder — article feature by Beverly Kaye, Vol. 18 No. 1","x":"Folk Art Finder — article feature by Beverly Kaye, Vol. 18 No. 1, Jan–March 1997","d":"1997-01","d2":"1997-03","o":"Folk Art Finder","th":1},{"id":"1997-new-york-city-gallery-guide","y":1997,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"New York City Gallery Guide — March, April, May, June, and July 1997","x":"New York City Gallery Guide — March, April, May, June, and July 1997","d":"1997-03","d2":"1997-07","p":"New York","r":"NY","o":"New York City Gallery Guide","co":"USA"},{"id":"1997-kaleidospace-kaleidospeak-live-chat","y":1997,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"Live online interview — “Independent Artist Chat” with Matt Sesow","x":"Live online interview — “Independent Artist Chat” with Matt Sesow in Kaleidospace’s Kaleidospeak chat room (June 26, 1997), hosted by Kaleidospace founders Jeannie Novak and Pete: questions on his PXL-2000 films, “The Box,” and how independent filmmakers and artists can use the internet. Kaleidospace’s Screening Room was selling “The Box” on VHS","d":"1997-06-26","o":"Kaleidospace"},{"id":"1998-34th-annual-member-competition-finalist","y":1998,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"34th Annual Member's Competition, Finalist, San Jose Art League","x":"34th Annual Member's Competition, Finalist, San Jose Art League, San Jose, CA","d":"1998","p":"San Jose","r":"CA","co":"USA"},{"id":"1998-folk-art-magazine-museum-american","y":1998,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Folk Art magazine, Museum of American Folk Art, New York City","x":"Folk Art magazine, Museum of American Folk Art, New York City — Winter 1998 (Winter 1997/98 issue, p. 84: Beverly Kaye’s ad with Sesow’s painting “Mother,” 24 × 12 in., oil on canvas)","d":"1998","p":"New York","r":"NY","o":"Folk Art magazine","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"1998-galleries-motion-lecture-series-outsider","y":1998,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"\"Galleries in Motion,\" lecture series on Outsider Art, Madison, CT","x":"\"Galleries in Motion,\" lecture series on Outsider Art, Madison, CT","d":"1998","p":"Madison","r":"CT","co":"USA"},{"id":"1998-member-rosebud-artist-cooperative","y":1998,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Member of the Rosebud Artist Cooperative","x":"Member of the Rosebud Artist Cooperative, as listed on his own web page of December 1998 (members.aol.com/mwsesow/links.htm, saved by the Internet Archive on December 5, 1998)","d":"1998"},{"id":"1998-raw-vision","y":1998,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Raw Vision #21","x":"Raw Vision #21","d":"1998","o":"Raw Vision #21"},{"id":"1998-short-film-screened-wpa-corcoran","y":1998,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Short film screened at WPA/Corcoran Museum Project Space, Washington","x":"Short film screened at WPA/Corcoran Museum Project Space, Washington, DC","d":"1998","v":"WPA/Corcoran Museum Project Space","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"1998-hartford-courant-hartford-ct-january","y":1998,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Hartford Courant — Hartford, CT, January 1998","x":"The Hartford Courant — Hartford, CT, January 1998","d":"1998-01","o":"The Hartford Courant"},{"id":"1998-hartford-courant-outsider-art-library-series","y":1998,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Hartford Courant — outsider-art library series (1998)","x":"Hartford Courant — Jane E. Dee, \"Library series offering inside look at the work of 'outsider' artists\" (January 21, 1998): a Connecticut library lecture series on outsider art includes the \"art of trauma,\" with paintings by Matt Sesow of Washington, DC","d":"1998-01-21","o":"Hartford Courant"},{"id":"1998-very-special-arts-area-artists","y":1998,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Very Special Arts, Area Artists, Washington, DC","x":"Exhibition — Very Special Arts, Area Artists, Washington, DC (February 1998)","d":"1998-02","v":"Very Special Arts","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"1998-short-film-screened-dc-showcase","y":1998,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Short film screened at DC Showcase, Bethesda Cinema Draft House","x":"Short film screened at DC Showcase, Bethesda Cinema Draft House, Bethesda, MD (March 1, 1998)","d":"1998-03-01","v":"DC Showcase, Bethesda Cinema Draft House","p":"Bethesda","r":"MD","co":"USA"},{"id":"1998-comprehensive-one-man-san-jose","y":1998,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"SESOW (1994–1998),\" one-man show, San Jose Art League","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"SESOW (1994–1998),\" a comprehensive one-man show, San Jose Art League, San Jose, CA (September 1998)","d":"1998-09","v":"San Jose Art League","p":"San Jose","r":"CA","co":"USA"},{"id":"1998-online-interview-about-com-mining","y":1998,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Online interview on About.com Fine Arts guide","x":"Online interview on About.com (The Mining Company) Fine Arts guide — in-depth Q&A covering biography, process, influences, and Peace Corps plans (October 25, 1998)","d":"1998-10-25","o":"About.com","th":1},{"id":"1998-departs-november-peace-corps-service","y":1998,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Departs November 1998 for Peace Corps service in the Solomon Islands","x":"Departs November 1998 for Peace Corps service in the Solomon Islands (Group #53); paints extensively with oil and canvas during service","d":"1998-11","th":1},{"id":"1998-san-jose-mercury-news-november","y":1998,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"San Jose Mercury News — November 1998","x":"San Jose Mercury News — November 1998","d":"1998-11","o":"San Jose Mercury News"},{"id":"1998-earliest-archived-web-pages-aol","y":1998,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"Earliest surviving copies of his web pages (Internet Archive, December 1998)","x":"Earliest surviving copies of his web pages — \"Paintings and Film by Sesow,\" his AOL member pages (members.aol.com/mwsesow and members.aol.com/sesow), first captured by the Internet Archive on December 1, 1998: paintings with prices and SOLD marks, short film samples, a bio and a links page. His own domain, sesow.com, was first captured on October 3, 1999","d":"1998-12-01"},{"id":"1999-brutarian-magazine-beyond-raw-visionary","y":1999,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Brutarian Magazine #28 — \"Beyond Raw\"","x":"Brutarian Magazine #28 — \"Beyond Raw: The Visionary Art of Matt Sesow,\" 4-page feature interview (pages 18–21) with paintings reproduced; published by Odium Entertainment, Arlington, VA; editor Dom Salemi","d":"1999","o":"Brutarian Magazine #28","th":1},{"id":"1999-returns-peace-corps-solomon-islands","y":1999,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Returns from Peace Corps — begins focusing on painting as potential","x":"Returns from Peace Corps (Solomon Islands); begins focusing on painting as potential career path","d":"1999","th":1},{"id":"2000-moves-into-dedicated-painting-studio","y":2000,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Moves into dedicated painting studio in Washington, DC","x":"Moves into dedicated painting studio in Washington, DC — begins painting at feverish pace, working toward full-time art career","d":"2000","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2000-self-taught-outsider-folk-art","y":2000,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"\"Self Taught, Outsider and Folk Art\" by Betty-Carol Sellen","x":"\"Self Taught, Outsider and Folk Art\" by Betty-Carol Sellen (McFarland Press, 2000) — Sesow given a reference entry in the standard guide to the field","d":"2000","th":1},{"id":"2001-aroma-gallery-art-washington-dc","y":2001,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Aroma Gallery Art, Washington, DC","x":"Solo Exhibition — Aroma Gallery Art, Washington, DC","d":"2001","v":"Aroma Gallery Art","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2001-leaves-software-engineering-career-ibm","y":2001,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Leaves software engineering career at IBM to paint full-time","x":"Leaves software engineering career at IBM to paint full-time","d":"2001"},{"id":"2001-life-little-traumas-corcoran-museum","y":2001,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Life's Little Traumas,\" Corcoran Museum \"White Walls\" Gallery","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Life's Little Traumas,\" Corcoran Museum \"White Walls\" Gallery, Washington, DC (45+ works)","d":"2001","v":"Corcoran Museum \"White Walls\" Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2001-meets-fellow-washington-dc-painter","y":2001,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Meets fellow Washington, DC painter Dana Ellyn at one of his 2001 solo","x":"Meets fellow Washington, DC painter Dana Ellyn at one of his 2001 solo exhibitions — the beginning of a partnership in life and in art that continues to the present, spanning decades of two-person shows and collaborative paintings","d":"2001","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2001-michael-arceneaux-painting-pain-interview","y":2001,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"\"Painting Pain\" — Michael Arceneaux interview (2001)","x":"Interview — Michael Arceneaux, \"Painting Pain\" (May 2001), previewing \"Life's Little Traumas\" at the Corcoran's White Walls Gallery (May 14–25, 2001; reception May 18); later published by Picklebird and reposted by Peace Corps Online on July 10, 2003 as \"Matt Sesow at The Corcoran in Washington, DC\"","d":"2001-05-01","o":"Picklebird","th":1},{"id":"2001-gallery-washington-dc-peter-collier","y":2001,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Gallery 325, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — Gallery 325, Washington, DC (with Peter Collier, Patrise Henkel and Marc Roman; through October 7) [Washington Post gallery openings, September 2001]","d":"2001-09","d2":"2001-10-07","v":"Gallery 325","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2001-short-films-screened-microcinefest-baltimore","y":2001,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Short films screened at MicroCineFest, Baltimore, MD","x":"Short films screened at MicroCineFest, Baltimore, MD — “A Short By Matt Sesow” (3 min.) in the Saturday, November 3, 8 pm “Simplicity, Brilliance & Confusion” shorts program at The G-Spot, Hampden (festival October 31 – November 4, 2001); Sesow was there in person","d":"2001-10-31","d2":"2001-11-04","v":"MicroCineFest","p":"Baltimore","r":"MD","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-2nd-place-award-adams-morgan","y":2002,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"2nd Place Award — Adams Morgan Day, Washington, DC","x":"2nd Place Award — Adams Morgan Day, Washington, DC","d":"2002","v":"Adams Morgan Day","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-art-o-matic-former-epa-building","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Art-O-Matic 2002, the former EPA headquarters, 401 M Street SW","x":"Group Show — Art-O-Matic 2002, the former EPA headquarters, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC — about 700 artists on three floors; Sesow hung small 4-by-6-inch paintings priced at $20","d":"2002","v":"Art-O-Matic 2002, former EPA headquarters","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-artists-dis-abilities-america-oh","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Artists With (dis)Abilities,\" America Oh Yes!, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — \"Artists With (dis)Abilities,\" America Oh Yes!, Washington, DC","d":"2002","v":"America Oh Yes!","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-continuous-representation-east-end-gallery","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Continuous representation — East End Gallery, Appleton, WI","x":"Continuous representation — East End Gallery, Appleton, WI; Lois Zetter Gallery, Carlsbad, CA; and Sardine, Switzerland","d":"2002","v":"East End Gallery","p":"Appleton","r":"WI","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-continuous-representation-k2-art-sofia","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Continuous representation — K2 Art, Sofia, Bulgaria","x":"Continuous representation — K2 Art, Sofia, Bulgaria","d":"2002","v":"K2 Art","p":"Sofia","co":"Bulgaria","th":1},{"id":"2002-essay-call-me-whatever-you-want","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Autobiographical essay by Matt Sesow","x":"Autobiographical essay by Matt Sesow, \"Call me Whatever you Want - I am Matt Sesow\" (c. 2002; publication not named on the clipping) — sections The Accident, The Influences, The Paintbrush, The Environment, The Emotion, The End; illustrated with \"Summer Vacation,\" a self-portrait and \"Hellbound\"","d":"2002","th":1,"lo":1},{"id":"2002-fasa-folk-art-society-america","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"FASA (Folk Art Society of America) event, Savannah, GA","x":"Group Show — FASA (Folk Art Society of America) event, Savannah, GA, curated by Joe Adams at \"America Oh Yes\" gallery","d":"2002","v":"America Oh Yes","p":"Savannah","r":"GA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-folk-art-messenger-summer-fall","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Folk Art Messenger — Summer/Fall 2002","x":"Folk Art Messenger — Summer/Fall 2002, painting donated to benefit FASA","d":"2002","o":"Folk Art Messenger","th":1},{"id":"2002-folk-art-messenger-winter","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Folk Art Messenger — Winter 2002","x":"Folk Art Messenger — Winter 2002","d":"2002","o":"Folk Art Messenger","th":1},{"id":"2002-geekcorps-bulgaria-travels-sofia-assist","y":2002,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"GeekCorps Bulgaria — travels to Sofia to assist Bulgarian software","x":"GeekCorps Bulgaria — travels to Sofia to assist Bulgarian software industry; paints prolifically","d":"2002","p":"Sofia","co":"Bulgaria","th":1},{"id":"2002-interview-getunderground-com-star-jewel","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Interview with GetUnderground.com","x":"Interview with GetUnderground.com — by Star Jewel Smith","d":"2002","o":"GetUnderground.com"},{"id":"2002-memorial-broadway-new-york-city","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"9/11 Memorial Exhibition,\" 291 Broadway, New York City","x":"Group Show — \"9/11 Memorial Exhibition,\" 291 Broadway, New York City","d":"2002","p":"New York","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-new-art-international-volume-viii","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"New Art International Volume VIII","x":"New Art International Volume VIII (2002–2003) — Matt Sesow on page 17","d":"2002","d2":"2003","o":"New Art International","th":1},{"id":"2002-nonprofit-magazine-enron-painting-published","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Nonprofit Magazine — \"Enron\" painting published full page","x":"Nonprofit Magazine — \"Enron\" painting published full page","d":"2002","o":"Nonprofit Magazine","th":1},{"id":"2002-raw-vision-outsider-art-sourcebook","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"Raw Vision Outsider Art Sourcebook (2002)","x":"Book — \"Raw Vision Outsider Art Sourcebook,\" edited by John Maizels (Raw Vision, 2002): an entry on Matt Sesow (p. 281) and gallery listings naming him among represented artists","d":"2002"},{"id":"2002-regional-juried-nth-degree-touchstone","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Regional Juried Show — \"To the Nth Degree,\" Touchstone Gallery","x":"Regional Juried Show — \"To the Nth Degree,\" Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC","d":"2002","v":"Touchstone Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-revelations-catalog-labels-slide-10","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"Exhibition catalog, wall labels and teaching slide set","x":"Exhibition catalog, wall labels and teaching slide set for \"Revelations and Reflections\" (Media Gallery / ExhibitsUSA): \"Bunny Collector\" is Slide #10, printed with Sesow's own reading of its color code — a girl dressed in black because she has not yet reached knowledge (yellow) or enlightenment (orange), surrounded by figures whose orange eyes mean ill intent. The show is listed in the ExhibitsUSA program catalog, p. 33. Read the record →","d":"2002","th":1},{"id":"2002-revelations-reflections-american-self-taught","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Revelations and Reflections of American Self-Taught Artists\"","x":"\"Revelations and Reflections of American Self-Taught Artists\" — ExhibitsUSA national touring museum exhibition opens at the Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock. Organized by Media Gallery, Garnett, Kansas (curators Robert Cugno and Robert Logan), the show brought together about 60 works by 55 self-taught artists, among them Howard Finster and Mose Tolliver. Sesow's \"Hell Bound\" (catalogued as \"Hellbound III\") and \"Bunny Collector,\" both painted in 2001, travel to eleven venues in ten states over three years. Full record, map and reviews →","d":"2002","v":"Arkansas Arts Center","p":"Little Rock","r":"AR","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-windows-14th-g-downtown-washington","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Windows at 14th and G, downtown Washington, DC","x":"Solo Exhibition — Windows at 14th and G, downtown Washington, DC (30+ works)","d":"2002","v":"Windows at 14th and G","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-cdw-gallery-30th-m-street","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"CDW Gallery, 30th and M Street, Georgetown, Washington, DC","x":"Solo Exhibition — CDW (CD Warehouse) Gallery, 30th and M Street, Georgetown, Washington, DC (January 6 – March 3, 2002) — the shop Matt walked into the day he was laid off from his dot-com job in 2001 to ask whether they would hang his paintings (The Washington Post, \"The Expert,\" March 28, 2004)","d":"2002-01-06","d2":"2002-03-03","v":"CDW (CD Warehouse) Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-big-news-magazine-cover-inside","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Big News Magazine — cover and inside, homeless benefit magazine","x":"Big News Magazine — cover and inside, homeless benefit magazine, New York City (February)","d":"2002-02","o":"Big News Magazine","th":1},{"id":"2002-risse-journal-painting-reproduced","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Risse — painting reproduced (2002)","x":"Risse (Swiss/German journal), 2002 — an essay illustrated with one of his paintings, credited \"Bild des Künstlers Matt Sesow\"","d":"2002-03-01","o":"Risse"},{"id":"2002-join-hands-selected-breaking-through","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"“Join Hands” in “Breaking the Walls of Bias”","x":"\"Join Hands\" selected for \"Breaking Through the Walls of Bias,\" Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY (April–August). Curator: Marcus Schubert","d":"2002-04","d2":"2002-08","v":"Hofstra University","p":"Hempstead","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-best-viewpoint-gallery-national-juried","y":2002,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"Best in Show — Viewpoint Gallery, national juried exhibition","x":"Best in Show — Viewpoint Gallery, national juried exhibition, Schenectady, NY (May–July); \"Before and After\" plus two other works. Curator: Ruth Daly","d":"2002-05","d2":"2002-07","v":"Viewpoint Gallery","p":"Schenectady","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-solo-ninth-life-fine-art-gallery-st-thomas","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Ninth Life Fine Art Gallery, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands","x":"Solo Exhibition — Ninth Life Fine Art Gallery, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (May 1 – 10, 2002)","d":"2002-05-01","d2":"2002-05-10","v":"Ninth Life Fine Art Gallery","p":"St. Thomas","co":"U.S. Virgin Islands","lo":1},{"id":"2002-voices-fringe-lecture-outsider-art","y":2002,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"\"Voices from the Fringe\" — lecture on Outsider Art, The New School","x":"\"Voices from the Fringe\" — lecture on Outsider Art, The New School, New York City (May), alongside the BIGnews Outsider Art Show at The New School, 65 Fifth Avenue (May 6–19, 2002); his painting \"Marcos\" (30 × 40 in., oil) was the show's promotional image","d":"2002-05-06","d2":"2002-05-19","th":1},{"id":"2002-daily-gazette-sunnyview-best-in-show","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Daily Gazette — \"Sunnyview shows art by people with disabilities\"","x":"The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) — \"Sunnyview shows art by people with disabilities\" by Kathy Ricketts (May 15, 2002, p. C7): Sesow took best of show at the Fourth Annual Acquisitions Exhibition by Artists With Disabilities for \"Before and After\"; photo of curator Ruth Daly hanging his paintings","d":"2002-05-15","r":"NY","o":"The Daily Gazette","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-sowebo-festival-south-stricker-street","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"SOWEBO Festival, 100 South Stricker Street, Baltimore, MD","x":"SOWEBO Festival, 100 South Stricker Street, Baltimore, MD (May 26)","d":"2002-05-26","v":"SOWEBO Festival","p":"Baltimore","r":"MD","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-dc-commission-grant-fellowship-moca","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"DC Commission Grant Fellowship exhibition, MOCA DC, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — DC Commission Grant Fellowship exhibition, MOCA DC, Washington, DC (June)","d":"2002-06","v":"MOCA DC","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-friend-or-foe-stone-breath","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Friend or Foe,\" Stone's Breath Gallery, Ocean View, DE","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Friend or Foe,\" Stone's Breath Gallery, Ocean View, DE (June–September)","d":"2002-06","d2":"2002-09","v":"Stone's Breath Gallery","p":"Ocean View","r":"DE","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-splash-imagine-art-gallery-austin","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Splash,\" Imagine Art Gallery, Austin, TX","x":"Group Show — \"Splash,\" Imagine Art Gallery, Austin, TX (June–July)","d":"2002-06","d2":"2002-07","v":"Imagine Art Gallery","p":"Austin","r":"TX","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-short-films-screened-all-small","y":2002,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Short films screened in \"All Small,\" eyedrum gallery, Atlanta, GA","x":"Short films screened in \"All Small,\" eyedrum gallery, Atlanta, GA (June 15 – July 21)","d":"2002-06-15","d2":"2002-07-21","v":"eyedrum gallery","p":"Atlanta","r":"GA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-newsday-art-therapy-breaking-walls","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Newsday — \"Art Therapy: Show exhibits works by trauma survivors\"","x":"Newsday (July 24, 2002) — \"Art Therapy: Show exhibits works by trauma survivors\" by Dave Behrens, on \"Breaking the Walls of Bias: Art From Survivors\" at Hofstra University's Emily Lowe Gallery, Hempstead, NY, which included Sesow's \"Join Hands\" (6' x 4', oil on canvas)","d":"2002-07-24","o":"Newsday","th":1},{"id":"2002-washington-post-summer-standouts-names","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington Post — \"Summer Show Standouts\" names Sesow among","x":"Washington Post — \"Summer Show Standouts\" names Sesow among the standout entrants in a juried summer exhibition (August 16, 2002)","d":"2002-08-16","o":"Washington Post"},{"id":"2002-arts-on-foot-festival-penn-quarter","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"Arts on Foot festival, Penn Quarter / Chinatown, Washington, DC","x":"Arts on Foot festival, Penn Quarter / Chinatown, Washington, DC (September 2002) — with Dana Ellyn, about a week after Adams Morgan Day","d":"2002-09","v":"Arts on Foot festival","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-cafeshops-online-merchandise-store","y":2002,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"Online merchandise store on CafeShops/CafePress selling T-shirts","x":"Online merchandise store on CafeShops/CafePress (store \"sesow\") selling T-shirts, mugs, a stein and coasters printed with his paintings \"Volunteer,\" \"First Step,\" \"Nobody's Pushover\" and \"Hellbound\" (online by September 2002)","d":"2002-09","th":1},{"id":"2002-arkansas-arts-center-little-rock","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"The Arkansas Arts Center, Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AR","x":"The Arkansas Arts Center, Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AR (Sept 1 – Oct 20) — ExhibitsUSA tour; 66 works","d":"2002-09-01","d2":"2002-10-20","v":"The Arkansas Arts Center, Decorative Arts Museum","p":"Little Rock","r":"AR","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-response-national-juried-scad-red","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"In Response,\" national juried exhibition, SCAD Red Gallery, Savannah","x":"Group Show — \"In Response,\" national juried exhibition, SCAD Red Gallery, Savannah, GA (September 4 – November 5). \"To Hell and Back\" and \"America Recovers\" selected. Jurors: Robin Cembalest, executive editor of ARTnews, and Jeremy Strick, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles","d":"2002-09-04","d2":"2002-11-05","v":"SCAD Red Gallery","p":"Savannah","r":"GA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-meridian-international-center-white-meyer","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Meridian International Center, White-Meyer House, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — Meridian International Center, White-Meyer House, Washington, DC (September 6–30)","d":"2002-09-06","d2":"2002-09-30","v":"Meridian International Center, White-Meyer House","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-outsiter-online-gallery-artist-page","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"OutSiter, Visual Arts' Gallery","x":"OutSiter (online magazine), Visual Arts' Gallery — artist page \"Matt Sesow\" with nine paintings and a short bio (online by September 6, 2002)","d":"2002-09-06","o":"OutSiter","th":1},{"id":"2002-artcite-registry-impacted","y":2002,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"ArtCite.com — registered sale certificate for \"Impacted\"","x":"ArtCite.com (International Registry of Art Transactions) — registered sale certificate for \"Impacted\" (2002, mixed media on canvas board), September 2002","d":"2002-09-21","th":1},{"id":"2002-creativity-gone-wild-outsider-art","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Creativity Gone Wild: Outsider Art Comes In,\" Exhibit A Gallery","x":"Group Show — \"Creativity Gone Wild: Outsider Art Comes In,\" Exhibit A Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA (October–November)","d":"2002-10","d2":"2002-11","v":"Exhibit A Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design","p":"Savannah","r":"GA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-held-ransom-gallery-three-san","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Held Ransom,\" Gallery Three, San Pedro, CA","x":"Group Show — \"Held Ransom,\" Gallery Three, San Pedro, CA (October)","d":"2002-10","v":"Gallery Three","p":"San Pedro","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-mine-eyes-have-seen-glory","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory,\" Savannah College of Art and Design","x":"Group Show — \"Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory,\" Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA (October–November)","d":"2002-10","d2":"2002-11","v":"Savannah College of Art and Design","p":"Savannah","r":"GA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-our-undies-are-showing-oxoxo","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Our Undies Are Showing,\" OXOXO Gallery, 1617 Sulgrave Avenue","x":"Group Show — \"Our Undies Are Showing,\" OXOXO Gallery, 1617 Sulgrave Avenue, Baltimore, MD (October 5 – November). Six works consigned on a 50/50 split under a signed agreement with gallerist Judy Donald; works displayed in Baltimore and Stone Harbor","d":"2002-10-05","v":"OXOXO Gallery","p":"Baltimore","r":"MD","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-northwest-current-washington-dc-feature","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Northwest Current, Washington, DC","x":"The Northwest Current, Washington, DC — feature article in the weekly paper (October 9, 2002)","d":"2002-10-09","p":"Washington","r":"DC","o":"The Northwest Current","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-get-underground-remember-your-spirit","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Get Underground — \"remember your spirit\" by Star Jewel Smith","x":"Get Underground (online) — \"remember your spirit\" by Star Jewel Smith (October 16, 2002), a column about visiting Sesow's Adams Morgan studio and helping at his booth at Adams Morgan Day 2002, where he won second place","d":"2002-10-16","o":"Get Underground","th":1},{"id":"2002-paintings-featured-horizon-ballroom-ronald","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Paintings featured at the Horizon Ballroom","x":"Paintings featured at the Horizon Ballroom, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC — commemorative event for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October 25)","d":"2002-10-25","v":"Horizon Ballroom, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-artist-fair-corcoran-lawn-corcoran","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"Artist fair on the Corcoran lawn, Corcoran Museum, Washington, DC","x":"Artist fair on the Corcoran lawn, Corcoran Museum, Washington, DC (October 27)","d":"2002-10-27","v":"Corcoran Museum (lawn)","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2002-outside-visionary-artists-virginia-collectors","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"OUTSIDE/IN: Visionary Artists and Virginia Collectors,\" Contemporary","x":"Group Show — \"OUTSIDE/IN: Visionary Artists and Virginia Collectors,\" Contemporary Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA (November)","d":"2002-11","v":"Contemporary Art Center","p":"Virginia Beach","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2002-stedman-art-gallery-rutgers-camden","y":2002,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers, Camden, NJ","x":"Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers, Camden, NJ (Nov 13 – Jan 11, 2003) — ExhibitsUSA tour","d":"2002-11-13","d2":"2003-01-11","v":"Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers","p":"Camden","r":"NJ","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-outsiderart-info-sesow-war-online-exhibition","y":2003,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"OutsiderArt.info — online exhibition \"Matt Sesow...WAR,\" about two","x":"OutsiderArt.info — online exhibition \"Matt Sesow...WAR,\" about two dozen anti-war paintings from December 2002 – March 2003, including \"Something's Not Right,\" \"Shock and Awe,\" \"March Madness,\" \"Honor Roll\" and \"Liberty Shield,\" each with the artist's notes","d":"2002-12","d2":"2003-03","o":"OutsiderArt.info","th":1,"lo":1},{"id":"2002-washington-city-paper-heist-o-rama","y":2002,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington City Paper — “Heist-O-Rama” by Bradford McKee","x":"Washington City Paper — “Heist-O-Rama” by Bradford McKee (December 20, 2002), on thefts at Art-O-Matic: Sesow lost “Ben and Flopsie,” a 4-by-6-inch painting of a cat and a rabbit; other visitors who took his small paintings off the wall left the money in his biography box","d":"2002-12-20","o":"Washington City Paper"},{"id":"2003-article-artesian-magazine","y":2003,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Article in \"Artesian\" Magazine","x":"Article in \"Artesian\" Magazine (#5)","d":"2003","o":"Artesian","th":1},{"id":"2003-best-artist-annual-adams-morgan","y":2003,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"First Place — 2003 Adams Morgan Juried Arts Festival, Washington, DC","x":"First Place — 2003 Adams Morgan Juried Arts Festival, Washington, DC (also billed as \"Best Artist\")","d":"2003","v":"2003 Adams Morgan Juried Arts Festival","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2003-coagula-magazine-los-angeles-review","y":2003,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Coagula Magazine — review of Theatre of NOTE production","x":"Coagula Magazine (Los Angeles) — review of Theatre of NOTE production","d":"2003","p":"Los Angeles","r":"CA","o":"Coagula Magazine","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2003-david-brickman-this-is-not-the-academy","y":2003,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"David Brickman, \"This Is Not the Academy\"","x":"David Brickman, \"This Is Not the Academy\" — review of \"Revelations and Reflections\" at Union College's Mandeville Gallery, Schenectady, NY (summer 2003). Brickman names Sesow with Paul Gasoi, Jane \"in Vain\" Winkelman and Brian Dowdale as the four painters in the show who \"transcend the childlike to create styles all their own,\" work he says would sit comfortably in a museum collection of academically trained contemporaries. Read the record →","d":"2003","o":"This Is Not the Academy","th":1},{"id":"2003-exit-clov-starfish-ep-cover","y":2003,"c":"MEDIA","k":"product-collab","t":"Exit Clov CD cover — painting on the cover of \"Starfish,\" the 2003 EP","x":"Exit Clov CD cover — painting on the cover of \"Starfish,\" the 2003 EP by DC band Exit Clov (cLOV Records); the band's discography credits Sesow for the covers of all four EPs: Starfish (2003), Saskwatch (2004), Jolly Roget Sessions (2006) and Respond Respond (2006)","d":"2003","th":1},{"id":"2003-get-underground-31-days-in-july-feature","y":2003,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"“31 days in july” — Get Underground feature (2003)","x":"Get Underground / Poetic Inhalation (online) — \"…31 days in july… featuring the artistry of matt sesow and dana ellyn kaufman,\" a feature on the first year of the project, calling them \"the two most extraordinary and dedicated fulltime artists I have come across\" (2003)","d":"2003","o":"Poetic Inhalation","th":1},{"id":"2003-guest-artist-kentuck-festival-folk","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"Guest Artist — Kentuck Festival, Tuscaloosa, AL","x":"Guest Artist — Kentuck Festival (folk art festival), Tuscaloosa, AL","d":"2003","v":"Kentuck Festival","p":"Tuscaloosa","r":"AL","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-interview-palette-publication-vsa-arts","y":2003,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Interview with \"The Palette\"","x":"Interview with \"The Palette\" — publication of VSA Arts (Spring)","d":"2003","o":"The Palette (VSA Arts)","th":1},{"id":"2003-juror-choice-award-viewpoint-gallery","y":2003,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"Juror's Choice Award — Viewpoint Gallery, Schenectady, NY","x":"Juror's Choice Award — Viewpoint Gallery, Schenectady, NY","d":"2003","v":"Viewpoint Gallery","p":"Schenectady","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2003-kudzu-wish-cd-cover-reverse","y":2003,"c":"MEDIA","k":"product-collab","t":"Kudzu Wish CD cover — Reverse Hurricane, NC band","x":"Kudzu Wish CD cover — Reverse Hurricane, NC band","d":"2003","th":1},{"id":"2003-launches-days-july-annual-project","y":2003,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Launches \"31 Days in July\" — annual project creating one large","x":"Launches \"31 Days in July\" — annual project creating one large painting per day in response to morning news. Continues through 2013 (no project in 2008, when he painted in China), producing 310+ paintings","d":"2003"},{"id":"2003-residency-visiting-artist-ciudad-colon","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Residency as visiting artist, Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica","x":"Residency as visiting artist, Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica — 1 month, 250 paintings","d":"2003","p":"Ciudad Colon","co":"Costa Rica","th":1},{"id":"2003-showing-lincoln-university-place-art","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"show","t":"Sesow showing in Lincoln — University Place Art Gallery","x":"Sesow showing in Lincoln — University Place Art Gallery","d":"2003","v":"University Place Art Gallery","p":"Lincoln","r":"NE","co":"USA","th":1,"lo":1},{"id":"2003-washington-city-paper-31-days-in-july-summers","y":2003,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington City Paper on “31 Days in July” (2003)","x":"Washington City Paper — Matthew Summers on \"31 Days in July,\" the month of daily news paintings by Sesow and Dana Ellyn (2003): \"The news stories are springboards for what, considered as a whole, is a quintessentially D.C. endeavor: art that comments on world affairs.