C.V.
Biography
2026
Works between Windsor, CDN & Royal Oak, USA
2015
Moves to Royal Oak, MI
2010
Returns to Windsor, Canada
2009
Moves to Berlin, Germany
2002
Moves to London, UK
1979
Emigrates to Windsor, Canada
1972
Born in Banbury, UK
Education
2014
MSc. Sustainable Development, University of Surrey, UK.
2003
MA Art in Architecture, University of East London, London, UK.
1994
B.F.A. York University, Toronto, Canada.
1991
Newcastle Polytechnic, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Solo Exhibitions
2021
‘Paintings & Panels’, Fischtein Fine Art, Toronto, Canada
2019
‘Dimensions’, 180 The Strand, London, UK
2019
‘New Work’, SB Contemporary Art, Windsor, Canada
2017
‘New Work’, David Klein Gallery, Detroit, USA
2017
‘Parallaxis’, Townsend Modern/Contemporary, San Francisco, USA
2017
‘Allsorts’, Scott White Contemporary Art, San Diego, USA
2016
‘Transposing’, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
2013
‘Contained’, Mana Wynwood, Miami, USA
2012
‘Dimensions’, MUTT Gallery & Bookshop, Barcelona, Spain
2012
‘Dimensions’, RED Gallery, London, UK
2010
‘New Work’, Independant Space, Berlin, Germany
2008
‘Of Works & Words’, Lewis Elton Gallery, Guildford, UK
2006
‘min2MAX’, CircleCulture Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2001
‘Untitled, (but thoughtfully known as the sexual divide)’, Artcite Inc., Windsor, Canada
2001
‘Untitled, but thoughtfully known as Equivocal Love’, Sixty Four Steps Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada
2000
‘New Work’, Sixty Four Steps Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada
1999
‘Torqued Paintings’, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
1999
‘Knowing Something For A Second Only’, Pekao Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Group Exhibitions
2025
‘Shades of Blue’, School of Creative Arts, Windsor, Canada
2025
‘(in)Visible Truths’ – Villa 92, Tecumseh, Canada
2023
‘Dimensions’, Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX, USA
2023
‘New Work’, David Klein Gallery, Detroit, USA
2022
‘August Selections’, David Klein Gallery, Detroit, USA
2022
‘Everything Else’, David Klein Gallery, Detroit, USA
2021
‘New Work / New Year’, David Klein Gallery, Detroit, USA
2020
‘Insights unheard of…’, DRJ, Berlin, Germany
2019
‘CENTURY: idee Bauhaus’, DRJ, Berlin, Germany
2018
‘Tis’ the Season’, SB Contemporary Art, Windsor, Canada
2018
‘Hawtin + Sengbusch’, David Klein Gallery, Detroit, USA
2018
‘Shape and Water’, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, USA
2017
‘Tis’ the Season’, SB Contemporary Art, Windsor, Canada
2017
‘Salon 17’, SB Contemporary Art, Windsor, Canada
2016
‘Tis’ the Season’, SB Contemporary Art, Windsor, Canada
2016
‘First Summer: Part 1’, David Klein Gallery, Detroit, USA
2016
‘Collect (part 1)’, SB Contemporary Art, Windsor, Canada
2016
‘Economy of Form’, David Klein Gallery, Detroit, USA
2015
‘First Show’, David Klein Gallery, Detroit, USA
2014
‘Agree to Disagree – A survey on contemporary abstraction’, David Klein Gallery, Birmingham, MI USA
2013
‘Synesthesia’, Red Bull House of Art, Detroit, USA
2013
‘Algorithm’, Library Street Collective, Detroit, USA
2012
‘Are you in the room’, SB Contemporary Art, Windsor, Canada
2004
‘Freezer’, Archeus Fine Art, London, UK
2001
‘Artwithheart’, Casey House Fundraiser Auction, Toronto, Canada
2001
‘People From Good Homes’, Detroit, USA
2001
‘Nightlife’, Blueprint Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2000
‘Artseen’, Artcite, Windsor, Canada
1999
‘Duty Free’, Detroit Contemporary, Detroit, USA
1999
‘Cluster’, Pekao Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Art Fairs
2023
Moderne Art Fair, Paris, France – ARTITLED Contemporary
