Matthew Wright
In Residence on the verandahs at Donnelly River Village
17-26 June 2022
Matthew Wright (b. 1988) is an artist from Walyalup/Fremantle, Western Australia. Working with acrylic paint, his practice ranges from representational painting, to pure abstraction. His works explore ideas of transience, specifically in relation to the mundane and the everyday.
Matthew graduated from the WA Academy of Performing Arts in 2010 with a Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance), before beginning his art practice in 2013.
He has since had four solo shows, including two at Linton and Kay Galleries in Subiaco, as well as numerous local and interstate group shows. In 2021 he was the Overall Award Winner for the City of Belmont Art Award, and has been the Open Award winner for both the City of Bayswater (2018), and City of Rockingham (2019) Art Awards.
Works from the 2022 Donnelly Verandah Residency
Matthew Wright, Donnelly Verandah Residencies setup
Matthew Wright. Plein air set up.
Updates
Paintings, workshops, exhibitions
Contemporary and creative dance workshop with Floeur Adler
Contemporary and creative dance workshop with Floeur Alder Saturday 27th July 10-11:30am Visit Donnelly River Village and take part in a [...]
BREC First Nations Artist Retreat 2024
Participants in the BREC Artist Retreat 2023 (photo: courtesy BREC) Closing Soon: Expressions of interest - BREC First Nations Artist Retreat Run by [...]
David Carson – What Lies Beneath – work in progress
Work in progress, David Carson: What Lies Beneath Karri forest floor to canopy
Julie Podstolski – Verandah Resident
Red-Winged Fairy Wren on the verandah of the General Store at Donnelly River. Julie Podstolski, 2022 165cm (W) x 16.5cm (H) Neocolor II and coloured pencils on [...]
Matthew Wright, Donnelly Verandah Residencies setup
Matthew Wright. Plein air set up.
David Carson – First impressions from The Donnelly Verandah Residencies 2022
On returning from his residency in 2022, David Carson reflected; I have a lot of material to sort through - change of scenery can be stimulating, [...]
The artwork that missed courier to Donnelly River Village due to Covid-19 restrictions
The carrier taking Jo Darvall's 2021 watercolour and pencil work, Wandoo #17 (51 x 68 cm - $2450) to Donnelly River Village for the the Donnelly Verandah Residencies 5-Year [...]
Rima Zabaneh, working/thinking in progress – Donnelly River Village, 24 June 2021
Rima Zabaneh, work-thinking in progress, The Donnelly Verandah Residencies, 2021