\"","d":"2003","o":"Washington City Paper","th":1},{"id":"2003-political-bodies-seattle-wa-january","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Political Bodies,\" Seattle, WA","x":"Group Show — \"Political Bodies,\" Seattle, WA (January 13 – February 23), sponsored by Communities Against Rape and Abuse (CARA)","d":"2003-01-13","d2":"2003-02-23","p":"Seattle","r":"WA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-southern-ohio-museum-portsmouth-oh","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, OH","x":"Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, OH (Jan 28 – Mar 16) — ExhibitsUSA tour","d":"2003-01-28","d2":"2003-03-16","v":"Southern Ohio Museum","p":"Portsmouth","r":"OH","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-kalorama-emerging-artists-fair-kalorama","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"Kalorama Emerging Artists Fair, 1711 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — Kalorama Emerging Artists Fair, 1711 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC (February), benefiting Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care","d":"2003-02","v":"Kalorama Emerging Artists Fair","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-lecture-calvert-elementary-school-assembly","y":2003,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"Lecture — Calvert Elementary School assembly, Lincoln, Nebraska","x":"Lecture — Calvert Elementary School assembly, Lincoln, Nebraska (February). Sesow returned to speak at his own elementary school","d":"2003-02","th":1},{"id":"2003-love-eroticism-juried-khoja-gallery","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Love and Eroticism,\" juried exhibition, Khoja Gallery, Arlington, VA","x":"Group Show — \"Love and Eroticism,\" juried exhibition, Khoja Gallery, Arlington, VA (February)","d":"2003-02","v":"Khoja Gallery","p":"Arlington","r":"VA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-aroma-cleveland-park-washington-dc","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Aroma, Cleveland Park, Washington, DC, 30+ works","x":"Solo Exhibition — Aroma, Cleveland Park, Washington, DC (March–May), 30+ works. The second of three solo shows Sesow held at Aroma, after 2001 and before 2005","d":"2003-03","d2":"2003-05","v":"Aroma, Cleveland Park","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2003-ottobar-baltimore-md-march-over","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"The Ottobar, Baltimore, MD, over 20 works","x":"Solo Exhibition — The Ottobar, Baltimore, MD (March), over 20 works","d":"2003-03","v":"The Ottobar","p":"Baltimore","r":"MD","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-art-conflict-national-juried-n","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"The Art of Conflict,\" national juried exhibition, 57 N Fine Art","x":"Group Show — \"The Art of Conflict,\" national juried exhibition, 57 N Fine Art, 1701 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC (May–June); three works selected","d":"2003-05","d2":"2003-06","v":"57 N Fine Art","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-lecture-niskayuna-high-school-assembly","y":2003,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"Lecture — Niskayuna High School assembly, Niskayuna, NY","x":"Lecture — Niskayuna High School assembly, Niskayuna, NY (May); short films and paintings","d":"2003-05","th":1},{"id":"2003-occoa-cdw-gallery-30th-m","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"OCCOA at CDW Gallery, 30th and M Street, Georgetown, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — OCCOA at CDW Gallery, 30th and M Street, Georgetown, Washington, DC (May–July)","d":"2003-05","d2":"2003-07","v":"CDW Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-pov-artoconecto-national-juried-kalorama","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"POV,\" ARTOCONECTO national juried exhibition, 1701 Kalorama Road NW","x":"Group Show — \"POV,\" ARTOCONECTO national juried exhibition, 1701 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC (May); three works selected","d":"2003-05","v":"ARTOCONECTO","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-march-madness-shown-art-against","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"March Madness\" shown in \"Art Against War\"","x":"\"March Madness\" shown in \"Art Against War: An Exhibition of Posters and Multimedia\" — Macy Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York City (June 2 – September 11), closing at NY Arts Space, 450 Broadway Gallery (June 27); the exhibition also travelled to Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC","d":"2003-06-02","d2":"2003-09-11","v":"Macy Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University","p":"New York","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2003-mandeville-gallery-nott-memorial-union","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial, Union College, Schenectady, NY","x":"Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial, Union College, Schenectady, NY (Jun 26 – Aug 11) — ExhibitsUSA tour","d":"2003-06-26","d2":"2003-08-11","v":"Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial, Union College","p":"Schenectady","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2003-capital-region-art-center-albany","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Capital Region Art Center, Albany, NY","x":"Group Show — Capital Region Art Center, Albany, NY (July 11 – August 24)","d":"2003-07-11","d2":"2003-08-24","v":"Capital Region Art Center","p":"Albany","r":"NY","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-larz-from-mars-show-taped-july","y":2003,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"The Larz from Mars Show — Matt Sesow, July 2003","x":"TV — guest on \"The Larz from Mars Show,\" the Washington-area public-access talk show hosted by Larz LaComa (taped July 20, 2003): Sesow shows paintings from his June 2003 Costa Rica residency and the Solomon Islands, and invites viewers to \"A Really Big Show\" on Capitol Hill. A 10½-minute excerpt survives and is on the page.","d":"2003-07-20","o":"The Larz from Mars Show","th":1},{"id":"2003-really-big-results-gallery-wpa","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"A Really Big Show,\" Results Gallery with WPA/Corcoran, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — \"A Really Big Show,\" Results Gallery with WPA/Corcoran, Washington, DC (July 21 – September 7) — large paintings by Sesow and eight others","d":"2003-07-21","d2":"2003-09-07","v":"Results Gallery with WPA/Corcoran","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-b-side-adams-morgan-washington","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"B-Side group show — Adams Morgan, Washington, DC","x":"B-Side group show — Adams Morgan, Washington, DC (August)","d":"2003-08","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2003-guest-artist-10th-annual-folk","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"Guest Artist — 10th annual Folk Fest 2003, North Atlanta Trade Center","x":"Guest Artist — 10th annual Folk Fest 2003, North Atlanta Trade Center, Atlanta, GA (August 15–17)","d":"2003-08-15","d2":"2003-08-17","v":"Folk Fest, North Atlanta Trade Center","p":"Atlanta","r":"GA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2003-unlv-barrick-museum-las-vegas","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum, Las Vegas, NV","x":"UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum, Las Vegas, NV (Sept – Oct 17; Las Vegas Sun listings Sept 12 and Oct 10) — ExhibitsUSA tour","d":"2003-09","d2":"2003-10","v":"UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum","p":"Las Vegas","r":"NV","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2003-las-vegas-mercury-review-compares","y":2003,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Las Vegas Mercury review compares work to Grosz, Bacon and Munch","x":"Las Vegas Mercury review compares work to George Grosz, Francis Bacon, and Edvard Munch — Gregory Crosby, \"Art: Revelations and reflections,\" Las Vegas Mercury, Thursday, September 11, 2003, reviewing the show at UNLV's Barrick Museum. Crosby names Sesow among the few artists in the exhibition working outside a Christian frame, writes that \"Bunny Collector\" could hold its own with Grosz, and says \"Hellbound III\" imagines a world where Bacon and Munch are one painter. Read the record →","d":"2003-09-11","p":"Las Vegas","r":"NV","o":"Las Vegas Mercury","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2003-painted-set-hollywood-play-f","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"commission","t":"Stage set — five large painted canvases for the play \"F**king Wasps\"","x":"Stage set — five large painted canvases for the play \"F**king Wasps\" by Steve Morgan Haskell, Theatre of NOTE, 1517 Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, CA (previews October 1–2; opened October 3, 2003, and extended through November 15), part of the 2003 Edge of the World Festival; the program credits \"art by matt sesow.\" Back Stage West made it a Critic's Choice (Les Spindle, October 8, 2003: \"amazing expressionistic paintings by world-renowned artist Matt Sesow\"), LA Weekly recommended it (Deborah Klugman, October 9: \"Designer Matt Sesow's posters of bug-eyed, tormented Eagle Scouts aptly reflect the piece's tone\"), and the Santa Monica Mirror (Anne Kelly-Saxenmeyer) called the paintings \"the ideal backdrop for Kinsey's story\"","d":"2003-10-03","v":"Theatre of NOTE","p":"Hollywood","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2003-compass-magazine-cover-feature-article","y":2003,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Compass Magazine — cover and feature article","x":"Compass Magazine — cover and feature article; published by Leonard Cheshire, UK (December 2003 – February 2004)","d":"2003-12","d2":"2004-02","o":"Compass Magazine","th":1},{"id":"2003-nisk-art-gallery-schenectady-ny","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Nisk-Art Gallery, Schenectady, NY","x":"Group Show — Nisk-Art Gallery, Schenectady, NY (December)","d":"2003-12","v":"Nisk-Art Gallery","p":"Schenectady","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2003-warrior-niskayuna-nisk-art-exhibit","y":2003,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Warrior — \"Nisk-Art Gallery holds unique exhibit\" by Alex","x":"The Warrior (Niskayuna High School newspaper) — \"Nisk-Art Gallery holds unique exhibit\" by Alex Rivadeneira (December 5, 2003), on the ViewPoint Gallery selections show featuring Sesow and Gail Nadeau; Sesow gave an artist's talk and workshops at the school on December 12, 2003","d":"2003-12-05","o":"The Warrior","th":1},{"id":"2004-brutarian-quarterly-magazine-painting-used","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Brutarian Quarterly Magazine #42","x":"Brutarian Quarterly Magazine #42 — painting used as illustration (Summer 2004)","d":"2004","o":"Brutarian Quarterly Magazine #42","th":1},{"id":"2004-chris-warner-alcove-gallery-atlanta","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Chris Warner / Alcove Gallery, Atlanta Magazine","x":"Chris Warner / Alcove Gallery, Atlanta Magazine — review","d":"2004","o":"Atlanta Magazine","th":1},{"id":"2004-christopher-dana-reeve-paralysis-resource","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Guide","x":"Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Guide — paintings used","d":"2004","o":"Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Guide","th":1},{"id":"2004-everyday-genius-gary-alan-fine-book","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"\"Everyday Genius\" by Gary Alan Fine (2004)","x":"Book — Gary Alan Fine, \"Everyday Genius: Self-Taught Art and the Culture of Authenticity\" (University of Chicago Press, 2004): the sociologist discusses an advertisement for Sesow placed by his dealer Beverly Kaye, citing her \"Matt Sesow, Madman/Artist\" (Folk Art Finder, 1997)","d":"2004"},{"id":"2004-j-bowers-baltimore-city-paper","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"J. Bowers, Baltimore City Paper","x":"J. Bowers, Baltimore City Paper — review","d":"2004","o":"Baltimore City Paper"},{"id":"2004-jolts-shockingly-short-stories-painting","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"\"100 Jolts: Shockingly Short Stories\"","x":"\"100 Jolts: Shockingly Short Stories\" — painting on book cover","d":"2004","th":1},{"id":"2004-laura-parsons-hook-charlottesville-va","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Laura Parsons, \"the hook\" — extensive review of solo exhibition","x":"Laura Parsons, \"the hook\" (Charlottesville, VA) — extensive review of solo exhibition at Nature Visionary Art Gallery: described work as entering \"a maelstrom\" of \"undiluted primary colors\" and \"frenetic lines\" (2004)","d":"2004","r":"VA","o":"The Hook","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2004-nature-visionary-art-gallery-charlottesville","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Nature Visionary Art Gallery, Charlottesville, VA","x":"Solo Exhibition — Nature Visionary Art Gallery, Charlottesville, VA","d":"2004","v":"Nature Visionary Art Gallery","p":"Charlottesville","r":"VA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2004-returning-guest-artist-kentuck-festival","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"Returning Guest Artist — Kentuck Festival, Tuscaloosa, AL","x":"Returning Guest Artist — Kentuck Festival, Tuscaloosa, AL","d":"2004","v":"Kentuck Festival","p":"Tuscaloosa","r":"AL","co":"USA"},{"id":"2004-timothy-cahill-albany-new-york","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Timothy Cahill, Albany New York Times Union","x":"Timothy Cahill, Albany New York Times Union — review","d":"2004","o":"Albany New York Times Union"},{"id":"2004-false-start-interview","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"False Start, \"Matt Sesow Interview\"","x":"Interview — False Start (falsestart.org), \"Matt Sesow Interview\" (January 2004): on starting to paint at IBM in 1993, painting every day, about 4,000 pieces made, his favorite painters (Bacon, de Kooning, Basquiat, Van Gogh) and his short films (he dates his start as a painter to 1994)","d":"2004-01","o":"False Start","th":1},{"id":"2003-art-against-war-grand-atrium","y":2003,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Art Against War,\" Grand Atrium, Majlis Cultural Center, Mumbai","x":"Group Show — \"Art Against War,\" Grand Atrium, Majlis Cultural Center, Mumbai, India (January 6–21, 2004), curated by Frank Shifreen. \"March Madness\" and other paintings enlarged by the organisers into posters from 3×4 feet up to 7×27 feet","d":"2004-01-06","d2":"2004-01-21","v":"Grand Atrium, Majlis Cultural Center","p":"Mumbai","co":"India","lo":1},{"id":"2004-first-new-york-city-big","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"First solo exhibition in New York City","x":"First solo exhibition in New York City — Big Cat Gallery, 28 East 2nd Street, East Village (January 22–26; opening reception Thursday January 22, 6–9 PM). Hundreds of paintings from the preceding six months, curated by David Hurd, staged four blocks from the Outsider Art Fair and open throughout its run. Press release, hand-distributed East Village flier and promotional postcard archived","d":"2004-01-22","d2":"2004-01-26","v":"Big Cat Gallery","p":"New York","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2004-paris-gibson-square-museum-art","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT","x":"Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT (opened Feb 2) — ExhibitsUSA tour","d":"2004-02-02","v":"Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art","p":"Great Falls","r":"MT","co":"USA"},{"id":"2004-washington-post-ask-expert-column","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington Post — \"Ask the Expert\" column interview","x":"Washington Post — \"Ask the Expert\" column interview (March)","d":"2004-03","o":"Washington Post","th":1},{"id":"2004-big-news-magazine-cover-inside","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Big News Magazine — cover and inside, homeless benefit magazine, NYC","x":"Big News Magazine — cover and inside, homeless benefit magazine, NYC (April + October)","d":"2004-04","o":"Big News Magazine","th":1},{"id":"2004-solo-art-works-wonders-dupont-circle","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Art+Works+Wonders, 2122 P St NW, Dupont Circle","x":"Solo Exhibition — Art+Works+Wonders, 2122 P St. NW, Suite 303, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC (end of April 2004), as announced in The Washington Post \"The Expert\" column (March 28, 2004)","d":"2004-04","v":"Art+Works+Wonders","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2004-lecture-short-films-indiana-university","y":2004,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"Lecture — \"The Short Films of Sesow,\" Indiana University Department","x":"Lecture — \"The Short Films of Sesow,\" Indiana University Department of Communication and Culture, Underground Film Series, Radio-Television Center Room 251, Bloomington, IN (April 10)","d":"2004-04-10"},{"id":"2004-paints-live-viewpoint-gallery-schenectady","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"live-painting","t":"Sesow paints live — Viewpoint Gallery, Schenectady, NY","x":"Sesow paints live — Viewpoint Gallery, Schenectady, NY (May)","d":"2004-05","v":"Viewpoint Gallery","p":"Schenectady","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2004-anonymous-flashpoint-gallery-washington-dc","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Anonymous,\" Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — \"Anonymous,\" Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC (June) — Washington Project for the Arts’ “Anonymous” (May 13 – June 4, 2004): 100 works, each 2 square feet and priced at $500, shown without the artists’ names","d":"2004-05-13","d2":"2004-06-04","v":"Flashpoint Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2004-middlebury-college-museum-art-middlebury","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"The Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury, VT","x":"The Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury, VT (May 20 – Aug 11) — ExhibitsUSA tour","d":"2004-05-20","d2":"2004-08-11","v":"The Middlebury College Museum of Art","p":"Middlebury","r":"VT","co":"USA"},{"id":"2004-headliner-artist-artview-carnegie-institution","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Headliner artist — ArtView 2004, Carnegie Institution, Washington","x":"Headliner artist — ArtView 2004, Carnegie Institution, Washington, DC. Two paintings from \"31 Days in July 2004\" auctioned on October 23 to benefit St John's Community Services. Curated by Margaret Bodell","d":"2004-07","v":"Carnegie Institution","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2004-alcove-gallery-atlanta-ga-aug","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"Alcove Gallery, 2110 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA","x":"Two-Person Show (with Jay Schlette) — Alcove Gallery, 2110 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA — the \"first annual special secret show,\" presented by H.C. Warner (reception Saturday, August 7; through September 13, 2004)","d":"2004-08-07","d2":"2004-09-13","v":"Alcove Gallery","p":"Atlanta","r":"GA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2004-left-turn-magazine-front-back","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Left Turn Magazine — front and back cover","x":"Left Turn Magazine — front and back cover (Sept/October)","d":"2004-09","o":"Left Turn Magazine","th":1},{"id":"2004-washington-city-paper-show-and-tell-art-o-matic","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington City Paper — “Show & Tell”, on how Art-O-Matic had grown","x":"Washington City Paper — “Show & Tell” (September 3, 2004), on how Art-O-Matic had grown, quotes Sesow on his most recent one: “It was, like, one of the funnest shows I’ve ever been to”","d":"2004-09-03","o":"Washington City Paper"},{"id":"2004-hearst-art-gallery-saint-mary","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College, Moraga, CA","x":"Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College, Moraga, CA (Sept 4 – Oct 17) — ExhibitsUSA tour","d":"2004-09-04","d2":"2004-10-17","v":"Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College","p":"Moraga","r":"CA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2004-first-american-visionary-art-museum","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"First American Visionary Art Museum exhibition","x":"First American Visionary Art Museum exhibition — \"Holy H2O: Fluid Universe,\" Baltimore (October 2004 – September 2005). Two Sesow paintings shown, \"Setting Sail with Sesow\" and \"Out of Water,\" among 150+ works by 40 artists (a third, \"Mars Water Sample,\" was selected but not hung, according to his 2005 web page) — a scuba diver with the trauma scar/three crosses on the goggles, the earliest published depiction of the trauma icon. Named a Washington Post Critic's Pick. The beginning of a relationship that led to the year-long 2016–17 solo \"Shock and Awe\" and 26 paintings entering AVAM's permanent collection twelve years later","d":"2004-10","d2":"2005-09","v":"American Visionary Art Museum","p":"Baltimore","r":"MD","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2004-tony-harvey-intowner-magazine-washington","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The InTowner, October 2004, front page","x":"The InTowner (Washington, DC), October 2004 (Vol. 36, No. 4), front page — \"Adams Morgan Artist Matt Sesow Featured in Baltimore Museum Show,\" on the AVAM \"Holy H2O\" exhibition: AVAM's press materials singled out Sesow with Nancy Josephson and Tom Duncan; the article explains his trauma-scar icon and names \"Setting Sail (with Sesow)\" (review attributed to Tony Harvey)","d":"2004-10-01","p":"Washington","r":"DC","o":"The InTowner","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2004-washington-post-funky-furniture-controversy","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Washington Post — Jacqueline Trescott","x":"The Washington Post — Jacqueline Trescott, \"Ailing City Museum Cancels 'Funky' Show\" (Friday, October 8, 2004, Style, p. C1; continued on C8 as \"Museum Sends 'Furniture' Back\"): the City Museum of Washington cancels its \"Funky Furniture\" show, which included Sesow's \"DC Dictionary\" (2004), a coffee-table-size dictionary of Washington entries such as \"G Is for Gentrification.\" The Post printed a correction on October 9, 2004 to its description of that page","d":"2004-10-08","o":"The Washington Post","th":1},{"id":"2004-open-studio-columbia-road-october","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"open-studio","t":"Open Studio — 1851 Columbia Road NW #603, Adams Morgan, Washington","x":"Open Studio — 1851 Columbia Road NW #603, Adams Morgan, Washington, DC (Sunday, October 10, 2004, 11 AM – 6 PM), announced in The InTowner","d":"2004-10-10","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2004-cate-hescox-reuters-news-visionary","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Cate Hescox, Reuters News — \"Visionary Artists Bring Personal Struggle","x":"Cate Hescox, Reuters News — \"Visionary Artists Bring Personal Struggle to Work,\" extensive interview feature covering Holy H2O exhibition, prosthetic hand story, and visionary art genre (October 20, 2004)","d":"2004-10-20","o":"Reuters News","th":1},{"id":"2004-washington-post-deluge-water-works","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington Post — \"A Deluge of Water Works\" review of the AVAM \"Holy\"","x":"Washington Post — \"A Deluge of Water Works\" review of the AVAM \"Holy H2O\" exhibition singles out Sesow's painting \"Out of Water\" (October 28, 2004)","d":"2004-10-28","o":"Washington Post","th":1},{"id":"2004-artomatic-washington-dc-controversy-over","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Artomatic 2004, Washington, DC","x":"Artomatic 2004, Washington, DC — controversy over banned City Museum Dictionary items (November)","d":"2004-11","v":"Artomatic 2004","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2004-dc-art-news-lenny-campello","y":2004,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"DC Art News — early coverage of Sesow within the DC gallery scene","x":"DC Art News (Lenny Campello) — early coverage of Sesow within the DC gallery scene; November 2004 archive preserved","d":"2004-11","o":"DC Art News"},{"id":"2004-loveland-museum-gallery-loveland-co","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO","x":"Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO (Nov 10 – Jan 7, 2005) — ExhibitsUSA tour","d":"2004-11-10","d2":"2005-01-07","v":"Loveland Museum and Gallery","p":"Loveland","r":"CO","co":"USA"},{"id":"2004-first-france-international-art-singulier","y":2004,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"First exhibition in France — 8th Festival International d'Art","x":"First exhibition in France — 8th Festival International d'Art Singulier, Aubagne, Provence (December 17, 2004 – January 9, 2005), organized by the Compagnie d'Art Singulier of Roquevaire. He showed \"Kinsey Crucifixion\" and has a full page in the festival catalogue (p. 100) with a bilingual statement — \"I'm not sure what my style is. I am a self taught artist. I like to use intense color and sharp lines to tell a moving story\" — one of 73 artists in its index. The festival was founded in Roquevaire in 1989 by Danielle Jacqui and is one of the longest-running art singulier events in Europe","d":"2004-12-17","d2":"2005-01-09","v":"8th Festival International d'Art Singulier","p":"Aubagne","r":"Provence","co":"France","th":1},{"id":"2005-alcove-gallery-atlanta-ga-date","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Alcove Gallery, Atlanta, GA — \"Date Night\" and \"Fruit Bowl\" group","x":"Alcove Gallery, Atlanta, GA — \"Date Night\" and \"Fruit Bowl\" group shows","d":"2005","v":"Alcove Gallery","p":"Atlanta","r":"GA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2005-allison-hersh-savannah-morning-news","y":2005,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Allison Hersh, Savannah Morning News","x":"Allison Hersh, Savannah Morning News — review of Hurn Museum exhibit","d":"2005","o":"Savannah Morning News","th":1},{"id":"2005-carrots-sticks-rebus-works-raleigh","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Carrots and Sticks,\" Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Carrots and Sticks: bunnies and bullies,\" Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC (September 11 – November 12, 2005)","d":"2005","v":"Rebus Works","p":"Raleigh","r":"NC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2005-eye-storm-studio-one-eight","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Eye of the Storm,\" Studio One Eight, Washington, DC","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Eye of the Storm,\" Studio One Eight, Washington, DC","d":"2005","v":"Studio One Eight","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2005-face-dances-hurn-museum-traveling","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Face Dances,\" Hurn Museum","x":"Group Show — \"Face Dances,\" Hurn Museum (traveling exhibition; painting in Hurn Museum collection)","d":"2005","v":"Hurn Museum","th":1},{"id":"2005-hartford-courant-interview-outsider-art","y":2005,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Hartford Courant — interview on outsider art","x":"Hartford Courant — interview on outsider art","d":"2005","o":"Hartford Courant","th":1},{"id":"2005-hell-bound-bunny-collector-touring","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Hell Bound\" and \"Bunny Collector\" touring in \"Revelations\"","x":"\"Hell Bound\" (\"Hellbound III\") and \"Bunny Collector\" touring in \"Revelations and Reflections of American Self-Taught Artists\" — museums across AR, NJ, OH, NY, NV, MT, VT, CA, CO, TX (2002–2005). Full record →","d":"2005","co":"USA"},{"id":"2005-looking-back-sprint-forward-gallery","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Looking Back, Sprint Forward,\" Gallery Co., Minneapolis, MN","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Looking Back, Sprint Forward,\" Gallery Co., Minneapolis, MN","d":"2005","v":"Gallery Co","p":"Minneapolis","r":"MN","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2005-painting-newborn-later-entered-permanent","y":2005,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"collection","t":"Painting \"Newborn\" later entered the permanent collection of the Baron","x":"Painting \"Newborn\" (2004) later entered the permanent collection of the Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries at Old Dominion University (accession 2007.174.03), held alongside Thornton Dial, Howard Finster, James Castle, Purvis Young and Bessie Harvey","d":"2005"},{"id":"2005-ron-taylor-demon-beach-records","y":2005,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Ron Taylor, Demon Beach Records","x":"Ron Taylor, Demon Beach Records — feature profile","d":"2005","o":"Demon Beach Records","lo":1},{"id":"2005-wall-portland-or-shoe-painting","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"\"On The Wall\" — Portland, OR, shoe painting to benefit Skatepark","x":"\"On The Wall\" — Portland, OR, shoe painting to benefit Skatepark","d":"2005","p":"Portland","r":"OR","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2005-won-best-experimental-theater-collateral","y":2005,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"Won Best Experimental Theater","x":"Won Best Experimental Theater — \"Collateral Damage\" production (East Valley Tribune)","d":"2005","o":"East Valley Tribune","th":1},{"id":"2005-caprice-bistro-wilmington-dc-artists","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Five DC artists at Caprice Bistro, Wilmington, NC","x":"Group Show — five Washington, DC artists (J. Coleman, Matt Sesow, Kelly Towles, Rob Landeck, Dana Ellyn Kaufman) at Caprice Bistro, Wilmington, NC, hosted by owner Pat Moity; on view through March 19, 2005. Covered in the Star-News (Wilmington) by Amy Hotz (January 27) and Amanda Greene (February 17)","d":"2005-01","d2":"2005-03-19","v":"Caprice Bistro","p":"Wilmington","r":"NC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2005-off-beaten-path-2nd-annual","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Off the Beaten Path: The 2nd Annual Exhibition of New Talent and Old\"","x":"Group Show — \"Off the Beaten Path: The 2nd Annual Exhibition of New Talent and Old Masters,\" Ramscale Gallery, 463 West Street, West Village, New York City (January)","d":"2005-01","v":"Ramscale Gallery","p":"New York","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2005-painted-buenos-aires-argentina-february","y":2005,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Painted in Buenos Aires, Argentina","x":"Painted in Buenos Aires, Argentina (February)","d":"2005-02","p":"Buenos Aires","co":"Argentina","th":1},{"id":"2005-guillotine-gallery-atlanta-ga-approx","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Guillotine Gallery, Atlanta, GA","x":"Solo Exhibition — Guillotine Gallery, Atlanta, GA — approx. 