Matt Towler


Education:

Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
BFA with Honors in Illustration 1990

 

Freelance
Experience:

Cover illustration for "Fantastic Erotica: The Best of Circlet Press 2008-2012" (Circlet Press)

Photograph published in "Boston" Magazine, Aug. 2010

Cover art for the CD compilation "Sky So Grey," released Jan. 2009 on Decorative Records

Illustrations for "Morbid Outlook" online magazine, Dec. 2008 & Feb. 2009

Photography for the 2009 "Calendar Geeks" calendar

Photograph used in the book "Combat Sports Taekwondo (Hachette Children's Books, London, UK)", published April 2008

Web Banner for hennabyheather.com, Mar. 2006

Cover illustration for "The Darker Passions: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" (Circlet Press), published Apr. 2005

Spot illustrations for Opi8.com, May, July 2002

Cover illustration for "Sex Noir" (Circlet Press), published Oct. 2002

Maintenance of "Ceremony" website, Jan. 2001 - present

Design and maintenance of personal website, 1999 - present

Comic pages published in "The Cambridge Inferno," 1999

Monthly promotional fliers for "Ceremony" dance club nights, Sept. 1998 - Jan. 2006, design of stickers, VIP cards, staff tags, and other visual identity

First place winner, logo contest for "Danse Macabre 2" music fest, Cambridge, MA, Sept. 1998

On site graphics produced for theme night at "Man Ray" nightclub, Cambridge, MA, Apr. 1998

Selected illustration for nationally distributed Tower Records promotional postcard, Apr. 1998

Illustrations for events listings in City Shopper,
Boston, MA, Dec. 1997, Feb. 1998, May 1998 & Feb. 2000

Illustration in "Carpe Noctem," Spring 1997

Second place winner, nationwide t-shirt design contest for "Dark Harvest" music fest,
Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 1995

Logo & business card design for Moodz Salon,
Worcester, MA, Oct. 1994

T-shirt and logo design for "Localpalooza," (renamed "Locobazooka")
Worcester, MA, 1993-1995

Screen-saver animation for Mirage Design,
South Boston, MA, Feb. 1993

Storyboards, character design & head animator for the videotape, "Oliver's Boston,"
Sept. 1990 - Mar. 1992

Category signs, contest poster & window painting for Mega Video, Auburn, MA,
Sept. 1990

 

Exhibitions:

Work on display in the Harris A. Berman Gallery at Tufts Health Plan,
June 3 - Aug. 1 2014, Watertown, MA

"In Motion," Mar. 6 - 30, 2014
Uforge Gallery, Jamiaca Plain, MA

"Desperately Seeking Retribution," Feb. 2014
Top Shelf Tattoo Gallery, Manchester, NH

"When Old Meets New," Jan. 9 - Feb. 2, 2014
Uforge Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA

"Travel Sized," Dec. 2013
Uforge Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA

"Open Skull Open," Oct. 2013
Witch Dr, Salem, MA

RAW Boston DISCOVERY showcase, Mar. 3, 2013

"Take Your Best Shot," Jan. 26 - Mar. 8, 2013
LynnArts, Lynn, MA

Work on display in the Harris A. Berman Gallery at Tufts Health Plan,
Dec. 10 2012 - Feb. 1 2013, Watertown, MA

"Krampus Returns!" Dec. 1 - 31, 2012
Fool's Mansion, Salem, MA

"Day of the Dead," Nov. 1 - Dec. 1, 2012
Uforge Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA

"The Art of Darqness," Aug 1 - 31, 2012
Front St. Coffeehouse, Salem, MA

"Krampus," Dec. 2011
Fool's Mansion, Salem, MA

Work on display in the Harris A. Berman Gallery at Tufts Health Plan,
Oct. - Nov, 2011, Watertown, MA

"Halloween," Oct. 1 - 31, 2011
Fool's Mansion, Salem, MA

"From Beyond," July 30 - Aug. 27, 2011
Fool's Mansion, Salem, MA

"Capturing Time," Mar. 10 - Apr. 6, 2011
LynnArts, Lynn, MA

Work on display at Good Mojo Tattoos, Winter 2011, Beverly, MA

"Krampus," Dec. 4 - 31, 2010
Fool's Mansion, Salem, MA

"Dolls on the Wall," Nov. 12 - 14, 2010
Stove Factory Gallery, Charlestown, MA

Work on display in the Harris A. Berman Gallery at Tufts Health Plan,
Oct. - Nov, 2010, Watertown, MA