2019
PAN Amsterdam, Amsterdam – ARTITLED Contemporary
2019
PAN Amsterdam, Amsterdam – ARTITLED Contemporary
2018
Art Miami, Miami, USA – David Klein Gallery
2018
Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, USA – David Klein Gallery
2018
International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York, USA – Cheryl Hazan Gallery
2017
Art Miami, Miami, USA – David Klein Gallery & Scott White Contemporary Art
2017
Seattle Art Fair, USA – David Klein Gallery
2017
Palm Springs Art Fair, USA – Scott White Contemporary Art
2016
Art Miami, Miami, USA – David Klein Gallery & Scott White Contemporary Art
2016
The Armory Show, New York, USA – David Klein Gallery
2015
Art Miami, Miami, USA – David Klein Gallery & Scott White Contemporary Art
2015
The Armory Show, New York, USA – David Klein Gallery
2015
Art New York, New York, USA – David Klein Gallery
2014
Art Miami, Miami, USA – David Klein Gallery
2013
Art Miami, Miami, USA – De Buck Gallery
Teaching
2026
Studio Practice – Ideas & Images/Drawing, School of Creative Arts, University of Windsor
2026
Studio Practice – Intro to Painting, School of Creative Arts, University of Windsor
2025
2D Design, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, USA
2025
Studio Practice – Ideas & Images/Drawing, School of Creative Arts, University of Windsor
2025
Studio Practice – Intro to Painting, School of Creative Arts, University of Windsor
2024
3D Design, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, USA
2024
Studio Practice – Ideas & Images, School of Creative Arts, University of Windsor, Canada
2023
2D & 3D Design, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, USA
2022
2D & 3D Design, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, USA
2021
2D Design, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, USA
2020
2D Design, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, USA
2019
2D Design, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, USA
Grants & Awards
2019
OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant
2017
Shortlisted for OAAG Award – Monographic Exhibition of the Year (Budget under $20,000)
2011
OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant
2001
OAC Emerging Artist Grant
2001
OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant
2000
OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant
1999
OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant
Videos
2019
‘Dimensions’, 180 The Strand, London, UK — Dimensions
2017
‘New Work’, David Klein Gallery, Detroit, USA — New Work
2017
Detroit Performs, Detroit Public Television, USA — Detroit Performs
2017
‘Contained’, Mana Wynwood, Miami, USA — Contained
2017
‘Dimensions’, RED Gallery, London, UK — Dimensions UK
2017
‘Dimensions’, MUTT Gallery & Bookshop, Barcelona, Spain — Dimensions BCN
Reviews/Articles
2024
HAW-LIN ©2024 – Artwork photo spread
2017
Detroit Art Review, Matthew Hawtin at David Klein Gallery by Ron Scott
2017
Detroit Art Review, Matthew Hawtin at David Klein Gallery by Ron Scott
2012
Pulse Radio, Matthew Hawtin’s Many Dimensions
2012
Dazed Digital, Matthew Hawtin’s Dimensions by Bruna Volpi
2012
Resident Advisor, The Red Gallery Host Matthew Hawtin Exhibition by Will Lynch
2010
VOLUME Digital, Matthew Hawtin Interview
2001
Windsor Star, Inside Out by John Laycock
2000
Globe & Mail, Gallery Going by Gary Michael Dault
2000
National Post, In the Galleries by Thomas Hirschmann
1999
Artpress, Detroit, The Agony and the Ecstasy by Jacqueline Caux
1999
Windsor Star, Minimalist with a twist by Craig Pearson
1999
Room Magazine. Matthew Hawtin’s less is more
1999
Windsor Star, Artistic Invasion by Craig Pearson