Matthew Bennett Laurents
Education
2015 M.F.A. Ceramics, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2012 B.A. Studio Art, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR
Solo & Two Person Exhibitions
2023 February 3- February 24 Bay City Arts Center, Bay City, OR
2022 September 3- September 25 Nirvanamatopoeia (with Jeremy Le Grand), Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
2021 August 21- September 5 Whatsit Mystic Objects’ Self-Reflection, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
2019 November 2- November 24 Faceland, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
Group Exhibitions
2023 Small Works, Jag Gallery, Key West, FL
2023 It’s Complicated, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
2022 On the Verge of Recognition, Well Well Projects, Portland, OR
2021 Second Date, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
2019 Wheat + Yabe, Wasserman Projects (Curated by Butter Projects) Detroit, MI
2018 First Date, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
2016 This is the living person: vessel. This is what matters. This is our universe. Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
2015 Housewarming Party, 2170 Mack Ave, Detroit, MI
2015 Graduate Degree Exhibition, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2014 Experiencing Perspectives Mercedes Benz Loan Selection, Farmington Hills, MI
2014 Vessels JP Morgan Chase Bank Gallery, Detroit, MI
Publications
2022 Overlap and Outliers: Essays on Carnation Contemporary’s Exhibitions 2020-2021
2021 Buckmxn Journal 005 Anthology of Portland Writers and Artists, Featured Artist
Awards and Scholarships
2015 Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Emerging Artist Award Finalist, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2014 Howard Kottler Memorial Scholarship in Ceramics, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2012 Honors in Studio Art, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR