Matthew Coté
Curriculum vitae
Education
2018 Master of Fine Arts in Metalsmithing
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
2010 Associate of Arts and Sciences
Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA
Experience
2024-Present Director, Cummings Gallery
Mercyhurst university, Erie, PA
2022-Present Adjunct Instructor of Sculpture
Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA
2020-2022 Lead Preparator and Collection Manager
Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
2020 Collection and Preparator Assistant
Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
2019-2020 Exhibition Assistant and Researcher
Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
2018 Artist in Residence
Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Brockway, PA
2018 Museum Studies Intern
Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
2015 Museum Educator
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2014-2015 Visitor Services Representative
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2011-2012 Museum Educator Intern
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
Exhibitions
2024
METALmorphosis: The Art of Transformation, The Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO, Juried, National
15th 10x10x10x Tieton, Mighty Tieton Warehouse – Tieton Arts and Humanities, Tieton, WA, Juried, International
Summer Rhythms, Kelly Run Gallery, Cambridge Springs, PA, Local, Invitational
Stars and Stripes: Artistic Dialogues on the American Flag, Adrian College – Hickman Gallery, Adiran, MI, Juried, National, Honorable Mention
Handmade Horizons, Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Brockway, PA, Juried, National, Honorable Mention
Garbled Guise: Contemporary Wearable Art, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, Juried, National
Molten: Glass & Metal, Fine Line Arts Center, Kavanaugh Gallery, St. Charles, IL, Juried, National
30th Annual RAGS Wearable Art Competition, Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, Juried, National
2023
Craft A Force in Contemporary Art, Online– Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, Juried, International
Small Works Exhibit, Jag Gallery, Key West, FL, Juried, International
Mercyhurst Art Faculty Exhibition, Mercyhurst University - Cummings Art Gallery, Erie, PA, Invitational, Local
For What it's Worth, Online - The Anxious Tomato Gallery, Tacoma, WA, Invitational, Solo
ECU Gray Gallery I.M.A.G.I.N.E.s Peace, East Carolina University - Wellington B. Gray Gallery, Greenville, NC, Invitational, National
2022
Small Matters, Colorado Mesa University - 437CO Art Gallery, Grand Junction, CO, Juried, National
CraftForms - 27th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Craft, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, Juried, International, Award of Merit
Mercyhurst Art Faculty Exhibition, Mercyhurst University - Cummings Art Gallery, Erie, PA, Invitational
Small Works Juried Exhibition, Five Points Arts - Annex Gallery, Torrington, CT, Juried, International
55th Annual Art of the State, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, Juried, Regional
Flourish: Floral & Botanical Artworks, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA, Juried, National
INTERSTATE: Where I-90 Meets I-82, Central Washington University - Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg, WA, Juried, National
Flora & Fauna, Online Exhibition - Red Bluff Art Gallery, Red Bluff, CA Juried, International
Apocalypse.Maybe, Gallery 114, Portland, OR, Juried, National
2021
The Route Towards Equity: National Juried Exhibit, Anne Arundel Community College - The Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery, Arnold, MD, Juried, National
Rhode Island I.M.A.G.I.N.E.s Peace, Rhode Island College - Edward Mitchel Bannister Gallery, Providence, RI, Invitational, National
Glass Exhibition, Indiana University Kokomo - Downtown Art Gallery, Kokomo, IN, Juried, National
2021 Small Works - BIG Talent, Online Exhibition - Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, Juried, International
Hindsight, Online Exhibition - Gallery 114, Portland, OR, Juried, International
2020
The Small Works Show, Core New Art Space, Lakewood, CO, Juried, National
STATE/meant 2020: Significant & Powerful Jewelry, Online Exhibition - Danaca Design Center, Seattle, WA, Juried, International
2020 - Political Discord, Online Exhibition - Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, Juried, International
Politically Charged, Blue Line Arts - Coker Family Gallery, Roseville, CA, Juried, National
Innuendo: Suggestive Jewelry, Arcana Metalwork Gallery, Seattle, WA, Juried, National
