some dogs for a denver show (solo, 'pet project' in june) are coming right up...
Exhibition Solo Exhibition · 2010
“Pet Project,” VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, 909 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO
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
Blog post · Saturday, June 12, 2010
“Congrats! To DC's Matt Sesow…”
Daily Campello Art News (Lenny Campello) · original
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Congrats!
To DC's Matt Sesow, whose new solo show with Access Gallery in Denver, Colorado, opens with 41 new paintings, yes 41, next Friday.
Meet the Artist Reception: Friday, June 18, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Live Painting and Gallery Talk: Friday June 18, 12:00–4:00 pm
Family Art Day: Saturday June 19, 10:00–1:00 pm
First Friday Reception: July 2, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Postcard/invitation · 2010-06-18 to 2010-07-09
Matt Sesow — Pet Projects
Access Gallery / VSA arts of Colorado
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Photographed by Matt Sesow from his press packets, October 18, 2026; text transcribed from the photos by Claude.
Matt Sesow
Pet Projects
June 18 – July 9, 2010
[painting: green dog-like animal with a figure in a red cap; the word "resist." painted at right]
VSA arts of Colorado
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Matt Sesow
Pet Projects
June 18 – July 9, 2010
Access Gallery is pleased to welcome Washington D.C. based artist Matt Sesow for a solo show. He is often described as an "outsider" artist he truly transcends this label. Matt is a prolific artist painting daily in his studio. In addition to the gallery show Matt has agreed to work with some of the teens in our summer program and will be doing a live painting session on Friday, June 18 from noon to 4:00 p.m. Plan to stop by and see this talented artist.
Meet the Artist Reception – Friday, June 18, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Live Painting and Gallery Talk – Friday June 18, 12:00–4:00 pm
Family Art Day – Saturday June 19, 10:00–1:00 pm
First Friday Reception – July 2, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Opening Doors, Opening Minds.
Please RSVP for an interpreter
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In their words
Here’s a sneak peak of the work of this month’s show Pet Projects by Matt Sesow.
THANK YOU to everybody that came out to the Access Gallery tonight for the preview opening of my 'pet projects' show (41 recent matt sesow paintings).
fun opening tonight at Access gallery in Denver. thank you Damon, everybody that came out, and VSA Arts Colorado!
Matt at the time · his Facebook posts
Solo, June: Denver Colorado. "Pet Project", recent paintings by Washington, DC artist Matt Sesow. http://bit.ly/94Tusd
'selection day' :)
the VSA Access Gallery in Denver is coming by today to select paintings for my June/July solo "Pet Project".
preview night of my solo in Denver, "Pet Project" next thursday... show opens Friday night at Access Gallery in Denver. http://bit.ly/cioHiY
"Pet Projects" opens this friday in denver. reception 6-9PM (friday)
live painting and gallery talk 12-4pm (friday)
i hope to see you! 909 Santa Fe Drive.
Saved web pages and links
- Access Gallery, “Preview of Matt Sesow’s Pet Projects” — the full checklist of 41 works with media and sizes (archived October 30, 2010) · Internet Archive copy · saved copy, full text
- Pet Project was nominated for Best Show in the Denver Art District’s Best of 2010
- Matt’s earlier Access Gallery solo, “Animal Farm” (2007)
- Daily Campello Art News, June 12, 2010: reception Friday June 18, live painting and talk, Family Art Day June 19, First Friday July 2
Research notes
- The checklist runs from 9 × 12 in works on bristol paper (“El Pajaro,” “El Pascado,” “Kitty,” “La Rana,” “La Garza,” “El Bunny,” “El Cotorro”) to “Cock and Bull” (28 × 48 in, unstretched canvas) and “Field Marks (north american birds)” (37 × 50 in). Several titles respond to the May 2010 Gaza flotilla (“Bunny Flotilla (with humanitarian aid),” “Mavi Marmara Bunny,” “Humanitarian Bunny”).
- Matt wrote “Pet Project” and “Pet Projects”; the gallery used “Pet Projects.”
Where this record comes from
- history.sesow.com (live, 2026-10-03)
- Facebook (Matt Sesow posts/events export)
- 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. “‘Pet Project,’ VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, 909 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO.” Matt Sesow Career Chronicle, 2010. history.sesow.com/e/2010-pet-project-vsa-colorado-access.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.
