“The combination of beautiful drawings—delicate, soft, almost as if faded—and exotic imagery, on papyrus-like paper, gives a sense of something ancient and unfamiliar, to be deciphered.”
—Jack Foran, art critic, Artvoice, www.artvoice.com/
Matthew Joshua Knisley | Oryx | hand-drawn | graphite and casein on paper | 18" x 23"
Matthew Joshua Knisley | Jaguar and Pyramid | hand-drawn | graphite, charcoal, casein on paper | 12" x 18"
Matthew Joshua Knisley | Jaguar, Pyamid and Ocean | hand-drawn | graphite, charcoal, casein on paper | 11.75" x 16.5"
Matthew Joshua Knisley | Jaguar | hand-drawn | graphite, charcoal, casein on paper | 12" x 18"
Matthew Joshua Knisley | Oryx | hand-drawn | graphite on Tibetan Lokta paper | 4.75" x 7"
Matthew Joshua Knisley | Zebra/Geocosm 2 | hand-drawn | graphite, charcoal, casein on papyrus hand-woven with cotton thread | 30" x 38"
Matthew Joshua Knisley | Roan Antelope/Geocosm | hand-drawn | graphite, charcoal, casein on papyrus hand-woven with cotton thread | 11.25" x 9.5"
Matthew Joshua Knisley | Roan Antelope/Geocosm | hand-drawn | graphite, charcoal and casein on papyrus | 12" x 6"
Matthew Joshua Knisley | Waterfall Central Axis | hand-drawn | graphite on paper | 17" x 13"
Matthew Joshua Knisley | Gull of Lake Ontario | hand-drawn | graphite and casein on paper | 23.5" x 12.5"
“Elements of shamanism, occultism, Spiritualism, world First Nations tradition, and even parietal art—prehistoric cave painting—permeate his work like ghosts do a haunted monument.”
—Mason Winfield, author of Shadows of the Western Door, www.masonwinfield.com/
Selected Awards
2019 | The Puffin Foundation Grant, Teaneck, NJ
2016 | James O’Brien Award, 59th Chautauqua Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Chautauqua, NY (juried: Steven Harvey, Chief Director, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, New York, NY; Jennifer Samet, Author at Hyperallergic, Co-director, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, New York, NY)
2013 | Ted Pietrzak Award in Realism, Buffalo Society of Artists 117th Annual Catalogue Exhibition, Kenan Center, Lockport, NY (juried: George A. Hughes, Associate Professor of Visual Studies, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY) (catalogue)
Publications
2019 | Winfield, Mason. The Whistlers: The Lord of the Dawn. Buffalo, NY: Mason Winfield Books, 2019.
2018 | Winfield, Mason. The Rose Witch: Supernatural Tales Among Western New York's Ethnicities. Buffalo, NY: Western New York Wares, 2018.
2015 | Art in Craft Media 2015, Burchfield Penny Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State.
2014 | Foran, Jack. “Ars Commedia–Buffalo Society of Artists Annual Spring Show at Buffalo Arts Studio.” Artvoice, April 10th-16th, 2014, Vol. 13, No. 15, p.12.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 | Sprawling Visions, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY (invitational)
2017 | 14th Annual Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition, North Easton, MA (juried: Theresa Ganz, Assistant Professor of Visual Arts, Brown University, Providence, RI) (catalogue)
2017 | From Your Collection: A Collaborative Art Exhibition, Sugar City Arts Collaborative, Buffalo, NY (courtesy Gerald Mead, Independent Curator, Buffalo, NY)
2016 | 59th Chautauqua Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Strohl Center, Chautauqua, NY, James O’Brien Award (juried: Steven Harvey, Chief Director, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, New York, NY; Jennifer Samet, Author at Hyperallergic, Co-director, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, New York, NY)
2016 | Echo Art Fair 2016, Buffalo, NY (juried: Eric Shiner, Executive Director, The Andy Warhol Museum Pittsburgh, PA; Scott F. Propeack, Associate Director & Chief Curator, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY; Michael Beam, Curator of Exhibitions & Collections, Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Niagara Falls, NY; Michael Tomor, Executive Director, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa Bay, FL; Shirley Verrico, Curator, Buffalo Arts Studio, Buffalo, NY)
2015 | Art in Craft Media 2015, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY (juried: Wayne Higby, Director & Chief Curator, Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, NY) (catalogue)
2015 | Gallery Gala 17, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY (invitational)
2015 | The Best of BoxHeart, BoxHeart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA (invitational)
2014 | Buffalo Society of Artists 118th Annual Catalogue Exhibition, Hi Temp Fabrications, Buffalo, NY (juried: Michael Beam, Curator of Exhibitions & Collections, Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Niagara Falls, NY) (catalogue)
2014 | Echo Art Fair 2014, Buffalo, NY (juried: Cathleen Chaffee, Curator, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Colina Maxwell, Executive Director, Centre3, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Robert Scalise, Registrar & Collections Manager, UB Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Catherine Foley, Arts Patron, Buffalo, NY; Rosyln Goldman, Collector, Rochester, NY)
2014 | Knox Farms Equestrian Show, Knox Farms, East Aurora, NY (curated: The Benjaman Gallery, Buffalo, NY)
2014 | Buffalo Society of Artists 118th Annual Spring Exhibition, Buffalo Art Studios, Buffalo, NY (juried:Ann Welles, Director, Exhibit A, Corning, NY) (catalogue)
2013 | Salon: An Exhibition of Everything, The Benjaman Gallery, Buffalo, NY (invitational)
2013 | Buffalo Society of Artists 117th Annual Catalogue Exhibition, Kenan Center, Lockport, NY, Ted Pietrzak Award in Realism (juried: George Hughes, Associate Professor of Visual Studies, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY) (catalogue)
