MATTHEW HINDLEY Matthew Hindley graduated from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town in 2002; where he was awarded the Michaelis Prize. As one of the countries' most recognized younger painters, Hindley’s intense, poetic and delving artworks have featured in various critical and seminal South African exhibitions. Recent solo presentations have included An Everlasting Once at Brundyn + Gonsalves, Cape Town and Twilight of the Idols at Biksady, Budapest. Hindley’s exhibition of drawings at David Krut Cape Town coincided with the official launch of the book, The Five Magic Pebbles & other stories. His notable solo painting presentation Resurrection was held at Everard Read Cape Town gallery, in October 2015. In addition, he has presented at the world renowned Eli and Edythe Broad Museum, Michigan and the Kochi Muziris Biennale, India. In 2014 he worked on a series of paintings inspired by the mythological African tales of South African writer Don Mattera, for a book published by Rhodeworks, in Berlin, Germany. In 2015 his artwork was part of the imago mundi, Benetton Collection at the Venice Biennale, and his major public sculptureSpeak Naturally and Continuously'' was installed above the entrance of the South African National Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa. This artwork was rebuilt in late 2018/ early 2019 and reopened to the general public interaction May 2019. EDUCATION 2002Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012 Volta 8, Basel, Switzerland, BRUNDYN + GONSALVES, Cape Town 2011 The Solo Project, Basel, Switzerland / An Everlasting once, BRUNDYN + GONSALVES, Cape Town, South Africa 2007 Private Vernissage, Berlin, Germany, with Kromschroeder & Pfannenschmidt 2006 Before My Time, 34LONG, Cape Town 2005 Speak Naturally & Continuously, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town / Absolute Chop,, Mzoli’s Butchery and Grill, Gugulethu 2004 Untitled, Klein KarooNational Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn / Surrender, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town 2003 Infra-Red, The Michaelis Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa Angostura Dam
