Matt Towler

Education:

Clark University Computer Career Institute, Framingham, MA
Computer graphic design & prepress certificate 1995

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

Freelance
Experience:

Photograph used in the book "Combat Sports Taekwondo (Hachette Children's Books, London, UK)", to be 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

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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," nationally distributed publication showcasing artwork depicting darker themes, 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," (now titled "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 at Bukowski,
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 the 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 10.4.11), basic PC and Windows skills, and Commodore Amiga

Graphics Programs: Photoshop CS, QuarkXPress 4.04, Illustrator 7, Pagemaker 6.52