Nicole & Harry Martin 97th Annual Spring Show, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, Juried, Regional
Brooching the Subject: A Juried Exhibit with Something to Say, Online Exhibition - Balefire Goods, Arvada, CO, Juried, National
Belt Buckle Expo, Form and Concept Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Invitational, International
6th Annual World Championship Belt Buckle Competition, Online Exhibition, Juried, International
26th RAGS Wearable Art Competition, Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, Juried, National, Jewelry Award
2019
Alchemy 5 - 17th Annual Enamel Exhibition, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, Juried, International
Fun Sized Art, Vanessa Lacy Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Juried, National
In God We Trust: Reflections on Religion on America, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI, Juried, National
Loaded Questions, Minka Gallery, Tacoma, WA, Invitational, Solo
Roslyn Art Festival Juried Show - "Memories", Heritage Distillery, Roslyn, WA, Juried, International
Alchemy 5 - 17th Annual Enamel Exhibition, University of Oregon - LaVerne Krause Gallery, Eugene, OR, Juried, International
5th Annual World Championship Belt Buckle Competition, Online Exhibition, Juried, International
Journeys Onward - Veterans Experiences in Art and Words, Wickford Art Association, North Kingstown, RI, Juried, International
Pennsylvania Metals Invitational, Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Brockway, PA, Invitational, Regional
Small Works Exhibit, The Studios of Key West - Lemonade Stand Gallery, Key West, FL, Juried, International
Pop-Up Solo Exhibition, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, Invitational, Solo
25th RAGS Wearable Art Competition, Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, Juried, National
2018
CraftForms - 24th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Craft, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, Juried, International
Click_Bait, Dab Art, Online Exhibition, Juried, National
16th Annual Seattle Erotic Arts Festival, Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle, WA, Juried, International
Quadrennial: Four Years of Spectacular Buckles from the U.S. and Abroad, Society of Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, Invitational, International
Everything is Political, Sugar City Arts Collaborative, Buffalo, NY, Solo
Everything is Political, Artlore Studio, Erie, PA, Solo
24th RAGS Wearable Art Competition, Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, Juried, National, Jewelry Award
2017
EUP Graduate Artist's Association Exhibition, Edinboro University - Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA, Invitational, Local
Quadrennial: Four Years of Spectacular Buckles from the U.S. and Abroad, Montana State University - Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, MT, Invitational, International
Turning Red: Artists of Pennsylvania Respond to the 2016 Election, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA, Juried, Regional
EUP Juried Student Art Exhibition, Edinboro University - Bruce Gallery, Edinboro, PA, Juried, Local
15th Annual Seattle Erotic Arts Festival, Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle, WA, Juried, International
94th Annual Spring Show, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, Juried, Regional
Chimera XV, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, Juried, Local
Metals 2017, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, Invitational, National
23rd RAGS Wearable Art Competition, Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, Juried, National
2016
EUP Graduate Artist's Association Exhibition, Edinboro University - Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA Invitational, Local
4th Annual World Championship Belt Buckle Competition, Online Exhibition, Juried, International
EUP Juried Student Art Exhibition, Edinboro University - Bruce Gallery, Edinboro, PA, Juried, International
22nd RAGS Wearable Art Competition, Mecedes-Benz of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, Juried, National
Chimera XIV, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, Juried, Local
2015
EUP Graduate Artist's Association Exhibition, Edinboro University - Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA, Invitational, Local
THE HIDDEN AGENDA, Moss+Mineral Gallery, Tacoma, WA, Solo
21st RAGS Wearable Art Competition, Mercedes Benz of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, Juried, National
2014
Metal Urge, Washington State History Museum, Tacoma, WA, Juried, Regional
Futari-Ten Art Festival, Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, invitational, International
