Holly Mathews
Painting professor
Education
- M.F.A., fine art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- B.F.A., fine art, Academy of Art University
Credentials
- Professor of foundation studies, 2019-present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Adjunct lecturer, 2018-19, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
- Adjunct professor of painting and foundations, 2012-19, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, MFA Merit Award, 2015–17
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Graduate Grant Award, 2015–17
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Alumni Association Scholarship, 2015–17
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Fine Arts Venture Fund Award, 2016
- Academy of Art University, Spring Show, Faculty Choice Award, 2012
- Academy of Art University, Spring Show, First Place Still Life Award, 2012
- Academy of Art University, Spring Show, Third Place Still Life Award, 2012
- Academy of Art University, Spring Show, Small Piece Award, 2011
- Academy of Art University, Italy Study Abroad Scholarship, 2010
Publications and presentations
Publications
- "BOOOOOOOM," Art and Design Magazine, featured artist, 2017.
- Southwest Art Magazine, "21 Under 31: Artists to Watch," Sept. issue, 2013.
Selected group exhibitions
- Wish You Were Here: Work from Artists Who Have Left the Bay Area, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, 2020
- Salon at the Triton: A 2D Art Competition and Exhibition, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, Calif., 2018
- Nine Lives, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, N.J., 2018
- 22nd Annual Faculty and Alumni Auction, Academy of Art University, The Cannery, San Francisco, 2017
- DELUSIONAL, Jonathan LeVine Projects, Jersey City, N.J., 2017
- 4th Annual Emerging Talent Exhibition, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia 2017
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 116th ASE, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, Philadelphia, 2017
- Our Bodies, Ourselves, Gallery 128, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, Philadelphia, 2016
- It's the Thought That Counts, Gallery 128, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, Philadelphia, 2015
- Botanica: All Things Plant Life, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, Calif., 2015
- Make It Work, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, 2015
- Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, 2014
- Bay Area Painters, Awaken Cafe, Oakland, Calif., 2014
- 19th Annual Faculty and Alumni Auction, Academy of Art University, The Cannery, San Francisco, 2014
- Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, 2014
- Universe: The Art of Existence, Modern Eden, San Francisco, 2014
- The Art of Painting in the 21st Century: The 5th Annual Conference, John Natsolas Gallery, Davis, Calif., 2014
- Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, 2013
- DUODECAD: Featuring 12 Emerging Bay Area Artists, Warehouse 416, Oakland, Calif., 2013
- 18th Annual Faculty and Alumni Auction, Academy of Art University, The Cannery, San Francisco, 2013
- Waterfronts, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, 2013
- Love//Addiction, Wonderland SF, San Francisco, 2013
- 94109, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, 2013
- Breaking Open, BlankSpace, Olso, Norway, 2013
- Imprints and Impressions: A Clique Show, The Drop, San Francisco, CA 2013 Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, 2013
- Individual Works: A Clique Show, Flax, San Francisco, 2013
- Creative Collaborations: A Clique Show, Flax, San Francisco, 2013
- Drip, Drop, Fractal, The Drop, San Francisco, 2012
- Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, 2012
- 17th Annual Faculty and Alumni Auction, Academy of Art University, The Cannery, San Francisco, 2012
- Stockton Art League 57th Juried Art Exhibition, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, Calif., 2012
- Academy of Art University Spring Show, The Cannery, San Francisco, CA 2012 Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, 2012
- The Big Deal Art Auction, SOMAart Gallery, San Francisco, 2011
- Academy of Art University Spring Show, The Cannery, San Francisco, 2011