CV | Matt Bacher

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2022 MFA, Painting and Printmaking, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA‍
2017 BA, Studio Art, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Current Teaching Associate in Painting, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Current Teaching Associate in 2D Design, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
2020-21 Teaching Associate in Drawing, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2020 Teaching Assistant in Painting, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2019-20 Gallery Assistant, San Diego State University Downtown Gallery, San Diego, CA
2017-20 Painting and Drawing Instructor, San Diego Music and Art Cooperative, San Diego, CA
2016-17 Furniture and Woodworking Shop Manager. San Diego State University. San Diego, CA
2014 Artist Intern in Bronze Sculpture, Modern Art Foundry, Long Island City, NY
2012-14 Tattoo Artist, Whatever Tattoo, New York, NY

2025 Everything Unorthodox, Deixis Gallery, San Diego, CA
2024 The Last Group Show, Bread & Salt, San Diego, CA
2023 NextGen 2023, Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
2022 Student Art Award Exhibition, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2019 Annual Graduate Exhibition, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2018 #WIP Open Studio, Arts Letters & Numbers, NY‍
2018 Rebel, San Diego Music and Art Cooperative, San Diego, CA
2018 Natural Progressions, San Diego Music and Art Cooperative, San Diego, CA
2018 San Diego Legends, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA
2017 A Ship in the Woods, Escondido, CA
2017 International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York, NY
2016 SDSU Art Council Scholarship Exhibition, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA
2016 2nd Annual Artist Coalition Exhibition, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2015 TEN: Art Showcase of the San Diego Tattoo Artist Community, San Diego, CA
2015 Student Award Exhibition, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2015 A Thousand Plates, San Diego State University Downtown Gallery, San Diego, CA
2015 Intertwined, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2015 Skate Deck Art Show, El Cajon, CA
2014 African Heritage: Social Justice in the 21st Century, LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY

2022 Elizabeth Rooklidge. “HereIn interview with Matthew Bacher.” HereIn Journal, 19 September 2002. https://www.hereinjournal.org/conversations/matthew-bacher-with-
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2017 Dora Vanette, “COMPETITION Culturally Appropriate.” Metropolis, May 2017. 2017 Laurie Gorelick, “Wilsonart Challenges winning chair design shows Aztec influence at ICFF.” Centerline, 31 May 2017. http://www.lauriegorelickinteriors.com/blog/2017/5/31/icff-2017-wilsonart-challenges-student-chair-design-competit.html
2017 Caroline Williamson, “Winners of the Wilsonart’s 13th Annual Student Chair Design Competition.” Design Milk, 29 May 2017. https://design-milk.com/the-winners-of-wilsonarts-13th-annual-student-chair-design-competition/
2017 Coleen L. Geraghty, “Set Up for Success,” 360: The Magazine of San Diego State University, 14 July 2017. https://newscenter.sdsu.edu/sdsu_newscenter/news_story.
aspx?sid=76826
2016 Donna P. Crilly, “View Through a Raindrop.” Uncle Jam Quarterly, Issue 106, 21 May 2016. https://issuu.com/wingedtiger/docs/unclejam_106_issuu
2015 Aztec Literary Review, Volume VI, 16 August 2015. https://issuu.com/theaztecliteraryreview/docs/aztec_literary_review_volume_vi

2018-20 Curator for San Diego Music and Art Cooperative, San Diego, CA
2016 Vice President /Curator for Artist Coalition, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA