Matthew Nash
Professional Title: Associate Professor of Photography
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise:
Photography, video, performance and intervention art, web design, publishing
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Photography
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught:
Taking In; Sophomore Seminar I: Concepts; Exploring New Genres: Video Projects; Advanced Printing II: Digital
Education: MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2001); BFA, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts (1998)
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:
- What Are We Doing?, Gallery Kayafus (2011)
- A House Re-Divided, The McMullen Museum, Boston College (2009)
- 14 Actions for 14th Street, Art in Odd Places (2009)
Fun Facts: I am an obsessive reader of political blogs.
Matthew Nash received his BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University and his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is the publisher of the art magazine Big RED & Shiny, a 501(c)3 non-profit. Nash is also half of the artist team Harvey Loves Harvey, whose time-based and experiential work explores themes of communication, friendship, and failure. His artwork has shown at numerous venues, including the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College, The Albright Knox Museum, Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Gallery Kayafas, The Boston Center for the Arts, and the Art in Odd Places and Conflux festivals.