Exploring the fragility of humanity through
painting, drawing, and video art.
CV/Bio
Education
1997 MFA, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
1989 BA, California State University, Northridge, CA
Public Collections
Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA
Cleveland Clinic, Lou Ruvo Brain Institute, Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas Art Museum, at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
Southern Glaser Wine & Spirits of America, Miami, FL
Enter Art Foundation, Berlin, Germany
Solo and Two Person Shows
2021 Randi Matushevitz, Coiffed, Helms Art District, Culver City, CA
A Very Large Collection of Heads and. Faces, Shockboxx Viewing Room, Jan 2021
2019 Futuregaze: Justin Bower and Randi Matushevitz, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, Mar 30-May 4.
2018. Beyond Shelter, Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles, CA. May 7-June 2, 2018
Conundrums, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA March 17- April 20, 2018
2017 Randi Matushevitz, stARTup Art Fair LA, Highland Gardens Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, Jan 27-29
2016 Mysterious, Dorit Center for The Arts, Hillel, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Welcome to My Garden”, Winchester Cultural Center, Las Vegas, NV
2009 Unrequited Love, Love Unrequited, Arts Factory, Las Vegas, NV
2008 Inner-Outer Space, City of the World, Las Vegas, NV
2006 Las Vegas Museum of Art, Las Vegas, NV
2005 Paintings, Miami Dade Community College, Kendall Campus, Miami, FL
2000 Salt of the Earth, Roberto Martin Arte Contemporaneo, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
Museo de Bellas Artes de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata, Bs. As., Argentina,
Garden of Sculptures Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico,
New York, New York
1999 What is Love?, University of Miami, Sculpture Annex, Coral Gables, FL
1998 Milk to Meat, Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY
1997 Florida International University, North Campus, No. Miami, FL
The Sky’s the Limit, Village Rehabilitation Center, Miami, FL
Selected Group Shows
2022
Extramore, Art Bar LA, Los Angeles, June 18 -July 18
On Neutral Ground, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, June 4 – July 8
Human Nature’s, MOAH (Museum of Art and History, Lancaster) Highlights from the Permanent Collection,
Call of the Wild, SCORE (Southern California Open Regional Exhibitions), SFVACC (San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center) Juror: Suzanne Edmonson
Digital and Beyond, Curator Colin Goldberg, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton New York,
Figuratively, Curator James Panozzo, Launch LA, Los Angeles CA, March 5-26
No Man’s Land, Shockboxx Projects, Hermosa Beach, CA, March 5-26
2021 Art Context Miami, Fabrik Projects, Miami Beach, FL
The Wrong Biennial No 5, Ten Devoted Divas and One Dead Guy, curated by Roz Dimon, Pavillion #11, https://thewrong.tv/devotion, https://www.tendevoteddivasandonedeadguy.com/randi
Painting 2011-2021, Curated by Peter Frank, Site: Brooklyn Gallery
LA International Art Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Postmodern Portraiture, curated by Dr. Jim Daschendt, SIP Gallery, San Marcos, CA
Los Angeles Art Show, Fabrik Projects, LA Convention Center, LA, CA
“Dude Unmute Yourself”, Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA
Equinox, Art City, Ventura CA
Hot Damn, Shockboxx Gallery, CA
A Digital Art Salon, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, CA
Intergalactic 2, Shockboxx Projects, Hermosa Beach, CA
2020 Agents of Ordinary Pleasures, curated by VC_Projects, The Lodge Gallery, Hollywood
Headspace, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles Art Show, Booth 1244
Hobson's Choice Week 5, Torrance Art Museum, Torrence, CA
Los Angeles Landscapes, curated by Diane Williams, USC Roski Building Gallery,
Known Portraits, BG Gallery, Santa Monica
Create and Collaborate, curated by Andi Campgnone, Loft at Liz’s-LA; Museum of Art and History, Lancaster
Don't Touch Your Face, ShockBoxx, Hermosa Beach
Not An Art Fair, ShockBoxx, Hermosa Beach
2019 We Are Humanity, Lilli Mueller and Randi Matushevitz, Giudecca Art Center, Giudecca, Italy,
Beyond The Veil, Women Art, Markers Xl, Curated by Iris Elhanani and Doran Polak of
Artist Museum, Venice, Italy and travelling -2020.
