26 November 2025 - 30 January 2026
Leicester Open: The People’s Exhibition 2025
The Blacksmith at Much Hadem Forge
Matthew's painting Portrait of the Blacksmith at Much Hadem Forge has been accepted into the Leicester Open exhibition.
It will be on show from the 26th November 2025 to the 30th January 2026.
Find out more about the Exhibition here..
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Wednesday 8th October to
Saturday 8th November 2025
People & Places
at the Creative Melbourne Gallery
Matthew is taking part in the People and Places exhibition in the wonderful Creative Melbourne Gallery.
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Find out more about the Exhibition here.
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20th & 21st September 2025
The Melbourne Art Festival
Matthew is exhibiting at the Melbourne Festival this year. He has some of his most recognisable pictures on view an and for sale.
He is in Venue 13, "The Assembly Rooms".
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Find out more about the Melbourne Festival here.
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22nd July 2025
The Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize
Matthew's painting "Feeling Languid with a Monstera Deliciosa" has been longlisted for this year's Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize.
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You can view the portrait in the online exhibition here.
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3rd & 4th May
17th & 18th May
Open Studios Notts
Matthew is taking part in this year's open studios Nottingham event, where he will be openning up his studio at 61 Denison Street, Beeston, NG91AX for the first time.
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He will be painting during these open days, working on two different paintings. The first an attempt to capture a portrait of a tree which he discovered in Wollaton Park, and the second a commisioned portrait.
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He has many paintings available to view and buy, with his studio walls thick with art, and racks of paintings available for review.
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Everything is for sale, so come along and buy some art!
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31st January 2025
Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery.
Portrait of the Master Potter Keith Brymer Jones in the Colour Room at the Glafstone Pottery Museum.
Matthew's painting Portrait of Keith Brymer Jones in the Colour Room at the Gladstone Pottery Museum was shortlisted for the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery.
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This painting is from a series of portraits of Keith painted in October - December 2024.
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Although unsuccessful this year, the painting was in a shortlist of 275 picked from the 1314 international entries.
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7th December 2024
Leicester Open: People’s Exhibition
Portrait of Annabel Sitting on the Floor
Matthew's painting Annabel Sitting on the Floor is on exhibition at the Leicester Open: People's Exhibition from 14 December 2024 - 31 January 2025.
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This painting is from a series of portraits of Annabel Jones Van Boxtel, a former student at Nottingham University.
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11th October 2023
Sky Portrait Artist
Self Portrait with Mostera Delicisosa
Matthew was selected to take part in the Sky Arts programme 'Portrait Artist of the Year' with his self portrait 'Self Portrait with Monstera Deliciosa'.
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Matthew painted the television personality and singer Fleur East but was not selected to progress beyond his episode.
1st December 2023
Royal West of England Open
Portrait of a Postman
Matthew's painting Portriat of a Postman has been selected for exhibition at the Royal West of England Open in Bristol.
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The painting is one from a series of twenty portraits painting of local people from Matthew's home town of Beeston.
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1st July 2023
Jackson's Art Prize
Portrait of a Rapper
Matthew's painting 'Portrait of a Rapper' was shortlisted for the Jackson's Art Prize and was exhibited at the Bankside Gallery in London.
