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Matt Wedel
Selected works
Everything is everything
L.A. Louver, 2019
Matt Wedel / Large fruit landscape, 2018 / stoneware / 72 x 56 x 49 in. (182.9 x 142.2 x 124.5 cm) / MW18-12
Matt Wedel / Flower tree, 2018 / unglazed porcelain / 51 x 43 x 20 in. (129.5 x 109.2 x 50.8 cm) / MW18-130
Matt Wedel / Portrait, 2018 / porcelain / 12 1/4 x 8 x 8 in. (31.1 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm) / MW18-9
Matt Wedel / Flower tree, 2018 / porcelain / 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 11 in. (16.5 x 24.1 x 27.9 cm) / MW18-25
Matt Wedel
L.A. Louver, 2017
Matt Wedel / Fruit landscape, 2016 / ceramic / 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (14.6 x 19.1 x 22.2 cm) / (Inv# MW16-62)
Matt Wedel / Fruit landscape, 2016 / ceramic / 9 x 10 x 9 in. (22.9 x 25.4 x 22.9 cm) / (Inv# MW16-52) / Private collection
Matt Wedel / Fruit landscape, 2016 / porcelain / 8 x 8 1/2 x 8 in. (20.3 x 21.6 x 20.3 cm) / (Inv# MW16-69) / Private collection
Matt Wedel / Flower tree, 2016 / ceramic / 7 1/2 x 9 x 10 in. (19.1 x 22.9 x 25.4 cm) / (Inv# MW16-16)
Peaceable Fruit
L.A. Louver, 2015
Matt Wedel / Banana tree, 2015 / ceramic / 72 x 79 x 58 in. (182.9 x 200.7 x 147.3 cm) / (Inv# MW15-31)
Matt Wedel / Figure with heads, 2015 / ceramic / 59 x 68 x 37 in. (149.9 x 172.7 x 94 cm) / (Inv# MW15-67)
Matt Wedel / Flower tree, 2015 / porcelain / 9 x 14 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (22.9 x 36.8 x 31.8 cm) / (Inv# MW15-54)
Matt Wedel / Head, 2015 / ceramic / 15 x 9 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (38.1 x 24.1 x 26.7 cm) / (Inv# MW15-64)
Sheep's Head
L.A. Louver, 2013
Matt Wedel / Sheep with flowers, 2013 / ceramic / top: 39 1/2 x 32 x 29 in. (100.3 x 81.3 x 73.7 cm) / base: 78 1/2 x 62 x 43 in. (199.4 x 157.5 x 109.2 cm) / Private collection
Matt Wedel / Flower tree, 2013 / ceramic / 72 x 42 x 52 in. (182.9 x 106.7 x 132.1 cm) / Private collection
Matt Wedel / Rock, 2013 / ceramic / 65 x 56 x 54 in. (165.1 x 142.2 x 137.2 cm)
Installation photography / Matt Wedel: Sheep's Head
Figure
L.A. Louver, 2012
Matt Wedel / Figure, 2011 / ceramic / Overall: 83 x 39 x 42 in. (210.8 x 99.1 x 106.7 cm) Legs: 43 x 39 x 18 in. (109.2 x 99.1 x 45.7 cm) Head: 40 x 42 x 36 in. (101.6 x 106.7 x 91.4 cm) / (Inv# MW12-22) / Private collection
Child flower tree landscape
L.A. Louver, 2010
Matt Wedel / rock, 2010 / fired clay and glaze / 36 x 38 x 37 in. (91.4 x 96.5 x 94 cm)
Matt Wedel / flower tree, 2007 / fired clay and glaze / 79 x 52 x 42 in. (200.7 x 132.1 x 106.7 cm)
Matt Wedel / flower tree, 2010 / fired clay and glaze / 40 x 32 x 34 in. (101.6 x 81.3 x 86.4 cm) / (Inv# MWe10-53)
Installation photography / Matt Wedel: Child flower tree landscape
Installation photography / Matt Wedel: Child flower tree landscape
Group Show
L.A. Louver, 2009
Matt Wedel / boy, 2007 / fired clay and glaze / 64 x 36 x 32 in. (162.6 x 91.4 x 81.3 cm)
Matt Wedel / flower tree, 2007 / fired clay and glaze / 73 x 46 x 31 in. (185.4 x 116.8 x 78.7 cm)
Rogue Wave '09
10 Artists from Los Angeles
L.A. Louver, 2009
Matt Wedel / Child, 2007 / fired clay, glaze and luster / 42 x 39 x 36 in. (106.7 x 99.1 x 91.4 cm)
Matt Wedel / Flower Tree, 2008 / fired clay and glaze / 32 x 14 x 16 in. (81.3 x 35.6 x 40.6 cm) / Private collection
Matt Wedel / Flower Tree, 2008 / fired clay and glaze / 77 x 43 x 45 in. (195.6 x 109.2 x 114.3 cm) / Private collection
Installation photography / Rogue Wave '09: / 10 Artists from Los Angeles
Bio

1983 Born, Palisade, CO
Lives and works in Athens, OH

Education:
2007 Masters of Fine Art, Ceramics California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
2005 Bachelor of Fine Arts The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

biography
Portrait of Matt Wedel. Photo: McKinley Law.
Photo: McKinley Law
Viewing rooms
Matt Wedel Potted Plants
Matt Wedel:
Potted Plants
Online viewing room
Matt Wedel Fruits
Matt Wedel:
Fruits
Online viewing room
Current exhibitions
The Flower Show
The Flower Show
7 Jun - 1 Sep 2023
Gallery exhibition
Selected L.A. Louver exhibitions
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Matt Wedel: Everything is everything
Matt Wedel
Everything is everything
14 Nov 2018 - 12 Jan 2019
Gallery exhibition
Matt Wedel
Matt Wedel
26 Apr - 24 Jun 2017
Gallery exhibition
Matt Wedel: Peaceable Fruit
Matt Wedel
Peaceable Fruit
18 Nov - 30 Dec 2015
Gallery exhibition
Matt Wedel: Sheep's Head
Matt Wedel
Sheep's Head
11 Apr - 18 May 2013
Gallery exhibition
Selected museum exhibitions
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Matt Wedel: Phenomenal Debris
Matt Wedel
Phenomenal Debris
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, OH
 5 Nov 2022 - 2 Apr 2023
Museum exhibition
Ceramic Momentum - Staging the Object
Ceramic Momentum - Staging the Object
CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art
Middelfart, Denmark
 11 May - 3 Nov 2019
Museum exhibition
The Incongruous Body
The Incongruous Body
American Museum of Ceramic Art
Pomona, CA
 11 Aug 2018 - 17 Feb 2019
Museum exhibition
Melting Point: Movements in Contemporary Clay
Melting Point
Movements in Contemporary Clay
Craft and Folk Art Museum
Los Angeles, CA
 28 Jan - 6 May 2018
Museum exhibition
Video


Selected articles
Ollman, Leah. "Matt Wedel."
Art in America, 1 February 2019
full article, PDF

Pagel, David. "Bright, blazing bursts of color enliven Matt Wedel's sculptures at L.A. Louver."
The Los Angeles Times, 27 November 2018
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Wood, Eve. "Matt Wedel at LA Louver."
Art and Cake, 26 February 2018
full article, PDF
Dambrot, Shana Nys. "Matt Wedel."
Art LTD, May/June 2014
full article, PDF

Pagel, David. "A heady view of offbeat world."
Los Angeles Times. 3 May 2013
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McElroy, Gil. "Matt Wedel".
Ceramic - Art & Perception. Issue 82. 2010
full article, PDF
Artist website
mattwedel.com
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