2013 | Echo Art Fair 2013, Buffalo, NY (juried: Doug Dreishpoon, Chief Curator, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Anthony Bannon, Executive Director, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY; Jax Deluca, Executive Director, Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo, NY; Roberta Joseph, Collector, Buffalo, NY; Jonathan Katz, Independent Curator & Professor of Visual Studies, University at Buffalo; Maria Via, Director of Exhibitions, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY)
2013 | Buffalo Society of Artists 117th Annual Spring Exhibition, Karpeles Manuscript Library, Buffalo, NY (juried: Zerbe Sodervick, Director, Gallery r, Rochester, NY) (catalogue)
2019 | The Puffin Foundation Grant, Teaneck, NJ
2016 | James O’Brien Award, 59th Chautauqua Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Chautauqua, NY (juried: Steven Harvey, Chief Director, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, New York, NY; Jennifer Samet, Author at Hyperallergic, Co-director, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, New York, NY)
2013 | Ted Pietrzak Award in Realism, Buffalo Society of Artists 117th Annual Catalogue Exhibition, Kenan Center, Lockport, NY (juried: George A. Hughes, Associate Professor of Visual Studies, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY) (catalogue)
Publications
2019 | Winfield, Mason. The Whistlers: The Lord of the Dawn. Buffalo, NY: Mason Winfield Books, 2019.
2018 | Winfield, Mason. The Rose Witch: Supernatural Tales Among Western New York's Ethnicities. Buffalo, NY: Western New York Wares, 2018.
2015 | Art in Craft Media 2015, Burchfield Penny Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State.
2014 | Foran, Jack. “Ars Commedia–Buffalo Society of Artists Annual Spring Show at Buffalo Arts Studio.” Artvoice, April 10th-16th, 2014, Vol. 13, No. 15, p.12.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 | Sprawling Visions, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY (invitational)
2017 | 14th Annual Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition, North Easton, MA (juried: Theresa Ganz, Assistant Professor of Visual Arts, Brown University, Providence, RI) (catalogue)
2017 | From Your Collection: A Collaborative Art Exhibition, Sugar City Arts Collaborative, Buffalo, NY (courtesy Gerald Mead, Independent Curator, Buffalo, NY)
2016 | 59th Chautauqua Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Strohl Center, Chautauqua, NY, James O’Brien Award (juried: Steven Harvey, Chief Director, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, New York, NY; Jennifer Samet, Author at Hyperallergic, Co-director, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, New York, NY)
2016 | Echo Art Fair 2016, Buffalo, NY (juried: Eric Shiner, Executive Director, The Andy Warhol Museum Pittsburgh, PA; Scott F. Propeack, Associate Director & Chief Curator, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY; Michael Beam, Curator of Exhibitions & Collections, Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Niagara Falls, NY; Michael Tomor, Executive Director, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa Bay, FL; Shirley Verrico, Curator, Buffalo Arts Studio, Buffalo, NY)
2015 | Art in Craft Media 2015, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY (juried: Wayne Higby, Director & Chief Curator, Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, NY) (catalogue)
2015 | Gallery Gala 17, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY (invitational)
2015 | The Best of BoxHeart, BoxHeart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA (invitational)
2014 | Buffalo Society of Artists 118th Annual Catalogue Exhibition, Hi Temp Fabrications, Buffalo, NY (juried: Michael Beam, Curator of Exhibitions & Collections, Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Niagara Falls, NY) (catalogue)
2014 | Echo Art Fair 2014, Buffalo, NY (juried: Cathleen Chaffee, Curator, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Colina Maxwell, Executive Director, Centre3, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Robert Scalise, Registrar & Collections Manager, UB Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Catherine Foley, Arts Patron, Buffalo, NY; Rosyln Goldman, Collector, Rochester, NY)
2014 | Knox Farms Equestrian Show, Knox Farms, East Aurora, NY (curated: The Benjaman Gallery, Buffalo, NY)
2014 | Buffalo Society of Artists 118th Annual Spring Exhibition, Buffalo Art Studios, Buffalo, NY (juried:Ann Welles, Director, Exhibit A, Corning, NY) (catalogue)
2013 | Salon: An Exhibition of Everything, The Benjaman Gallery, Buffalo, NY (invitational)
2013 | Buffalo Society of Artists 117th Annual Catalogue Exhibition, Kenan Center, Lockport, NY, Ted Pietrzak Award in Realism (juried: George Hughes, Associate Professor of Visual Studies, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY) (catalogue)
2013 | Echo Art Fair 2013, Buffalo, NY (juried: Doug Dreishpoon, Chief Curator, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Anthony Bannon, Executive Director, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY; Jax Deluca, Executive Director, Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo, NY; Roberta Joseph, Collector, Buffalo, NY; Jonathan Katz, Independent Curator & Professor of Visual Studies, University at Buffalo; Maria Via, Director of Exhibitions, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY)
2013 | Buffalo Society of Artists 117th Annual Spring Exhibition, Karpeles Manuscript Library, Buffalo, NY (juried: Zerbe Sodervick, Director, Gallery r, Rochester, NY) (catalogue)
Matthew Joshua Knisley