Matthew Webber

Born: Suffolk, 1974Lives and works: Hackney, LondonEducation: Leeds Metropolitan University, Fine Art BAThe forms in my latest work are influenced by maps and aerial photography. These visual references are the starting point for a systematic building of a structured surface using oils and acrylics, from which an image is revealed through the controlled removal of paint.As the paint is stripped away, the skeleton of the painting emerges, the network of lines becoming increasingly interwoven and intricate. The textural aspect that has been such an integral part of my work has, for now at least, been replaced by a fascination with the story of the surface and the revelation of the painted strata that make up the history of each piece. The element of chance has come to play a vital role in the success or failure of each of these archaeological paintings, as long-hidden elements of a piece slowly emerge as the layers are stripped away.

North Essex College of Art: One Year Foundation Course in Art and Design , 1992-93 Leeds Metropolitan University: BA Honours Degree in Fine Art, 1993-96 April 1998: Solo exhibition at E1 Gallery, Spitalfields London, E1September 1999: 4 Painters group exhibition at the DRU space, Waterloo SE1April 2000: The Business of Art: group exhibition at APT Gallery, Deptford SE10September 2001: Solo exhibition at Ogilvy and Mather, Canary Wharf E14December 2002: Solo exhibition at Harvey Nichols, KnightsbridgeSeptember 2003: Space Studios Open in association with London Arts. Hackney E8March 2004: The Affordable Art Fair with The Green Page Gallery, LeedsNovember 2005: The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London SW1,

July 2023: Painting & Unpainting, Solo Exhibition, London E4
June 2022: M2 Artists, Group exhibition at ASC Gallery, SE17
November 2019: 'Discerning Eye', Mall Galleries, SW1
June 2019: Creekside Open 2019 Selected by Sacha Craddock
May 2018: ‘m2@15’, Group show, m2 Gallery @ APT, SE8
January 2017: Solo exhibition at Space Station Gallery, SE1
June 2016: ‘Six’, Solo exhibition at m2 Gallery, London SE15
December 2015: 'Canopy', The View Gallery, London E4
June 2015: The Creekside Open, APT Gallery, London SE8
September 2014:The National Open Art Competition, Somerset House, London WC2
April 2014: 'Painting & Unpainting', The Broadgate Tower, London EC2
March 2013: AAF NYC, Christopher Walker Art, New York City, USA
November 2012: Solo Exhibition at Red Bull Project Space, London SE1
November 2012: 'Discerning Eye', Mall Galleries, London SW1
May 2012: ‘Somewhere’, group exhibition with Frameless Gallery, London EC1
April 2012: ‘Sprung’, Chase & Sorensen, London E8
April 2012: AAF NYC, Christopher Walker Art, New York City, USA
January 2012: Art Palm Beach, Christopher Walker Art, Palm Beach, USA
September 2011: Solo exhibition at WATG Art Space, Fitzroy Square
June - August 2011: Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition
July 2010: I...