30 recent works (March 2005)","d":"2005-03","v":"Guillotine Gallery","p":"Atlanta","r":"GA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2005-jim-magner-capitol-hill-rag","y":2005,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Hill Rag, March 2005 — Jim Magner","x":"Hill Rag (Capitol Hill Rag), March 2005 — Jim Magner, \"Art on Capitol Hill and Beyond … Artist Profiles: Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn,\" with the sidebar \"Jim Magner's Thoughts on Art.\" Sesow: \"I would probably not be painting without the accident\"; the couple work \"10 hours a day, every day: painting, maintaining the web sites … contacting galleries\"","d":"2005-03","o":"Hill Rag","th":1},{"id":"2005-downtown-girl-uptown-boy-dc-public-library","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"“Downtown Girl, Uptown Boy” — D.C. Public Library, 2005","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Downtown Girl, Uptown Boy,\" presented by the Exhibits and Programs Office of the D.C. Public Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 2nd Floor West Exhibit Halls, Washington, DC (March 2 – April 3, 2005)","d":"2005-03-02","d2":"2005-04-03","v":"Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, D.C. Public Library","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2005-get-out-phoenix-cover-art-of-war","y":2005,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Get Out — cover, March 31","x":"Get Out (Phoenix weekly) — cover, March 31 – April 6, 2005: \"Collateral Damage (A Living Hell)\" on the cover and \"Art of war: Playwrights explore politics through painting, acting\" by Chris Page (pp. 38–39), on Cheap Theatrix's ten plays written in response to the painting","d":"2005-03-31","d2":"2005-04-06","o":"Get Out","th":1},{"id":"2005-hunter-hogan-gallery-barry-robinson","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Hunter Hogan Gallery at The Barry Robinson Theater","x":"Solo Exhibition — Hunter Hogan Gallery at The Barry Robinson Theater, 4552 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA (April)","d":"2005-04","v":"Hunter Hogan Gallery at The Barry Robinson Theater","p":"Virginia Beach","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2005-stage-commission-cheap-theatrix-phoenix","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Solo Exhibition and stage commission","x":"Solo Exhibition and stage commission — \"Cheap Theatrix,\" Phoenix, AZ (April). Sesow's 8×9-foot painting \"Collateral Damage (Living Hell)\" served as set design and backdrop while ten separate plays were written and performed around it, alongside a solo gallery show of his work","d":"2005-04","v":"Cheap Theatrix","p":"Phoenix","r":"AZ","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2005-museum-southwest-midland-tx-apr","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Museum of the Southwest, South Wing Galleries, Midland, TX","x":"Museum of the Southwest, South Wing Galleries, Midland, TX (Apr 7 – May 25) — ExhibitsUSA tour","d":"2005-04-07","d2":"2005-05-25","v":"Museum of the Southwest, South Wing Galleries","p":"Midland","r":"TX","co":"USA"},{"id":"2005-raw-vision-merrill-jennings-galleries","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Raw Vision,\" Merrill-Jennings Galleries, NC","x":"Group Show — \"Raw Vision,\" seven artists, Merrill-Jennings Galleries, 463 S. Main St., Iredell County, NC (April 2005; opening reception April 16); Sesow listed as of Washington, DC. The Charlotte Observer, Iredell Neighbors \"Arts Notes,\" April 6, 2005","d":"2005-04-16","v":"Merrill-Jennings Galleries","r":"NC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2005-virginian-pilot-beacon-hogan-gallery-future-of-art","y":2005,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Virginian-Pilot — \"Artist displays 'future of art' at Hogan\"","x":"The Virginian-Pilot (The Beacon) — \"Artist displays 'future of art' at Hogan Gallery\" by Patrick Evans-Hylton (April 21, 2005), on the solo show at the Hunter Hogan Gallery, Barry Robinson Theater Fine Arts Center, Virginia Beach: \"This is the future of art … Art will be honest, hard core, excessive and public.\"","d":"2005-04-21","o":"The Virginian-Pilot","th":1},{"id":"2005-aroma-cleveland-park-washington-dc","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Aroma, Cleveland Park, Washington, DC","x":"Solo Exhibition — Aroma, Cleveland Park, Washington, DC (May–June), approx. 30 large works — the third and last of his Aroma solos","d":"2005-05","d2":"2005-06","v":"Aroma, Cleveland Park","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2005-washington-post-listing-moca-dc","y":2005,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington Post — listing for a group show at MOCA DC / A+M Galleries","x":"Washington Post — listing for a group show at MOCA DC / A+M Galleries, Georgetown, with Andrew Wodzianski, Joyce Zipperer and Matt Sesow (May 29, 2005)","d":"2005-05-29","o":"Washington Post"},{"id":"2005-husker-du-do-you-remember","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Husker Du?,\" Folsom Gallery, University Place Art Center, Lincoln","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Husker Du? (Do You Remember?),\" Folsom Gallery, University Place Art Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (June). A homecoming show in the city he grew up beside","d":"2005-06","v":"Folsom Gallery, University Place Art Center","p":"Lincoln","r":"NE","co":"USA"},{"id":"2005-museum-contemporary-art-dc-what","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"“What’s So Terrible About Being Beautiful?”","x":"Group Show — Museum of Contemporary Art DC, \"What's So Terrible About Being Beautiful?\" (June)","d":"2005-06","v":"Museum of Contemporary Art DC","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2005-art-museum-southeast-texas-beaumont","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX","x":"Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX (Jun 16 – Aug 14) — final venue of the three-year ExhibitsUSA tour","d":"2005-06-16","d2":"2005-08-14","v":"Art Museum of Southeast Texas","p":"Beaumont","r":"TX","co":"USA"},{"id":"2005-washington-city-paper-rival-revival","y":2005,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"“Rival Revival” — Washington City Paper, July 14, 2005","x":"Washington City Paper — \"Rival Revival\" by Chris Shott (July 14, 2005): the third year of \"31 Days in July\" with Dana Ellyn, the copycat \"THE 31 DAYS IN JULY\" project launched in New York, and the 2003 results (Sesow sold all but two of his 31 paintings). \"We came up with '31 Days In July' together as a way to show how important it is as painters to document the times we live in,\" says Sesow","d":"2005-07-14","o":"Washington City Paper","th":1},{"id":"2005-learning-to-crawl-inside-outside-cleveland","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"“Learning to Crawl” — Inside/Outside Art Gallery, Cleveland, 2005","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Learning to Crawl,\" Inside/Outside Art Gallery, 2688 W. 14th Street, Cleveland, OH (August 2005; opening reception August 5; Tremont Artwalk August 12; through August 30) — title conceived by Sesow; reviewed by Zachary Lewis in Cleveland Scene: \"There's an intuitive depth to Sesow's work\"","d":"2005-08","v":"Inside/Outside Art Gallery","p":"Cleveland","r":"OH","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2005-positive-force-benefit-auction-cafe-mawonaj","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Benefit punk-rock show and eBay art auction, Cafe Mawonaj","x":"Benefit — punk-rock show and eBay art auction co-sponsored by Positive Force D.C., Cafe Mawonaj, 624 T Street NW, Washington, DC (late August 2005), with works by Sesow and Lely Constantinople and concert posters signed by Ian MacKaye and Brian Baker; proceeds to the Whitman-Walker Clinic’s Lesbian Services Program","d":"2005-08","v":"Cafe Mawonaj","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2005-cover-leftturn-magazine-november","y":2005,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"press-print","t":"Cover of LeftTurn Magazine","x":"Cover of LeftTurn Magazine (November)","d":"2005-11","o":"LeftTurn Magazine"},{"id":"2006-curated-created-paintings-dc-street","y":2006,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Curated and created paintings from DC Street Banners for \"Banners\"","x":"Curated and created paintings from DC Street Banners for \"Banners from the Fringe\" — Washington, DC","d":"2006","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2006-dana-ellyn-driven-gallery-neptune","y":2006,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Driven,\" Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Driven,\" Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD","d":"2006","v":"Gallery Neptune","p":"Bethesda","r":"MD","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2006-don-giovanni-rebus-works-raleigh","y":2006,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Don Giovanni,\" Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Don Giovanni,\" Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC","d":"2006","v":"Rebus Works","p":"Raleigh","r":"NC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2006-hurn-museum-savannah-ga-faces","y":2006,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"“The Many Faces of Folk Art” — Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk Art","x":"Group Show — Hurn Museum, Savannah, GA — \"The Faces of Folk\"","d":"2006","v":"Hurn Museum","p":"Savannah","r":"GA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2006-ideas-pictures-drawings","y":2006,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"\"Ideas in Pictures\" #5 — two drawings by Matt Sesow","x":"\"Ideas in Pictures\" #5 — two drawings by Matt Sesow","d":"2006","o":"Ideas in Pictures","th":1},{"id":"2006-justin-kaufman-alcove-gallery-atlanta","y":2006,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"Alcove Gallery, Atlanta, GA","x":"Two-Person Show (with Justin Kaufman) — Alcove Gallery, Atlanta, GA","d":"2006","v":"Alcove Gallery","p":"Atlanta","r":"GA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2006-pain-practitioner-magazine-painting-accompanies","y":2006,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"\"The Pain Practitioner\" Magazine","x":"\"The Pain Practitioner\" Magazine — painting accompanies article (Spring)","d":"2006","o":"The Pain Practitioner","th":1},{"id":"2006-paints-morocco-essaouira-marrakech","y":2006,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Paints in Morocco — Essaouira and Marrakech","x":"Paints in Morocco — Essaouira and Marrakech","d":"2006","th":1},{"id":"2006-sacramento-bee-critic-pick-pamela","y":2006,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Sacramento Bee — Critic's Pick","x":"Sacramento Bee — Critic's Pick, Pamela Skinner Gallery Dog and Cat Group Show","d":"2006","o":"Sacramento Bee","th":1},{"id":"2006-sex-drugs-dna-stebbins-acknowledgment","y":2006,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"\"Sex, Drugs and DNA\" by Michael Stebbins (2006)","x":"Book — Michael Stebbins, \"Sex, Drugs and DNA: Science's Taboos Confronted\" (Macmillan, 2006): the author thanks \"Matt Sesow, an extraordinary artist and dear friend\"","d":"2006"},{"id":"2006-cupidity-gallery-neptune-washington-dc","y":2006,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Cupidity,\" Gallery Neptune, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — \"Cupidity,\" Gallery Neptune, Washington, DC (February)","d":"2006-02","v":"Gallery Neptune","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2006-molly-knight-dc-style-magazine","y":2006,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Molly Knight, DC Style Magazine","x":"Molly Knight, DC Style Magazine — feature profile (January/February 2006)","d":"2006-02","o":"DC Style Magazine","th":1},{"id":"2006-connect-savannah-faces-of-folk-review","y":2006,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Connect Savannah — \"Faces of Folk\" art review by Bertha Husband","x":"Connect Savannah — \"Faces of Folk\" art review by Bertha Husband (February 1, 2006), on the Hurn Museum show; reproduces \"Father of the Bride\" and compares its \"violent slashing and impasto\" to de Kooning's women of the 1940s","d":"2006-02-01","o":"Connect Savannah","th":1},{"id":"2006-artist-talk-speaks-about-art","y":2006,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"Artist Talk — Matt Sesow speaks about his art at George Washington","x":"Artist Talk — Matt Sesow speaks about his art at George Washington University (Washington Post, \"TheSeen,\" February 16, 2006)","d":"2006-02-16"},{"id":"2006-days-action-calls-peace-paintings","y":2006,"c":"PRESS","k":"other","t":"Days of Action, Calls For Peace","x":"Days of Action, Calls For Peace — Sesow paintings used, Ventura, CA (March)","d":"2006-03","p":"Ventura","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2006-art-of-war-studio-one-eight","y":2006,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"“Art of War” — Studio One Eight, March 2006","x":"Group Show — \"Art of War,\" Studio One Eight, Washington, DC (opening reception March 18, 2006), marking three years since the start of the Iraq war; with Anna U. Davis, Dana Ellyn, J. Coleman, Jordin Isip, Kelly Towles, Lisa Marie Thalhammer, Peter Excho, Scott G. 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Coleman) — \"Soul Mining,\" Studio One Eight, 2452 18th St NW, Adams Morgan, Washington, DC (August 19 – September 9, 2006)","d":"2006-08-19","d2":"2006-09-09","v":"Studio One Eight","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2006-examiner-making-the-scene-tierney","y":2006,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Examiner — \"Making the scene\"","x":"The Examiner (Washington, DC) — \"Making the scene: D.C.'s Expressionist movement\" by Robin Tierney (September 2006), on \"Soul Mining\" at Studio One Eight; calls Sesow an \"alt-art legend-in-progress\"","d":"2006-09","p":"Washington","r":"DC","o":"The Examiner","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2006-news-observer-wolfgang-wired-don-giovanni","y":2006,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The News & Observer — \"Wolfgang wired\" by Craig Jarvis","x":"The News & Observer (Raleigh) — \"Wolfgang wired\" by Craig Jarvis (September 24, 2006), preview of the Opera Company of North Carolina's multimedia \"Don Giovanni,\" announcing that Sesow would paint two large paintings during each performance","d":"2006-09-24","o":"The News & Observer","th":1},{"id":"2006-n-o-newspaper-raleigh-review","y":2006,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"N&O Newspaper — review of Don Giovanni and onstage painting during","x":"N&O Newspaper (Raleigh) — review of Don Giovanni and onstage painting during opera (October)","d":"2006-10","o":"N&O Newspaper","th":1},{"id":"2006-live-painting-don-giovanni-opera-north-carolina","y":2006,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"live-painting","t":"Live painting — painted onstage and in the lobby during the Opera","x":"Live painting — painted onstage and in the lobby during the Opera Company of North Carolina's multimedia production of Mozart's \"Don Giovanni\" (10th anniversary season), Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center, Raleigh, NC (October 5–6, 2006), at the invitation of artistic director Robert Galbraith","d":"2006-10-05","d2":"2006-10-06","v":"Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center","p":"Raleigh","r":"NC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2006-examiner-freak-house-art-robin-tierney","y":2006,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Examiner, October 28, 2006","x":"The Examiner — \"Wicked-good 'Freak House'\" by Robin Tierney (October 28, 2006), reviewing Dana Ellyn at the Warehouse, places her \"along with a loose collective of non-art-school visionaries including Matt Sesow\" putting \"a new face … on the D.C.-Baltimore art scene\"","d":"2006-10-28","o":"The Examiner","th":1},{"id":"2006-msdc-magazine-art-war-article","y":2006,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"MSDC Magazine — \"Art of War\" article","x":"MSDC Magazine — \"Art of War\" article (November)","d":"2006-11","o":"MSDC Magazine","th":1},{"id":"2007-animal-farm-vsa-colorado-access","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Animal Farm,\" VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Animal Farm,\" VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO","d":"2007","v":"VSA Colorado / Access Gallery","p":"Denver","r":"CO","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-appearances-rougette-gallery-rockland-me","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Appearances,\" Rougette Gallery, Rockland, ME","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Appearances,\" Rougette Gallery, Rockland, ME","d":"2007","v":"Rougette Gallery","p":"Rockland","r":"ME","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-art-heat-warehouse-gallery-washington","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Art in Heat,\" Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — \"Art in Heat,\" Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC","d":"2007","v":"Warehouse Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-cover-audio-book-audiovile-michael","y":2007,"c":"MEDIA","k":"book","t":"Cover of audio book \"Audiovile\" by Michael A. 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Coleman) — \"Double Headed Monster,\" Nozoku Gallery, Atlanta, GA","d":"2007","v":"Nozoku Gallery","p":"Atlanta","r":"GA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-pamela-skinner-gwenna-howard-contemporary","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Pamela Skinner / Gwenna Howard Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA","x":"Solo Exhibition — Pamela Skinner / Gwenna Howard Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA","d":"2007","v":"Pamela Skinner / Gwenna Howard Contemporary Art","p":"Sacramento","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-pax-attack-old-dominion-university","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Pax Attack,\" Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA","x":"Two-Person Show — \"Pax Attack,\" Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA","d":"2007","v":"Old Dominion University","p":"Norfolk","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-salvaged-d-gallery-san-diego","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Salvaged,\" D Gallery, San Diego, CA","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Salvaged,\" D Gallery, San Diego, CA","d":"2007","v":"D Gallery","p":"San Diego","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-transformer-auction-warrior","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Washington, DC","x":"Transformer annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Washington, DC (2007) — Sesow's painting \"Warrior\" donated to benefit Transformer, the DC nonprofit for emerging artists","d":"2007","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-van-der-plas-gallery-new","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Van Der Plas Gallery, New York City, NY","x":"Group Show — Van Der Plas Gallery, New York City, NY","d":"2007","v":"Van Der Plas Gallery","p":"New York","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-creative-partners-gallery-bethesda-art-walk","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Creative Partners Gallery, Bethesda, MD","x":"Group Show — Creative Partners Gallery, Bethesda, MD (January 2007), one of six artists chosen from an open pool organized by Artomatic for the Bethesda Art Walk. Previewing it, the Washington Post recalled that its writer Lavanya Ramanathan had called his work “Basquiat-esque”","d":"2007-01","v":"Creative Partners Gallery","p":"Bethesda","r":"MD","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-vh1-top-video-countdown-painting","y":2007,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown — Sesow painting visible in background","x":"VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown — Sesow painting visible in background (February)","d":"2007-02","o":"VH1","th":1},{"id":"2007-artomatic-crystal-city-va-april","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Artomatic, Crystal City, VA","x":"Artomatic, Crystal City, VA (April–May)","d":"2007-04","d2":"2007-05","v":"Artomatic","p":"Crystal City","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-washington-city-paper-no-show-showdown","y":2007,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington City Paper — “No-Show Showdown” by Jessica Gould","x":"Washington City Paper — “No-Show Showdown” by Jessica Gould (April 19, 2007), on Artomatic in Crystal City: “It’s the greatest thing we have going on in D.C., other than the Smithsonian,” Sesow says; on opening night he and Dana Ellyn poured drinks at one of the volunteer bars","d":"2007-04-19","o":"Washington City Paper"},{"id":"2007-painting-live-leftbank-fundraiser-leukemia","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"live-painting","t":"Sesow painting live at LeftBank","x":"Sesow painting live at LeftBank — fundraiser for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Washington, DC (May)","d":"2007-05","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-gaga-arts-center-garnerville-ny","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"GAGA Arts Center, Garnerville, NY","x":"Group Show — GAGA Arts Center, Garnerville, NY (June)","d":"2007-06","v":"GAGA Arts Center","p":"Garnerville","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-lowbrow-art-featuring-ed-bisese","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Lowbrow-art exhibition featuring Matt Sesow and Ed Bisese","x":"Group Show — lowbrow-art exhibition featuring Matt Sesow and Ed Bisese (Washington Post, \"It's High Time for Lowbrow Art,\" June 29, 2007)","d":"2007-06","lo":1},{"id":"2007-youtube-interview-minutes-august","y":2007,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"YouTube interview, 8 minutes","x":"YouTube interview, 8 minutes (August)","d":"2007-08","o":"YouTube"},{"id":"2007-adams-morgan-day-29th-street","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"Adams Morgan Day 29th Street Festival, Washington, DC","x":"Adams Morgan Day 29th Street Festival, Washington, DC (September)","d":"2007-09","v":"Adams Morgan Day 29th Street Festival","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2007-alcove-gallery-premiere-decatur-atlanta","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"show","t":"Alcove Gallery premiere, Decatur/Atlanta","x":"Alcove Gallery premiere, Decatur/Atlanta (November)","d":"2007-11","v":"Alcove Gallery","p":"Decatur/Atlanta","th":1},{"id":"2007-dana-ellyn-under-influence-aroma","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Under the Influence,\" Aroma, Cleveland Park, Washington, DC","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Under the Influence,\" Aroma, Cleveland Park, Washington, DC (opening party December 6, 2007; on view through December and January) — about 12 paintings each, at the café-gallery where they met in 2001; the first of three \"Under the Influence\" shows there (2007–2010)","d":"2007-12-06","v":"Aroma, Cleveland Park","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2007-new-hands-aaron-gallery-group-show","y":2007,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Gallery artists' exhibition, Aaron Gallery","x":"Group Show — gallery artists' exhibition, Aaron Gallery, 1717 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC (opening reception Friday, December 7, 2007), the first show under new director Sabrina Cabada; with Chico Hardraker, Chris Milk Hulburt, Francine Shore, J. 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DC","d":"2008","v":"Gallery Plan B","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2008-collective-wisdom-grand-opening-baron","y":2008,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Collective Wisdom\" — Grand Opening","x":"\"Collective Wisdom\" — Grand Opening, Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA","d":"2008","v":"Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University","p":"Norfolk","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2008-kevin-mellema-falls-church-news","y":2008,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Kevin Mellema, Falls Church News-Press","x":"Kevin Mellema, Falls Church News-Press — review of PASS Gallery show","d":"2008","o":"Falls Church News-Press"},{"id":"2008-mark-st-john-erickson-daily","y":2008,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Mark St. John Erickson, Daily Press","x":"Mark St. John Erickson, Daily Press (VA) — \"Sesow's searing art exhibited for all the world to see\"","d":"2008","r":"VA","o":"Daily 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of foolsFURY production","d":"2008","p":"San Francisco","r":"CA","o":"San Francisco Bay Guardian","co":"USA"},{"id":"2008-stage-design-all-you-can","y":2008,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"commission","t":"Stage Design — \"All You Can Eat,\" foolsFURY Theater, San Francisco","x":"Stage Design — \"All You Can Eat,\" foolsFURY Theater, San Francisco (3 large canvases)","d":"2008","p":"San Francisco","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2008-transformer-auction-double-happy-lucky","y":2008,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Washington, DC","x":"Transformer annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Washington, DC (2008) — Sesow's painting \"Double Happy Lucky\" donated to benefit Transformer, the DC nonprofit for emerging artists","d":"2008","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2008-uncommon-vision-nancy-thomas-presents","y":2008,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Uncommon Vision: Nancy Thomas Presents Six Visionary Artists\"","x":"Group Show — \"Uncommon Vision: Nancy Thomas Presents Six Visionary Artists,\" Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA","d":"2008","v":"Peninsula Fine Arts Center","p":"Newport News","r":"VA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2008-we-love-dc-events-feature","y":2008,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"We Love DC — \"Matt Sesow Events\" feature on his DC exhibition activity","x":"We Love DC — \"Matt Sesow Events\" feature on his DC exhibition activity","d":"2008","o":"We Love DC"},{"id":"2008-greenheart-exhibit-lofts11-washington-dc","y":2008,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"GreenHeart Exhibit at Lofts11, Washington, DC","x":"GreenHeart Exhibit at Lofts11, Washington, DC (February)","d":"2008-02","v":"Lofts11","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1,"lo":1},{"id":"2008-panelist-how-price-art-aom","y":2008,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"talk-event","t":"Panelist — \"How to Price Art,\" Art-O-Matic 2008, Washington, DC","x":"Panelist — \"How to Price Art,\" Art-O-Matic 2008, Washington, DC (Thursday, May 22, 2008, 7:30 PM), sponsored by the Washington Project for the Arts; with collectors Arthur and Jane Mason, Lee Eagle, Zenith Gallery owner Margery Goldberg, Honfleur Gallery directors Amy Cavanaugh and Briony Evans, and artist Joyce McCarten","d":"2008-05-22","v":"Art-O-Matic 2008","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2008-ellyn-gallaerie-washington-dc-june","y":2008,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"Sesow and Ellyn at \"The GallAerie,\" Washington, DC","x":"Sesow and Ellyn at \"The GallAerie,\" Washington, DC (June) — \"One Night Only,\" June 14, 2008","d":"2008-06-14","v":"The GallAerie","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2008-dana-ellyn-made-china-long","y":2008,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Made in China,\" Long View Gallery, Washington, DC","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Made in China,\" Long View Gallery, 1302 9th Street NW, Washington, DC (August 16 – September 20, 2008; opening reception Saturday, August 16, 6–9 PM). Body of work created during a three-week state-sponsored tour of China in July 2008 — paintings from Beijing, the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges Dam, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Henan; large works included \"Long March\" (30×60, on a DC street banner with handmade paper from Beijing's Panjiayuan Market), \"Factory Worker,\" \"When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Mao,\" plus 50+ smaller works on bristol paper, many incorporating China Daily newspaper clippings on the back. PR by Drew Porterfield. Press: Washington Post (\"A Chinese Holiday, Caught on Canvas\"), Washington Examiner (Robin Tierney, Sept 4, 2008), DC City Paper Critic's Pick (Maura Judkis, Aug 27, 2008), Express Top Picks, Northwest Current","d":"2008-08-16","d2":"2008-09-20","v":"Long View Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2008-washington-post-ramping-up-catch","y":2008,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington Post — \"Ramping Up to Catch Air\" features \"A Chinese\"","x":"Washington Post — \"Ramping Up to Catch Air\" features \"A Chinese Holiday, Caught on Canvas,\" the painted travelogue of Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow's trip to China (August 22, 2008)","d":"2008-08-22","o":"Washington Post"},{"id":"2008-maura-judkis-washington-city-paper","y":2008,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Maura Judkis, Washington City Paper","x":"Maura