Matthew Curry is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Washington, D.C., whose work spans analog drawing and painting, digital media, animation, and video installation. With over 25 years of experience in digital art, Curry creates visually layered, conceptually rich works that explore hybridity, recursion, and material transformation. His most recent work reimagines his own analog drawings through a process of freehand digital redrawing, generating complex visual fields that merge past and present mark-making.
Beyond digital practice, Curry has exhibited analog works on paper and canvas as well as immersive installations incorporating both video and sculpture. In 2021, he completed Monster Imagination, a 32-piece permanent installation of painting and sculpture commissioned for the children’s section of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. The commission coincided with the renovation of the historic building, originally designed by architect Ludwig Mies van Der Rohe.
Curry’s work has earned two Grammy® nominations, received recognition from Apple, and was the subject of an ART TALK segment on VICE®. His practice is represented in both public and private collections internationally, including those of noted cultural figures, acclaimed graphic designers, and a range of established and emerging collectors. His work has been widely disseminated through art, design, and cultural publications in print. In parallel with his studio practice, Curry has maintained an extensive career as a graphic artist and art director, collaborating with clients such as Jeff Koons, Sheryl Crow, Adobe, Wired, National Geographic, The Smithsonian, AT&T, Intel, and Thievery Corporation. His applied design work includes the creation of logos for leading restaurants in Washington, D.C., as well as poster designs commissioned by music, arts, and nonprofit organizations throughout the city—projects that underscore his sustained engagement with both cultural institutions and the broader civic sphere.
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Exhibitions
Publications & Features
Awards
- Late Stage Mythology, Solo Exhibition, Lost Origins Gallery, November 2025, Washington, D.C.
- MIXTAPE, Solo Exhibition, Lost Origins Gallery, November 2019, Washington, D.C.
- The Phantom Arena, Solo Exhibition, Lost Origins Gallery, November 2018, Washington, D.C.
Publications & Features
- Caketrain Journal, cover artwork, Issue 07, December 2009, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Music Graphics, reproduction, art direction by Clifford Stoltze, Rockport Publishers Inc., 2008, Beverly, MA.
- Simply Packaging, reproduction, viction:workshop ltd, 2008, Hong Kong, China.
- WEB Design Notes: Making Magazine of Web Design, “The World Site Gallery” by Egami Kaori, feature & reproduction, Issue No. 2, 2007, Japan.
- STEP Inside Design: The 100 Winners of State of Design, “Ashby Design/Imagefed” by Tiffany Nicole Slade, feature & reproduction, Vol. 23, No. 2, March/April 2007, New York, NY.
- IDN International Designers Network: Crime & Ornament, “It’s an Ornamental World/Matthew Curry,” interview & reproduction, Vol. 14, No. 02, Hong Kong, China.
- Post Modern Bible Stories: Sunday School Never Looked Like This, Relevant Books.
- Digital Arts (Digit), cover artwork, Issue 95, London, UK.
- Canceled Flight: 101 Tried and True Pigeon Killin’ Methods, edited by A. V. Jones, Throckmorton Press, original contribution, New York, NY.
- The Drama: The A to Z Issue, reproduction, Issue 5, Richmond, VA.
- XFUNS Creative & Design Magazine, “SOHO,” interview & reproduction, No. 21, Taiwan.
- STEP Inside Design: Special Annual Issue—The Hottest Website Designs, “Best of Web Design” by Michelle Taut, review & reproduction, Vol. 21, No. 5, New York, NY.
- Taschen: Best of Web Design Portfolio, reproduction, Taschen.
- Blond Magazin: Arbeit, feature & reproduction, Hamburg, Germany.
- Color: A Skateboard Culture Magazine, Faesthetic editorial, reproduction, Issue 3.2, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
- EMPTY Design Magazine, “Ninja Who? Matthew Curry” by Rory Woods, feature & reproduction, No. 02, Darlinghurst, Australia.
- étapes: graphisme design image création, feature & reproduction, Issue 114, Paris, France.
- étapes: international, feature & reproduction, Issue 02, Paris, France.
- Katalogue: New Art, reproduction, Vol. 01, London, UK.
- Digital Arts (Digit), feature & reproduction, Issue 79, London, UK.
- Kmag (Knowledge Magazine), “Art: Ninjacruise” by Rahul Verma, review & reproduction, Vol. 2, Issue 49, London, UK.
- Impress Web Design Magazine, interview & reproduction, Vol. 53, Seoul, Korea.
- WIRED, editorial guest illustration, New York, NY.
- Faesthetic, reproduction, Issue 4, edited by Dustin Amery Holstetler, Toledo, OH.
- .net Magazine, “Gallery: Net’s Best Digital Artists,” original contribution, Issue 112, Bath, England.
- Urban Calligraphy and Beyond, reproduction, Markus Mai & Arthur Remke, Gestalten Verlag, Berlin.
- Semi-Permanent: The Book, reproduction, Design is Kinky, Sydney, Australia.
Awards
- Grammy® Nomination, Best Record Packaging, Radio Retaliation, Thievery Corporation, ESL Music.
- Grammy® Nomination, Best Record Packaging, Versions, Thievery Corporation, ESL Music.
- Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington, Gold Award, Best Packaging, Versions, Thievery Corporation, ESL Music.
- Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington, Silver Award, Best Packaging, The Corcoran College of Art + Design Interactive Brochure.
- Communications Design Annual 47, Audio/Visual Packaging, Versions.
- STEP Inside Design, 50 Best of Web Design, personal portfolio Imagefed.com.
work sample archives
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Video Credits: “Matthew Curry - Day in the Life” by RUN RIOT
Video Credits: “Matthew Curry - Day in the Life” by RUN RIOT
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