Santa Monica Then and Now, curated by Juri Koll, BG Gallery, Santa Monica
LA Art Show, Coagula Curatorial Booth, curated by Mat Gleason,
LA Friends of the Gallery, Lisa Derrick Fine Arts, LA, CA
UnFrozen, Substrate Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 With Liberty and Justice for Some, Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York, NY, Oct-Dec
30 Contemporary Artists, Gerichtshofe building, Enter Art Foundation, Berlin, September 14-30
Maiden LA, Pop-up, Los Angeles, CA, Aug 5
Re-imaging America, curated by Diane Williams, Ace 121, Glendale, CA July 25-Sept 8
Flashpoints: A Collective Response, Jerusalem Biennale 2017–Watershed, proposed by Anne Hromadka and Georgia Freedman-Harvey for Jewish Artist Initiative (JAI), MuzeuMM, Los Angeles,CA. June 14 – July 8
Shoebox at Blue Roof Studios Art Festival, June 21- July 6, Los Angeles,CA
Startup Art Fair SF, Kipaipai Alumni, curated by Andi Campognone, San Francisco, CA,
A Feminist Perspective 4: We Choose Art, Montalban Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Feminism Now, Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles, CA Feb 25 – Mar 11, 2018; Stockholm Sweden
2017 Urban Dilemmas, HUZ Galleries, San Pedro, CA
In The Red, Santa Clarita City Hall, Santa Clarita, CA
Small Works, Shoebox Projects, Curated by Kristine Shomaker, LA, CA
Addiction, Shockboxx, Hermosa Beach, CA
Hellmouth, curated by Leonard DeGreco, Avenue 50
SHOWROOM, Pop Up, curated by Anita Enriquez, Santa Monica California
Flashpoints: A Collective Response”, Jerusalem Biennale 2017 –Watershed, proposed by Anne
Hromadka and Georgia Freedman-Harvey for Jewish Artist Initiative (JAI), Jerusalem, Israel
“Gimme 5”, VICA & Muzeumm, curators Yuri Kull and Michelle Moss, LA, CA“The Dream is The
Truth”, Buena Park City Council Chamber, BP, CA
“Satans Ball”, Art Share LA, Curated by Shana Nys Dambrot and Hijinks PR, LA, CA
Sanctuary City: With Liberty and Justice for Some, San Francisco Art Commission Main Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Out There”, Gallery 825, curated by Francisco George and William Escalera, LA, CA,
45th Annual Made In California, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, May 6-June 30.17
Scatter Light, Not Darkness, curated by Anne Hromadka, Hebrew Union College-
“We Choose ART: A Feminist Perspective”, curated by Baha Danesh, Hollywood, CA
“Personal Narrative”, curated by Diane Williams and Sheli Silverio, Annenberg Beach House, Santa Monica
“With Liberty and Justice for Some”, curated by Monica Lundy and Walter Maciel, Walter Maciel Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA and San Francisco Arts Commission Main Gallery
2016 Faces Within, Curated by Karrie Ross, South Bay Contemporary, San Pedro, CA
Open Call curated by Jennifer Ignacio, 825 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Holiday Show, Groundspace, Los Angeles, CA
Pleasure to Meet Me, curated by Eric M. Swenson, @f69productions Pop-Up Show,
Los Angeles, CA
"Systems + Process", Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
"Brand 44", Brand Art Center, Glendale, CA
“Play", LA Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 “Love Illuminates”, SPACE Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
The Cleveland Clinic, Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, NV
2008 “Whipped Up!”, Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV
2001 ESTAMPA, Madrid, Spain
TIAF, Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Canada
EXPOTRASTIENDA: Galleries Association Art Fair, Roberto Martin, Bs. As., Argentina
2000 Roberto Martin Arte Contemporaneo, New York, NY
Art Miami 2000, Roberto Martin Arte Contemporaneo, Miami Beach Convention Center, FL
1999 Roberto Martin Arte Contemporaneo, New York, NY
Books and Objects: Robert A. Hittel, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Feria Iberoamericanan de Arte 99, Roberto Martin Arte Contemporaneo, Caracas,Venezuela
Fundation Arte B.A. 99, Roberto Martin Arte Contemporaneo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Disorienting Signs, Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY
Seeing Money, Portland Opera Rehearsal Space, Portland, OR
1998 Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
SECAC ‘99, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL
Sound Fate, Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY
1997 Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY
1997 Invitational, Center for Emerging Art, Miami, FL