Judkis, Washington City Paper (August 29 – September 4, 2008) — review of \"Made in China\": Sesow's figures are \"cartoonishly round, anxious, and expressionistic\"","d":"2008-08-29","d2":"2008-09-04","o":"Washington City Paper","th":1},{"id":"2008-paintings-uncommon-power-exhibit-baron","y":2008,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Uncommon Power: The Eye of the Self-Taught Artist,\" Old Dominion University","x":"Group Show — \"Uncommon Power: The Eye of the Self-Taught Artist,\" Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (September 7, 2008 – March 8, 2009) — two paintings; reviewed by Mark St. John Erickson in the Daily Press (October 19, 2008)","d":"2008-09-07","d2":"2009-03-08","v":"Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University","p":"Norfolk","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2008-peace-corps-online-kansas-city","y":2008,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Peace Corps Online / Kansas City infoZine","x":"Peace Corps Online / Kansas City infoZine — \"Matt Sesow gives advice to young artists\" (September 21, 2008), profiling Sesow as a returned Solomon Islands volunteer turned full-time painter","d":"2008-09-21","o":"Kansas City infoZine"},{"id":"2008-beverly-kaye-gallery-blog-outsider","y":2008,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Beverly Kaye Gallery blog — \"Outsider Art at Beverly Kaye Gallery\"","x":"Beverly Kaye Gallery blog — \"Outsider Art at Beverly Kaye Gallery\" (October 2008)","d":"2008-10-15","o":"Beverly Kaye Gallery blog"},{"id":"2008-open-studios-adams-morgan-apartment","y":2008,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"open-studio","t":"Open studios at his Adams Morgan apartment studio","x":"Open studios at his Adams Morgan apartment studio, 1851 Columbia Road NW #603 — October 25 and December 13, 2008 — two of the dozens of open studios he hosted there (the earliest on record was announced for October 10, 2004) before moving downtown in 2017","d":"2008-10-25","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2008-tattoos-octopus-tattoo-dc-november","y":2008,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Sesow tattoos — Octopus Tattoo, DC","x":"Sesow tattoos — Octopus Tattoo, DC (November); free-form Sesow tattoo on John Thayer of Exit Clov (February)","d":"2008-11","v":"Octopus Tattoo","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2008-video-interview-artists-reality-todd","y":2008,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Video Interview — \"The Artists Reality\" with Todd V and J. Edwards","x":"Video Interview — \"The Artists Reality\" (web show) with Todd V and J. Edwards, recorded in his Washington, DC studio (November 2008; posted December 2008): how he started painting, his daily routine, oil versus acrylic, living simply, and \"31 Days in July\" as his proudest project","d":"2008-11"},{"id":"2008-longview-gallery-washington-dc-december","y":2008,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Longview Gallery, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — Longview Gallery, Washington, DC (December group show)","d":"2008-12","v":"Longview Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2009-antic-teatre-gallery-barcelona-spain","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"show","t":"Antic Teatre gallery, Barcelona, Spain","x":"Exhibition — Antic Teatre gallery, Barcelona, Spain (concurrent with ArteVistas solo exhibition)","d":"2009","v":"Antic Teatre gallery","p":"Barcelona","co":"Spain","th":1},{"id":"2009-artomatic-washington-dc","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Artomatic 2009, Washington, DC","x":"Artomatic 2009, Washington, DC","d":"2009","v":"Artomatic 2009","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2009-chris-davis-fifteen-before-fifteen","y":2009,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Chris Davis, \"The Fifteen Before Fifteen\" Magazine","x":"Chris Davis, \"The Fifteen Before Fifteen\" Magazine — interview","d":"2009","o":"The Fifteen Before Fifteen Magazine"},{"id":"2009-east-coast-snowboarding-magazine-page","y":2009,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"East Coast Snowboarding Magazine","x":"East Coast Snowboarding Magazine — two-page color spread","d":"2009","o":"East Coast Snowboarding Magazine"},{"id":"2009-first-american-representative-42nd-annual","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"First American Representative","x":"First American Representative — 42nd Annual Conference of Naive/Self-Taught Artists, Trebnje, Slovenia — Matt developed his \"bee\" icon while there","d":"2009","v":"42nd Annual Conference of Naive/Self-Taught 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Artists","x":"Painting selected for the permanent collection of the Galerija likovnih samorastnikov / Gallery of Naïve Artists, Trebnje, Slovenia","d":"2009","v":"Gallery of Naive Artists (Galerija likovnih samorastnikov)","p":"Trebnje","co":"Slovenia","th":1},{"id":"2009-portland-or-jesse-reno-dana","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Portland, OR","x":"Group Show — Portland, OR (with Jesse Reno, Dana Ellyn)","d":"2009","p":"Portland","r":"OR","co":"USA"},{"id":"2009-raw-vision-magazine-fall-feature","y":2009,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Raw Vision Magazine — Fall 2009 feature","x":"Raw Vision Magazine — Fall 2009 feature","d":"2009","o":"Raw Vision Magazine"},{"id":"2009-thrillist-art","y":2009,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Thrillist — \"Matt Sesow Art\"","x":"Thrillist — \"Matt Sesow Art\" (2009)","d":"2009","o":"Thrillist"},{"id":"2009-transformer-auction-vulnerable","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer annual Silent Auction & Benefit, 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at the Edge of Infinity (mongoose1.wordpress.com, January 31, 2009): a collector's account of a studio visit, mentioning the \"Mixology I\" benefit for Doctors Without Borders at Curator's Office","d":"2009-01-31","o":"Skating at the Edge of Infinity (blog)"},{"id":"2009-nbc4-tv-website-feature-paintings","y":2009,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"NBC4 TV website feature on paintings","x":"NBC4 TV website feature on paintings (February 2009)","d":"2009-02","o":"NBC4"},{"id":"2009-guinness-world-records-gamers-edition-borg","y":2009,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition, p. 196 — Borg record","x":"Book — Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition, p. 196, \"Twin Galaxies Leaderboard: High Scores & Fastest Times\": \"Borg | Apple II | 18,960 | Matt Sesow (USA) | 30 Sep 1983\" — his teenage Apple II record, in print 26 years later","d":"2009-02-01","o":"Guinness World Records","th":1},{"id":"2009-art-brut-ann-street-gallery","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Art Brut,\" Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY","x":"Group Show — \"Art Brut,\" Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY (February 21 – April 18, 2009)","d":"2009-02-21","d2":"2009-04-18","v":"Ann Street Gallery","p":"Newburgh","r":"NY","co":"USA"},{"id":"2009-bukowski-inaugural-bukowski-festival-celebration","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Bukowski,\" at the inaugural Bukowski Festival","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Bukowski,\" at the inaugural Bukowski Festival: A Celebration of Literature, Poetry, and Art, Elephant Theater, 6324 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA (March 28, 2009). Billed as the \"1st Annual Bukowski Festival: Celebration of Literature, Poetry & Art\" (Scott Dylyn Hall Productions, Saturday, 8 PM): Sesow's original paintings from Linda King's book 'Bukowski Undigested' hung with Bukowski-inspired art by Linda King, Bill Dambrove, Mike Stilkey and Bruce Rubenstein; featured poets Neeli Cherkovski, Linda King, Gerald Locklin, Joan Jobe Smith, Fred Voss, Paul Vangelisti, S.A. Griffin and Raymond King Shurtz; King's original clay Bukowski bust on display; Taylor Hackford's 1973 documentary 'Bukowski' screened at 9:20 PM. Poster, photographs and the 2009 forum record →","d":"2009-03-28","v":"Elephant Theater, Hollywood","p":"Los Angeles","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2009-countdown-yuris-night-artbyjared","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Countdown to Yuri's Night\", Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — \"Countdown to Yuri's Night\" (\"Out of This World\" party), Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC (Saturday, April 11, 2009) — ArtByJared's second Yuri's Night event, a gallery show with music and performance; with Dana Ellyn, Andrew Wodzianski, Jared Davis and others","d":"2009-04-11","v":"Warehouse Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2009-affordable-art-fair-new-york","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"Affordable Art Fair, New York City","x":"Affordable Art Fair, New York City (May 7–10, 2009)","d":"2009-05-07","d2":"2009-05-10","p":"New York","r":"NY","co":"USA"},{"id":"2009-dana-ellyn-under-influence-aroma","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Under the Influence,\" Aroma, Cleveland Park, Washington, DC","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Under the Influence,\" Aroma, Cleveland Park, Washington, DC (May 8 – June 22, 2009) — the café-gallery where they met eight years earlier","d":"2009-05-08","d2":"2009-06-22","v":"Aroma, Cleveland Park","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2009-barcelona-galeria-artevistas-barcelona-spain","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Sesow in Barcelona,\" Galeria ArteVistas, Barcelona, Spain","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Sesow in Barcelona,\" Galeria ArteVistas, Barcelona, Spain (60+ paintings). Opened May 28, 2009; Matt painted about 42 new works in Barcelona in the week before the show and called it \"the best show of my life.\" The following spring he learned it had been voted one of Barcelona's \"best of\" shows of 2009","d":"2009-05-28","v":"Galeria ArteVistas","p":"Barcelona","co":"Spain","th":1},{"id":"2009-big-tuna-art-inspired-david","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Big Tuna: Art Inspired by David Lynch,\" group show, Alcove Gallery","x":"\"Big Tuna: Art Inspired by David Lynch,\" group show, Alcove Gallery, Decatur/Atlanta, GA (July 10, 2009)","d":"2009-07-10","v":"Alcove Gallery","p":"Decatur/Atlanta","r":"GA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2009-dc-luxury-magazine-feature-profile","y":2009,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"DC Modern Luxury — \"Breaking News\" by Brendan L. Smith","x":"DC Modern Luxury — \"Breaking News\" by Brendan L. Smith, feature profile (July/August 2009), p. 34","d":"2009-08","o":"DC Modern Luxury","th":1},{"id":"2009-arts-belmont-preview-artist-exhibit","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Arts on Belmont preview artist exhibit, Design Within Reach","x":"Arts on Belmont preview artist exhibit, Design Within Reach, 1838 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC (September 9, 2009), with Dana Ellyn, Avner Ofer and Michele Banks; that Sunday he showed at Adams Morgan Day for the eighth year","d":"2009-09-09","v":"Design Within Reach","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2009-mayer-fine-art-norfolk-va","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Mayer Fine Art, Norfolk, VA — an additional set of large bull","x":"Solo Exhibition — Mayer Fine Art, Norfolk, VA (October 3 – November 7, 2009); an additional set of large bull paintings on paper was shipped to the gallery mid-run","d":"2009-10-03","d2":"2009-11-07","v":"Mayer Fine Art","p":"Norfolk","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2009-centronia-benefit-auction-katzen-arts","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"CentroNia benefit auction, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC","x":"CentroNia benefit auction, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC (November 6, 2009) — a large Sesow painting","d":"2009-11-06","v":"Katzen Arts Center","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2009-serves-juror-encounterculture-december-april","y":2009,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"other","t":"Serves as juror for the \"EnCounterCulture\" exhibition","x":"Serves as juror for the \"EnCounterCulture\" exhibition (December 12, 2009 – April 16, 2010), which also hung his best painting from the Trebnje, Slovenia residency","d":"2009-11-16","d2":"2010-04-16"},{"id":"2009-long-view-gallery-new-space-opening","y":2009,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Opening exhibition of Long View Gallery’s new 5,000-square-foot space","x":"Group Show — opening exhibition of Long View Gallery’s new 5,000-square-foot space, 1234 9th Street NW, Washington, DC (late October – November 22, 2009), with Scott G. Brooks, Anna Davis, Steve Pyke and Dana Ellyn; a Washington City Paper “City Lights” pick by Maura Judkis","d":"2009-11-22","v":"Long View Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2009-washington-post-cozy-or-cramped-condo","y":2009,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Washington Post — \"Cozy or cramped?\" (2009)","x":"The Washington Post, Real Estate, p. E1 — Vickie Elmer, \"Many young professionals take location over space\" (December 5, 2009): Sesow pulled the oven and dishwasher out of his Adams Morgan efficiency condo to make room to paint; reprinted in Express (May 21, 2010) as \"The Size Is Right — And So Is the Price\"","d":"2009-12-05","o":"The Washington Post","th":1},{"id":"2010-affordable-art-fair-new-york","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"Affordable Art Fair, New York City","x":"Affordable Art Fair, New York City (via Mayer Fine Art booth)","d":"2010","p":"New York","r":"NY","co":"USA"},{"id":"2010-albi-france-newspaper-interview-during","y":2010,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Albi, France newspaper interview during solo exhibition","x":"Albi, France newspaper interview during solo exhibition","d":"2010","p":"Albi","co":"France"},{"id":"2010-art-world-news-magazine-coverage","y":2010,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Art World News magazine — coverage of the \"Super Men and Scoundrels\"","x":"Art World News magazine — coverage of the \"Super Men and Scoundrels\" solo exhibition at the Gallery at Black Rock, Bridgeport, CT (gallerist Eileen Walsh)","d":"2010","o":"Art World News magazine","th":1},{"id":"2010-galerie-belage-westhampton-beach-ny","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Galerie BelAge, Westhampton Beach, NY","x":"Group Show — Galerie BelAge, Westhampton Beach, NY","d":"2010","v":"Galerie BelAge","p":"Westhampton Beach","r":"NY","co":"USA"},{"id":"2010-nominated-best-denver-art-district","y":2010,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"Nominated for \"Best Show\" in the Denver Art District's Best of 2010","x":"Nominated for \"Best Show\" in the Denver Art District's Best of 2010 — for the solo exhibition \"Pet Project\" at Access Gallery","d":"2010"},{"id":"2010-paintings-covet-new-gallery-arlington","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"show","t":"Paintings at Covet, a new gallery in Arlington, VA","x":"Paintings at Covet, a new gallery in Arlington, VA","d":"2010","v":"Covet","p":"Arlington","r":"VA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2010-standart-magazine-spain-extensive-career","y":2010,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"“Matt Sesow: un americano con un brazo” — Standart magazine, no. 1","x":"Standart Magazine (Spain) — extensive career interview covering origins, punk influences, Barcelona exhibition, and creative philosophy (translated from Spanish; archived at product.sesow.com)","d":"2010","o":"Standart Magazine","co":"Spain","th":1},{"id":"2010-voice-america-voa-video-feature","y":2010,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Voice of America — video feature on wedding/art show at Long View","x":"Voice of America (VOA) — video feature on wedding/art show at Long View Gallery","d":"2010","o":"Voice of America"},{"id":"2010-modus-union-mayflower-hotel-washington","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"MODUS UNION 2010 — Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC","x":"MODUS UNION 2010 — Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC (January 14, 2010) — five large paintings plus his first painted dress form, auctioned","d":"2010-01-14","v":"Mayflower Hotel","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2010-brightest-young-things-interview-january","y":2010,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Brightest Young Things — interview","x":"Brightest Young Things — interview (January 2010)","d":"2010-01-22","o":"Brightest Young Things"},{"id":"2010-larz-from-mars-show-125-dana-ellyn","y":2010,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"The Larz from Mars Show #125 — Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn (2010)","x":"TV — \"The Larz from Mars Show,\" episode #125 (taped October 2009; episode master dated January 27, 2010), produced at Arlington Independent Media, Arlington, VA: Sesow and Dana Ellyn, engaged, are the guests of host Larz LaComa — selling art online and directly to collectors, their February 5, 2010 wedding show \"Till Death Do Us Part,\" and paintings held up to the cameras. The full 29-minute episode and transcript are on the page.","d":"2010-01-27","p":"Arlington","r":"VA","o":"The Larz from Mars Show (Arlington Independent Media)","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2010-washington-post-united-artists-gallery","y":2010,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington Post — \"United artists\" and \"Gallery opening of the week\"","x":"Washington Post — \"United artists\" and \"Gallery opening of the week\" cover the Ellyn/Sesow wedding-paintings project and joint exhibition at Long View Gallery (February 2010)","d":"2010-02","o":"Washington Post"},{"id":"2010-till-death-do-us-part","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Till Death Do Us Part\" — Wedding & Two-Person Exhibition with Dana","x":"\"Till Death Do Us Part\" — Wedding & Two-Person Exhibition with Dana Ellyn, Long View Gallery, 1234 9th Street NW, Washington, DC (February 5 – March 1, 2010). Sesow and Ellyn married each other live during the opening reception on Friday, February 5, 2010, 6:30–9:30 PM, as the \"Snowmageddon\" blizzard began (17.8\" at Reagan National, 32.4\" at Dulles; federal government closed for over a week). Show featured Sesow's \"Til Death Do Us Part\" painting (a couple ready to stab each other with sharpened knives, red heart pulsing above), Dana Ellyn's \"Institution of Marriage\" (a couple in straitjackets) and Sesow's \"100 for $100\" small works. PR by Massey Media; live music by Möbius Strip; Long View Gallery made a 22×28 signed commemorative poster. Press: Washington Post (Dan Zak), New York Times, NBC Washington (Arlene Borenstein, \"A Public Display of Passion and Paint\"), DC City Paper (Maura Judkis, \"A Nice Day for a White Wedding\"; Matt Dunn photo essay, \"Photos: The Hanging at Longview\"), Northwest Current (Jessica Gould), Bourgeon (Rob Bettmann), Brightest Young Things (Libby Ellsworth-Kasch), Ready Set DC (Justin Young), Pink Line Project (Brendan Smith), Voice of America (8-minute video feature)","d":"2010-02-05","d2":"2010-03-01","v":"Long View Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2010-new-york-times-wedding-announcement","y":2010,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The New York Times — wedding announcement for Matt Sesow and Dana","x":"The New York Times — wedding announcement for Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn, whose wedding at Long View Gallery was also an art exhibition (February 7, 2010)","d":"2010-02-07","o":"The New York Times","th":1},{"id":"2010-washington-city-paper-nice-day-white-wedding","y":2010,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"“A Nice Day For a White Wedding” — Washington City Paper, February 8","x":"Washington City Paper — \"A Nice Day For a White Wedding\" by Maura Judkis (February 8, 2010): Sesow, 43, and Dana Ellyn marry before more than 100 friends and strangers at the snowbound opening of \"Til Death Do Us Part\" at Long View Gallery; \"I promise not to kill him,\" were the vows","d":"2010-02-08","o":"Washington City Paper"},{"id":"2010-museum-contemporary-art-dc-moca","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Museum of Contemporary Art DC, Georgetown","x":"Group Show — Museum of Contemporary Art DC (MOCA), Georgetown (February 12, 2010)","d":"2010-02-12","v":"Museum of Contemporary Art DC (MOCA)","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2010-dana-ellyn-under-influence-aroma","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Under the Influence,\" Aroma, Washington, DC","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Under the Influence (3),\" Aroma, 3417 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC (opening reception February 19, 2010)","d":"2010-02-19","v":"Aroma","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2010-g40-art-summit-richmond-va","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"G40 Art Summit, Richmond, VA","x":"G40 Art Summit, Richmond, VA (March 2010)","d":"2010-03","v":"G40 Art Summit","p":"Richmond","r":"VA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2010-albi-gallery-artevistas-albi-france","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Sesow in Albi,\" Gallery ArteVistas, Albi, France","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Sesow in Albi,\" Gallery ArteVistas, Albi, France (opened March 26, 2010) — his first solo exhibition in France; during the trip he was given a private tour of the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum","d":"2010-03-26","v":"Gallery ArteVistas","p":"Albi","co":"France","th":1},{"id":"2010-yuri-night-washington-dc-april","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Yuri's Night\" group show, Washington, DC","x":"\"Yuri's Night\" group show, Washington, DC (April 2010) — three paintings of Yuri Gagarin","d":"2010-04-10","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2010-super-men-scoundrels-gallery-black","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"“Super Men and Scoundrels” — solo show, The Gallery at Black Rock","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Super Men and Scoundrels,\" Gallery at Black Rock, Bridgeport, CT (opening reception April 23, 2010)","d":"2010-04-23","v":"Gallery at Black Rock","p":"Bridgeport","r":"CT","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2010-art-everywhere-granby-street-norfolk","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Art Everywhere\" group show, Granby Street, Norfolk, VA","x":"\"Art Everywhere\" group show, Granby Street, Norfolk, VA (May 2010)","d":"2010-05-01","v":"Granby Street","p":"Norfolk","r":"VA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2010-keynote-speaker-unique-perspectives-healing","y":2010,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"Keynote Speaker — \"Unique Perspectives\"","x":"Keynote Speaker — \"Unique Perspectives: The Healing Power of Making Art\" symposium, Takoma Park, MD (June 4, 2010; broadcast live on DC/MD cable Channel 13)","d":"2010-06-04"},{"id":"2010-pet-project-vsa-colorado-access","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Pet Project,\" VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, 909 Santa Fe Drive","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Pet Project,\" VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, 909 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO (opened June 18, 2010) — 41 recent paintings; live painting and gallery talk in the afternoon, free reception 6–9 PM","d":"2010-06-18","v":"VSA Colorado / Access Gallery","p":"Denver","r":"CO","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2010-fox-morning-news-wttg-washington","y":2010,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Fox 5 Morning News — live appearance for the Adams Morgan Festival","x":"Fox 5 Morning News (WTTG, Washington, DC) — live appearance promoting the Adams Morgan Festival (September 8, 2010)","d":"2010-09-08","p":"Washington","r":"DC","o":"Fox 5 Morning News (WTTG)","co":"USA"},{"id":"2010-arts-belmont-32nd-annual-adams","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"Arts on Belmont / 32nd annual Adams Morgan Festival, Washington, DC","x":"Arts on Belmont / 32nd annual Adams Morgan Festival, Washington, DC (September 12, 2010) — hundreds of small paintings and selected \"31 Days in July\" works","d":"2010-09-12","v":"Arts on Belmont / 32nd annual Adams Morgan Festival","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2010-washington-city-paper-dawsons-creak-real-art-dc","y":2010,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington City Paper — “Dawson’s Creak”","x":"Washington City Paper — “Dawson’s Creak: Reflections on ‘Real Art D.C.’” by John Anderson (November 3, 2010) names Sesow among the “more-than-qualified” artists from Lenny Campello’s top 100 who entered the Washington Post’s Real Art D.C. contest","d":"2010-11-03","o":"Washington City Paper"},{"id":"2010-transformer-gallery-annual-silent-auction","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer Gallery annual silent auction, Mexican Cultural Institute","x":"Transformer Gallery annual silent auction, Mexican Cultural Institute, Washington, DC (November 13, 2010) — painting: \"Shot in the Dark\"","d":"2010-11-13","v":"Mexican Cultural Institute","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2010-foresight-gallery-amman-jordan-shout","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"A Shout Out from My City\"","x":"Group Show — \"A Shout Out from My City,\" Foresight32 Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan (opened November 28, 2010) — seven international artists, with a printed catalogue; he painted six canvases for it while showing in Albi, France, that spring","d":"2010-11-28","v":"Foresight32 Art Gallery","p":"Amman","co":"Jordan","th":1},{"id":"2010-not-your-average-dog-pony-show-laurel","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Not Your Average Dog and Pony Show,\" C Street Gallery, Laurel, MD","x":"Group Show — \"Not Your Average Dog and Pony Show,\" C Street Gallery, 19 C St. (off Main Street), Laurel, MD; opening reception December 4, 2010, with Elise Arnold, Michael Auger, John Monzo, Jody Mussoff and Ruth Pettus. Listed in the Laurel Leader (December 2, 2010) and Howard County papers into early 2011","d":"2010-12-04","v":"C Street Gallery","p":"Laurel","r":"MD","co":"USA"},{"id":"2010-balance-power-galeria-artevistas-barcelona","y":2010,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Balance of Power,\" Galeria ArteVistas, Barcelona, Spain","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Balance of Power,\" Galeria ArteVistas, Barcelona, Spain (December 16, 2010 – January 30, 2011)","d":"2010-12-16","d2":"2011-01-30","v":"Galeria ArteVistas","p":"Barcelona","co":"Spain","th":1},{"id":"2011-book-100-artists-washington-dc-campello","y":2011,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"Book — 100 Artists of Washington, D.C. by F. Lennox Campello","x":"Book — 100 Artists of Washington, D.C. by F. Lennox Campello (2011; foreword by Mera Rubell) — Sesow is one of the 100 artists, with a section of his paintings and a bibliography; the first book of its kind for the capital region","d":"2011","th":1},{"id":"2011-dana-ellyn-waverly-street-gallery","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"Waverly Street Gallery and Cre8space, Washington, DC","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — Waverly Street Gallery and Cre8space, Washington, DC","d":"2011","v":"Waverly Street Gallery and Cre8space","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2011-political-potpourri-moca-dc-georgetown","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"show","t":"\"Political Potpourri\" — MOCA DC, Georgetown, Washington, DC","x":"\"Political Potpourri\" — MOCA DC, Georgetown, Washington, DC","d":"2011","v":"MOCA DC","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2011-slovenian-embassy-washington-dc","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Slovenian Embassy, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — Slovenian Embassy, Washington, DC","d":"2011","v":"Slovenian Embassy","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2011-war-armed-conflict-self-taught-odu","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"War: Armed Conflict and Its Legacy in Contemporary Self-Taught Art\"","x":"Group Show — \"War: Armed Conflict and Its Legacy in Contemporary Self-Taught Art,\" Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (2011) — some 50 works, including his \"Charles in Charge (Saddam)\"","d":"2011-01-30","v":"Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University","p":"Norfolk","r":"VA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2011-galerie-saint-pierre-limoges-france","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"“Made in USA” — solo exhibition, Galerie Saint-Pierre, Limoges, France","x":"Solo Exhibition — “Made in USA,” Galerie Saint-Pierre, Limoges, France (March 4 – April 23, 2011)","d":"2011-03-04","d2":"2011-04-23","v":"Galerie Saint-Pierre","p":"Limoges","co":"France","th":1},{"id":"2011-brut-rebellion-foe-gallery-pleasant","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"A Brut Rebellion,\" FOE Gallery, 28 Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"A Brut Rebellion,\" FOE Gallery, 28 Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA (39 paintings; opening reception March 11, 2011, 7–10 PM) — Sesow's first solo exhibition in Massachusetts","d":"2011-03-11","v":"FOE Gallery","p":"Northampton","r":"MA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2011-valley-advocate-northampton-ma-article","y":2011,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Valley Advocate — article on \"A Brut Rebellion\" at FOE Gallery","x":"The Valley Advocate (Northampton, MA) — article on \"A Brut Rebellion\" at FOE Gallery (March 2011)","d":"2011-03-14","p":"Northampton","r":"MA","o":"The Valley Advocate","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2011-french-press-review-limoges-galerie","y":2011,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"French press reviews of “Made in USA,” Galerie Saint-Pierre","x":"French press review of the Limoges solo exhibition at Galerie Saint-Pierre (April 2011) — L’Echo put his painting “Bourgeois Pig” on the cover of its Loisirs-Culture weekly (March 18–24, 2011) and ran Mickaëlle Jouault’s review “Bad painting garantie made in USA”; Jean Desnoyers’s “Poissons d’avril made in USA” followed in April","d":"2011-03-18","d2":"2011-04","p":"Limoges","o":"L'Echo","co":"France","th":1},{"id":"2011-restore-japan-benefit-washington-dc","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Restore Japan\" benefit exhibition, Washington, DC","x":"\"Restore Japan\" benefit exhibition, Washington, DC (March 2011) — \"Watchdogs,\" oil on chipboard","d":"2011-03-23","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2011-countdown-yuris-night-artisphere","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Countdown to Yuri's Night,\" Artisphere, Arlington, VA","x":"Group Show — \"Countdown to Yuri's Night\" (C2YN), MEZZ Gallery, Artisphere, Rosslyn (Arlington), VA, curated by Jared Davis: 18 artists on the theme of space travel, through April 30, 2011; party April 9, 2011. Listed in the Washington Examiner (Kelly Patterson, April 7, 2011)","d":"2011-04","d2":"2011-04-30","v":"MEZZ Gallery, Artisphere","p":"Arlington","r":"VA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2011-foresight-gallery-amman-jordan-shout","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"A Shout Out from My City 2\"","x":"Group Show — \"A Shout Out from My City 2,\" Foresight32 Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan (spring 2011, through May 1) — nine international and local artists; reviewed in The Jordan Times (Nora Heidorn, April 8, 2011), which found in his paintings \"an innocent, almost childlike portrayal of violence\"","d":"2011-04","d2":"2011-05-01","v":"Foresight32 Art Gallery","p":"Amman","co":"Jordan"},{"id":"2011-maine-arts-commission-artists-blogs","y":2011,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Maine Arts Commission release on artists' blogs (US Fed News)","x":"US Fed News, April 5, 2011 — a Maine Arts Commission news release on artists' blogs names