En Plein Air Art Festival, Seattle Design Center, Seattle, WA, Invitational, Regional
Changing Hues - Jewelry Exhibition, Ganoksin, Online Exhibition, Jured, International
20th RAGS Wearable Art Competition, Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, Juried, National, Accessory Award
2013
2nd Annual World Championship Belt Buckle Competition, Online Exhibition, Juried, International, Honorable Mention
19th RAGS Wearable Art Competition, Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, Juried, National
2012
Welding Rodeo - Welding Competition, Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham, WA, Juried, Regional
2011
Welding Rodeo - Welding Competition, Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham, WA, Juried, Regional
8th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Central Washington University - Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg, WA, Juried, Local
Summation of Communication, Alley Cat Artists Gallery, Ellensburg, WA, Invitational, Local
2010
Welding Rodeo - Welding Competition, Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham, WA, Juried, Regional
Salvage Art Show, Alley Cat Artists Gallery, Ellensburg, WA, Juried, Regional
Cat Fight, Alley Cat Artists Gallery, Ellensburg, WA, Juried, Regional, Best in Show
Form/Function: Poetry & Art Collaboration, Alley Cat Artists Gallery, Ellensburg, WA, Invitational, Regional
2008
Zeit-Bike - Sculptural Bike Competition, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, Juried, Regional
2007
Zeit-Bike - Sculptural Bike Competition, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, Juried, Regional, 3rd Place
TCC Student Art Exhibition, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA, Invitational, Local
2005
Student Documentary Film Festival, Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma, WA, Juried, Regional, 3rd Place
Media + Publications
2020
The Erie Art Museum Quarterly, The Erie Art Museum. Erie, PA. Spring 2020, Issue 3:1 - Wrote article on collection research
2019
Alchemy 5: Transformation in Contemporary Enamels, The Enamelist Society, Norcross, GA. 2019 - work pictured in print exhibition
Peterson, Bryan. (2019) 2019 World Championship Belt Buckle Competition - work pictured in Print exhibition
Fleming, Brianne. (2019, February 18) Students, adults learn valuable metals skills in charm bracelet workshop, Dubois Courier Express, DuBois, PA - Featured in Article
2018
Fleming, Brianne. (2018, December 4) Brockway metal professionals 'heat things up' at Jeff Tech, DuBois Courier Express, DuBois, PA - Featured in Article
Torres, Yessica. Click_Bait, Dab Art Quarterly, Ventura, CA, Fall 2018 - work featured in print exhibition
Quadrennial: Spectacular Beckles from the U.S. and Abroad, Society of Contemporary Craft - work pictured in exhibition announcement
2017
Peterson, Bryan. (2017) The World Championship Belt Buckle Competition: Four Years of Spectacular Buckles from the united States and Abroad - work pictured in print exhibition
2015
Davidson, Dave R. (2015, August 7) Metalsmith Matthew Coté Unveils 'Hidden Agenda" at Moss + Mineral, Tacoma Weekly, Tacoma, WA - Op ed article and review of artwork
Sailor, Graig (2015, March 6) Riches From RAGS, The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Photo of artwork included in article
Demonstrations and Workshops
2019
Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Charm Bracelet Workshop, Adults
Erie Art Museum, Demonstrations, K - 12
2018
Erie Art Museum, Demonstrations, K - 12
2010 – 2015
Tacoma Metal Arts Center, Workshops and Classes, Adults
2012
Wa He Lut Indian School, Aluminum Charms Workshop, K - 12
Tacoma Art Museum, Aluminum Charms Workshop, K - 12
Awards and Honors
2024
Honorable Mention, Handmade Horizons, Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Brockway, PA
2022
Award of Merit, CraftForms Exhibition of Contemporary Craft, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2020
Jewelry Award, Rags Guild Wearable Art Show, Tacoma RAGS Guild, Tacoma, WA
2019
Erie Art Museum Cheteyan Fellowship, Erie, PA
2018
Jewelry Award, Rags Guild Wearable Art Show, Tacoma RAGS Guild, Tacoma, WA
2015
Tacoma Artists Initiative Program Grant, Tacoma Arts Commission, Tacoma, WA
2014
Accessory Award, RAGS Guild Wearable Art Show, Tacoma RAGS Guild, Tacoma, WA
2013
Honorable Mention, 2nd Annual World Championship Belt Buckle Competition, Online
2011
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Leadership, CWU College of Arts and Humanities, Ellensburg, WA
2007
3rd Place, Best Sculpture, Zeit-Bike Sculptural Bike Competition, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2005
3rd Place Documentary Award, Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma, WA