Matthew Foster
(207) 217-0708
matt@blackdogironworks.com
www.blackdogironworks.com
Education University of Maine, Orono, Maine Fall 2008 – Fall 2012
B.F.A. Studio Art with a concentration in sculpture
University of Maine at Augusta, Augusta, Maine, Fall 2007 – Spring 2008
Studied architecture and Photography
Employment Owner/Operator
Black Dog Ironworks, LLC
Fall 2014 – Present
Sculpture Studio Technician
University of Maine, Orono, Maine
September 2012 – Spring 2015
Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium 2016
Sculptor for Bucksport, Maine
Prospect Harbor, Maine
Augusta 2016 – September 2016
Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium 2012
Intern Leader
Orono, Maine
Augusta 2012 – September 2012
Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium 2011
Intern/Assistant to Hitoshi Tanaka, Japanese Stone Sculptor
Prospect Harbor, Maine
Augusta 2011 – September 2011
Awards 2012, Good Idea Grant, Maine Arts Commission
2012, Nominated for the ISC Oustanding Student Achievement Award
2012, Summer Exhibition Award, Solo Exhibition, University of Maine
2012, Elizabeth Warren Graves Art Fund, Oustanding Studio Art Award
2011, Ruth Stebbins and Edmund G. Schildkecht Art Fund Award
2011, Nominated for the ISC Outstanding Student Achievement Award
Exhibitions &
Symposia
2016, Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium
Prospect Harbor, Maine
2015, Exhibition at the Littlefield Gallery
Winter Harbor, Maine
2014, Bar Harbor Cellars
Bar Harbor, Maine
2013, The Gallery at the Blue Heron
Bangor, Maine
2012, KahBang Music | Art | Film Festival
Bangor, Maine
2012, Structures
Solo Exhibition, Lard Hall Gallery, University of Maine, Orono, Maine
2012, Spirit Gallery Exhibition
University of Maine, Orono, Maine
2011, Jamais Vu
Lord Hall Gallery, University of Maine, Orono, Maine
2011 Juried Student Exhibition
Lord Hall Gallery, University of Maine, Orono, Maine
2010 Juried Student Exhibition
Lord Hall Gallery, University of Maine, Orono, Maine
2009 Juried Student Exhibition
Lord Hall Gallery, University of Maine, Orono, Maine