Education
MFA in Studio Art: University of California, Davis. Davis, CA. 2011.
BA in Art: University of California, Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz, CA. 2009.
Solo Exhibitions
Michael Rosenthal Gallery, Trying to See the Thing in My Head, San Francisco, CA, 2012
Skinner Howard Contemporary Art, An Alternate Fantastic Reality, Sacramento, CA 2010
Eduardo Carrillo Gallery, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Santa Cruz, CA. 2009
Group Exhibitions
Pro Arts, Juried Annual 2012, Oakland, CA 2011-12
Michael Rosenthal Gallery, Greatest Hits, San Francisco, CA 2011
Shaper Studios, Sick Whatever presents Free Lunch, San Diego, CA 2011
Richard L. Nelson Gallery, The House of Others: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Show, Davis, CA 2011
RVCA Gallery, Golden State Part 2: Delineation, San Francisco, CA 2010
Mission: Comics and Art, Vim and Vigor, San Francisco, CA 2010
University Club, Great Expectations: First Year MFA Show. Davis, CA 2010
Zughaus Gallery, Menagerie Collective Group Show . Berkeley, CA 2010
Big Umbrella Studios, Menagerie Collective Winter Show. San Francisco, CA. 2009
Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, Irwin Scholars 2009. Santa Cruz, CA. 2009
Caretakers Gallery, Menagerie Collective Group Show. San Francisco, CA. 2008.
Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, Farewell to Visiting Artist Charbel Ackermann. Santa Cruz, CA. 2008.
The Mill Gallery, Collision, Juried Exhibition. Santa Cruz, CA. 2008.
Awards
Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship. 2011
Faye Nelson MFA Award. UC Davis. 2011
Mary Lou Osborne Award. UC Davis. 2010.
Freemon P. Gadbury Award. UC Davis. 2009.
Irwin Project Grant. Awarded for Individual Research in Painting. UCSC. 2009.
William Hyde and Susan Benteen Irwin Scholarship. Individual Scholarship. UCSC. 2009.
Irwin Project Grant. Awarded for Individual Research in Painting. UCSC. 2008.
Residencies
2012- Artist in Residence. Vermont Studio Center (forthcoming)
2011- CSU River Fellows Resident Artist. Columbus State University, Georgia
Public Collections
Richard L. Nelson Gallery Permanent Collection, UC Davis, CA
Illges Gallery Collection, Columbus State University, GA
Teaching Experience
Summer 2011- Lecturer. Intro to Drawing. University of California, Davis
Spring 2011- Teaching Assistant. Intermediate Painting, University of California, Davis
Winter 2011- Teaching Assistant. Intro to Painting. University of California, Davis
Fall 2010- Associate Instructor. Intro to Drawing. University of California, Davis
Summer 2010- Associate Instructor. Intro to Painting. University of California, Davis
Spring 2010- Associate Instructor. Intro to Drawing. University of California, Davis
Winter 2010- Teaching Assistant. Intro to Painting. University of California, Davis
Fall 2009- Teaching Assistant. Intro to Painting. University of California, Davis
Spring 2009- Teaching Assistant. Intermediate/ Advanced Painting. University of California, Santa Cruz
Winter 2009- Teaching Assistant. Intro to Painting. University of California, Santa Cruz
Lectures
Summer 2011- Artist in Residence Lecture. Columbus State University, Georgia
Summer 2011- Visiting Artist Lecture. Writing Across the Arts. University of California, Santa Cruz
Spring 2011- Visiting Artist Lecture. Senior Studio in Painting. University of California, Santa Cruz
Spring 2010- Visiting Artist Lecture. Senior Studio in Painting. University of California, Santa Cruz
Bibliography and Web
-Monique Delaunay. “Michael Rosenthal Gallery: Mathew Zefeldt”. SF Art Enthusiast. http://sanfranciscoartbeat.com/2012/01/michael-rosenthal-gallery-mathew-zefeldt/ January 2012.
-Kimberly Chun. 96 Hours. San Francisco Chronicle. January 2012.
-Allison McCarthy. Art Gig: First Saturday Launches in SF. 7x7 SF. http://www.7x7.com/arts-culture/art-gig-first-saturday-launches-sf January 2012.
-Shayna Kulik. “San Fran: Trying to See the Thing in My Head”. Pattern Pulp. http://www.patternpulp.com/event/san-fran-trying-to-see-the-thing-in-my-head/ January 2012.
-New American Paintings #97: Pacific Coast Edition. Juried Exhibition in Print, Open Studios Press. 2012
-David Bradley. Painted Etc. http://www.paintedetc.com/post/14396663497/matter-2-2011-mathew-zefeldt December 2011.
-Evan Wilson.“The House of Others UC Davis MFA Thesis Show” http://esk18.blogspot.com/2011/06/house-of-others-uc-davis-mfa-thesis.html June 2011.
-New American Paintings #91: Pacific Coast Edition. Juried Exhibition in Print, Open Studios Press. 2011
-Evan Wilson. "RVCA Golden State Part 2: Delineations" http://esk18.blogspot.com/2010/10/rvca-golden-state-part-2-delineations.html October 2010.
-Tim Foster. "An Alternate Fantastic Reality at Skinner Howard" Midtown Monthly. http://www.midtownmonthly.net/art/mathew-zefeldt/ October 2010
-Evan Wilson. "Great Expectations: Review of the UC Davis First Year MFA Show" http://esk18.blogspot.com/2010/06/great-expectations-review-of-uc-davis.html June 2010