Matt Noir is a UK painter from Brighton and studied Fine Art BA at Bath School of Art & Design.

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He has exhibited in the UK and is a regular contributor to Brighton Artists Open Houses. In 2017 he held his first solo exhibition at Gallery 40, Brighton.

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Matt Noir’s paintings investigate the symbolic power of the object, how they are bestowed with meaning, evoke memory and develop conversation.

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He works with vintage pieces which have traversed from the once commonplace to a new iconographic status. These objects have an evocative physical presence and therefore can be imbued with personality and character.

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Matt Noir is particularly interested in devices of communication and uses these to explore themes of isolation and connection, how we communicate or do not. The objects not only conjure up a sense of nostalgia and comfort but can also be read in the context of the current times.

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Matt Noir’s focus is to explore the connections that are derived from the viewer’s relationship with the objects, and to encourage a dialogue between the two.

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See exhibition listings below, highlights include; being part of a Berlin Billboard Street Art Project and being published in the Artist Talk magazine.

 

Exhibitions and Shows

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2022

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December 2022 - 'Memory and Identity' - Cistaarts Online Group Exhibition

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3rd-4th December 2022 - ‘The Hippodrome Show’-  Do Not Obstruct, Physical Group Exhibition, in the Palm Court, Hippodrome, Brighton

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14th-16th October 2022 - 'Cab Run' - Do Not Obstruct, Physical Group Exhibition, in a 19th Century taxi cab coach house beneath Brighton Station

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13th August - 1st September 2022 - 'Objects' - Blackwater Gallery, Cardiff,  Physical Group Show

2nd August - 28th August 2022 - 'Oxmarket Open 2022', Oxmarket Contemporary, Chichester,  Physical Group Show

July 2022 - Artrepreneur - work selected for Curated Section, Online

5th July - 31st August 2022 - Dubistamzug, Berlin Street Art Poster Project

16th - 24th July 2022 - 'Up on The Hill' - Rottingdean Windmill Art Show, Physical Group Show

May-June 2022 - 'Rewind' - Fringe Arts Bath, Physical Group Show  

May 2022 - Artrepreneur, 'Systems' Open Call Winner, Online Collection

May-June 2022 - 'Shadows' Tebbs Contemporary Art Gallery, Virtual Group Show 

May 2022 - Artrepreneur - work selected for Curated Section, Online 

May 2022 - Brighton Open Houses - Keep Art At Home - Kemptown Trail, Physical Group Show  

4th March 2022 - VISIONARY PROJECTS & ART CITY WORKS PRESENTS Together/Somewhere, Online Exhibition

3rd March - 5th April 2022 - Dodomu Gallery 'Emerging Artists 2022', Online Exhibition

January 2022 - The Holy Art Virtual Exhibition ‘ETERNITY’ , Virtual Group Show 

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2021

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December 2021 - Artconnect Online Magazine - featured in Best of the Week

October 2021 - Bath Society of Artists Annual Exhibition - Shortlisted

September 2021 - Artist Studio featured on Friend of the Artist's 'The Studio Image Project'

July - September - 2021 Artist Talk magazine (online and print edition)

July 2021 - Online group show 'Distance' by Lacuna Festivals 2021  

May 2021 - Outdoor group show 'Out Of The Woods', Brighton

April 2021 - Online group exhibition 'Connection' by Better Together Artists’ Collaboration Platform​

March 2021 -  Showcased on Contemporary British Painting social media

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July 2019 - Showcased on Contemporary British Painting social media

May 2019 - Subterranean, Brighton Artists Open Houses

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May 2018 - Subterranean, Brighton Artists Open Houses

February 2018 - Winning Entry for 2015 Brighton Gin Art Competition re-showcased, Brush Gallery, Brighton

February 2018 - Artist Interview, Brighton Argus 

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December 2017 - Artwork showcased on Ashurst Emerging Artist Social Media

October 2017 - Painting selected for Oxmarket Stride Open, Chichester, Sussex

August 2017 - Solo Exhibition, Gallery 40, Brighton

June 2017 - Painting used for Event Poster, Hotel Pelirocco, Brighton

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October 2015 - Winner of the Brighton Gin Art Competition, Brush Gallery, Brighton

May 2014 - Brighton Festival, F.E.A.T, Group Exhibition, Rottingdean Windmill Open

2011- Commission CD cover design

1999-2001 - Collection, Eclipse Gallery, Hitching, Herts
1998 -  Group Exhibition, Horsham Arts Centre, Sussex
1997 - Group Exhibition, Horsham Arts Society, Hawth Theatre, Crawley
1996 - New Graduates Show, Candid Gallery, Islington, London
1996 - Solo Exhibition, Horsham Library, Sussex
1995 - Collection, Tudor Gallery, Horsham, Sussex

1995 -  Degree Show, Bath School of Art & Design

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