Matt Sansom
''By expressing the essence of a subject and how it interacts with external light, I acknowledge or imagine an energy inside everything, living or inanimate. Temperature correlates with a mood, applying color inevitably makes the surface alive and beautiful. Simplicity of dialog prompt artistic direction.''
Matthew's artwork expresses a range of themes with drawing, printmaking and painting.
His response to nature and light are drawn from plein air, botanical and figurative exploration.
After studying Art and Design at TAFE Geelong (1993), he lived between country Victoria and Melbourne where he was involved with community theater, set and costume design for dance, pantomime and music (Wolfgang theater company and Chandrabhanu dance company - Academy of Indian arts (assistant to Geoffrey Goldie. 1998-2000)).
After 4 years living in the UK and Europe he returned to Australia (2004) to further his creative portfolio.
Currently located in the Northern Rivers of NSW, working from his studio, on location around the shire and further afield.
Matthew's art can be viewed at his showroom - Galleon Bangalow - where he curates both retrospective and new works.
Born 1974.
Ballarat, Australia.
Grew up in Geelong.
Currently lives in Byron Bay.
Solo Exhibitions
'ULYSSUS GARDEN'
La Ventana, Adliya, Kingdom of Bahrain,
12th March, 2016
NUAGES
Byron Bay, Australia
March 2018
CLOSE TO HOME
Gallery 3
Byron Bay, Australia
2021
WINTER LIGHT
The Lobby
Byron Bay
2021
Group Exhibitions
2021 D'Arcy Doyle awards, Mudgeeraba QLD. Looking back at Broken heads.
2021 Birds, Gallery 3. The Raven, Spotted peafowl, Plover on Teal.
2020 Hurford Hardwood portrait prize, Lismore Regional Gallery. 'Fashioned from Clay'
2020 Boarder Art Prize, Tweed Heads National Gallery, 'Resilience'
2019 Gallery 7 prize. Byron Bay. 'Woebegone Raven'
2018 Boarder Art Prize, Tweed River National Gallery. Reclining Shoreline.
2017 Lethbridge 10 000, Brisbane. 'Tallow Wood'
2016 Border Art Prize . Tweed Regional Gallery, Qld. Woompoo Fruit Dove
2016 Ocean Shores art Expo. ‘Banksia Branch’ and ‘Honeysuckle hill’ Acrylic on canvas
2016 Byron Bay Art Expo, Byron Community center. ‘Olive Oriole’
2016 Boarder Art Prize, Tweed River National Gallery. ‘Woompoo Fruit Dove’
2014 Caldera art Expo, Tweed River National Gallery. ‘Coucal Pheasant at sunrise’
2013 Northern Rivers Portrait Awards. Lismore Regional Gallery. Portrait of George C Weir.
2009 Caldera Art Expo. The Center Beaudesert. ‘Closed Forest of the Caldera’
Awards and Prizes
2019 Second place, Ocean Shores Art Expo, Grass trees at Dawn.
2018 Second place, Ocean Shores Art Expo, Bridge over Tallow creek.
2017 Third place, Tropical fruits gallery, Lismore. 'Reclining shoreline"
2017 Third place (acrylics and oils) Ocean Shores Art Expo, "Tallow Wood".
2016 First prize (Acrylic and oils) Ocean Shores art Expo. ‘Banksia Branch’
2012 Second place (Acrylics and oils) 'A Moonlit Summers Night'. Ocean Shores Art Expo
2011 First place 'The Zodiac Series'. Tropical Fruits Art Exhibition with Lismore Serpentine Gallery.
2009 First place, Caldera Art Expo 'Closed Forests of the Caldera’. Beaudesert Regional Gallery.
Bibliography
2013 Nature series published by Blue Island Press, in gift cards.
2015 Artworks and artists statement featured in editorial 'Acrylic Sachet Mixte Themes' France.
2017 The Zoc publishing house. Images and artist statement. Indiana USA.