Matt Adrian

Through my avian paintings and unique and unexpected titles, I attempt to juxtapose the purity of nature with the anxieties and absurdities of the modern human experience.

In addition to being a painter, I am also a published author (Penguin Random House) and designer. I own the Los Angeles-based creative company The Mincing Mockingbird with my wife, artist/designer Kim Bagwill.

Columbia College Chicago

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

SOLO

2023 Unnatural Selection, Hey There Projects, Joshua Tree, CA.

2020 Birdemic, EYE BATH art space, Joshua Tree, CA.

2019 Untitled solo show, EYE BATH art space, Joshua Tree, CA.

2018 Unusual Ecologies. Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH.

2017 Specimens and Artifacts. Wallspace, Los Angeles, CA.

2017 Songs From the Sixth Extinction. Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH.

2016 Rara Avis. Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH.

2015 Untitled solo show. Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH.

2013 Pelagic Paintings. Audubon Society: Project Puffin Gallery, Rockland, ME.

2013 Natural Selection. Henry Road, Los Angeles, CA.

2013 Avifauna. Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH.

2012 Untitled solo show. Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH.

2012 Murmuration. Henry Road, Los Angeles, CA.

2011 Ornithology. Henry Road, Los Angeles, CA.

2009 Untitled solo show. Henry Road, Los Angeles, CA.



GROUP

2022 Post-It Show 18. GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

2022 Whirligig & Weathervane Group Show. Hey There Projects, Joshua Tree, CA.

2022 Summer Spectacular! Hey There Projects, Joshua Tree, CA.

2022 Human/Animal. AMcE Creative Arts, Seattle, WA.

2021 Post-It COVID Style. GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

2021 Summer Spectacular. Hey Th...