Sesow among artists using Facebook as a blog to show paintings, comment on shows and talk with fans, calling him a Neo-Outsider artist whose raw paintings often have political ties","d":"2011-04-05","o":"US Fed News"},{"id":"2011-monday-open-studio-weekly-live","y":2011,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"open-studio","t":"\"Monday Open Studio\" — weekly live video studio visits by Skype","x":"\"Monday Open Studio\" — weekly live video studio visits by Skype, iChat or Ustream, showing paintings and answering questions from his DC studio (from April 2011) — eight years before his YouTube live-painting series","d":"2011-04-27"},{"id":"2011-jp-art-market-gallery-boston","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"JP Art Market Gallery, Boston, MA","x":"Solo Exhibition — JP Art Market Gallery, Boston, MA — opening reception June 2, 2011; Sesow's first solo exhibition in Boston — 36 South Street, Jamaica Plain, through June 30, 2011","d":"2011-06-02","v":"JP Art Market Gallery","p":"Boston","r":"MA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2011-muse-curated-marjorie-jaspar-maurizio","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"MUSE,\" curated by Marjorie Jaspar and Maurizio Cattelan, M55 Gallery","x":"Group Show — \"MUSE,\" curated by Marjorie Jaspar and Maurizio Cattelan, M55 Gallery, Long Island City Art Center, 44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City, New York (opening reception June 16, 2011) — with Assa Bigger, Hervé Roggen, Marjorie Jaspar, Sung Jin Choi and others; Sesow showed some of his larger paintings","d":"2011-06-16","v":"M55 Gallery, Long Island City Art Center","p":"Long Island City","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2011-book-hugo-izarra-candy-ducks","y":2011,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"Book — Hugo Izarra, “Gominolas para los patos” (Candy for the Ducks)","x":"Book — Hugo Izarra, \"Gominolas para los patos\" (Candy for the Ducks), poems with illustrations by Matt Sesow (his fish painting on the cover), Béjar, Spain: SBQ, 2011 — first volume of SBQ Solidario's \"El brut de los corazones solidarios\"; sales funded a food cart with the Sesow fish delivered in Trujillo, Peru, July 3, 2011","d":"2011-07-03","th":1},{"id":"2011-peru-food-cart-painted-fish","y":2011,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Peru — a food cart painted with the Sesow fish is delivered by the SBQ","x":"Peru — a food cart painted with the Sesow fish is delivered by the SBQ solidario charity high on Cerro Cabras (Alto Trujillo), Trujillo, Peru (July 3, 2011), donated to Hermelinda Chávez so she could sell food and support three children; photographs and the Spanish-language account are preserved in the archive","d":"2011-07-03","p":"Trujillo","co":"Peru"},{"id":"2011-art-deck-o-dc-playing-card","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Art Deck-O: DC Playing Card Originals,\" Touchstone Gallery","x":"Group Show — \"Art Deck-O: DC Playing Card Originals,\" Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC (opening reception Friday, July 8, 2011) — Sesow is one of 54 Washington artists who each designed a card for the DC Playing Card Project deck","d":"2011-07-08","v":"Touchstone Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2011-capital-fringe-match-game-panel","y":2011,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"Celebrity panelist — “The Match Game DC,” Capital Fringe Festival","x":"Celebrity panelist (with Dana Ellyn) — “The Match Game DC,” Capital Fringe Festival, Washington, DC (Friday, July 15, 2011), with Julianne Brienza, Mab Just Mab, chef Enzo Febbraro, Pixie Windsor and Queen Bambi; auction proceeds went to the DC Film Alliance, Food & Friends and the Washington Literacy Council","d":"2011-07-15","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2011-self-taught-artists-garbisch-gordon","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Self-Taught Artists from the Garbisch and Gordon Collections\"","x":"Group Show — \"Self-Taught Artists from the Garbisch and Gordon Collections: Into the Mainstream,\" Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA (opening reception September 18, 2011) — his painting \"Out of Detox,\" from the Gordon collection; noted on ArtDaily","d":"2011-09-18","v":"Chrysler Museum of Art","p":"Norfolk","r":"VA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2011-flash-gallery-barcelona-spain-october","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"Flash Gallery, Barcelona, Spain","x":"Two-Person Show — Flash Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (October 21–22, 2011) — around 100 Sesow paintings, shown for one night, which then expanded his inventory at Galeria ArteVistas","d":"2011-10-21","d2":"2011-10-22","v":"Flash Gallery","p":"Barcelona","co":"Spain","th":1},{"id":"2011-haiti-liberte-god-is-an-american","y":2011,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Haïti Liberté — \"God is an American\" (2011)","x":"Haïti Liberté (vol. 5, no. 18, November 16, 2011) — a French-language essay on war and terrorism illustrated with his painting \"God is an American\"","d":"2011-11-16","o":"Haïti Liberté"},{"id":"2011-painting-promoted-old-ebbitt-grill","y":2011,"c":"MEDIA","k":"product-collab","t":"His painting promoted the Old Ebbitt Grill's annual Oyster Riot","x":"His painting promoted the Old Ebbitt Grill's annual Oyster Riot, Washington, DC (November 2011)","d":"2011-11-19","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2011-transformer-gallery-8th-annual-silent","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer Gallery 8th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit","x":"Transformer Gallery 8th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (November 2011) — a 30\" × 40\" canvas — painting: \"Angus (with Japanese Cesium)\"","d":"2011-11-19","v":"Corcoran Gallery of Art","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2011-dana-ellyn-dystopia-dunes-columbia","y":2011,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Dystopia,\" The Dunes, Columbia Heights, Washington, DC","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Dystopia,\" The Dunes, Columbia Heights, Washington, DC (opened December 16, 2011, with a live set by the Drunken Sufis); previewed in the Washington Post Style section (December 14, 2011)","d":"2011-12-16","v":"The Dunes, Columbia Heights","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-artomatic-washington-dc","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Artomatic 2012, Washington, DC","x":"Artomatic 2012, Washington, DC","d":"2012","v":"Artomatic 2012","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2012-birdhouses-bvp-gallery-dupont-circle","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Birdhouses,\" BVP Gallery, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Birdhouses,\" BVP Gallery, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC","d":"2012","v":"BVP Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2012-connect-savannah-interview-about-painting","y":2012,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Connect Savannah — interview about painting process and \"Art at War\"","x":"Connect Savannah — interview about painting process and \"Art at War\" exhibit","d":"2012","o":"Connect Savannah"},{"id":"2012-dana-ellyn-birds-bees-adah","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Birds and Bees,\" Adah Rose Gallery, Kensington, MD","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Birds and Bees,\" Adah Rose Gallery, Kensington, MD (~150 paintings, ~70 sold at opening)","d":"2012","v":"Adah Rose Gallery","p":"Kensington","r":"MD","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-garmaniacal-foe-gallery-northampton-ma","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Garmaniacal,\" FOE Gallery, Northampton, MA","x":"Group Show — \"Garmaniacal,\" FOE Gallery, Northampton, MA","d":"2012","v":"FOE Gallery","p":"Northampton","r":"MA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2012-huffington-post-tesla-painting-featured","y":2012,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Huffington Post — \"Tesla\" painting featured","x":"Huffington Post — \"Tesla\" painting featured (2012)","d":"2012","o":"Huffington Post","th":1},{"id":"2012-independent-party-foe-gallery-northampton","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Independent Party,\" FOE Gallery, Northampton, MA","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Independent Party,\" FOE Gallery, Northampton, MA","d":"2012","v":"FOE Gallery","p":"Northampton","r":"MA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2012-museum-art-war-changing-attitudes","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Art at War: Changing Attitudes,\" Beach Institute, Savannah, GA","x":"Museum Exhibition — \"Art at War: Changing Attitudes,\" Beach Institute, Savannah, GA — painting \"Democracy Nightmare\" prominently featured in exhibition materials","d":"2012","v":"Beach Institute","p":"Savannah","r":"GA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-radio-interviews-denver-during-access","y":2012,"c":"MEDIA","k":"radio-podcast","t":"Radio interviews in Denver during Access Gallery solo","x":"Radio interviews in Denver during Access Gallery solo","d":"2012","p":"Denver","r":"CO","co":"USA"},{"id":"2012-sentinel-maryland-review-see-something","y":2012,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Sentinel — review of \"See Something\"","x":"The Sentinel (Maryland) — review of \"See Something, Say Something\" at Montpelier Arts Center","d":"2012","o":"The Sentinel","th":1},{"id":"2012-sesow-et-ellyn-gallery-555-france","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Sesow et Ellyn,\" Gallery 555, Cruseilles, France","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Sesow et Ellyn,\" Gallery 555, Cruseilles, France (2012)","d":"2012","v":"Gallery 555","p":"Cruseilles","co":"France"},{"id":"2012-tight-fit-dunes-gallery-washington","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Tight Fit,\" The Dunes Gallery, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — \"Tight Fit,\" The Dunes Gallery, Washington, DC","d":"2012","v":"The Dunes Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-transformer-auction-javelina","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Washington, DC","x":"Transformer annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Washington, DC (2012) — Sesow's painting \"Javelina\" donated to benefit Transformer, the DC nonprofit for emerging artists","d":"2012","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-welovedc-com-feature-article-about","y":2012,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"WeLoveDC.com — feature article about \"Stocking the Fridge\" show at","x":"WeLoveDC.com — feature article about \"Stocking the Fridge\" show at The Fridge","d":"2012","o":"WeLoveDC.com"},{"id":"2012-gut-jeanine-taylor-folk-art","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"From the Gut,\" Jeanine Taylor Folk Art, Sanford, FL","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"From the Gut,\" Jeanine Taylor Folk Art, Sanford, FL (January 2012) — Sesow's first solo exhibition with the gallery (renamed Gallery on First in 2026). Opening weekend coincided with the Sanford Art Walk (January 27–28, 2012)","d":"2012-01","v":"Jeanine Taylor Folk Art","p":"Sanford","r":"FL","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-charlie-visconage-show-regular-guest","y":2012,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"The Charlie Visconage Show, DC Arts Center (2012–2013)","x":"TV/web — a regular guest on \"The Charlie Visconage Show,\" a live talk show taped for YouTube before an audience at DC Arts Center (DCAC), Adams Morgan (premiered January 19, 2012; final show August 23, 2013). Visconage, whom Sesow mentored, began painting at Sesow's Adams Morgan studio","d":"2012-01-19","d2":"2013-08-23","v":"DC Arts Center","p":"Washington","r":"DC","o":"The Charlie Visconage Show","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-lsj-mixed-media-february-featured","y":2012,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"LSJ Mixed Media — February 2012 featured artist","x":"LSJ Mixed Media — February 2012 featured artist","d":"2012-02-08","o":"LSJ Mixed Media","lo":1},{"id":"2012-year-of-the-dragon-foe-gallery","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Year of the Dragon,\" FOE Gallery, Northampton, MA","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Year of the Dragon,\" FOE Gallery, Northampton, MA (March 2012)","d":"2012-03","v":"FOE Gallery","p":"Northampton","r":"MA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2012-yuri-night-washington-dc","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Elevator to the Moon: Retro-Future Visions of Space,\" the Yuri's","x":"Group Show — \"Elevator to the Moon: Retro-Future Visions of Space,\" the Yuri's Night exhibition at Artisphere, Rosslyn, VA (March – June 2012), 15 artists including Dana Ellyn, Scott Brooks, Jared Davis and Andrew Wodzianski; plus the \"Countdown to Yuri's Night\" party at Artisphere, Saturday, April 14, 2012","d":"2012-03","d2":"2012-06","p":"Rosslyn","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-paintings-home-art17-17th-street","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Paintings from Home,\" ART17, 1606 17th Street NW, Dupont Circle","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Paintings from Home,\" ART17, 1606 17th Street NW, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC (opened March 9, 2012) — 25 paintings","d":"2012-03-09","v":"ART17","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-trickle-down-access-gallery-vsa","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Trickle Down,\" Access Gallery / VSA Colorado, Denver, CO","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Trickle Down,\" Access Gallery / VSA Colorado, Denver, CO (opened May 18, 2012) — 85 paintings priced from $35 to $1,000","d":"2012-05-18","v":"Access Gallery / VSA Colorado","p":"Denver","r":"CO","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-radio-interview-annette-coleman-politics","y":2012,"c":"MEDIA","k":"radio-podcast","t":"Radio interview with Annette Coleman on politics and art","x":"Radio interview with Annette Coleman on politics and art, and \"The Untitled Art Show\" interview, recorded in Denver during \"Trickle Down\" (May 2012)","d":"2012-05-19","p":"Denver","r":"CO","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-savannah-morning-news-art-soul","y":2012,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Savannah Morning News — \"Art & Soul\"","x":"Savannah Morning News — \"Art & Soul: Beach Institute exhibit explores changing attitudes toward war\" (May 20, 2012)","d":"2012-05-20","o":"Savannah Morning News"},{"id":"2012-messages-outsiderdom-visionary-artists-reveal","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Messages from Outsiderdom: Visionary Artists Reveal Their Untamed\"","x":"Group Show — \"Messages from Outsiderdom: Visionary Artists Reveal Their Untamed Realities,\" Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center, 17th and U Streets NW, Washington, DC (June 15 – August 18, 2012) — picked by the Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan) as the \"Gallery Opening of the Week,\" with Sesow's \"Guard Dog\" in the print edition; AVAM founder Rebecca Hoffberger spoke at the gallery on June 25","d":"2012-06-15","d2":"2012-08-18","v":"Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center, 17th and U Streets NW","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-east-city-art-stocking-fridge","y":2012,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"East City Art — \"Stocking the Fridge with New Works by Dana Ellyn\"","x":"East City Art — \"Stocking the Fridge with New Works by Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow\" (July 4, 2012)","d":"2012-07-04","o":"East City Art","th":1},{"id":"2012-express-weekend-pass-stocking-fridge","y":2012,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Express — Weekend Pass listing for \"Stocking the Fridge,\" with Dana","x":"Express (The Washington Post) — Weekend Pass listing for \"Stocking the Fridge,\" with Dana Ellyn's \"Tiananmen Square to Drone Warfare\" (Thursday, July 5, 2012, p. E18)","d":"2012-07-05","o":"Express","th":1},{"id":"2012-dana-ellyn-stocking-fridge-fridge","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Stocking the Fridge,\" The Fridge, 516 1/2 8th St SE, Washington, DC","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Stocking the Fridge,\" The Fridge, 516 1/2 8th St SE (rear alley), Washington, DC (July 7 – 29, 2012; opening July 7, 7–11 PM; artist talk and closing party July 29) — nearly 100 paintings, the best of their 31 Days in July projects since 2003","d":"2012-07-07","d2":"2012-07-29","v":"The Fridge","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-see-something-say-something-montpelier","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"See Something, Say Something,\" Montpelier Art Center, Laurel, MD","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"See Something, Say Something\" (listed by The Washington Post as \"Narrative Painting: Dana Ellyn & Matt Sesow\"), Main Gallery, Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD (opened September 7, 2012; through October 26) — satirical paintings on religion, women's issues and politics, and paranoid Americans answering the security slogan; included one of his ten-foot canvases from the 2006 \"Don Giovanni\" opera","d":"2012-09-07","d2":"2012-10-26","v":"Montpelier Arts Center","p":"Laurel","r":"MD","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-adams-morgan-day-festival","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"Adams Morgan Day festival, Washington, DC","x":"Adams Morgan Day festival, Washington, DC (September 9, 2012) — showed and sold paintings in the art fair along Belmont Road. The Hilltop (Howard University, Kylee Coney, September 10, 2012) reported he had taken part for about ten years and that some buyers come to him there each year rather than to galleries","d":"2012-09-09","v":"Adams Morgan Day","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2012-pieces-art-benefit-access-gallery","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"99 Pieces of Art on the Wall,\" Access Gallery, Denver","x":"Benefit Exhibition — \"99 Pieces of Art on the Wall,\" VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO (opened September 21, 2012): 99 works on 10x10 boards by local and national artists, sold to fund VSA programs; he was among the artists with disabilities in the show. Denver Examiner, September 10, 2012","d":"2012-09-21","v":"VSA Colorado / Access Gallery","p":"Denver","r":"CO","co":"USA"},{"id":"2012-dana-ellyn-remastered-foe-gallery","y":2012,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Remastered,\" FOE Gallery, Northampton, MA","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Remastered,\" FOE Gallery, Northampton, MA (opened October 12, 2012); interviewed by local Northampton television","d":"2012-10-12","v":"FOE Gallery","p":"Northampton","r":"MA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2012-atlantic-wire-hipdc-list","y":2012,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"The Atlantic Wire — #HipDC (2012)","x":"The Atlantic Wire, \"#HipDC\" (October 24, 2012) — Sesow (@sesow) named in its list of hip Washington, DC people on Twitter","d":"2012-10-24","o":"The Atlantic Wire"},{"id":"2012-documentary-raw-visions-art-survival","y":2012,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Documentary \"RAW Visions: Art of Survival\" released","x":"Documentary \"RAW Visions: Art of Survival\" released (November 2012) — includes analysis of his paintings and Matt talking about his early life and inspiration","d":"2012-11-07","th":1},{"id":"2013-barcelona-tv-btv-cat-el","y":2013,"c":"PRESS","k":"tv-film","t":"Barcelona TV — video feature on \"Icons\" solo exhibition","x":"Barcelona TV (btv.cat / El Pla B) — video feature on \"Icons\" solo exhibition","d":"2013","p":"Barcelona","o":"Barcelona TV (btv.cat)","co":"Spain"},{"id":"2013-beautiful-people-waverley-street-gallery","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Beautiful People,\" Waverley Street Gallery, Bethesda, MD","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Beautiful People,\" Waverley Street Gallery, Bethesda, MD","d":"2013","v":"Waverley Street Gallery","p":"Bethesda","r":"MD","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-begins-defiled-ongoing-series-collaborative","y":2013,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Begins DEFILED, an ongoing series of collaborative paintings with Dana","x":"Begins DEFILED, an ongoing series of collaborative paintings with Dana Ellyn — nearly 400 paintings made together since 2013","d":"2013"},{"id":"2013-dana-ellyn-bar-crawl-adah","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Bar Crawl,\" Adah Rose Gallery, Kensington, MD","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Bar Crawl,\" Adah Rose Gallery, Kensington, MD","d":"2013","v":"Adah Rose Gallery","p":"Kensington","r":"MD","co":"USA"},{"id":"2013-dana-ellyn-take-no-prisoners","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Take No Prisoners,\" AMP Gallery, Provincetown, MA","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Take No Prisoners,\" AMP Gallery, Provincetown, MA","d":"2013","v":"AMP Gallery","p":"Provincetown","r":"MA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2013-detour-art-passionate-paintings","y":2013,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Detour Art — \"Passionate paintings of Matt Sesow\"","x":"Detour Art — \"Passionate paintings of Matt Sesow\" (2013)","d":"2013","o":"Detour Art","lo":1},{"id":"2013-final-year-days-july-decade","y":2013,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Final year of \"31 Days in July\"","x":"Final year of \"31 Days in July\" — decade-long project complete (310 paintings)","d":"2013"},{"id":"2013-graffica-spain-vuelve-barcelona","y":2013,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Gràffica — \"Matt Sesow vuelve a Barcelona para presentar ‘Icons’\"","x":"Gràffica (Spain) — \"Matt Sesow vuelve a Barcelona para presentar ‘Icons’\" — Spanish design press covering the ArteVistas \"Icons\" exhibition (2013)","d":"2013","o":"Gràffica"},{"id":"2013-icons-galeria-artevistas-barcelona-spain","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Icons,\" Galeria ArteVistas, Barcelona, Spain","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Icons,\" Galeria ArteVistas, Barcelona, Spain","d":"2013","v":"Galeria ArteVistas","p":"Barcelona","co":"Spain","th":1},{"id":"2013-transformer-gallery-10th-annual-silent","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer Gallery 10th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit","x":"Transformer Gallery 10th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Corcoran Museum of Art — painting: \"Bug in a Rug\"","d":"2013","v":"Corcoran Museum of Art","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-un-stamp-program-feature-article","y":2013,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"UN stamp program feature article","x":"UN stamp program feature article","d":"2013","th":1,"lo":1},{"id":"2013-inaugural-visions-off-rhode-studio","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"“Inaugural Visions” — Off Rhode Studio at Art Enables, January 2013","x":"Group Show — \"Inaugural Visions,\" Off Rhode Studio at Art Enables, 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC (January 2013), timed to the presidential inauguration; with Dana Ellyn, Todd Gardner, Ronald Reiley, Jerry Williams, Danny Jean-Jacques, Kate Patsch, Marielle Mariano and artists of Art Enables","d":"2013-01","v":"Off Rhode Studio at Art Enables","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-art-enables-washington-dc-opening","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Art Enables, Washington, DC, with Dana Ellyn and Andrew Wodzianski","x":"Group Show — Art Enables, Washington, DC (opening January 12, 2013), with Dana Ellyn and Andrew Wodzianski","d":"2013-01-12","v":"Art Enables","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-populuxe-fredericksburg-gans-griffin","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Sesow, Gans and Griffin at Populuxe Fredericksburg, VA","x":"Group Show — artworks by Matt Sesow, Jeremy Gans and Steve Griffin at Populuxe Fredericksburg, 107 William St., Fredericksburg, VA (listed March 28 – April 25, 2013); First Friday reception April 5, 2013. Listed weekly in The Free Lance-Star gallery guide","d":"2013-03-28","d2":"2013-04-25","v":"Populuxe Fredericksburg","p":"Fredericksburg","r":"VA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2013-dana-ellyn-defiled-dana-ellyn","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Defiled,\" Harbor Gallery, University of Massachusetts Boston","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Defiled: Dana Ellyn, Matt Sesow, and the Recent Vocabulary of Popular Politics,\" Harbor Gallery, University of Massachusetts Boston (opened April 4, 2013)","d":"2013-04-04","v":"Harbor Gallery, University of Massachusetts Boston","p":"Boston","r":"MA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-boston-globe-gallery-pick-defiled","y":2013,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Boston Globe Gallery Pick: “Defiled,” April 10, 2013","x":"The Boston Globe — \"Defiled: Dana Ellyn, Matt Sesow, and the Recent Vocabulary of Popular Politics\" at Harbor Gallery, University of Massachusetts Boston, is the Gallery Pick of the Week in \"The week ahead: Theater, galleries and museums\" (April 10, 2013)","d":"2013-04-10","p":"Boston","r":"MA","o":"The Boston Globe","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-robot-sculpture-artisphere-arlington-va","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Voltron's Corpse,\" robot sculptures at Artisphere, Rosslyn, VA","x":"Group Show — \"Voltron's Corpse,\" robot sculptures at Artisphere, Rosslyn (Arlington), VA, curated by Andrew Wodzianski and Jared Davis, with the Yuri's Night party (April 13, 2013) — covered in WIRED","d":"2013-04-13","v":"Artisphere","p":"Rosslyn","r":"VA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2013-dana-ellyn-domesticated-art-enables","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Domesticated: The Paintings of Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow,\" Off-Rhode","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Domesticated: The Paintings of Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow,\" Off-Rhode Studio at Art Enables, 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC (May 11 – 30, 2013; reception May 11, artists' talk May 30) — Art Enables gave the press the wrong title, \"Domesticity,\" which is how East City Art listed it","d":"2013-05-11","d2":"2013-05-30","v":"Off-Rhode Studio at Art Enables","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-piece-of-cake-foe-gallery","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"“Piece of Cake” — FOE Gallery, June 2013","x":"Group Show — \"Piece of Cake,\" FOE Gallery, Northampton, MA (June 2013): \"Happy Day,\" a DEFILED collaboration by Dana Ellyn and Sesow (16 × 20 in, acrylic/mixed media on canvas)","d":"2013-06","v":"FOE Gallery","p":"Northampton","r":"MA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-joan-hisaoka-gallery-washington-dc","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"From the Outside,\" Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith","x":"Group Show — \"From the Outside,\" Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center, Washington, DC (June 21 – August 17, 2013)","d":"2013-06-21","d2":"2013-08-17","v":"Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-theodore-carter-interview-days-july","y":2013,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Theodore Carter — \"Matt Sesow's 31 Days in July Project\" (interview)","x":"Theodore Carter — \"Matt Sesow's 31 Days in July Project,\" interview at theodorecarter.com (August 1, 2013), written just after his tenth \"31 Days in July\"","d":"2013-08-01","o":"theodorecarter.com","th":1},{"id":"2013-washington-post-cited-among-established","y":2013,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington Post — Sesow cited among established D.C. gallery artists","x":"Washington Post — Sesow cited among established D.C. gallery artists in a gallery roundup (August 2, 2013)","d":"2013-08-02","o":"Washington Post"},{"id":"2013-art-of-politics-moca-dc","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"The Art of Politics,\" MOCA DC, Washington, DC","x":"Group Show — \"The Art of Politics,\" curated by Roy Utley, MOCA DC, Georgetown, Washington, DC (opening September 14, 2013; closing party September 27): 22 artists including Dana Ellyn, Gregg Deal, Regina Holliday and Asad \"Ultra\" Walker. Arlington Examiner, August 17, 2013","d":"2013-09-14","d2":"2013-09-27","v":"MOCA DC","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2013-attends-un-postal-administration-unveiling","y":2013,"c":"MEDIA","k":"product-collab","t":"Matt attends the UN Postal Administration's unveiling of his \"Dive\"","x":"Matt attends the UN Postal Administration's unveiling of his \"Dive Bomb\" stamp at UN headquarters, New York (September 23, 2013); framed, signed stamps with original drawings followed at stamps.sesow.com","d":"2013-09-23","v":"UN headquarters","p":"New York","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-united-nations-postage-stamp-selected","y":2013,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"United Nations Postage Stamp","x":"United Nations Postage Stamp — Selected by the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) to be featured in their international postage stamp program as a disabled artist. Painting \"Dive Bomb\" (created 2012 for an exhibition at The Fridge gallery, Washington, DC) chosen for the \"Break Barriers, Open Doors\" stamp sheet; unveiled at UN High Level Meeting on Disabilities and Development, New York City (September 23, 2013). Print run: 129,500 stamps produced; distributed internationally through UNPA. Full press release at stamps.sesow.com. Part of the \"Break Barriers, Open Doors\" series alongside Chuck Close, Josephine King, Sargy Mann and Pete Eckert; issued in US dollars, Swiss francs and euros and sold at UN offices in New York, Geneva and Vienna (SOLD OUT). UNPA Creative Director Rorie Katz noted the artists’ “powerful messages of achievement”","d":"2013-09-23","p":"New York","r":"NY","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-dccah-fy2014-artist-fellowship","y":2013,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities FY2014 Artist Fellowship","x":"Artist Fellowship, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities — FY2014 grant of $7,500 for painting (grant no. 00622; grant period October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014). It helped pay travel and shipping for his 2014 solo shows at Gallery 555 (Cruseilles, France), Galerie Les Insoumis (Montbrison, France), Access Gallery (Denver), FOE Gallery (Northampton, MA) and 19 Karen (Gold Coast, Australia)","d":"2013-10-01","d2":"2014-09-30","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-dia-de-los-muertos-arlington-arts-center","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"“Día de los Muertos” — Arlington Arts Center, November 2013","x":"Group Show — 10th annual \"Día de los Muertos\" exhibit and celebration, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA (November 2013), curated by David Amoroso; ten local artists including Sesow and Dana Ellyn","d":"2013-11","v":"Arlington Arts Center","p":"Arlington","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-dana-ellyn-thought-crimes-dunes","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Thought Crimes,\" The Dunes, Washington, DC","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Thought Crimes,\" The Dunes, Washington, DC (opened November 23, 2013)","d":"2013-11-23","v":"The Dunes","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2013-miss-pixie-furnishings-whatnot-washington","y":2013,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"show","t":"Miss Pixie's Furnishings & Whatnot, Washington, DC","x":"Exhibition — Miss Pixie's Furnishings & Whatnot, Washington, DC (December 5, 2013)","d":"2013-12-05","v":"Miss Pixie's Furnishings & Whatnot","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2014-dana-ellyn-fun-dick-jane","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Fun with Dick and