"Something Wicked This Way Comes," Oct. 1 - 31, 2010
Inside Out Gallery, at CVS in Davis Square, Somerville, MA

"Trick or Treat," Oct. 2 - 31, 2010
Fool's Mansion, Salem, MA

Work on display and for sale at "Jaded" at Gemstones, Lowell, MA, Oct. 9, 2010

Window Arts Malden, Sept. 11 - Oct. 3, 2010, Malden, MA

Work on display at the Sacred World Interdependence Day Festival,
July 2 - 4, 2010, Earthlands, Petersham, MA

"From the Depths," June 19 - July 31, 2010
Fool's Mansion, Salem, MA

Work on display in the Harris A. Berman Gallery at Tufts Health Plan,
Aug. - Sept, 2009, Watertown, MA

"Homunculus," May 29 - June 19, 2009,
Space 242 Gallery, Boston, MA

Work on display at Bukowski Tavern,
May 2008, Cambridge, MA

Work on display in the Harris A. Berman Gallery at Tufts Health Plan,
Feb. - Mar, 2008, Watertown, MA

Work on display at Blacksun Festival (August 10 - 12, 2007)
New Haven, CT

"Shutterbug" (June 1 - August 28, 2007)
City Hall, Boston, MA

Work on display at the 6th Annual Darksidewalker's Ball,
Feb. 17, 2007, Arlington, MA

Work on display at An Tua Nua, Jan. 2007,
Boston, MA

Work on display at the 5th Annual Darksidewalker's Ball,
Feb. 4, 2006, Arlington, MA

Work on display at World Horror Convention,
April 7 - 10, 2005, New York City, NY

Work on display at "Dark Sky," March 17, 2005,
Somerville, MA

Work on display at "Curiosa" Festival, Aug. 7, 2004,
Mansfield, MA

Work on display at Convergence 10,
May 7 - 9, 2004, Chicago, Il

Work on display at "Substance,"
Dec. 21, 2003, Cambridge, MA

Featured artist on the online webzine, "Mind Caviar,"
Nov. 2003

"New Dark Culture," June 10, 2003,
"Haven" at Diva's, Northhampton, MA

Cambridge Comix Festival,
May 2003, Cambridge, MA

Work on display at Convergence 9,
April 25-28, 2003, Las Vegas, NV

Featured artist on the online webzine, "Morbid Outlook,"
Mar. 2003

"Ceremonial Offerings,"
Mar. 18, 2002, An Tua Nua, Boston, MA

Work on display at Arisia,
Jan. 18 - Jan. 20, 2002, Boston, MA

Work on display at Hubba Hubba, Cambridge, MA
(June - August, 2000)

"La Fete Du Sisk,"
June 26, 1999, Cambridge, MA

Cyber Art (May 2 - May 16, 1999)
Out of the Blue Gallery, Cambridge, MA

Work on display at Christina's, Cambridge, MA
(Feb. 21 - Mar. 21, 1999)

The New Gothic (Oct. 7 - Nov. 1, 1995)
Texas Union Art Gallery, Austin, TX

Muse Fuse (May 6 & June 25, 1995)
Heywood Gallery & Espresso Bar, Worcester, MA

Localpalooza (now called "Locobazooka"),
various locations in MA, 1992 - 1994

ArtsWorcester members' show (Mar. 31 - April 30, 1994)
AW Gallery, Worcester, MA

All Of The Above (Oct. 15 - Nov. 7, 1993)
Grove Street Gallery, Worcester, MA

PCE Summer Exhibition (July 19 - Aug. 9, 1993)
MassArt, Boston, MA

The NorthEast Open (June 4 - 24, 1993)
Grove Street Gallery, Worcester, MA

In a Different Light - Photo 93 (Feb. 5 - 28, 1993)
Grove Street Gallery, Worcester, MA

Grove's Anatomy (Mar. 1 - 24, 1991)
Grove Street Gallery, Worcester, MA

Bodies of Water (Sept. 26 - Nov. 23, 1988)
Huntington Beach City Hall Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA

Irrational Art Show (Dec. 4 - 20, 1987)
Grove Street Gallery, Worcester, MA

 

Computer
Skills:

Platforms: primarily Macintosh (OS X 10.6.8), PC and Windows 7 experience

Graphics Programs: Photoshop CS3, Corel Painter 11