Matthew Crawley lives in Leeds, UK. Crawley’s practice may be seen as a particular polemic brought about in some part by the influence of his day job, that of Art technician.
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With an eclectic approach, the artist has, amongst other things, made manifest an invisible friend, crafted a wicker footstool (under supervision), assumed the identity of a Sardinian Bottlenose Dolphin, resurrected a closed provincial Art Gallery and constructed a 1 to 1 scale facsimile of his then-13-year-old daughter’s bedroom.
Recent projects and solo exhibitions include Life Cycle of a Mould Mite, Leeds Weirdo Club, Leeds, UK (2015); Cheesecube, Toast, Manchester, UK (2015); Exhibition, CIRCA Projects, Workplace Gallery, Gateshead, UK (2015); First Year, Leeds Weirdo Club, Leeds, UK (2014). In 2012, Crawley together with Harry Meadley and David Steans, founded the Leeds Weirdo Club.
Matthew Crawley is a Liverpool Biennial Associate Artist. Crawley has been paired with Marta Ramos-Yzquierdo (Art Historian at the Complutense University if Madrid, Spain).
Carpetbagger, 2016
Carpet fitters misplaced sweatshirt presented in a sports memorabilia style frame
Exhibited at the India Buildings
Oakwood Gallery II, 2011
Recovered acrylic sign, commissioned fluorescent lightbox
Exhibited at the India Buildings
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Matthew Crawley, Oakwood Gallery ll, 2011. Photo courtesy of the artist. -
Matthew Crawley, Life Cycle of a Mould Mite, 2015. Photo courtesy of the artist. -
Matthew Crawley, Anon Ancestor. -
Matthew Crawley, Pilgrim (b road version), 2014. Photo courtesy of the artist.