Jane,\" FOE Store & Gallery, Northampton, MA","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Fun with Dick and Jane,\" FOE Store & Gallery, Northampton, MA (60 paintings)","d":"2014","v":"FOE Store & Gallery","p":"Northampton","r":"MA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2014-nahar-newspaper-lebanon-second-feature","y":2014,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"An-Nahar newspaper — second feature","x":"An-Nahar newspaper (Lebanon) — second feature","d":"2014","o":"An-Nahar","co":"Lebanon"},{"id":"2014-raw-vision-magazine-feature","y":2014,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Raw Vision Magazine — feature","x":"Raw Vision Magazine — feature","d":"2014","o":"Raw Vision Magazine"},{"id":"2014-zeicheninstitut-kassel-germany-february","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Zeicheninstitut, Kassel, Germany","x":"Group Show — Zeicheninstitut, Kassel, Germany (February)","d":"2014-02","v":"Zeicheninstitut","p":"Kassel","co":"Germany","th":1},{"id":"2014-dana-ellyn-marx-caf-mount","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"Marx Café, Mount Pleasant, Washington, DC","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — Marx Café, Mount Pleasant, Washington, DC (opened February 24, 2014)","d":"2014-02-24","v":"Marx Café, Mount Pleasant","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2014-alchemical-vessels-joan-hisaoka-healing","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Alchemical Vessels\" group show, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery","x":"\"Alchemical Vessels\" group show, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC (opened April 4, 2014) — a painted ceramic bowl","d":"2014-04-04","v":"Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2014-karen-contemporary-artspace-gold-coast","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Tribute to MJ's Best Film Clips,\" 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace","x":"Group Show — \"Tribute to MJ's Best Film Clips,\" 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast, Australia (May 3 – August 2, 2014; opening Saturday, May 3, 6–8 PM), a Michael Jackson tribute show directed by Terri Lew","d":"2014-05-03","d2":"2014-08-02","v":"19 Karen Contemporary Artspace","p":"Gold Coast","co":"Australia","th":1},{"id":"2014-gallery-cruseilles-france-opened-may","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"Gallery 555, Cruseilles, France","x":"Solo Exhibition — Gallery 555, Cruseilles, France (opened May 8, 2014; near Geneva)","d":"2014-05-08","v":"Gallery 555","p":"Cruseilles","co":"France","th":1},{"id":"2014-metamorfosi-dell-eroe-heroes-metamorphoses","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Metamorfosi dell'eroe\", Museo e Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna","x":"Exhibition — \"Metamorfosi dell'eroe\" (Heroes' Metamorphoses), Museo e Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, Italy (May 10 – June 10, 2014), curated by Luca Farulli — three Sesow paintings exhibited and reproduced in the museum catalog","d":"2014-05-10","d2":"2014-06-10","v":"Museo e Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna","p":"Bologna","co":"Italy","th":1},{"id":"2014-courier-mail-queensland-australia-print","y":2014,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Courier-Mail — print coverage of his paintings at a 19 Karen","x":"The Courier-Mail (Queensland, Australia) — print coverage of his paintings at a 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace show (May 2014)","d":"2014-05-30","r":"Queensland","o":"The Courier-Mail","co":"Australia","th":1},{"id":"2014-cicero-magazine-feature-june","y":2014,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Cicero Magazine — feature","x":"Cicero Magazine — feature (June 2014)","d":"2014-06","o":"Cicero Magazine","th":1},{"id":"2014-swiss-mixer-dana-ellyn-gallaerie","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Swiss Mixer,\" with Dana Ellyn, The GallAerie, Washington, DC","x":"\"Swiss Mixer,\" with Dana Ellyn, The GallAerie, Washington, DC (June 14, 2014)","d":"2014-06-14","v":"The GallAerie","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2014-sunday-video-interview-painter-charlie","y":2014,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"\"Sunday with Sesow\" — video interview by painter Charlie Visconage","x":"\"Sunday with Sesow\" — video interview by painter Charlie Visconage (June 2014)","d":"2014-06-16"},{"id":"2014-fort-smith-art-camp-bird-paintings","y":2014,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Fort Smith summer art camp paints Sesow birds (2014)","x":"Children at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Academy of the Arts summer art camp paint acrylic works inspired by his paintings of birds (June 17, 2014), reported in the Times Record (Fort Smith, AR), June 18, 2014","d":"2014-06-17"},{"id":"2014-fairytales-folklore-amp-art-market","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Fairy Tales & Folklore\", AMP: Art Market Provincetown, MA","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Fairy Tales & Folklore\" (\"Fairytales and Folklore\"), AMP: Art Market Provincetown, MA (opened July 11, 2014, through July 28, during Bear Week) — reimagined fairy tales by both painters; covered in Provincetown Magazine","d":"2014-07-11","d2":"2014-07-28","v":"AMP: Art Market Provincetown","p":"Provincetown","r":"MA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2014-dc-commission-arts-humanities-fy2015","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities","x":"DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities — FY2015 Artist Fellowship applicants' exhibition, 200 I Street SE, Washington, DC (opened August 1, 2014) — \"The Birds of Washington, DC\"","d":"2014-08-01","v":"FY2015 Artist Fellowship applicants' exhibition","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2014-access-denied-vsa-colorado-access","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Access Denied,\" VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Access Denied,\" VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO (opened August 15, 2014, through September 13) — Sesow's second solo exhibition of 2014; included \"Mass Protest\" (4 x 6 feet) and works painted on shooting-range paper. Matt called it \"one of my most successful shows ever\"","d":"2014-08-15","v":"VSA Colorado / Access Gallery","p":"Denver","r":"CO","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2014-westword-one-armed-attack-froyd","y":2014,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Westword — \"One-Armed Attack\" (2014)","x":"Westword (Denver) — Susan Froyd, \"One-Armed Attack\" (August 21, 2014), on his solo show \"Access Denied\" at Access Gallery: \"Matt Sesow lost his dominant arm in an accident as a child, but that didn't stop the now-famous self-taught outsider artist from expressing himself\"","d":"2014-08-21","p":"Denver","r":"CO","o":"Westword","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2014-cheap-thrills-curated-molly-ruppert","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Cheap Thrills,\" curated by Molly Ruppert, Anacostia Arts Center","x":"\"Cheap Thrills,\" curated by Molly Ruppert, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC (August 25 – October 4, 2014) — 47 artists, three Sesow paintings","d":"2014-08-25","d2":"2014-10-04","v":"Anacostia Arts Center","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2014-gooshe-persian-language-site-article","y":2014,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Gooshe — article on his paintings","x":"Gooshe (Persian-language site) — article on his paintings (October 2014)","d":"2014-10-21","o":"Gooshe"},{"id":"2014-video-interview-german-artist-norbert","y":2014,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Video interview by German artist Norbert Guthier in Matt's Adams","x":"Video interview by German artist Norbert Guthier in Matt's Adams Morgan studio (October 2014)","d":"2014-10-24"},{"id":"2014-made-australia-art17-dupont-circle","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Made in Australia,\" Art17, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC","x":"Exhibition — \"Made in Australia,\" Art17, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC (November 2014) — paintings brought back from the Gold Coast solo exhibition","d":"2014-11","v":"Art17","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1,"lo":1},{"id":"2014-out-vault-treasures-self-taught","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Out of the Vault: Seldom-Seen and Unseen Treasures from the Self-Taught Collection\"","x":"Exhibition — \"Out of the Vault: Seldom-Seen and Unseen Treasures from the Self-Taught Collection,\" Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (November 2014; 2014–2015 season) — his work had hung at the ODU galleries before (2007 \"Pax Attack,\" 2008 \"Uncommon Power,\" 2011 \"War: Armed Conflict\"); seven years later came his \"Life and Limb\" solo there","d":"2014-11","v":"Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University","p":"Norfolk","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2014-transformer-gallery-annual-silent-auction","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer Gallery annual silent auction and benefit, Washington, DC","x":"Transformer Gallery annual silent auction and benefit, Washington, DC (November 2014) — Matt photographed at the auction with Ian MacKaye — painting: \"Bear\"","d":"2014-11","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2014-viva-la-vegan-skype-video","y":2014,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Viva la Vegan! — Skype video interview of Matt and Dana Ellyn as vegan","x":"Viva la Vegan! — Skype video interview of Matt and Dana Ellyn as vegan painters by Leigh-Chantelle, ahead of their Australian shows (November 2014)","d":"2014-11-07","o":"Viva la Vegan!"},{"id":"2014-slotin-folk-art-auction-november","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, GA","x":"Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, GA (November 8–9, 2014) — two lots of Sesow paintings: lot 657, a pair of works, and lot 658, three works","d":"2014-11-08","d2":"2014-11-09","v":"Slotin Folk Art Auction","p":"Buford","r":"GA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2014-live-painting-performance-preview-night","y":2014,"c":"MEDIA","k":"live-painting","t":"Live painting performance — preview night at 19 Karen Contemporary","x":"Live painting performance — preview night at 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast, Australia, November 14, 2014, the evening before the \"All American Boy\" grand opening","d":"2014-11-14","v":"19 Karen Contemporary Artspace","p":"Gold Coast","co":"Australia","th":1},{"id":"2014-all-american-boy-karen-contemporary","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"All American Boy,\" 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"All American Boy,\" 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast, Australia (November 15 – December 20, 2014) — Sesow's first Australian solo exhibition; live painting performance on preview night November 14, grand opening reception November 15. About a quarter of the show sold before opening night; the preview-night live painting was accompanied by the Gold Coast String Quartet","d":"2014-11-15","d2":"2014-12-20","v":"19 Karen Contemporary Artspace","p":"Gold Coast","co":"Australia","th":1},{"id":"2014-home-gallery-open-house-greensboro","y":2014,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"open-studio","t":"At Home Gallery open house, Greensboro, NC","x":"At Home Gallery open house, Greensboro, NC — Sesow paintings featured (Greensboro News & Record, November 2014)","d":"2014-11-26","v":"At Home Gallery","p":"Greensboro","r":"NC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2015-documentary-film-join-hands-life","y":2015,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"\"Join Hands: The Life and Art of Matt Sesow,\" by award-winning","x":"Documentary Film — \"Join Hands: The Life and Art of Matt Sesow,\" by award-winning documentarian Leslye Abbey (Snowflake Video Productions), who began documenting Matt's story and artwork in the early 2000s. The film follows his early life in Nebraska through his 2010 wedding to Dana Ellyn at Long View Gallery. DVD orders opened December 30, 2014; Matt's first newsletter (April 2015) called it \"recently released,\" and the DVD was shipping from Amazon by October 2015. The title was inspired by the 1979 Siouxsie and the Banshees album \"Join Hands\" — a connection rooted in Sesow's 1981 trip to Newcastle, England for the International Games for the Disabled, where he attended a Siouxsie and the Banshees charity concert arranged specifically for the disabled athletes (Newcastle Centre Hotel, August 10, 1981; documented in SOUNDS magazine). 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Full press release at stamps.sesow.com","d":"2015","th":1},{"id":"2015-painting-promotes-greek-composer-othon","y":2015,"c":"MEDIA","k":"product-collab","t":"A Sesow painting promotes Greek composer Othon Mataragas's London","x":"A Sesow painting promotes Greek composer Othon Mataragas's London concert (April 10, 2015)","d":"2015-03-09","p":"London","co":"UK","th":1},{"id":"2015-arlington-traditional-school-assemblies","y":2015,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Arlington Traditional School assemblies (2015)","x":"Speaks at assemblies for hundreds of students at Arlington Traditional School, Arlington, VA, about art and overcoming obstacles (March 19, 2015). The year before, the students had studied his paintings and sent him more than 200 holiday cards; he answered every one","d":"2015-03-19","v":"Speaks at assemblies for hundreds of students at Arlington Traditional School","p":"Arlington","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2015-witness-vision-jacquin-collection-peoria","y":2015,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Witness to the Vision: The Jacquin Collection,\" Peoria Riverfront","x":"Exhibition — \"Witness to the Vision: The Jacquin Collection,\" Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL (March 28 – June 28, 2015)","d":"2015-03-28","d2":"2015-06-28","v":"Peoria Riverfront Museum","p":"Peoria","r":"IL","co":"USA"},{"id":"2015-starts-email-newsletter-april-i","y":2015,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"Starts an email newsletter: \"I just signed up for an 'email\"","x":"Starts an email newsletter (April 2015): \"I just signed up for an 'email newsletter' service\" — the Mailchimp list that grew to 1,500+ subscribers","d":"2015-04-03"},{"id":"2015-cbs-television-painting-totem-appeared","y":2015,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"CBS Television — Sesow's painting \"Totem\" appeared on NCIS","x":"CBS Television — Sesow's painting \"Totem\" appeared on NCIS: New Orleans, episode \"The Insider\" (April 7, 2015), hanging in the office/lab of the character Patton Plame","d":"2015-04-07","o":"CBS Television (NCIS: New Orleans)","th":1},{"id":"2015-dana-ellyn-self-made-dc","y":2015,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"Two-Person Exhibition — \"(Self-)Made in DC,\" 410 GooDBuddY","x":"Two-Person Exhibition (with Dana Ellyn) — \"(Self-)Made in DC,\" 410 GooDBuddY, 410 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC (free opening Friday, April 17, 2015, 6–9 PM) — about 30 new paintings priced $40 to $700; three large paintings back from the 2014 Australia shows sold on opening night","d":"2015-04-17","v":"410 GooDBuddY","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2015-d-j-vu-galeria-artevistas","y":2015,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Déjà Vu,\" Galeria ArteVistas, Barcelona, Spain","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Déjà Vu,\" Galeria ArteVistas, Barcelona, Spain (opened Thursday, July 2, 2015; through August 2) — 80+ recent paintings by Sesow, some made in Spain in the weeks before the show; his fifth show with ArteVistas. Not to be confused with the separate \"Déjà Vu\" solo at Hill Center, Washington, DC in 2017","d":"2015-07-02","v":"Galeria ArteVistas","p":"Barcelona","co":"Spain","th":1},{"id":"2015-amp-art-market-provincetown-commercial","y":2015,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Trip to Here\" — AMP: Art Market Provincetown","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Trip to Here,\" AMP: Art Market Provincetown, 148 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA (opening July 10, 2015, 6–9 PM, during Bear Week) — 45 recent paintings by Sesow, shown alongside Dana Ellyn's solo \"Happiness Is…,\" which opened the same night; his third show with AMP. At the opening he met Studio 54 photographer Bobby Miller","d":"2015-07-10","v":"AMP: Art Market Provincetown","p":"Provincetown","r":"MA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2015-om-pom-happy-caroline-juskus","y":2015,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Om Pom Happy — two-part interview on his process","x":"Om Pom Happy (Caroline Juskus) — two-part interview on his process, travels and back story (July 31, 2015) and \"The studio, home and sketches of painter Matt Sesow\" (August 3, 2015)","d":"2015-07-31","d2":"2015-08-03","o":"Om Pom Happy"},{"id":"2015-washington-post-celebrating-ancient-art","y":2015,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington Post — \"Celebrating an ancient art form\" reviews a show","x":"Washington Post — \"Celebrating an ancient art form\" reviews a show featuring local artists Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow (August 20, 2015)","d":"2015-08-20","o":"Washington Post"},{"id":"2015-celebration-chinese-opera-first-ever","y":2015,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"A Celebration of Chinese Opera,\" the first-ever Chinese opera art","x":"Exhibition — \"A Celebration of Chinese Opera,\" the first-ever Chinese opera art exhibition, Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, DC (opened August 26, 2015), curated by Xichen Xu, with Dana Ellyn","d":"2015-08-26","v":"Katzen Arts Center, American University","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2015-backstage-takoma-video-interview-filmed","y":2015,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"\"Backstage Takoma\" — video interview filmed in Matt's DC studio about","x":"\"Backstage Takoma\" — video interview filmed in Matt's DC studio about the upcoming \"Join Hands\" screening (host Morgan Fecto; fall 2015)","d":"2015-09-18","th":1},{"id":"2015-open-studio-every-sunday-adams","y":2015,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"open-studio","t":"\"Open studio every Sunday\" at his Adams Morgan studio","x":"\"Open studio every Sunday\" at his Adams Morgan studio (from September 2015), booked through studio.sesow.com","d":"2015-09-20","th":1},{"id":"2015-screening-join-hands-life-art","y":2015,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Screening — \"Join Hands: The Life and Art of Matt Sesow,\" Takoma Park","x":"Screening — \"Join Hands: The Life and Art of Matt Sesow,\" Takoma Park Municipal Government Building, 7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, MD (Thursday, October 8, 2015, 7:30–9 PM) — the first DC-area screening, with a Q&A with Matt and Dana Ellyn","d":"2015-10-08","v":"Takoma Park Municipal Government Building","p":"Takoma Park","r":"MD","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2015-swedish-television-large-painting-neighborhood","y":2015,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Swedish television — his large painting \"In the Neighborhood\" appears","x":"Swedish television — his large painting \"In the Neighborhood\" appears on \"Jorden runt på 6 steg\" (October 2015)","d":"2015-10-08","o":"Swedish television (\"Jorden runt på 6 steg\")","co":"Sweden","th":1},{"id":"2015-12by15-t-shirts-austria","y":2015,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"12by15 T-shirts, Austria (2015)","x":"T-shirts with some of his paintings offered by 12by15, Austria (October 2015)","d":"2015-10-19"},{"id":"2015-screening-join-hands-presented-bloomscreen","y":2015,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Screening — \"Join Hands,\" presented by BloomScreen at Bloombars","x":"Screening — \"Join Hands,\" presented by BloomScreen at Bloombars, 3222 11th Street NW, Washington, DC (Tuesday, October 20, 2015, 7–9 PM), with a Q&A with Matt and Dana Ellyn","d":"2015-10-20","v":"Bloombars","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2015-special-children-art-display-scad","y":2015,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Special Children's Art Display","x":"Special Children's Art Display (SCAD) — interview with advice for young painters (November 2015)","d":"2015-11-03","o":"Special Children's Art Display","th":1,"lo":1},{"id":"2015-transformer-gallery-12th-annual-silent","y":2015,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer Gallery 12th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party","x":"Transformer Gallery 12th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC (November 21, 2015) — \"Dog Days.\" Reviewing the night, DC Art News critic Lenny Campello called Sesow \"easily the DMV's hardest working artist\"","d":"2015-11-21","v":"Katzen Arts Center","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2015-encore-screening-join-hands-paintings","y":2015,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Encore screening of \"Join Hands\" with an exhibition of paintings","x":"Encore screening of \"Join Hands\" with an exhibition of paintings by Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn, Bloombars, Washington, DC (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)","d":"2015-12-01","v":"Bloombars","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2015-creating-inclusion-visarts-rockville-concourse","y":2015,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Creating Inclusion,\" VisArts at Rockville, Concourse Gallery","x":"\"Creating Inclusion,\" VisArts at Rockville, Concourse Gallery, Rockville, MD (December 2, 2015 – January 2, 2016; reception December 13) — exhibition on disability and visibility","d":"2015-12-02","d2":"2016-01-02","v":"VisArts at Rockville, Concourse Gallery","p":"Rockville","r":"MD","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2015-amp-art-market-provincetown-ma","y":2015,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Group show, AMP: Art Market Provincetown, MA","x":"Group show, AMP: Art Market Provincetown, MA (December 4, 2015) — the last show at the gallery's original location","d":"2015-12-04","v":"AMP: Art Market Provincetown","p":"Provincetown","r":"MA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2015-announces-first-museum-my-paintings","y":2015,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Announces his first museum solo","x":"Announces his first museum solo — \"100+ of my paintings at the American Visionary Art Museum\" for spring 2016 through spring 2017 (December 13, 2015)","d":"2015-12-13","th":1},{"id":"2016-ap-news-ap-travel-feature","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"AP News / AP Travel — feature mention of AVAM solo exhibition","x":"AP News / AP Travel — feature mention of AVAM solo exhibition","d":"2016","o":"AP News / AP Travel"},{"id":"2016-avam-sideshow-gift-shop-begins","y":2016,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"AVAM's SideShow gift shop carries original Sesow paintings and","x":"AVAM's SideShow gift shop carries original Sesow paintings and the \"Join Hands\" documentary — the shop already sold his paintings in 2005 — an ongoing arrangement that continues to the present day","d":"2016"},{"id":"2016-folk-art-society-america-avam","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Folk Art Society of America — AVAM exhibition featured","x":"Folk Art Society of America — AVAM exhibition featured","d":"2016","o":"Folk Art Society of America","lo":1},{"id":"2016-four-exhibitions-single-year-avam","y":2016,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Four solo exhibitions in a single year","x":"Four solo exhibitions in a single year — AVAM (Baltimore), Access Gallery (Denver), and two consecutive runs of \"Politicized\" at Gallery 1515 (Vancouver), the first solo exhibitions of Sesow's work in Canada","d":"2016","p":"Baltimore","r":"MD","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2016-home-show-dana-ellyn-washington-dc","y":2016,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Home Show,\" Washington, DC","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Home Show,\" Washington, DC (2016)","d":"2016","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2016-landscapes-collector-baron-ellin-gordon","y":2016,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Landscapes of the Collector\"","x":"\"Landscapes of the Collector\" — Baron and Ellin Gordon Collection, ODU (through April 2017)","d":"2016","d2":"2017-04","v":"Baron and Ellin Gordon Collection, ODU","th":1},{"id":"2016-paintings-tieken-studio-gallery-paradise","y":2016,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Paintings at Tieken Studio and Gallery, Paradise Valley, AZ","x":"Paintings at Tieken Studio and Gallery, Paradise Valley, AZ (collaboration with Norbert Guthier)","d":"2016","v":"Tieken Studio and Gallery","p":"Paradise Valley","r":"AZ","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2016-paintings-une-vision-singuliere","y":2016,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Paintings at \"Une Vision Singulière,\" a gallery in Saint Brieuc","x":"Paintings at \"Une Vision Singulière,\" a gallery in Saint Brieuc, northwest France","d":"2016","v":"Une Vision Singulière","p":"Saint Brieuc","co":"France","th":1,"lo":1},{"id":"2016-politicized-gallery-vancouver-canada-extended","y":2016,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Politicized 2,\" Gallery 1515, Vancouver, Canada","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Politicized 2,\" Gallery 1515, Vancouver, Canada — exhibition extended with new paintings through January 30, 2017","d":"2016","d2":"2017-01-30","v":"Gallery 1515","p":"Vancouver","co":"Canada"},{"id":"2016-raw-vision-magazine-feature","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Raw Vision Magazine — feature","x":"Raw Vision Magazine — feature","d":"2016","o":"Raw Vision Magazine"},{"id":"2015-washington-post-saga-how-one","y":2015,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington Post — \"The saga of Matt Sesow\"","x":"Washington Post — \"The saga of Matt Sesow: How a one-handed artist is seizing D.C.’s art world,\" extensive biographical feature by Debra Bruno previewing \"Shock and Awe\" (January 2, 2016). Includes guardian angel ICU story, painting origin, prosthetic hand story, and Hoffberger quote praising his extraordinary sense of color","d":"2016-01-02","o":"Washington Post","th":1,"lo":1},{"id":"2016-washington-city-paper-district-line-daily-links","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"City Paper links the Post’s “one-handed artist” feature (2016)","x":"Washington City Paper — \"District Line Daily\" arts links by Matt Cohen point readers to the Post's feature: \"How one-handed artist Matt Sesow is seizing D.C.'s art world\" (January 4, 2016)","d":"2016-01-04","o":"Washington City Paper"},{"id":"2016-columbia-daily-tribune-missouri-syndicated","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Columbia Daily Tribune — syndicated reprint of the Washington Post","x":"Columbia Daily Tribune (Missouri) — syndicated reprint of the Washington Post feature \"The saga of Matt Sesow\" (January 10, 2016)","d":"2016-01-10","o":"Columbia Daily Tribune","th":1},{"id":"2016-open-call-dc-area-collectors","y":2016,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Open call to DC-area collectors to lend their Sesow paintings to","x":"Open call to DC-area collectors to lend their Sesow paintings to the AVAM show (February 2016) — owners brought works to his Adams Morgan studio, where the museum made its selections; most loans stayed up until the show closed in 2017","d":"2016-02-08","th":1},{"id":"2016-library-journal-join-hands-review","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Library Journal reviews “Join Hands” (2016)","x":"Library Journal — video review of \"Join Hands: The Life and Art of Matt Sesow\" (Dreamscape DVD, 71 min.) by Phillip Oliver (March 1, 2016), recommending it for art enthusiasts and for viewers interested in people who succeed despite physical limitations","d":"2016-03-01","o":"Library Journal"},{"id":"2016-baltimore-style-magazine-mention-upcoming","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Baltimore Style magazine — mention of the upcoming AVAM solo","x":"Baltimore Style magazine — mention of the upcoming AVAM solo exhibition (April 2016)","d":"2016-04","p":"Baltimore","r":"MD","o":"Baltimore Style magazine","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2016-heads-tails-russian-ukrainian-tv","y":2016,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"\"Heads and Tails\", the Russian/Ukrainian TV travel show","x":"\"Heads and Tails\" (Орёл и решка), the Russian/Ukrainian TV travel show — filmed Matt painting in his Adams Morgan studio and leading a \"drink and draw\" at Mellow Mushroom (April 21, 2016); aired 2017 to a combined audience the producers put at 70 million viewers","d":"2016-04-21","o":"\"Heads and Tails\" (Орёл и решка)","th":1},{"id":"2016-baltimore-magazine-avam-listed-must","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Baltimore Magazine — AVAM solo exhibition listed as \"must see\"","x":"Baltimore Magazine — AVAM solo exhibition listed as \"must see\" (May 2016)","d":"2016-05","o":"Baltimore Magazine"},{"id":"2016-shock-awe-american-visionary-art","y":2016,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Matt Sesow: Shock and Awe,\" American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Matt Sesow: Shock and Awe,\" American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore — 150+ paintings, year-long exhibition; widely described as among the first dedicated solo exhibitions of an individual living artist in AVAM's history (May 27, 2016 – May 28, 2017; announced at the opening as through June 4, 2017). Curated by AVAM founder and director Rebecca Alban Hoffberger in the third-floor gallery of the Zanvyl A. Krieger Main Building — \"the first exclusive showing of Sesow's work at AVAM.\" Works included his salute to the first 100 American soldiers killed in the Iraq War, animals and birds, tributes to great humanitarians, autobiographical paintings and an illustrated \"Key\" to his recurring icons. The announcement opened with a line from Dickens: \"I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape.