Exhibitions (Curated)
2008 4 Peas Away from Their Pod, Brady Gallery,
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
2007 Exchange, (American and Taiwanese Ceramic Artists)
Quad City International Airport, Moline, IL
2006 Portraits, Brady Gallery, (3-D Design Students)
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Publications
2009 “500 Ceramic Sculptures” (due Spring 2009)
Lark Publishing, Ashville, SC
2008 “500 Tiles” Lark Publishing, Ashville, SC
2004 First Place 3-D Art: Ceramics, Content Magazine Fall edition
2002 “The Gallery”, Clay Times Volume 8, Number November/December p. 40
Works Cited
2008 “Artist Pays Homage to a Basic Necessity”
Galesburg Register Mail, September 26th, 2008
2006 Daily Palette
University of Iowa Press, January 26, 2006
2005 “Moline High influences propelled Moyer to follow passion for art”
Jenson, Julie Moline Dispatch January 15
2005 “Midcoast Show Invokes the Industrial Past” LoGuidice, Mike
RiverCity Reader Volume 12 January 26-Febuary 1
2005 “Discovering the Object” Thenhaus, Paulette The Zephyr April 28
2005 “Thick as Thieves and Making Unique Works of Art” Gowen, Ali
Daily Iowan November 19, 2005
“Ceramicist Demonstrating Craft at Hoover Site” Peterson, Daniel
Gazette October 13, 2005
“Visit with Artist In Residence and Ceramicist Matt Moyer”
Peterson, Daniel NPS Digest October 18, 2005
“Ceramicist Sets-Up at Hoover Site” West Branch Times
October 13, 2005
Residencies
2008 Studios Midwest Summer Residency
Galesburg Civic Art Center and Knox College, Galesburg, IL
Developed a body of work for a group exhibition and produced 1 public sculpture in conjunction with the Galesburg Waterworks and installed at theWaterworks
2006 Artist-in-Residence, Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan
Produced 20 ceramic sculptures and conducted 2 public slide lectures while visiting several historic and contemporary studios.
2004 Artist-in-Residence, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch, IA
Produced a body of work inspired by the times, places and implements associated with Herbert Hoover’s time living in West Branch, Iowa. Conducted community workshops and produced a specific sculpture inspired by and donated to the historic site.
Workshops/Slide Lectures Conducted
2006 3 Foreign Approaches to Clay, Chiayi University Chiayi, Taiwan
Johnson County Clay, Uses of Local Material in Pottery, West Branch, IA
2004 West Branch Elementary School, West Branch, IA
2002 Glenbrook South High School Glendale, IL
2001 Gallery Two, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2000 Arrowmont Studio Assistants (session 1 and 2) Gatlinburg, TN
Collections
2008 The City of Davenport
Davenport, IA (The Wedge)
The City of Galesburg, Galesburg, IL (Waterworks)
2005 The Department of the Interior
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
West Branch, IA
Blank Honors Building, University of Iowa,
Iowa City, IA
The River City Reader,
Davenport, IA
2003 Paul Lange Illustration Inc.,
Orion, IL
Private Collection of Steve Sinner, Bettendorf, IA
Juror’s Purchase, Orton Cone Box Show
NCECA, Kansas City, MO
2000 Private Collection of John Garrett, Albuquerque, NM
Career Resources Center,
Illinois State University,
Normal, IL
Gallery Representation
C-Space, Kaoushiung Taiwan
ArtSpace, Muscatine, IA
Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL
Art Related Employment
2007 Gallery Assistant
George Caleb Bingham Gallery
University of Missouri-Columbia
Exhibition Installation/Removal, Reception Coordination
2007 Ceramics Studio Technician
University of Missouri-Columbia
Gas and Electric Kiln repair, Dry Materials/Glaze Stocking
Kiln Shed Repair, Electric Kiln Rewiring, Cone 10 Gas Test Kiln
Designed and Built, Mentor all Graduate and Undergraduate Firings,
Coordinate Ceramics Club Activities
2005-Present Matt Moyer Design LLC / MattMoyerDesign.com
Owner/Webmaster, Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture, Functional Ceramics
Steel Fabrication, Furniture, Concrete
2006-2007 Teacher of Record
3-D Fundamentals
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
2005 Teacher of Record
Introduction to Art
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
2005 Arts Coordinator
Project Art
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, IA
2004-2005 Teacher
Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department
Iowa City, IA
2001 Studio Assistant to Paul Sacaridiz
Ceramic Sculptor
Bloomington, IL
2000 Summer Studio Assistant, Sessions One and Two
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Gatlinburg, TN
Studio Assistant to Joel Philip Myers
Glass Artist, Professor Emeritus Illinois State University
Bloomington, IL
Volunteer Work
2008 Columbia Art League Volunteer
2004-2005 National Park Service Volunteers-in-Parks Program
2004-2005 Project Art, "Art Cart" University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
2002-2005 Pediatric Oncology Dance Marathon at the University of Iowa
Hospitals and Clinics
2004-2005 University of Iowa Fine Arts Council
3003 Quad City Arts Festival of Trees
2000 KNAU Fall Fund-Drive
1997-1999 Illinois Special Olympics
Habitat for Humanity