Also in 2010
- Press Washington Post — “United artists” and “Gallery opening of the week” cover the Ellyn/Sesow wedding-paintings…
- 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 The New York Times — wedding announcement for Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn, whose wedding at Long View Gallery…
- 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
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Preview of Matt Sesow’s Pet Projects
Here’s a sneak peak of the work of this month’s show Pet Projects by Matt Sesow. If you cant make it down for
the reception but would still like to buy one, just give a call! 303.777.0797
“El Pajaro”
mix on bristol paper
9″ x 12″
$65
“El Pascado”
mix on bristol paper
9" x12”
$65
let
“Kitty”
mix on bristol paper
9" x12"
$65
[page 2 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“La Rana”
mix on bristol paper
9" x12"
$65
le
“Bull”
mix on bristol paper
9" x12"
$65
[page 3 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“La Garza”
mix on bristol paper
9" x 12"
$65
[page 4 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“El Bunny”
mix on bristol paper
9" x12"
$65
[page 5 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“El Cotorro”
mix on bristol paper
9" x12"
$65
en
“Oil Covered Plunge Diving Bird Heads”
mix on paper
26"x40"
$260
[page 6 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“Bunny Flotilla (with humanitarian aid)”
mix on bristol paper
18" x 24”
$180
PA]
“Solidarity”
mix on bristol paper
18" x 24”
$180
[page 7 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“Defiance”
acrylic/mix on matboard
12.5"x16"
$140
[page 8 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“Carrot”
mix on paper
26"x40"
$260
ie
“Memorial”
acrylic/mix on matboard
9.5"x15"
$140
[page 9 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“Operation Sky Winds”
acrylic/mix on matboard
13.5"x19”
$140
ie
“Humanitarian Bunny”
acrylic/mix on matboard
18"x13"
$140
[page 10 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“Collective”
acrylic/mix on matboard
8.5"x11"
$80
Fs]
“Mavi Marmara Bunny”
acrylic/mix on matboard
18"x13"
$140
[page 11 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“Remembering Bunny”
acrylic/mix on bristol paper
16"x 12"
$180
le
“Animal Distraction”
acrylic/oil on paper
26"x40"
$260
[page 12 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“This is not a print depicting two dogs.”
mix on paper
26"x40"
$260
[page 13 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“Sesow Dogs”
acrylic/mix on paper
26"x40"
$260
[page 14 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“Che Bunny”
acrylic/mix on paper
26"x40"
$260
[page 15 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“Stray Kitty”
oil/mix on stretched canvas
30"x40"
$700
lea
“Freedom Fighter”
[page 16 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
acrylic/oil on paper
26"x40"
$260
PS)
“Horse”
acrylic/mix on archival bristiol paper
18"x24"
$180
ze
“Outsider”
acrylic/mix on paper
26"x40"
$260
[page 17 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“Girl with Smelly Yoga Mat”
acrylic/mix on paper
26"x40"
$260
[page 18 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“dogs”
acrylic/mix on paper
26"x40"
$260
le
“bull”
acrylic/oil on stretched canvas
[page 19 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
18" x 24"
$360
lea
“Resist”
oil on watercolor board
30"x40"
$700
Fy
“Titmouse and Warbler”
acrylic/oil on stretched canvas
[page 20 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
18" x 24"
$360
lea
“Cock and Bull”
mix on unstretched canvas
28"x48"
$800
le
“Field Marks (north american birds)”
acrylic/oil on unstretched canvas
37" x 50"
$900
[page 21 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“the Optimist”
approx 10"x14”
acrylic/mix on matboard
$120
[page 22 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“deliverance”
9"x12”
acrylic/mix on bristol paper
$65
le
“bull”
11.5"x16.5"
acrylic/mix on watercolor paper
$120
[page 23 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“Clean”
11.5"x16.5"
acrylic/mix on watercolor paper
$120
[page 24 machine-read (OCR) from the image]
“Grumbly”
9″x12″
acrylic on bristol paper
$65
“Ball”
9″x12″
acrylic on bristol paper
$70
(not pictured****)
blue background on paper 18″x24″
called “the bullfighter”
$180
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