february 5th. if you are in or near dc, please feel free to come to the free show... long view gallery 'till death do us part'. i'll have 115+ paintings at the opening, and i'm getting married around 7:30pm to dana ellyn. :)
Press 2010
The New York Times — wedding announcement for Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn, whose wedding at Long View Gallery…
Newspaper article · 2010-02-07
Washington, Wrapped in White (front page)
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Photographed by Matt Sesow from his press packets, October 18, 2026; text transcribed from the photos by Claude.
"All the News That's Fit to Print"
The New York Times
Washington Edition
VOL. CLIX . . . . No. 54,944 © 2010 The New York Times SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2010 $6.00
Quiet Conflict With Goldman Helped Push A.I.G. to Precipice — Questions of Bank's Role in Fall of Insurer — By GRETCHEN MORGENSON and LOUISE STORY
TOYOTA'S PATTERN IS SLOW RESPONSE ON SAFETY ISSUES — FIXES ARE MADE QUIETLY
Orphanages Of Haiti Offer Bleak Portrait — By GINGER THOMPSON
Washington, Wrapped in White
A snowstorm blanketed Washington and much of the Mid-Atlantic region on Saturday, the second powerful storm in six weeks. Power failures followed, as did flight cancellations. Page 21. (photo: JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS)
(Front-page news stories not about Sesow are not transcribed.)
THE NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2010 — 21
Mid-Atlantic Region Is Buried by Snowstorm
Power Failures and Flight Cancellations
By LIZ ROBBINS
A winter storm continued its blizzard rage in some parts of the Mid-Atlantic region on Saturday morning, dumping nearly two feet of wet, heavy snow that cut power to about 200,000 residents, caused the roof of a private jet hangar to collapse at Washington Dulles International Airport and forced the nation's capital into quiet hibernation.
All postal operations in the Washington area, including the suburbs in Northern Virginia and Maryland were canceled on Saturday.
"There is a point where we have to think about the safety of our employees and our customers," said Patrick Murphy, a United States Postal Service spokesman, contradicting a phrase often [...]
(Photo caption: Above, digging out on Saturday in Silver Spring, Md. Below, the scene in Arlington, Va. Power failures affected 200,000 people. — JEWEL SAMAD/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES)
(Rest of the weather article not transcribed; it does not mention Sesow.)
THE NEW YORK TIMES WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2010 — 14 ST
Dana Ellyn,
Matt Sesow
Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow were married Friday evening at the Long View Gallery in Washington. Jennifer Kalmanson, a humanist celebrant, officiated. The bride, 38, and the bridegroom, 43, who are painters, have their work on display at the gallery.
The bride is keeping her name. She graduated from George Washington University. She is a daughter of Gail Kaufman of Tamarac, Fla., and Michael Kaufman of Jacksonville, Fla. Her father works in Jacksonville as the chief executive of Kb Sound, which makes and sells audio and electrical products.
The bridegroom, 43, graduated from the University of Tulsa. He is a son of Deb Sesow and Bill Sesow of Marana, Ariz. His mother retired as the coordinator of special education at Humann Elementary School in Lincoln, Neb. His father retired as an associate professor of education at the Teacher's College at University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
The bride's first marriage ended in divorce, as did the bridegroom's.
Matt at the time · his Facebook posts
i just set-aside 113 paintings for 'till death do us part': a show and wedding that opens this Friday. Long View Gallery in Washington, DC
just set-aside 113 paintings for 'till death do us part': a show and wedding that opens this Friday. 6:30-9:30 at Long View Gallery in Washington, DC
the show is go, of course! friday, 6:30-9:30 at long view gallery.
heard the wedding/show got a mention in the new york times today/sunday. hopefully they deliver to DC today thru the snow...
this friday (the 12th), a 'happy hour' at long view gallery, for those that missed the wedding and want to check out the paintings. 5-6pm or so... we'll be there to talk art, marriage and bunnies.
Where this record comes from
- history.sesow.com (live, 2026-10-03)
- Career Highlights v16
- Matt Sesow press packet (photographed by Matt, 2026-10-18)
- Matt Sesow’s Facebook posts (artist’s own export), matched to this entry by name and date
Cite as: Sesow, Matt. “The New York Times — wedding announcement for Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn, whose wedding at Long View Gallery….” Matt Sesow Career Chronicle, 2010. history.sesow.com/e/2010-new-york-times-wedding-announcement.html. Accessed [date].
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Also in 2010
- Press Washington Post — “United artists” and “Gallery opening of the week” cover the Ellyn/Sesow wedding-paintings…
- Exhibition “Pet Project,” VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, 909 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO
- Award Nominated for “Best Show” in the Denver Art District’s Best of 2010
- Press Art World News magazine — coverage of the “Super Men and Scoundrels” solo exhibition at the Gallery at Black…
- Exhibition “Super Men and Scoundrels” — solo show, The Gallery at Black Rock, Bridgeport, CT (2010)
- Exhibition “Sesow in Albi,” Gallery ArteVistas, Albi, France
- Exhibition “Balance of Power,” Galeria ArteVistas, Barcelona, Spain
- Exhibition “Till Death Do Us Part” — Wedding & Two-Person Exhibition with Dana Ellyn, Long View Gallery, 1234 9th Street…
- Press “A Nice Day For a White Wedding” — Washington City Paper, February 8, 2010
- Exhibition MODUS UNION 2010 — Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC
- Exhibition Paintings at Covet, a new gallery in Arlington, VA
- Exhibition Affordable Art Fair, New York City
- Exhibition Foresight Gallery, Amman, Jordan
- Exhibition Galerie BelAge, Westhampton Beach, NY
- Media Keynote Speaker — “Unique Perspectives: The Healing Power of Making Art” symposium, Takoma Park, MD
- Press Albi, France newspaper interview during solo exhibition
- Press “Matt Sesow: un americano con un brazo” — Standart magazine, no. 1, January 2010
- Exhibition G40 Art Summit, Richmond, VA
- Media Voice of America — VOA
- Press Brightest Young Things — interview
- Media The Larz from Mars Show #125 — Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn (2010)
- Exhibition Museum of Contemporary Art DC
- Exhibition Two-Person Show — with Dana Ellyn
- Exhibition “Yuri’s Night” group show, Washington, DC
- Exhibition “Art Everywhere” group show, Granby Street, Norfolk, VA
- Media Fox 5 Morning News — WTTG, Washington, DC
- Exhibition Arts on Belmont / 32nd annual Adams Morgan Festival, Washington, DC
- Exhibition Transformer Gallery annual silent auction, Mexican Cultural Institute, Washington, DC
- Press Washington City Paper — “Dawson’s Creak: Reflections on ‘Real Art D.C.’” by John Anderson