Matt DeProspero is a contemporary realist painter who works and teaches from his studio & gallery in Lambertville, NJ. He received a degree in Illustration from Hussian College of Art and a Certificate in painting and drawing from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, both located in Philadelphia. He shows his work at MADE Gallery in Lambertville, NJ and participates in many group exhibitions, plein air painting competitions, and art festivals throughout the country. Matt’s work is very much inspired and informed by his consistent plein air painting practice and he takes every advantage of the opportunity to be outdoors when the weather permits. In his work Matt strives to capture a fleeting sense of time and place by interpreting the atmosphere, color and light of each scene, whether it be a landscape, interior or still-life. In doing so he hopes to elevate the everyday to a higher level of beauty and give the viewer a deeper appreciation for the world around us.

Exhibitions:

2023

Lambertville Historical Society Plein Air Plus Exhibition, Lambertville NJ

Art Across the River Juried Salon, Prallsville Mills, Stockton NJ

Oil Painters of America Wet Paint Competition, Charleston SC

Plein Air Easton Competition, Easton MD

Union Coffee Group Show, Lambertville NJ

2022

Small Works Show, Bucks County Arts & Culture, New Hope PA

Solo Show: Air + Space, FAN Gallery, Philadelphia PA

Artsbridge Members’ Juried Salon, Prallsville Mills, Stockton NJ

Solo Show, Bank of Princeton, Lambertville NJ

Plein Air Easton Competition, Easton MD

Paint Out, High Bridge NJ

Oil Painters of America 2022 Salon Exhibition, James R Ross Fine Arts, Indianapolis IN

Plein Air Quickdraw Competition, Flemington NJ

Terhune Orchards: In Celebration of Old Trees Exhibit, Princeton NJ

2021

Oil Painters of America 2021 Salon Exhibition, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville GA

Paint Out, High Bridge NJ

Plein Air Quickdraw Competition, Flemington NJ

Winter Group Show, FAN Gallery, Philadelphia PA

2020

Solo Show: Present Tense, FAN Gallery, Philadelphia PA

2019

Philadelphia Sketch Club 156th Annual Small Oils Exhibit

Solo Show: Finding My Place, Philadelphia Sketch Club

Summer Group Show, FAN Gallery, Philadelphia PA

Pretty & Gritty Exhibition, DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia PA

Winter Group Show, FAN Gallery, Philadelphia PA

2015

5th Annual Community Exhibition, 3rd St. Gallery, Philadelphia PA

2011/12/13/14/15

Brandywine Valley Plein Air Exhibition, Delaware

2008/09/10

Wayne Plein Air Festival, Wayne PA

2007/09

Lost Dreams On Canvas, Pennsylvania Academy of the FIne Arts, Philadelphia PA

2006/07/09/10/19

Philadelphia Sketch Club Small Oils Exhibitions

Awards:

2023

First Prize – Art Across the River, Stockton NJ

2022

Peoples’ Choice Award – Artsbridge Annual Members’ Salon

First Prize – Flemington Plein Air

First Prize – High Bridge Paint Out

2021

Award of Excellence – OPA National Wet Paint Competition

Honorable Mention – Flemington Plein Air

2019

First Prize - Philadelphia Sketch Club 156th Annual Small Oils Exhibit

Teaching Experience:

Private instruction at Matt DeProspero Studio & Gallery

Penn Studio School of Art, Philadelphia PA

Artspace, Lansdowne PA

Education:

1991-1992

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA, Certificate in Drawing/Painting

1987-1990

Hussian College of Art, Philadelphia PA, Associates Degree in Art, Majoring in Illustration

Memberships:

Associate Member, Oil Painters of America

Philadelphia Sketch Club

Artsbridge NJ

New Hope Arts Association

Bucks County Arts & Culture