Matt is an artist and educator with 30 years of experience in the arts sector.
He is Head of Fine Arts at Whitecliffe College, Auckland, New Zealand, and a PhD candidate at AUT. His research thesis title is: Expanded drawing and the Gallery as Site: From the Drawing Lesson to the Pensive Image/Object. Matt Ellwood has been a high school Head of Art, and a visual arts curriculum developer, advisor, and examiner at a national level. He is an award-winning artist, most recently receiving highly commended at the 2019 Parkin Drawing Prize, and has been curated into important exhibitions such as the Govett Brewster’s biennial review of contemporary art and three Headlands Sculpture on the Gulf events. He is represented in Auckland by Melanie Roger Gallery.
Matt is an artist and educator with 30 years of experience in the arts sector.
He is Head of Fine Arts at Whitecliffe College, Auckland, New Zealand, and a PhD candidate at AUT. His research thesis title is: Expanded drawing and the Gallery as Site: From the Drawing Lesson to the Pensive Image/Object. Matt Ellwood has been a high school Head of Art, and a visual arts curriculum developer, advisor, and examiner at a national level. He is an award-winning artist, most recently receiving highly commended at the 2019 Parkin Drawing Prize, and has been curated into important exhibitions such as the Govett Brewster’s biennial review of contemporary art and three Headlands Sculpture on the Gulf events. He is represented in Auckland by Melanie Roger Gallery.