\" 26 of the paintings were then chosen for AVAM's permanent collection.","d":"2016-05-27","d2":"2017-05-28","v":"American Visionary Art Museum","p":"Baltimore","r":"MD","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2016-art-city-capital-community-news","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"\"Art in the City,\" Capital Community News","x":"\"Art in the City,\" Capital Community News — feature on the AVAM solo exhibition (June 2016)","d":"2016-06","o":"Capital Community News"},{"id":"2016-shock-awe-avam-members-opening","y":2016,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"talk-event","t":"\"Matt Sesow: Shock and Awe\" — AVAM members' opening reception","x":"\"Matt Sesow: Shock and Awe\" — AVAM members' opening reception and artist talk (Sunday, June 5, 2016, 4 PM)","d":"2016-06-05","v":"American Visionary Art 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Carolina (June 2016)","d":"2016-06-16","v":"Down East Flick Fest","r":"NC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2016-bmoreart-review-dc-writer-brendan","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"BmoreArt review by DC writer Brendan Smith","x":"BmoreArt review by DC writer Brendan Smith, \"Shock and Awe Hits the American Visionary Art Museum\" (June 2016)","d":"2016-06-20","o":"BmoreArt"},{"id":"2016-nyu-school-medicine-medical-humanities","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"NYU School of Medicine, Medical Humanities database","x":"NYU School of Medicine, Medical Humanities database — a Sesow mother-and-child painting featured with commentary (June 2016)","d":"2016-06-29","o":"NYU School of Medicine, Medical Humanities database","th":1},{"id":"2016-monthly-saturday-gallery-talks-avam","y":2016,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"Monthly Saturday gallery talks at AVAM throughout \"Shock and Awe\"","x":"Monthly Saturday gallery talks at AVAM throughout \"Shock and Awe\" (July 23 and August 27, 2016, then monthly into 2017), often with Dana Ellyn","d":"2016-07-23","d2":"2017","v":"American Visionary Art Museum","th":1},{"id":"2016-professional-artist-magazine-august-september","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Professional Artist magazine","x":"Professional Artist magazine (August/September 2016) — interview on being a self-taught artist","d":"2016-08","d2":"2016-09","o":"Professional Artist magazine","th":1},{"id":"2016-westword-denver-preview-access-gallery","y":2016,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Westword — preview of the Access Gallery solo exhibition","x":"Westword (Denver) — preview of the Access Gallery solo exhibition (August 2016)","d":"2016-08","p":"Denver","r":"CO","o":"Westword","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2016-divide-conquer-rise-above-vsa","y":2016,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Divide and Conquer / Rise Above,\" VSA Colorado / Access Gallery","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Divide and Conquer / Rise Above,\" VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO — opening reception August 19, 2016; three new 32 x 42 inch canvases painted on-site in Denver; nearly sold out, with a single work remaining by mid-September","d":"2016-08-19","v":"VSA Colorado / Access Gallery","p":"Denver","r":"CO","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2016-dana-ellyn-amp-art-market","y":2016,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Group show with Dana Ellyn, AMP: Art Market Provincetown, MA","x":"Group show with Dana Ellyn, AMP: Art Market Provincetown, MA (opened September 16, 2016) — almost sold out","d":"2016-09-16","v":"AMP: Art Market Provincetown","p":"Provincetown","r":"MA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2016-artist-talk-pratt-contemporaries-avam","y":2016,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"Artist talk for the Pratt Contemporaries at AVAM's \"Black and White\"","x":"Artist talk for the Pratt Contemporaries at AVAM's \"Black and White Reveal Party,\" Baltimore (September 21, 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During the opening reception he painted \"Dog Pack (follow the leader)\" and \"Dog Show\" live from his Washington, DC studio, streamed on Facebook Live (6:30–9 PM); previewed in Artborne Magazine","d":"2017-05-20","v":"Jeanine Taylor Folk Art Gallery","p":"Sanford","r":"FL","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2017-join-hands-added-los-angeles","y":2017,"c":"MEDIA","k":"collection","t":"\"Join Hands\" added to the Los Angeles Public Library collection","x":"\"Join Hands\" added to the Los Angeles Public Library collection (May 2017)","d":"2017-05-24","v":"Los Angeles Public Library","p":"Los Angeles","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2017-american-visionary-art-museum-selects","y":2017,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"collection","t":"American Visionary Art Museum selects 26 Sesow paintings for its","x":"American Visionary Art Museum selects 26 Sesow paintings for its permanent collection. At the members' closing party for \"Shock and Awe\" (May 25, 2017) 23 works had been chosen; by July 2017 the count stood at 26, including a portrait of Muhammad Ali that AVAM welcomed as one more Baltimore tie to the champ. The later additions included his portraits of AVAM founder Rebecca Alban Hoffberger, plus a few others","d":"2017-05-25","p":"Baltimore","r":"MD","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2017-shock-awe-members-only-closing","y":2017,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"\"Shock and Awe\" members-only closing reception","x":"\"Shock and Awe\" members-only closing reception, American Visionary Art Museum (Thursday, May 25, 2017, 6–8 PM)","d":"2017-05-25","v":"American Visionary Art Museum","th":1},{"id":"2017-cape-gazette-delaware-preview-review","y":2017,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Cape Gazette — preview and review of \"Thrill Ride\" at Gallery 50","x":"Cape Gazette (Delaware) — preview and review of \"Thrill Ride\" at Gallery 50 (May 2017)","d":"2017-05-27","o":"Cape Gazette","th":1},{"id":"2017-dana-ellyn-thrill-ride-gallery","y":2017,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Thrill Ride,\" Gallery 50, Rehoboth Beach, DE","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Thrill Ride,\" Gallery 50, Rehoboth Beach, DE (opening reception May 27, 2017, 5:30–8:30 PM); previewed in the Cape Gazette","d":"2017-05-27","v":"Gallery 50","p":"Rehoboth Beach","r":"DE","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2017-outsider-or-insider-art-mansfield","y":2017,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Outsider or Insider Art,\" Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH","x":"\"Outsider or Insider Art,\" Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (through July 23, 2017)","d":"2017-06-25","d2":"2017-07-23","v":"Mansfield Art Center","p":"Mansfield","r":"OH","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2017-paintings-returned-avam-are-offered","y":2017,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"Paintings returned from the AVAM show are offered to collectors","x":"Paintings returned from the AVAM show are offered to collectors through a waiting list at avam.sesow.com, priced higher \"because of their historic importance to my art career\"; small thank-you paintings go to every lender (July 2017)","d":"2017-07","th":1},{"id":"2017-summer-gallery-vancouver-bc-opened","y":2017,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Summer group show, Gallery 1515, Vancouver, BC","x":"Summer group show, Gallery 1515, Vancouver, BC (opened July 17, 2017)","d":"2017-07-17","v":"Gallery 1515","p":"Vancouver","r":"BC","co":"Canada","th":1},{"id":"2017-blammo-pop-up-stratford-ontario","y":2017,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"BLAMMO! 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Stratford Beacon Herald, August 9, 2017 (James Wells)","d":"2017-08","v":"Market Square","p":"Stratford","r":"ON","co":"Canada"},{"id":"2017-paintings-shown-alongside-meaghan-busch","y":2017,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Matt Sesow paintings shown alongside Meaghan Busch's \"Scratching\"","x":"Group Show — Matt Sesow paintings shown alongside Meaghan Busch's \"Scratching the Surface\" (Washington Post Montgomery County calendar, August 2017)","d":"2017-08","lo":1},{"id":"2017-santa-barbara-magazine-writeup-silo118","y":2017,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Santa Barbara Magazine — writeup of the Silo118 solo exhibition","x":"Santa Barbara Magazine — writeup of the Silo118 solo exhibition and Squire Foundation residency (August 2017)","d":"2017-08","o":"Santa Barbara Magazine","th":1},{"id":"2017-stepping-into-unknown-political-anxiety","y":2017,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Stepping into the Unknown,\" group show on political anxiety, Silo118","x":"\"Stepping into the Unknown,\" group show on political anxiety, Silo118, Santa Barbara, CA (August 2017) — \"Border Crossing\"; covered in the Santa Barbara Independent","d":"2017-08-09","v":"Silo118","p":"Santa Barbara","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2017-noozhawk-com-article-previewing-silo118","y":2017,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Noozhawk.com — article previewing the Silo118 solo exhibition","x":"Noozhawk.com — article previewing the Silo118 solo exhibition (October 2017)","d":"2017-10","o":"Noozhawk.com"},{"id":"2017-galerie-une-vision-singuliere","y":2017,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Galerie Une Vision Singulière, Lamballe, France","x":"Group Exhibition — Galerie Une Vision Singulière (collector Didier Simon, Hénon), its art-singulier section at the salon \"Regards sur les arts,\" Collégiale Notre-Dame, Lamballe, France (October 1–22, 2017), with Sesow paintings","d":"2017-10-01","d2":"2017-10-22","v":"Collégiale Notre-Dame (salon \"Regards sur les arts\")","p":"Lamballe","co":"France"},{"id":"2017-avam-puts-newly-acquired-paintings","y":2017,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"AVAM puts its newly acquired Sesow paintings","x":"AVAM puts its newly acquired Sesow paintings — \"over 25\" of them — on permanent display in the Jim Rouse Visionary Center (October 2017)","d":"2017-10-15","th":1},{"id":"2017-three-week-artist-residency-squire","y":2017,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Three-week artist residency with The Squire Foundation, Santa Barbara","x":"Three-week artist residency with The Squire Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA (October 20 – November 13, 2017) — goal: \"hundreds of new paintings\"; the residency produced 200+, including 90 small paintings on matboard in a single day (October 28)","d":"2017-10-20","d2":"2017-11-13","p":"Santa Barbara","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2017-squire-foundation-screens-join-hands","y":2017,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"The Squire Foundation screens \"Join Hands\" with artist talks by its","x":"The Squire Foundation screens \"Join Hands\" with artist talks by its resident artists, Santa Barbara (October 29, 2017)","d":"2017-10-29","v":"The Squire Foundation","p":"Santa Barbara","th":1},{"id":"2017-live-painting-window-arts-pop","y":2017,"c":"MEDIA","k":"live-painting","t":"Live painting, \"A Window to the Arts\" pop-up studio, 927 State Street","x":"Live painting, \"A Window to the Arts\" pop-up studio, 927 State Street, Santa Barbara (November 2, 2017) — finished the large canvas \"A Road Less Traveled\"; previewed by Noozhawk","d":"2017-11-02","v":"\"A Window to the Arts\" pop-up studio","p":"Santa Barbara","th":1},{"id":"2017-zone-silo118-gallery-santa-barbara","y":2017,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"solo-show","t":"\"Sesow in the Zone,\" Silo118 Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA","x":"Solo Exhibition — \"Sesow in the Zone,\" Silo118 Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA — opened November 10, 2017 in the Funk Zone; 200+ paintings created during the preceding three-week Squire Foundation residency; Silo118 selected 100+ paintings for the show, which opened during the Funk Zone Art Walk","d":"2017-11-10","v":"Silo118 Gallery","p":"Santa Barbara","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2018-paintings-gallery-dahouet-bretagne-france","y":2018,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Paintings at gallery in Dahouet, Bretagne, France","x":"Paintings at gallery in Dahouet, Bretagne, France (with Didier Simon)","d":"2018","p":"Dahouet","r":"Bretagne","co":"France","th":1},{"id":"2018-washington-post-retrospective-mention-dystopia","y":2018,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Washington Post retrospective mention","x":"Washington Post retrospective mention — \"Dystopia\" show at The Dunes (2011)","d":"2018","o":"Washington Post"},{"id":"2018-open-studio-series-dana-ellyn","y":2018,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"open-studio","t":"2018 open-studio series with Dana Ellyn at 916 G Street NW #304","x":"2018 open-studio series with Dana Ellyn (\"Washington DC's Creative Couple\") at 916 G Street NW #304 — January 26–27, February 23–24, March 30–31, April 27–28 and May 18–19, 2018, followed by \"drink and draw\"; plus affordable-art open studios June 29–30 and October 26–27, 2018","d":"2018-01-26","d2":"2018-10-27","v":"916 G Street NW #304","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2018-cornishman-u3a-art-group-sesow","y":2018,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Cornishman — U3A art group (2018)","x":"The Cornishman (Penzance, England), January 31, 2018 — a U3A art-appreciation group in Cornwall studies works by Géricault, Picasso, Matt Sesow, Paula Rego and Matisse","d":"2018-01-31","p":"Penzance","r":"England","o":"The Cornishman","co":"UK"},{"id":"2018-dana-ellyn-hill-center-capitol","y":2018,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"Hill Center, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — Hill Center, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC (February) — new paintings hung February 12, 2018","d":"2018-02-12","v":"Hill Center","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2018-slovenian-documentary-celebrating-years-meeting","y":2018,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Slovenian documentary celebrating 50 years of the meeting of naïve","x":"Slovenian documentary celebrating 50 years of the meeting of naïve artists in Trebnje, featuring Matt as the first American participant (February 2018)","d":"2018-02-14"},{"id":"2018-georgetown-voice-charlie-visconage-mentor","y":2018,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Georgetown Voice: Sesow as Charlie Visconage’s mentor (2018)","x":"Georgetown Voice — \"Charlie Visconage on Color, Beginnings, and Doing it All\" by Amy Guay (March 2, 2018): The Charlie Visconage Show \"introduced Visconage to Matt Sesow, a local artist who would become his friend and artistic mentor\"; Sesow became a regular on the show and the two painted together at Sesow's Adams Morgan studio","d":"2018-03-02","o":"Georgetown Voice"},{"id":"2018-patreon-patron-tiers-published-april","y":2018,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"Patreon patron tiers published","x":"Patreon patron tiers published (April 2018) — from $1 patron-only deals and $5 postcards with unique drawings to $40–$900 original paintings \"inspired by you\"; by January 2019 he had been sending work to patrons for over a year","d":"2018-04-16","th":1},{"id":"2018-artist-talk-avam-paintings-permanent","y":2018,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"Artist talk at AVAM on his 20+ paintings in the permanent collection","x":"Artist talk at AVAM on his 20+ paintings in the permanent collection, Jim Rouse Visionary Center, third floor (Saturday, April 21, 2018, 3–4 PM) — a group day trip from DC by MARC train","d":"2018-04-21","th":1},{"id":"2018-all-family-metro-gallery-n","y":2018,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"All in the Family,\" Metro Gallery, 1316 N Street, Lincoln, NE","x":"Exhibition — \"All in the Family,\" Metro Gallery, 1316 N Street, Lincoln, NE (July–August 2018) — paintings by Matt Sesow, Dana Ellyn and Jana Sesow; packed four-hour meet-the-artists reception July 20, 2018","d":"2018-07","d2":"2018-08","v":"Metro Gallery","p":"Lincoln","r":"NE","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2018-wahoo-newspaper-nebraska-waverly-grad","y":2018,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Wahoo Newspaper — \"Waverly grad returning for art show in Lincoln\"","x":"Wahoo Newspaper (Nebraska) — \"Waverly grad returning for art show in Lincoln\" (July 2018)","d":"2018-07-17","o":"Wahoo Newspaper"},{"id":"2018-nebraska-public-media-net-news","y":2018,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Nebraska Public Media — Jack Williams","x":"Nebraska Public Media (NET News) — Jack Williams, \"Artist With Nebraska Roots Channels Childhood Trauma Into Paintings\" (July 26, 2018)","d":"2018-07-26","o":"Nebraska Public Media"},{"id":"2018-transformer-gallery-15th-annual-silent","y":2018,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer Gallery 15th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit","x":"Transformer Gallery 15th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (November 17, 2018) — \"Inclusion\"; Matt's twelfth year in a row in the Transformer auction","d":"2018-11-17","v":"Corcoran Gallery of Art","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2018-political-art-18th-century-21st","y":2018,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Political Art from the 18th Century to the 21st\"","x":"\"Political Art from the 18th Century to the 21st\" — Center for Contemporary Political Art (CCPArt), Washington, DC (with Congresswoman Jackie Speier book signing) (opened December 6, 2018) — a large painting Matt made in China in 2008","d":"2018-12-06","v":"Center for Contemporary Political Art","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2018-radical-fluidity-grotesque-art-misp","y":2018,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Radical Fluidity: Grotesque in Art,\" MISP Museum, St. Petersburg","x":"Group Exhibition — \"Radical Fluidity: Grotesque in Art,\" MISP Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia (4 paintings, 2018–2019) (opened December 6, 2018); with Dana Ellyn, whose painting also hung — their first show in Russia. Curator: Afrodite Oikonomidou. The opening featured performers from La Pushkin Theatre; the four paintings came home in spring 2019 and prints were offered at prints.sesow.com","d":"2018-12-06","v":"MISP Museum","p":"St. Petersburg","co":"Russia","th":1},{"id":"2019-art-breakout-self-taught-washington","y":2019,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Art Breakout — \"Self-Taught Washington DC-Based Artist Matt Sesow\"","x":"Art Breakout — \"Self-Taught Washington DC-Based Artist Matt Sesow at the American Visionary Art Museum\" (2019)","d":"2019","o":"Art Breakout","lo":1},{"id":"2019-brightest-young-things-inside-artist","y":2019,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Brightest Young Things — \"Inside the Artist's Studio\"","x":"Brightest Young Things — \"Inside the Artist's Studio: Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn\" (2019)","d":"2019","o":"Brightest Young Things"},{"id":"2019-documentary-join-hands-available-streaming","y":2019,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Documentary \"Join Hands\" available for streaming and distribution","x":"Documentary \"Join Hands\" available for streaming and distribution (IMDB: tt4374584)","d":"2019"},{"id":"2019-paintings-slotin-folk-art-auction","y":2019,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Paintings at Slotin Folk Art Auction","x":"Paintings at Slotin Folk Art Auction (two Costa Rica residency paintings from 2003)","d":"2019","v":"Slotin Folk Art Auction"},{"id":"2019-film-screened-outsider-art-fair","y":2019,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Film screened at Outsider Art Fair, New York City","x":"Film screened at Outsider Art Fair, New York City (January) — interviews with Sesow","d":"2019-01","v":"Outsider Art Fair","p":"New York","r":"NY","co":"USA"},{"id":"2019-talk-center-contemporary-political-art","y":2019,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"Talk at the Center for Contemporary Political Art, Washington, DC","x":"Talk at the Center for Contemporary Political Art (CCPArt), Washington, DC (January 18, 2019) — tips on painting while traveling","d":"2019-01-18","v":"Center for Contemporary Political Art","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2019-pbs-nebraska-stories-season-paint","y":2019,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"PBS / Nebraska Stories — \"Matt Sesow's Paint Therapy\" television","x":"PBS / Nebraska Stories (Season 12) — \"Matt Sesow's Paint Therapy\" television segment, aired January 24, 2019, featuring the \"All in the Family\" show at Metro Gallery, Lincoln, and a studio visit in Washington, DC (Nebraska Public Media)","d":"2019-01-24","o":"PBS / Nebraska Stories","th":1},{"id":"2019-creativemornings-dc-give-you-goosebumps","y":2019,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"CreativeMornings/DC — \"Give You Goosebumps,\" a 30-minute talk on","x":"CreativeMornings/DC — \"Give You Goosebumps,\" a 30-minute talk on the story of his art, inspiration and advice, Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington, DC (Friday, January 25, 2019), to an audience of about 300","d":"2019-01-25","th":1},{"id":"2019-dana-ellyn-collaborators-hill-center","y":2019,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Collaborators,\" Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Collaborators,\" Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC (March 7 – April 28, 2019; opening reception Wednesday, March 13, 6:30–8:30 PM)","d":"2019-03-07","d2":"2019-04-28","v":"Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2019-docents-american-visionary-art-museum","y":2019,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Docents from the American Visionary Art Museum visit Matt's downtown","x":"Docents from the American Visionary Art Museum visit Matt's downtown Washington, DC studio (May 6, 2019) — a separate, earlier visit from the January 2026 docent visit","d":"2019-05-06","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2019-making-it-blog-turner-houston","y":2019,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Making It! blog — \"Creativity Talks\"","x":"Making It! blog (Turner Houston) — \"Creativity Talks: The Art and Energy of Self-taught Painter Matt Sesow\" (May 28, 2019)","d":"2019-05-28","o":"Making It! blog","th":1},{"id":"2019-herald-sun-richelle-hunt-sesow-painting","y":2019,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Herald Sun — Richelle Hunt's Sesow painting (2019)","x":"Herald Sun (Melbourne) Home magazine, June 8, 2019 — ABC Radio Melbourne presenter Richelle Hunt names a Sesow painting, found by chance in a Barcelona art shop, as one of her favourite things at home","d":"2019-06-08","p":"Melbourne","o":"Herald Sun (Home magazine)","co":"Australia"},{"id":"2019-early-com-launched-june-documenting","y":2019,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"Early.sesow.com launched — documenting paintings from his first ten","x":"early.sesow.com launched (June 2019) — documenting paintings from his first ten years (1994–2004): early work, the Peace Corps in the Solomon Islands, Geek Corps in Sofia, Bulgaria, late-1990s faces and his first residency in Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica; many offered for sale in July 2020","d":"2019-06-15","th":1},{"id":"2019-collaboration-madrid-fashion-designer-maya","y":2019,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"product-collab","t":"Collaboration with Madrid fashion designer Maya Hansen","x":"Collaboration with Madrid fashion designer Maya Hansen — Sesow paintings incorporated into her \"ARTY\" SS20 Globetrotter collection, shown at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid (July 2019)","d":"2019-07-04","v":"Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid","p":"Madrid","co":"Spain","th":1},{"id":"2019-first-live-streamed-painting-sessions","y":2019,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"First live-streamed painting sessions on YouTube and first virtual","x":"First live-streamed painting sessions on YouTube (July 16, 2019) and first virtual open studio with Dana Ellyn (July 26, 2019), offered through a new Patreon tier: \"I've decided to 'open up' the open studio and make it available world-wide online\"","d":"2019-07-16","th":1},{"id":"2019-open-studio-g-street-nw","y":2019,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"open-studio","t":"Open studio, 916 G Street NW","x":"Open studio, 916 G Street NW (August 2–3, 2019) — \"a few hundred\" recent paintings","d":"2019-08-02","d2":"2019-08-03","v":"916 G Street NW","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2019-beating-odds-aol-mini-documentary","y":2019,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"\"Beating the Odds\" — mini-documentary","x":"\"Beating the Odds\" (AOL) — mini-documentary; a film crew spent three days with Matt and Dana in the DC studio and at AVAM, including a live painting demonstration (August 2019)","d":"2019-08-26","th":1},{"id":"2019-ken-bromley-art-supplies-uk","y":2019,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Ken Bromley Art Supplies — Q&A artist interview","x":"Ken Bromley Art Supplies (UK) — Q&A artist interview (October 2019)","d":"2019-10","o":"Ken Bromley Art Supplies","co":"UK"},{"id":"2019-no-hate-show-center-contemporary","y":2019,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"The NO!HATE Show,\" Center for Contemporary Political Art","x":"Group Show — \"The NO!HATE Show,\" Center for Contemporary Political Art, 916 G St NW, Washington, DC (opening Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 6–8 PM) — fine art confronting hate as a political tactic; founder Charles Krause, curator Robin Strongin; with Dana Ellyn","d":"2019-10-16","v":"Center for Contemporary Political Art","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2019-transformer-gallery-16th-annual-auction","y":2019,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer Gallery 16th Annual Auction, Corcoran Gallery of Art","x":"Transformer Gallery 16th Annual Auction, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (painting \"Trike\") (October 26, 2019)","d":"2019-10-26","v":"Corcoran Gallery of Art","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2020-art-cheshire-washington-dc-dana","y":2020,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"Art Show — The Cheshire, Washington, DC","x":"Art Show — The Cheshire, Washington, DC (with Dana Ellyn, curated by Amy Morse)","d":"2020","v":"The Cheshire","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2020-paintings-avam-gift-shop-sideshow","y":2020,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Paintings at AVAM gift shop and Sideshow","x":"Paintings at AVAM gift shop and Sideshow — designed new AVAM building banner based on \"Hand\" painting series — Dana Ellyn helped design the banner","d":"2020","v":"Sideshow, American Visionary Art Museum","th":1},{"id":"2020-paintings-strongin-salon-new-gallery","y":2020,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Paintings at Strongin Salon, new gallery in downtown DC","x":"Paintings at Strongin Salon, new gallery in downtown DC (curated by Robin Strongin)","d":"2020","v":"Strongin Salon","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2020-raw-visions-art-survival-documentary","y":2020,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"\"RAW Visions: Art of Survival\" documentary","x":"\"RAW Visions: Art of Survival\" documentary — available on Amazon","d":"2020","o":"RAW Visions"},{"id":"2020-tenet-podcast-hour-depth-interview","y":2020,"c":"MEDIA","k":"radio-podcast","t":"Tenet Podcast — 3.5 hour in-depth interview on art, business","x":"Tenet Podcast — 3.5 hour in-depth interview on art, business, Basquiat, and Bukowski","d":"2020","o":"Tenet Podcast"},{"id":"2020-germany-norbert-guthier-opened-january","y":2020,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"Exhibition in Germany with Norbert Guthier","x":"Exhibition in Germany with Norbert Guthier (opened January 2020)","d":"2020-01","co":"Germany","lo":1},{"id":"2020-virtual-open-studios-dana-ellyn","y":2020,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"open-studio","t":"Virtual open studios with Dana Ellyn broadcast from DC and regular","x":"Virtual open studios with Dana Ellyn broadcast from DC (January 17 and April 1, 2020) and regular YouTube live-painting sessions through the pandemic","d":"2020-01-17","d2":"2020-04-01","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2020-covid-emergency-microgrant-dc-deputy","y":2020,"c":"AWARD","k":"award-grant","t":"COVID-19 Emergency microgrant from the DC Deputy Mayor for Planning","x":"COVID-19 Emergency microgrant from the DC Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (June 2020), in his 20th consecutive year working as an artist in DC","d":"2020-06-09","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2020-rabbithole-podcast-interview-mick-strawn","y":2020,"c":"MEDIA","k":"radio-podcast","t":"\"RabbitHole\" podcast interview with Mick Strawn","x":"\"RabbitHole\" podcast interview with Mick Strawn (Dewback Discussion Network, July 2020)","d":"2020-07-19"},{"id":"2020-simply-magazines-interview-feature-august","y":2020,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Simply Magazines — interview feature","x":"Simply Magazines — interview feature (August 2020)","d":"2020-08","o":"Simply Magazines","th":1},{"id":"2020-oral-history-video-interview-dana","y":2020,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Oral-history video interview with Matt and Dana Ellyn on how COVID-19","x":"Oral-history video interview with Matt and Dana Ellyn on how COVID-19 affected their lives and art, recorded by Jerry Russo for the University of Massachusetts Amherst special collections (October 12, 2020; released 2024)","d":"2020-10-12"},{"id":"2020-this-is-what-america-looks-like-cover-owl","y":2020,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"“Owl” on the cover of “This Is What America Looks Like” (2020)","x":"Book cover — \"Owl,\" a 2018 collaboration with Dana Ellyn (oil, acrylic and mixed media on paper, 8 × 8 in.), is the cover of \"This Is What America Looks Like,\" an anthology of one hundred writers and poets from DC, Maryland and Virginia, edited by Caroline Bock and Jona Colson, Washington Writers' Publishing House (December 31, 2020)","d":"2020-12-31","th":1},{"id":"2021-art-daily-review-life-limb","y":2021,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Art Daily — review of \"Life and Limb\" exhibition","x":"Art Daily — review of \"Life and Limb\" exhibition","d":"2021","o":"Art Daily"},{"id":"2021-folk-art-society-america-listing","y":2021,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Folk Art Society of America","x":"The Folk Art Society of America — exhibition listing","d":"2021","o":"The Folk Art Society of America","lo":1},{"id":"2021-old-dominion-university-news-major","y":2021,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Old Dominion University News","x":"Old Dominion University News — major exhibition press release","d":"2021","o":"Old Dominion University News"},{"id":"2021-paintings-gallery-vancouver-canada","y":2021,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Paintings at Gallery 1515, Vancouver, Canada","x":"Paintings at Gallery 1515, Vancouver, Canada","d":"2021","v":"Gallery 1515","p":"Vancouver","co":"Canada"},{"id":"2021-transformer-auction-lincoln","y":2021,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Washington, DC","x":"Transformer annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Washington, DC (2021) — Sesow's painting \"Lincoln\" donated to benefit Transformer, the DC nonprofit for emerging artists","d":"2021","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2021-veer-magazine-art-life-feature","y":2021,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Veer Magazine — \"Art for Life\" feature on upcoming ODU show","x":"Veer Magazine — \"Art for Life\" feature on upcoming ODU show","d":"2021","o":"Veer Magazine","th":1},{"id":"2021-voyage-baltimore-meet-interview","y":2021,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Voyage Baltimore — \"Meet Matt Sesow\" interview","x":"Voyage Baltimore — \"Meet Matt Sesow\" interview","d":"2021","p":"Baltimore","r":"MD","o":"Voyage Baltimore","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2021-wavy-tv-channel-multiple-community","y":2021,"c":"PRESS","k":"tv-film","t":"WAVY-TV — multiple \"Community Connection\" features on ODU exhibition","x":"WAVY-TV (Channel 10) — multiple \"Community Connection\" features on ODU exhibition","d":"2021","o":"WAVY-TV"},{"id":"2021-february-open-call-norfolk-area","y":2021,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"February 2021 — open call to Norfolk-area collectors to loan Sesow","x":"February 2021 — open call to Norfolk-area collectors to loan Sesow paintings back for the upcoming ODU exhibition; 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Curated by Cullen Strawn with gallery director Stirling Goulart. Sesow painted large new canvases in Norfolk that May, drew 225+ of his icons directly onto the gallery walls and painted seven original street banners installed around Norfolk; he visited the show October 4–5, 2021 Full record: photos, video, press and every work →","d":"2021-08-31","d2":"2021-12-18","v":"Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University","p":"Norfolk","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2021-old-dominion-university-video-feature","y":2021,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Old Dominion University — video feature and full gallery walkthrough","x":"Old Dominion University — video feature and full gallery walkthrough of \"Life and Limb\" (September–November 2021)","d":"2021-09","d2":"2021-11","o":"Old Dominion University","th":1},{"id":"2021-virginian-pilot-artist-uses-pain","y":2021,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Virginian-Pilot — Saleen Martin","x":"The Virginian-Pilot — Saleen Martin, \"Artist uses pain and history for new exhibition at ODU; show includes 13 pieces by famed painter Jean-Michel Basquiat\" (September 1, 2021), on \"Life and Limb\"","d":"2021-09-01","o":"The Virginian-Pilot","th":1},{"id":"2021-gordon-robot-unable-travel-appeared","y":2021,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"\"Gordon the Robot\" — telepresence visit to the ODU galleries","x":"\"Gordon the Robot\" — unable to travel, Sesow appeared by telepresence robot in the ODU galleries on September 8, 2021 to answer students' questions about his paintings and process","d":"2021-09-08","v":"ODU galleries","th":1},{"id":"2021-video-walkthrough-life-limb-filmed","y":2021,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Video walkthrough of \"Life and Limb,\" filmed by Matt Holloman","x":"Video walkthrough of \"Life and Limb,\" filmed by Matt Holloman (November 2021); 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his Instagram following passes 32,000 by November 2022 and 46,000 by September 2023","d":"2022-08-01"},{"id":"2022-vibrant-shore-brewing-company-beer","y":2022,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Vibrant Shore Brewing Company beer can collaboration","x":"Vibrant Shore Brewing Company beer can collaboration — \"Modern Art Masterpiece\" Double IPA, with Sesow's painting \"Locus of Control\" on the can (November 2022); brewmaster Rhett Rebold designed the beer and can","d":"2022-11","th":1},{"id":"2023-brooklyn-art-library-sketchbook-project","y":2023,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Brooklyn Art Library Sketchbook Project","x":"Brooklyn Art Library Sketchbook Project — sketchbook \"Commie Birds\" (created 2012) returned after library closure","d":"2023","th":1},{"id":"2023-pieces-art-benefit-access-gallery","y":2023,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"99 Pieces of Art\" benefit show, Access Gallery, Denver, CO","x":"\"99 Pieces of Art\" benefit show, Access Gallery, Denver, CO","d":"2023","v":"Access Gallery","p":"Denver","r":"CO","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2023-record-output-paintings-created-single","y":2023,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Record output: 697 paintings created in a single year","x":"Record output: 697 paintings created in a single year","d":"2023","th":1},{"id":"2023-transformer-auction-divine","y":2023,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Washington, DC","x":"Transformer annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Washington, DC (2023) — Sesow's painting \"Divine\" donated to benefit Transformer, the DC nonprofit for emerging artists","d":"2023","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2023-injection-magazine-carola-kolbeck-bold","y":2023,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Injection Magazine — \"Bold Lines and Bright Colors\"","x":"Injection Magazine (Carola Kolbeck) — \"Bold Lines and Bright Colors: Matt Sesow Paints With Heart & Soul\" (January 2023): \"I'm so much more than a one-armed guy\"","d":"2023-01-15","o":"Injection Magazine"},{"id":"2023-kensington-estate-auction-paintings","y":2023,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"other","t":"Kensington Estate Auction includes his paintings","x":"Secondary market — Kensington Estate Auction (Clintondale, NY) included paintings by Sesow in its March 6, 2023 online sale of art, books and antiques, previewed in The Newtown Bee (March 3, 2023)","d":"2023-03-06","v":"Kensington Estate Auction","p":"Clintondale","r":"NY","co":"USA"},{"id":"2023-south-china-morning-post-painting","y":2023,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"South China Morning Post — painting \"Mr","x":"South China Morning Post — painting \"Mr. Tuxedo\" featured in print and online edition (March 9), at collector's home in Hong Kong","d":"2023-03-09","o":"South China Morning Post","co":"Hong Kong","th":1},{"id":"2023-works-permanent-collection-gallery-na","y":2023,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"“Bitja: podobe podzavesti”, works from the permanent collection of","x":"Group Show — “Bitja: podobe podzavesti” (Creatures: Images of the Subconscious), works from the permanent collection of the Gallery of Naïve Artists (Galerija likovnih samorastnikov), Trebnje, Slovenia (May 25 – October 8, 2023); catalogue ISBN 978-961-6841-28-3","d":"2023-05-25","d2":"2023-10-08","v":"Gallery of Naive Artists (Galerija likovnih samorastnikov)","p":"Trebnje","co":"Slovenia","th":1},{"id":"2023-bruma-brew-collaboration-calce-france","y":2023,"c":"PRESS","k":"product-collab","t":"Bruma Brew collaboration — \"The Sesow Series\" of craft beers featuring","x":"Bruma Brew collaboration (Calce, France) — \"The Sesow Series\" of craft beers featuring Sesow paintings on cans: \"They Look Like People\" (TDH Hazy IPA), \"We Need to Talk About Nelson\" (Session NEIPA), \"So What?