Matthew Day Jackson

Born: 1974

Biography:

Matthew Day Jackson (born 1974) is an American artist whose multifaceted practice encompasses sculpture, painting, collage, photography, drawing, video, performance and installation. Since graduating with an MFA from Rutgers University in 2001, following his BFA from the University of Washington in Seattle, he has had numerous solo exhibitions. His work has been shown at MAMbo Museo d'Arte Moderna in Bologna, Italy; Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art in Boulder, Colorado; the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA; the Portland Museum of Art Biennial in Portland, Maine; and the Whitney Biennial Day for Night in New York. Through his multifarious practice, which includes collage, drawing, video, performance, and installation, Jackson engages with a wide range of philosophical, scientific, and historical themes that he interweaves with his personal narrative. He investigates a wide range of philosophical, scientific, and historical themes that he interweaves with his personal narrative. The concept of connectivity is at the core of Jackson’s work. He employs intensive research and production processes to create objects that coincide with a reassembling of history.