Matthew Sepielli
Assistant Professor
Communications, Arts & Humanities
Contact Information
Marple901 S. Media Line Road
Media, PA 19063
610-723-2000
Room Number: 3280
Phone: 610-359-5382
Contact Faculty
Matthew Sepielli is an Assistant Professor of Studio Art at the college and joined the faculty in 2020. He teaches courses in painting and drawing at the introductory and advanced levels. His own paintings challenge conventions of singular artistic style, explore a range of traditional and non-traditional artistic materials and are concerned with the differences between visual, spoken and written language.
Degrees
- M.F.A. Bard College- Painting
- B.F.A. Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University- Painting and Drawing
- Temple University Rome
Presentations
- Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Pennsylvania, School of Design, 2016
- Artist Lecture, Bucks County Community College, 2014
- Show and Share at Moore College of Art, 2013
Awards, Grants and other Scholarly Recognitions
- Artist in Residence- The Tyrone Guthrie Centre- New Bliss, Ireland- 2014
- Artist in Residence- Basekamp- Philadelphia, PA- 2005
Academic Biography
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions: -------------------------------------- 2025- Solo Exhibition, Forthcoming- September-October 2025 at The Painting Center. New York, NY 2022- "Country & Western", Two-person exhibit with Keith Crowley at Atelier FAS. Philadelphia, PA 2022- "The Time Keeper", Solo exhibit at Michel Obulta Project Space. Philadelphia, PA 2020- "Minich/ Sepielli", Two-person exhibit with Anne Minich at The Philadelphia Cathedral. Philadelphia, PA 2013-"Temporary Allegiance", Solo exhibit, Gallery 400, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 2012- "Cathedral", Solo exhibit, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA 2010- "New Paintings" Solo exhibit, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA Group exhibitions (selected): -------------------------------- 2023- "Asters & Goldenrod" Alice Gauvin Gallery- Portland, ME 2019- "Just Painting" Jack Barrett Gallery- New York, NY 2017- "Slow Form" School 33- Baltimore, MD 2014- "R/W" Hicks Art Center at Bucks County Community College- Bucks County, PA 2013- "In Front of Strangers I Sing" Woodmere Art Museum- Philadelphia, PA
Scholarly Interests
- Painting, Drawing, Historic Artist Materials, Contemporary Art, Art History, Visual Language, Poetry, Philosophy of Language, Ecology
