Matt's Gallery
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Matt's Gallery is a contemporary art space situated on Copperfield Road in Bow, east London. Director, Robin Klassnik, opened the gallery in his studio in 1979 on Martello Street, before moving premises to Bow in 1993. The gallery is named after Klassnik’s dog, Matt E. Mulsion.
, a 2003 Turner Prize
nominee, Richard Grayson
, http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article6288039.ece Nathaniel Mellors
, Mike Nelson , a 2001 Turner Prize
nominee, and Lindsay Seers. In 2009 Nathaniel Mellors
, Mike Nelson, and Lindsay Seers exhibited at Tate Britain
Altermodern: Tate Triennial.
In 1994 Robin Klassnik was short-listed for Prudential/Arts Council Award for an individual contribution to innovation and creativity in the Arts. In 1996, Matt’s Gallery was short-listed for the Prudential Award for the Visual Arts along with Bookworks and South London Gallery
.
In 1993, Matt’s Gallery registered as a Friendly Society
, thus attaining charitable status and allowing it to receive funds from a broader range of charities and agencies. Matt’s Gallery receives revenue funding from Arts Council England
and the programme is frequently supported by the Henry Moore Foundation
and The Foyle Foundation.
History
Some of the UK's leading contemporary artists are represented by Matt's Gallery, including Willie DohertyWillie Doherty
Willie Doherty is an artist, who has mainly worked in photography and video. He has twice been a Turner Prize nominee.-Life and work:...
, a 2003 Turner Prize
Turner Prize
The Turner Prize, named after the painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50. Awarding the prize is organised by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain. Since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United Kingdom's most publicised...
nominee, Richard Grayson
Richard Grayson
Richard Grayson is a writer, political activist and performance artist, most noted for his books of short stories and his satiric runs for public office....
, http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article6288039.ece Nathaniel Mellors
Nathaniel Mellors
Nathaniel Mellors is a British artist and musician.-Life and work:He studied at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, the University of Oxford and the Royal College of Art....
, Mike Nelson , a 2001 Turner Prize
Turner Prize
The Turner Prize, named after the painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50. Awarding the prize is organised by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain. Since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United Kingdom's most publicised...
nominee, and Lindsay Seers. In 2009 Nathaniel Mellors
Nathaniel Mellors
Nathaniel Mellors is a British artist and musician.-Life and work:He studied at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, the University of Oxford and the Royal College of Art....
, Mike Nelson, and Lindsay Seers exhibited at Tate Britain
Tate Britain
Tate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, opening in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.-History:It...
Altermodern: Tate Triennial.
In 1994 Robin Klassnik was short-listed for Prudential/Arts Council Award for an individual contribution to innovation and creativity in the Arts. In 1996, Matt’s Gallery was short-listed for the Prudential Award for the Visual Arts along with Bookworks and South London Gallery
South London Gallery
South London Gallery, founded 1891, often known by the acronym SLG, is a public-funded gallery of contemporary art in Camberwell, London - exhibiting artists included Alfredo Jaar, Ryan Gander and Chris Burden...
.
In 1993, Matt’s Gallery registered as a Friendly Society
Friendly society
A friendly society is a mutual association for insurance, pensions or savings and loan-like purposes, or cooperative banking. It is a mutual organization or benefit society composed of a body of people who join together for a common financial or social purpose...
, thus attaining charitable status and allowing it to receive funds from a broader range of charities and agencies. Matt’s Gallery receives revenue funding from Arts Council England
Arts Council England
Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
and the programme is frequently supported by the Henry Moore Foundation
Henry Moore Foundation
The Henry Moore Foundation is a registered charity in England, established for education and promotion of the fine arts — in particular, to advance understanding of the works of Henry Moore. The charity was set up with a gift from the artist in 1977...
and The Foyle Foundation.
See also
- Art groupArt groupAn art group refers to an association of artists who may work communally, for the purpose of facilitating the creation of art, either that belonging to the individual, or the collective....
- List of Turner Prize winners and nominees
- Altermodern: Tate Triennial 2009 Altermodern: Tate Triennial 2009