\" (Cold IPA). Dog, Chicken Cowboy, and Fish paintings on labels. Distributed through Toulouse, Perpignan, Montpellier, and Paris. Also a dry-hopped wheat pale ale, \"Hops Fade Fast,\" canned June 20, 2023","d":"2023-06-20","th":1},{"id":"2023-monthly-virtual-open-studios-dana","y":2023,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"open-studio","t":"Monthly virtual open studios with Dana Ellyn from their Gallery Place","x":"Monthly virtual open studios with Dana Ellyn from their Gallery Place home and studio, offered through Patreon (from September 2023)","d":"2023-09-24"},{"id":"2023-bagouve-bull-dog-t-shirt","y":2023,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"product-collab","t":"Bagouve Artwear \"Bull Dog T-Shirt\" (2023)","x":"\"Bull Dog T-Shirt,\" Bagouve Artwear, Madrid — a licensed limited edition of 250 individually numbered organic-cotton shirts (made in Portugal) based on his 2014 painting \"Bull Dog.\" Bagouve made the design and licensed the image (agreement June 4, 2023). Announced December 6 and released December 8, 2023, at €50 — \"the first officially supported by me Matt Sesow T-shirt.\" Collectors sent photos of the shirt from Costa Rica, Switzerland, Spain and New York; all 250 had sold out by April 2026","d":"2023-12-08","p":"Madrid","co":"Spain","th":1},{"id":"2023-painting-exhibited-maidan-museum-national","y":2023,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Painting exhibited at the Maidan Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine","x":"Painting exhibited at the Maidan Museum (National Museum of the Revolution of Dignity), Kyiv, Ukraine (opening December 23, 2023)","d":"2023-12-23","v":"Maidan Museum (National Museum of the Revolution of Dignity)","p":"Kyiv","co":"Ukraine","th":1},{"id":"2024-folk-art-society-america-featured","y":2024,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Folk Art Society of America — exhibition featured","x":"Folk Art Society of America — exhibition featured","d":"2024","o":"Folk Art Society of America","lo":1},{"id":"2024-mid-atlantic-review-cherry-blossom","y":2024,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Mid Atlantic Review — cherry blossom painting on magazine cover","x":"Mid Atlantic Review — cherry blossom painting on magazine cover","d":"2024","o":"Mid Atlantic Review"},{"id":"2024-paintings-avam-permanent-collection-sideshow","y":2024,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"collection","t":"Paintings at AVAM permanent collection and Sideshow gift shop","x":"Paintings at AVAM permanent collection and Sideshow gift shop, Baltimore","d":"2024","v":"American Visionary Art Museum","p":"Baltimore","r":"MD","co":"USA"},{"id":"2024-yappy-chatterbox-podcast-interview-dana","y":2024,"c":"PRESS","k":"radio-podcast","t":"Yappy Chatterbox Podcast — interview with Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow","x":"Yappy Chatterbox Podcast — interview with Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow","d":"2024","o":"Yappy Chatterbox Podcast"},{"id":"2024-baltimore-magazine-sideshow-avam-named","y":2024,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Baltimore Magazine — Sideshow at AVAM named \"G.O.A.T. of Baltimore\"","x":"Baltimore Magazine — Sideshow at AVAM named \"G.O.A.T. of Baltimore museum shops\" (February 2024)","d":"2024-02","o":"Baltimore Magazine","th":1},{"id":"2024-re-enabled-series-national-cherry","y":2024,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"\"Re-enabled\" series — National Cherry Blossom Festival paintings made","x":"\"Re-enabled\" series — National Cherry Blossom Festival paintings made with his right hand and left arm (March 2024)","d":"2024-03-07","th":1},{"id":"2024-republican-american-mattatuck-outsider-art","y":2024,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Republican-American — Mattatuck Museum \"Outsider Art\" review (2024)","x":"Republican-American (Waterbury, CT), Accent, p. B1 — Tracey O'Shaughnessy, \"Mattatuck showcases work of artists who flout the typical conventions\" (June 22, 2024): a review of the \"Outsider Art\" display at the Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, singling out his \"Pony – Self Portrait\"","d":"2024-06-22","p":"Waterbury","r":"CT","o":"Republican-American","co":"USA"},{"id":"2024-pieces-art-benefit-access-gallery","y":2024,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"99 Pieces of Art\" benefit show, Access Gallery, Denver, CO","x":"\"99 Pieces of Art\" benefit show, Access Gallery, Denver, CO (September)","d":"2024-09","v":"Access Gallery","p":"Denver","r":"CO","co":"USA"},{"id":"2024-transformer-gallery-annual-auction-good","y":2024,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer Gallery annual auction","x":"Transformer Gallery annual auction — \"Good Kitty\" painting, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC (November 23, 2024)","d":"2024-11-23","v":"Katzen Arts Center","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2024-creative-360-sesow-inspired-animals","y":2024,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"talk-event","t":"\"Matt Sesow Inspired Animals\" kids' class, Creative 360, Midland, MI","x":"Teaching use — Creative 360, Midland, Michigan, ran a Creative Kids class, \"Matt Sesow Inspired Animals,\" led by Allise Noble (December 5, 2024, ages 8–13), listed in the Midland Daily News \"What's Happening\" calendar","d":"2024-12-05","v":"Creative 360","p":"Midland","r":"MI","co":"USA"},{"id":"2025-artdaily-feature-article","y":2025,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"ArtDaily — feature article","x":"ArtDaily — feature article","d":"2025","o":"ArtDaily"},{"id":"2025-cleveland-scene-view-listing","y":2025,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Cleveland Scene — \"On View\" listing","x":"Cleveland Scene — \"On View\" listing (2025)","d":"2025","p":"Cleveland","o":"Cleveland Scene"},{"id":"2025-italian-book-short-stories-poems","y":2025,"c":"PRESS","k":"book","t":"\"A Tutti I Costi\" — Italian book with Sesow cover art","x":"Italian book of short stories and poems featuring Sesow paintings as cover art and illustrations — \"A Tutti I Costi\"","d":"2025"},{"id":"2025-listed-artsy-mutualart-artmajeur-washington","y":2025,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Listed on Artsy, MutualArt, ArtMajeur, and Washington Color Gallery","x":"Listed on Artsy, MutualArt, ArtMajeur, and Washington Color Gallery","d":"2025"},{"id":"2025-mid-atlantic-review-continued-feature","y":2025,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Mid Atlantic Review — continued feature","x":"Mid Atlantic Review — continued feature","d":"2025","o":"Mid Atlantic Review"},{"id":"2025-midlibrary-io-catalogs-named-midjourney","y":2025,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Midlibrary.io catalogs \"Matt Sesow\" as a named Midjourney style","x":"midlibrary.io catalogs \"Matt Sesow\" as a named Midjourney style — AI image-generation systems now reference his visual language by name, twenty-eight years after his 1997 recognition as a pioneer of selling art on the internet","d":"2025"},{"id":"2025-neun-magazine-interview","y":2025,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Neun Magazine — interview","x":"Neun Magazine — interview (2025)","d":"2025","o":"Neun Magazine"},{"id":"2025-paintings-chamazinha-gallery-figueira-da","y":2025,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Paintings at Chamazinha Gallery, Figueira da Foz, Portugal","x":"Paintings at Chamazinha Gallery, Figueira da Foz, Portugal (new gallery opening)","d":"2025","v":"Chamazinha Gallery","p":"Figueira da Foz","co":"Portugal","th":1},{"id":"2025-paintings-sideshow-avam-works-including","y":2025,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Paintings at Sideshow at AVAM","x":"Paintings at Sideshow at AVAM — 200+ works, including icon paintings as Christmas tree ornaments","d":"2025","v":"Sideshow, American Visionary Art Museum"},{"id":"2025-aatonau-magazine-turning-trauma-into","y":2025,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"AATONAU Magazine — \"Matt Sesow: Turning Trauma into Artistic Triumph\"","x":"AATONAU Magazine — \"Matt Sesow: Turning Trauma into Artistic Triumph\" (February 2025)","d":"2025-02","o":"AATONAU Magazine"},{"id":"2025-featured-artist-william-mary-collects","y":2025,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Featured artist in \"William & Mary Collects III,\" the inaugural","x":"Featured artist in \"William & Mary Collects III,\" the inaugural special exhibition of the newly expanded Muscarelle Museum of Art at William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA (February 7 – June 15, 2025). Sesow appears on pages 134–135 of the catalog with a full-page reproduction of \"Born to Live\" (1996, paint on board, 39½ × 29½ in), on loan from the Baron '49 and Ellin Gordon Collection of Art. The exhibition marked the museum's 40th anniversary and the completion of its renovation; fellow exhibited artists include Romare Bearden, Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky, Edvard Munch, Faith Ringgold, Grandma Moses, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Rembrandt van Rijn, Howard Finster and Edgar Degas","d":"2025-02-07","d2":"2025-06-15","v":"Muscarelle Museum of Art, William & Mary","p":"Williamsburg","r":"VA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2025-artlifting-representation-march-accepted-represe","y":2025,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"ArtLifting representation — accepted as a represented disabled artist","x":"ArtLifting representation (March 2025) — accepted as a represented disabled artist on the ArtLifting platform, which champions artists impacted by disability and housing insecurity. 19 works professionally photographed and selected for distribution, expanding reach to corporate and institutional collectors. First ArtLifting listing: \"Harmonic,\" 71″ x 90″ canvas","d":"2025-03"},{"id":"2025-live-painting-studio-talk-working","y":2025,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"live-painting","t":"Live painting and studio talk for the Working Artists Forum, Easton","x":"Live painting and studio talk for the Working Artists Forum, Easton, MD, by video link (April 19, 2025)","d":"2025-04-19","v":"Working Artists Forum","p":"Easton","r":"MD","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2025-days-july-returns-dana-ellyn","y":2025,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"\"31 Days in July\" returns — Matt and Dana Ellyn restart the project as","x":"\"31 Days in July\" returns — Matt and Dana Ellyn restart the project as daily collaborative paintings responding to the news (July 2025), 22 years after it began","d":"2025-07-01","th":1},{"id":"2025-jim-love-collection-storyteller-bockley","y":2025,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"collection","t":"\"For Jim with Love: Collection of a Storyteller,\" Bockley Gallery","x":"\"For Jim with Love: Collection of a Storyteller,\" Bockley Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (July 26 – August 2, 2025) — works from the collection of the late painter Jim Denomie, sold to benefit the Jim Denomie Memorial Scholarship; two Sesow paintings shown alongside Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Rick Bartow, George Morrison and Wendy Red Star","d":"2025-07-26","d2":"2025-08-02","v":"Bockley Gallery","p":"Minneapolis","r":"MN","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2025-dana-ellyn-every-day-always","y":2025,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"Two-Person Exhibition — \"Every Day, Always\"","x":"Two-Person Exhibition (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Every Day, Always: Sesow & Ellyn,\" Artcelerate Gallery at Shop Made in DC, 1304 Wisconsin Ave NW, Georgetown, Washington, DC (September 5 – October 31, 2025; opening reception September 5, 5–8 PM) — about 50 original paintings; his first gallery exhibition in years","d":"2025-09-05","d2":"2025-10-31","v":"Artcelerate Gallery at Shop Made in DC","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2025-donated-sunflower-painting-benefit-auction","y":2025,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"Donated a sunflower painting to the benefit auction for Christ House","x":"Donated a sunflower painting to the benefit auction for Christ House, which provides healthcare for DC's unhoused (September 11, 2025)","d":"2025-09-11","v":"Christ House benefit auction","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2025-hippocratic-collective-choice-life-art","y":2025,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"Hippocratic Collective — \"Matt Sesow's Choice\"","x":"Hippocratic Collective — \"Matt Sesow's Choice: Life and Art After Amputation\" (October 2025)","d":"2025-10-15","o":"Hippocratic Collective","lo":1},{"id":"2025-more-than-art-postcards-mailed","y":2025,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"More than 2,000 art postcards mailed to Patreon supporters, 2018–2025","x":"More than 2,000 art postcards mailed to Patreon supporters, 2018–2025","d":"2025-10-30"},{"id":"2025-talk-american-visionary-art-museum","y":2025,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"talk-event","t":"Talk at the American Visionary Art Museum's 30th anniversary","x":"Talk at the American Visionary Art Museum's 30th anniversary celebration, Baltimore (Saturday, November 22, 2025, 3–3:30 PM), with Dana Ellyn","d":"2025-11-22","v":"American Visionary Art Museum","p":"Baltimore","r":"MD","co":"USA"},{"id":"2025-transformer-annual-auction-line-dc","y":2025,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Transformer annual auction, The LINE DC, Adams Morgan, Washington, DC","x":"Transformer annual auction, The LINE DC, Adams Morgan, Washington, DC (November 22, 2025) — \"Zodiac\"","d":"2025-11-22","v":"The LINE DC","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2026-continues-painting-daily-studio-g","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Continues painting daily from studio at 916 G Street NW, Washington","x":"Continues painting daily from studio at 916 G Street NW, Washington, DC","d":"2026","v":"Continues painting daily from studio at 916 G Street NW","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2026-months-paintings-sold-have-recurred","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Months of 100+ paintings sold have recurred throughout the career","x":"Months of 100+ paintings sold have recurred throughout the career — driven by the AVAM SideShow gift shop and by street festivals including Adams Morgan Day and the Kentuck Festival","d":"2026"},{"id":"2026-original-paintings-sold-collectors-countries","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"17,000+ original paintings sold directly to collectors in 40+","x":"17,000+ original paintings sold directly to collectors in 40+ countries since 1994","d":"2026"},{"id":"2026-paintings-sold-january","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"60 paintings sold in January","x":"60 paintings sold in January","d":"2026"},{"id":"2026-paints-new-work-ground-r","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Paints new work on the ground in Rīga","x":"Paints new work on the ground in Rīga — Latvian subjects including the Latvian Blue cow — sold to Latvian collectors and posted to new.sesow.com the same week","d":"2026"},{"id":"2026-avam-docents-visit-dana-ellyn","y":2026,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"other","t":"AVAM docents visit Matt and Dana Ellyn's home and studio in downtown","x":"AVAM docents visit Matt and Dana Ellyn's home and studio in downtown Washington, DC (January 12, 2026) — Matt's second docent visit, after May 2019","d":"2026-01-12","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2026-history-com-launched-february-first","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"History.sesow.com launched — the first full documentation of his art","x":"history.sesow.com launched (February 2026) — the first full documentation of his art career; 361 milestones within weeks, 499 by September","d":"2026-02-21"},{"id":"2026-brivic-collection-site-launches","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"Brivic.sesow.com — the Jeff Brivic Collection (2026)","x":"brivic.sesow.com launches, presenting 263 paintings from the Jeff Brivic Collection, Los Angeles — one of the largest private holdings of his work, from his earliest paintings of 1994 to recent years brivic.sesow.com","d":"2026-03-17","th":1},{"id":"2026-italian-feature-renzo-barbattini-university","y":2026,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"\"Le api ribelli nel mondo fantastico di Matt Sesow,\" Apinsieme","x":"Italian feature — Renzo Barbattini (University of Udine) and Claudio Baffi (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza), \"Le api ribelli nel mondo fantastico di Matt Sesow,\" Apinsieme — Rivista Nazionale di Apicoltura (Italy's national independent beekeeping magazine), April 2026, pp. 40–44, in the recurring column L'Ape nell'Arte (\"The Bee in Art\"). Five-page feature placing Sesow within Jean Dubuffet's Art Brut tradition, with an extended comparison to Italian outsider artist NOF4 (Oreste Fernando Nannetti). Three paintings reproduced in full color: \"Birds and bees\" (2015), \"Bee Sample\" (2012), \"May flowers, with bee\" (2018)","d":"2026-04","o":"Apinsieme","co":"Italy"},{"id":"2026-we-make-dc-grand-opening","y":2026,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"WE MAKE DC — two-person grand-opening exhibition with Dana Ellyn","x":"WE MAKE DC — two-person grand-opening exhibition with Dana Ellyn at Shop Made in DC (Dupont), 1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC (May 2026). Sesow works shown included 'Confluence' (acrylic on canvas), 'Dream State of the Union,' and 'USA.'. The District named it an official DC250 (250th-anniversary) activation","d":"2026-05","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2026-systema-magazine-conversation-june","y":2026,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"Systema Magazine — \"In Conversation with Matt Sesow\"","x":"Systema Magazine — \"In Conversation with Matt Sesow\" (June 4, 2026)","d":"2026-06-04","o":"Systema Magazine"},{"id":"2026-clat-d-me-tribute-poet","y":2026,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Éclat d'âme — a tribute to poet and sculptor Linda King, BLVK Book","x":"éclat d'âme — a tribute to poet and sculptor Linda King, BLVK Book, Beverly Center, Los Angeles (June 20, 2026). Sesow and Dana Ellyn were guest artists; the original paintings from Sesow's illustration of King's 2008 book 'Bukowski Undigested' were shown alongside King's original Charles Bukowski sculpture, reuniting the works after seventeen years. Full record: photographs, press and every article →","d":"2026-06-20","v":"BLVK Book, Beverly Center","p":"Los Angeles","r":"CA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2026-acquires-chaniski-sculpture-made-charles","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"“CHANISKI” — the sculpture by Charles Bukowski","x":"Acquires \"CHANISKI,\" a sculpture made by Charles Bukowski himself — a small self-figure saved by Linda King around 1971 and later cast in bronze — which now watches over his studio (June 2026); story site at golem.sesow.com","d":"2026-06-21","th":1},{"id":"2026-press-archive-established-july-autonomous","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"The Sesow Press Archive established","x":"The Sesow Press Archive established (July 2026) — an autonomous archival system built with Claude (Anthropic) that preserves everything published about Sesow, daily and automatically: articles saved as HTML and PDF with imagery and video, organized by year from 1975 to the present. Over 10,000 files, including full mirrors of press.sesow.com and press.danaellyn.com, a 38-video YouTube corpus (interviews from 2003 onward, the 2010 wedding, exhibition films), the original June 9, 1975 Lincoln Evening Journal, and Sesow's personal year-by-year archives from 1994 onward. Built for future researchers studying art, trauma and healing","d":"2026-07"},{"id":"2026-the-ardent-long-beach-usa","y":2026,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-print","t":"The Ardent, July 2026: “USA” illustrates “Declaration 2.026”","x":"The Ardent (Long Beach, CA), July 2026, Issue Three — the free monthly runs Sesow's painting \"USA\" (acrylic/mix on archival paper, 18\" × 12\") as the full-page illustration for Chris Giaco's criticism essay \"On Independence and Revolution: Declaration 2.026,\" written for the nation's 250th anniversary, and prints his artist bio among the contributors. The editor found the painting online and asked to publish it.","d":"2026-07-01","p":"Long Beach","r":"CA","o":"The Ardent","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2026-avam-virtual-talk-behind-work","y":2026,"c":"MEDIA","k":"talk-event","t":"AVAM virtual talk — \"Behind the Work\"","x":"AVAM virtual talk — \"Behind the Work: The Art and Story of Matt Sesow,\" presented on Zoom by the American Visionary Art Museum (July 12, 2026)","d":"2026-07-12","th":1},{"id":"2026-sesow-ellyn-penthouse-gallery-pasadena","y":2026,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"\"Sesow & Ellyn,\" Penthouse Art Gallery, Pasadena (2026)","x":"Two-Person Show (with Dana Ellyn) — \"Sesow & Ellyn,\" Penthouse Art Gallery, 620 Lincoln Ave, Pasadena, CA — paintings by Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn from the Jeff Brivic Collection; opening reception Saturday, August 8, 2026, 4–9 PM","d":"2026-08-08","v":"Penthouse Art Gallery","p":"Pasadena","r":"CA","co":"USA"},{"id":"2026-lsm-lv-latvian-public-broadcasting","y":2026,"c":"PRESS","k":"press-online","t":"LSM.lv — Sesow's painting \"Latvian Blue Cow\" is the lead image of","x":"LSM.lv (Latvian Public Broadcasting) — Sesow's painting \"Latvian Blue Cow\" is the lead image of the national culture-section preview of the Art for Meat Tax festival; Dana Ellyn named in the article and her \"Playing Favorites\" pictured (August 31, 2026)","d":"2026-08-31","o":"LSM.lv"},{"id":"2026-new-series-game-changers-grids","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"New series \"Game Changers\" — grids of grinning heads","x":"New series \"Game Changers\" — grids of grinning heads, each labeled with a real person's name: \"Game Changers\" (20 heads) and \"More Game Changers\" (16 heads), September 2026, both sold; \"Game Changers (Poets) 1\" and \"2\" (October 2026) honor Charles Bukowski, Linda King and the poets she sculpted","d":"2026-09","th":1},{"id":"2026-latvian-television-ltv-kult-ras","y":2026,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"Latvian Television \"Kultūras ziņas\" culture news","x":"Latvian Television (LTV) \"Kultūras ziņas\" culture news — filmed Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn painting in Rīga (September 2, 2026)","d":"2026-09-02","p":"Rīga","o":"Latvian Television","co":"Latvia"},{"id":"2026-latvijas-radio-interview-r-ga","y":2026,"c":"MEDIA","k":"radio-podcast","t":"Latvijas Radio — interview in Rīga","x":"Latvijas Radio — interview in Rīga (September 3, 2026)","d":"2026-09-03","p":"Rīga","o":"Latvijas Radio","co":"Latvia"},{"id":"2026-m-ksla-par-ga-nodokli","y":2026,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"festival-fair","t":"\"Māksla par gaļas nodokli\" / Art for Meat Tax festival","x":"\"Māksla par gaļas nodokli\" / Art for Meat Tax festival (2nd edition), Radošā rūpnīca Veldze, Matīsa iela 8, Rīga, Latvia (September 4–6, 2026) — with Dana Ellyn, among 30+ artists and lecturers from seven countries; the show hung in the cellars of a former lemonade factory. On September 5 the festival was an official venue of Rīga's Baltā Nakts (White Night), whose listing led with Sesow's blue cow painting","d":"2026-09-04","d2":"2026-09-06","v":"Radošā rūpnīca Veldze, Matīsa iela 8","p":"Rīga","co":"Latvia"},{"id":"2026-turns-september-day-he-flew","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"life-milestone","t":"Turns 60 on September 10, 2026","x":"Turns 60 on September 10, 2026 — the day he flew home to Washington, DC from Rīga","d":"2026-09-10","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA"},{"id":"2026-publishes-open-offer-ai-researchers","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"Publishes an open offer to AI researchers to collaborate","x":"Publishes an open offer to AI researchers to collaborate on creativity (www.sesow.com/ai.htm), with an llms.txt index of his sites for machine readers (September 2026)","d":"2026-09-14"},{"id":"2026-unimpressed-episode-one-youtube","y":2026,"c":"MEDIA","k":"tv-film","t":"\"Matt Sesow: The One-Handed Painter Who Sold 17,000 Paintings\"","x":"\"Matt Sesow: The One-Handed Painter Who Sold 17,000 Paintings | UNIMPRESSED\" — Episode One of the short video series UNIMPRESSED, presented by Imogen Vale, published on Matt's YouTube channel (September 25, 2026; 5 minutes). Episode Two profiles Dana Ellyn","d":"2026-09-25","o":"UNIMPRESSED (YouTube)","th":1},{"id":"2026-myhistory-repository-created-ai-drive","y":2026,"c":"MILESTONE","k":"online-pioneer","t":"The _myhistory repository created on the AI drive","x":"The _myhistory repository created on the AI drive (October 2, 2026) — every bio, every version of this history document and dated snapshots of history.sesow.com in one place, to pull from and save new work to","d":"2026-10-02"},{"id":"2026-dana-ellyn-gallery-first-formerly","y":2026,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"Group exhibition with Dana Ellyn","x":"Group exhibition with Dana Ellyn — Gallery on First (formerly Jeanine Taylor Folk Art), 211 East First Street, Sanford, FL — \"Dark Arts Halloween Exhibition,\" opening Saturday, October 17, 2026, 6–8 PM — Sesow's return to the Sanford gallery that gave him solo exhibitions in 2012 and 2017; the gallery was renamed in 2026 after founder Jeanine Taylor retired in December 2025","d":"2026-10-17","v":"Gallery on First","p":"Sanford","r":"FL","co":"USA"},{"id":"2026-loan-request-new-bedford-art","y":2026,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"\"Identical Twins\" on loan to the New Bedford Art Museum","x":"Museum loan — Sesow's \"Identical Twins\" (2016, American Visionary Art Museum permanent collection, gift of the artist) goes on view at the New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA, in a survey of self-taught art built on loans from AVAM (opens November 5, 2026). The painting answers Alice Neel's 1975 portrait \"The De Vegh Twins\" (sold at Christie's in 2023 for $2.5 million) — and the museum's executive director, Suzanne de Vegh, is one of Neel's twins. She found it in AVAM's catalogue in July 2026 (\"got chills\") and visited Matt and Dana Ellyn at the studio on October 10, 2026. The full story: both paintings, the letters, the documents →","d":"2026-11-05","v":"New Bedford Art Museum","p":"New Bedford","r":"MA","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2026-transformer-kaleidoscope-effect-happy-bull","y":2026,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"group-show","t":"The Kaleidoscope Effect — Transformer's 22nd Annual Benefit Auction","x":"The Kaleidoscope Effect — Transformer's 22nd Annual Benefit Auction & Gala, The LINE DC, Washington, DC, presented with the Embassy of Switzerland (public exhibition November 7–20, 2026, with an online auction; Benefit Gala November 21, 2026) — Sesow's \"Happy Bull,\" his eighteenth Transformer auction since 2007","d":"2026-11-07","d2":"2026-11-20","v":"The LINE DC","p":"Washington","r":"DC","co":"USA","th":1},{"id":"2027-scheduled-dana-ellyn-gallery-first","y":2027,"c":"EXHIBITION","k":"two-person-show","t":"Scheduled: Two-person exhibition with Dana Ellyn","x":"Scheduled: Two-person exhibition with Dana Ellyn — Gallery on First, Sanford, FL (March 2027)","d":"2027-03","v":"Gallery on First","p":"Sanford","r":"FL","co":"USA"}]}