Born, Bristol, UK, 1973

1993-6

B.A.(Hons) Fine Art, Sculpture, The Nottingham Trent University

ERASMUS, Escuela des Belles Artes, Barcelona, Spain,

 

 

Solo Shows

 

2011

‘Fascination’, Maddox Arts, London

 

2007

‘Mat Chivers: Sculpture + Drawings’, Study Gallery of Modern Art, Poole

 

2002

‘Incunabula’, Buckland Abbey

 

 

Group Shows

 

 

2011

‘Eleventh Plateau’, Historical Archives Museum, Hydra, Greece

‘The Knowledge’, The Gervasuti Foundation, 54th Venice Biennale Exhibition of International Art, Italy

2010

‘Holding Time’, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Indian Institute for Arts & Culture, London

‘Ex-Lab’, Bridport Arts Centre

‘Sculpture’, Great Western Studios, London

‘On-Form’, Oxford

 

2009

‘Secret’, Royal College of Art, London

‘ECO, Exeter Contemporary Open’, Phoenix Arts & Media, Exeter

‘Perspectives on a Modernist Legacy’, Woburn Abbey

’18@108 – Stone’, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London

‘Vanitas Triptych’, St Michael the Archangel, Chagford

‘Sculpture’, ArtContact, Limberhurst Arts Centre, Cambridge

‘Ludlow Open Exhibition of Contemporary Art’, Ludlow

 

2008

‘2D to 3D – Drawings Towards Sculpture’, Bournemouth University

‘Visual’, Beachcroft Space, Beachcroft LLP, Bristol

‘156th Autumn Exhibition’, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol

‘It Ain’t What You Do’, Society of Artists, St Ives

‘On-Form’, Oxford

 

2007

‘Summer Exhibition’, Royal Academy of Arts, London

 

2006

‘ArtLondon’, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London

‘Re-View: Territories Inspire Art’, Study Gallery of Modern Art, Poole

‘Forest Dreaming, Part 3’, Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World, (CCANW), Exeter

‘On-Form’, Oxford

‘Mark’, Dartington College of Arts Gallery

‘Consistently Abstract’, The Installation Room, Salt Gallery, Hayle

 

2005

‘Elemental Insight’ Canterbury Royal Museum and Art Gallery; Derby Museum and Art Gallery; Falkirk Civic Offices

Hannah Peschar, Ockley

‘153rd Autumn Exhibition’, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol

 

2004

‘Elemental Insight’, BBC Media Centre; London, Black Swan Arts; Bridport Art Centre; Burton Art Gallery

‘Big Jurrasic’, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton

 

2003

‘Size Matters’, Devon Guild

 

 

 

Commissions & Collections

 

Association Vents des Forets, France

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Bournemouth & Poole College

Bristol City Council

Chagford Arts Festival

The Countryside Agency

Dartmoor National Park

The Devon Guild

Doorstep Green

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Mochary Collection, USA

NHS Primary Healthcare Trust

Norwegian Cruise Lines

STRAW project

Thelma Hulbert Gallery

The Met Office

West Devon Borough Council

 

 

Awards & Grants

 

ECO 2009, PROOF Award, 2009

Arts Council England Grant, 2005

Devon ArtsCulture Award, 2005

Arts Council England Grant, 2003

 

 

Projects

 

‘Outbreath’, collaboration with research scientists, The University of Bristol, 2009

‘Shelter’, site-specific collaboration, various locations, France, 2002

‘Vents des Forets’, Lahaymieux, France, 2002

Press

Fascination by Mat Chivers
Curated by James Putnam 25th March - 12th May 2011