Matt McConnell McConnell Studios 324 Dupont Circle, Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 868-7858 • mattm@mcconnellstudios.com Education 1995 - Bachelors of Environmental Design in Architecture - N.C. State College of design 1995 - Bachelors of Environmental Design in Industrial Design - N.C. State College of design Employment 1995-2001 – Clearscapes Architecture – Raleigh, N.C. Sculpture Studio Manager 2001-Present – McConnell Studios – Founder, Owner, and Artist Gallery Shows S.O.F.A . – Group Show - Furniture and Lighting – Forum + Function – Raleigh, N.C. 1997 L.I.T. – Group Show - Lighting – Forum + Function – Raleigh, N.C. - 1998 Recent Work – Sculpture & Lighting – Humble Pie – Raleigh, N.C. - 1998 Recent Work – with Heath Satow – Sculpture – Artspace – Raleigh, N.C. - 1999 Metal: Scale & Sculpture – Group Show – DesignBox – Raleigh, N.C. - 2005 Momentum – Sculpture & Lighting – DesignBox – Raleigh, N.C. – 2008 Iron – Group Show - Sculpture– Rebus Works – Raleigh, N.C. – 2010 Fundraisers A Day with the Arts – Make-a-Wish Foundation The Downtown Appetite for Art – Raleigh, NC – 2007, 2008 The Triangle Wine Experience – Frankie Lemmon Foundation – 2007, 2008 American Heart Association – 2007, 2008 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - 2008 Selection of Commercial & Public Clients North Carolina Museum of Art Duke University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Alabama State University DCH Regional Medical Center Glaxo Smith Kline Steelcase Cisco Systems Duke University Medical Center AICPA – Amer. Assoc. of Certified Public Accountants Durham Performing Arts Center - DPAC Wakefield Medical Center Blue Cross/BlueShield Bank of America SAS Institute Holiday Inn Sigma Xi, The National Honor Society for Scientists Mckinney + Silver Advertising Duke Corporate Education Motricity Little & Associates Architecture Duda Paine Architecture Centrepoint Architecture Sara Lee Branded Apparel Matt McConnell McConnell Studios 324 Dupont Circle, Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 868-7858 • mattm@mcconnellstudios.com Restaurants (lighting and more) The Humble Pie Lucky 32 Margaux Penang – Chapel Hill 18 Seaboard BuKu – formerly Fins The Mint The Mosaic Wine Lounge Solas Taverna Agora Amra’s Midtown 115 1705 Prime Azitra Champa Blue/Panini – Charlotte Ilios Noche – Charlotte Hiro – Wilmington J Bucks – Missouri/Illinois Commissions (a selection) Stratus – North Carolina Museum of Art – permanent installation – Raleigh, NC - 2000 Convergence – Steelcase Wood – Chicago, IL – 2001 Communique – Tri-Properties – Nottingham Hall – Durham, NC - 2001 Spire – Martin Nagy Residence – Raleigh, NC - 2001 Untitled – Blue Cross/Blue Shield – N.C. Headquarters – Chapel Hill, NC 2002 Transfer – Tri-Properties – Danbury Hall – Durham, NC, 2002 Flames – Margaux – Raleigh, NC - 2002 Falling Leaves – Seligmann/Balter residence – Wakefield, NC – 2002 Crystal – Sigma Xi – National Honor Society of Scientists – Morrisville, NC - 2003 Sweep – Colonial Mall – Burlington, N.C. – 2004 Cone & Eye – Mckinney + Silver Durham, NC, – 2004 Vessels – Hunnell Residence – Burlington, NC – 2005 Twist – Holiday Inn – Award winning lobby renovation – Winston Salem, NC – 2005 Untitled – Salon Blu – Raleigh, NC – 2005 Untitled – Remer residence – Dallas, TX – 2005 Trees – Sara Lee Branded Apparel – Winston-Salem, NC – 2005 The Leaves Fall Once Again – SAS Institute – Cary, NC – 2005 Untitled – Shades at the Loop – Panama City, FL A New Spin – Duke Corporate Education – Durham, NC – 2006 Sail – Mckinney + Silver – Durham, NC - 2006 Flight – Stonehaven Gallery – 2006 Evolution – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – 2006 The Hull – Virginia Center for Creative Arts – Amherst, Virginia Tornado – 1705 Prime – Raleigh, NC – 2007 Clouds – Alabama State University – Montgomery, AL – 2007 Rise – Duda Pain Architecture – 2007 Chrysalis Unfolding – Tri-Properties – Carlisle Place – Durham, NC - 2008 Winding – Durham Center – Durham, NC – 2008 Uncorked – The Mint – Raleigh, NC – 2008 Matt McConnell McConnell Studios 324 Dupont Circle, Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 868-7858 • mattm@mcconnellstudios.com Weave – Wakefield Medical - 2009 Sphere – Premier Health – 2010 Wave – Sparians – 2010 Fire Flower – Williamsburg Clubhouse - 2011