Exhibition Solo Exhibition · 2005
“Eye of the Storm,” Studio One Eight, Washington, DC
Postcard/invitation · 2005-10-22
Eye of the Storm
Studio One Eight
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Photographed by Matt Sesow from his press packets, October 18, 2026; text transcribed from the photos by Claude.
[Front: painting with the word "katrina." painted in the upper corner]
[Back]
Eye of the Storm
A Solo Exhibition of
Recent Works by Matt Sesow
(Including the One Eight Series)
Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 22nd, 2005
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Open to the Public
Hosted by Studio One Eight
2452 18th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
For more information contact:
Trey Sutten (Gallery Director)
trey@studiooneeight.com
www.studiooneeight.com
703.395.1932
Or visit the artist's website at:
www.sesow.com
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From the press archive
Saved web pages and links
- sesow.com “2005 in Review” (archived June 15, 2006) · Internet Archive copy
- sesow.com press page, 2005 section (archived February 7, 2007) · Internet Archive copy
- Press archive: “Eye of the Storm” at Studio One Eight
Research notes
- From the postcard: opening reception Saturday, October 22, 2005, open to the public, at Studio One Eight, 2452 18th Street NW (Adams Morgan); gallery director Trey Sutten.
- Matt’s “2005 in Review” (October): “Solo show ‘Eye of the Storm’ at studio one eight in DC (thanks trey, james, nori).” Earlier that year he was in the gallery’s group show “Love Hurts” (February), and in August 2006 he returned for the two-person show “Soul Mining.”
- Brian Knight’s photos of the show were posted as a Flickr set (flickr.com/photos/outdoortype/sets/1201716/).
Where this record comes from
- history.sesow.com (live, 2026-10-03)
- Matt Sesow press packet (photographed by Matt, 2026-10-18)
Cite as: Sesow, Matt. “‘Eye of the Storm,’ Studio One Eight, Washington, DC.” Matt Sesow Career Chronicle, 2005. history.sesow.com/e/2005-eye-storm-studio-one-eight.html. Accessed [date].
Were you there? Do you have a photo, a clipping or a memory of this? Please write to sesow@sesow.com or use Ask Matt a question, and it will be added here.
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- Milestone Painting “Newborn” — 2004 later entered the permanent collection of the Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries…
- Exhibition Museum of the Southwest, South Wing Galleries, Midland, TX
- Exhibition Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX
- Press Washington Post — listing for a group show at MOCA DC / A+M Galleries, Georgetown, with Andrew Wodzianski…
- Exhibition “Carrots and Sticks,” Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC
- Exhibition “Looking Back, Sprint Forward,” Gallery Co., Minneapolis, MN
- Exhibition Hunter Hogan Gallery at The Barry Robinson Theater, 4552 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA
- Exhibition Guillotine Gallery, Atlanta, GA
- Exhibition “Off the Beaten Path: The 2nd Annual Exhibition of New Talent and Old Masters,” Ramscale Gallery, 463 West…
- Exhibition “Face Dances,” Hurn Museum — traveling exhibition; painting in Hurn Museum collection
- Exhibition Solo Exhibition and stage commission
- Exhibition Cover of LeftTurn Magazine — November
- Exhibition International Art Singulier festival, Roquevaire, France
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- Exhibition “What’s So Terrible About Being Beautiful?” — Museum of Contemporary Art DC (2005)
- Exhibition Two-Person Show — with Dana Ellyn
- Exhibition “On The Wall” — Portland, OR, shoe painting to benefit Skatepark
- Exhibition Alcove Gallery, Atlanta, GA — “Date Night” and “Fruit Bowl” group shows
- Press Hartford Courant — interview on outsider art
- Media Exit Clov CD cover — painting on CD cover by DC band Exit Clov
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- Exhibition Aroma, Cleveland Park, Washington, DC
- Exhibition “Downtown Girl, Uptown Boy” — D.C. Public Library, 2005
- Press “Rival Revival” — Washington City Paper, July 14, 2005
- Exhibition “Learning to Crawl” — Inside/Outside Art Gallery, Cleveland, 2005
- Exhibition Benefit — punk-rock show and eBay art auction co-sponsored by Positive Force D.C., Cafe Mawonaj, 624 T Street…
- Press The Virginian-Pilot — The Beacon
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