Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Matthew Sontheimer

Born in 1969 in New Orleans, Matthew Sontheimer received a B.F.A. from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, and an M.F.A. from Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.

He has had solo gallery exhibitions in New York at DCKT Contemporary and Achim Moeller Fine Art; in Houston at the Hiram Butler Gallery, the Sally Sprout Gallery, the  Devin Borden Gallery, in Dallas at the Talley Dunn Gallery, in New Orleans at the Arthur Roger Gallery, at Drake University in Des Moines, the LUX Center for Arts and Tugboat Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska, and the Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha. His work has been exhibited in group museum exhibitions at UCLA’s Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston; the Museum of Fine Arts Houston; the Old Jail Art Center, in Albany, Texas; the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans; the New Orleans Museum of Art; and the Joslyn Art Museum, in Omaha. Sontheimer has had a solo exhibition and participated in group exhibitions at the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearny.

Matthew Sontheimer is represented by the Talley Dunn Gallery, Dallas, Texas. His work can be found in the public collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and in the corporate collection of American Airlines at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Since 2012, Sontheimer has taught Painting and Drawing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Art, Art History & Design, where he is currently an Associate Professor.

An endowment established in 1983 through the generosity of Nancy and Robin Hanes supports the Art Department’s Visiting Artist Series. This important program brings both established and emerging artists to campus to discuss their work in public lectures and to offer individual critiques to our M.F.A. students.  The Hanes Visiting Artist series greatly enriches both our academic programs and our outreach to the wider community.  All lectures are free and open to the public.

A weeknight or daytime permit is now required after 5:00 pm on weekdays. No permit is required from 5:00 pm Friday through 7:30 am Monday. A $1.00 one-night pass is available in selected lots. More information can be found at the UNC Weeknight Parking website.

Artist website: https://talleydunn.com/project/matthew-sontheimer/

Image: Matthew Sontheimer, detail from Name, Date, and Number, 2019, Inkjet print, collage, and Liquid Paper on paper, 8 x 9 inches