1996 The New Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
Awards, Projects and Residencies
2021 JENTEL Artist Residency, Banner, Wyoming
2020 Kipaipai Fellow, MOAH, Joshua Tree, CA
Writing Workshop with Paddy Johnson
2018 Shoebox Projects Residency, Los Angeles, CA
Center for Cultural Innovation - Professional Development Grant
California Arts Council Grant Panelist Pool 2018-2020
Art Bootcamp Workshop, Mat Gleason
Kipaipai Professional Workshop, Ojai, California, sponsored Museum of Art and History, Lancaster with Andi Campognone
2017 Startup Art Fair, Los Angeles
2000 Southern Graphics Print Conference, Honorarium, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
1996‑1999 University of Miami, artist in residence
1997 Vermont Studio Center Artist Grant and Residency, Johnson, VT
Selected Podcasts and Web Interviews
Happy Hour with Clovis Blackwell, IGTV, Jan 29, 2021
2020 Vessel Art as a Doorway Podcast, May, 26, 2020
Private View, Maeve Doyle, Soho Radio, June 12, 2020
@VC Projects, Instagram Live IGTV, June 1, 2020
Selected Bibliography:
Meet Randi Matushevitz, Mollie E. Barnes, shecurates.com, October 4, 2020, https://www.she- curates.com/interviews/artists/randi-matushevitz/
Randi Matushevitz: Expressive Intensity, Betty Ann Brown, Visual Art Source, Sept 19, 2020
Silent Patterns: An Interview with Randi Matushevitz at the LA Art Show 2020, Christofer Iam Lutz, The Vaunt Collection, Feb 15, 2020
Randi Matushevitz, LadyKflo, Jan 1, 2020,
https://www.ladykflo.com/randi-matushevitz-painter/
Randi Matushevitz: Reflecting Her Existence Through Art, Diversions LA, May 21, 2019,
http://diversionsla.com/randi-matushevitz-reflecting-her-existence-through-art/
100 Artists of the Future art book, Contemporary Curator Magazine, May 2019,
Futuregaze: Justin Bower and Randi Matushevitz, Coagula Curatorial, Catalogue, April 2019
Futuregaze and the Dystopically Rendered Face, Genie Davis, Riot Material Magazine, April 8, 2019
https://www.riotmaterial.com/future-gaze-bower-matushevitz/
Randi Matushevitz Rocks Her World, Genie Davis, Diversions LA, June 22, 2018
http://diversionsla.com/randi-matushevitz-rocks-her-world/
Randi Matushevitz and Diane Williams Confront Otherness Through Experience, Art and Cake, April 14,
2018 https://artandcakela.com/2018/04/14/randi-matushevitz-and-diane-williams-confront-otherness- through-experience/
Conundrum, Shana Nys Dambrot, Whitehot Magazine, February 2018,
https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/randi-matushevitz-conundrum/3897
Urban Dilemmas, Genie Davis, Art And Cake, December 20, 2017, https://artandcakela.com/2017/12/20/urban-dilemmas-randi-matushevitz-at-huz-galleries/
Jewish Artists Initiative of Southern California(JAI) Flashpoints: A Collective Response-Jerusalem Biennale 2017, Genie Davis, Diversions LA, July 20, 2017, http://diversionsla.com/jewish-artists-initiative-of-southern-california-jai-flashpoints-a-collective-response-jerusalem-biennale-2017/
The Devil Made Me Do It/Stan’s Ball at Art Share, Genie Davis, Diversions LA, July 1,2017, http://diversionsla.com/the-devil-made-me-do-it-satans-ball-at-art-share/
In The Artist’s Studio, A Photo Essay, Kristine Shoemaker, Art and Cake, May 1, 2017, https://artandcakela.com/2017/05/13/in-the-artists-studio-photo-essay/
Art Stories: Personal Narrative at The Annenberg Community Beach House, Art and Cake, May18, 2017, https://artandcakela.com/2017/05/18/art-stories-personal-narrative-at-the-annenberg-community-beach-house/
Randi Matushevitz, Baha Danesh, We Choose Art, April 10, 2017,
http://wechooseart.com/randi-matushevitz/
“Collaboration for Equality, A Feminist Perspective”, Sydney Walters, Art and Cake, March 23, 2017, https://artandcakela.com/2017/03/23/collaboration-for-equality-a-feminist-perspective/
“Walter Maciel Gallery Shines with Politics and Poetry”, Genie Davis, Art and Cake, March 4, 2017, https://artandcakela.com/2017/02/05/walter-maciel-gallery-shines-with-politics-and-poetry/
“The Heroines Journey of Randi Matushevitz”, Peter deKuster, theheroinejourney2016.wordpress.com, March 3, 2017,
https://theheroinejourney2016.wordpress.com/2017/03/03/the-heroines-journey-of-randi-matushevitz/.
S2:E318 ART FAIR, stArtup Art Fair, Gabi Conte, The Elite Daily Show, March 3, 2017, https://www.go90.com/a/2DfBep7Ar3c
“Shoebox PR’s list of Important Contemporary Artists You Should Know!”, Shoebox PR blog, Feb 9, 2017, http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=932afdc381370ab5448ea05c1&id=44628b88d3
“Pre-and Post-election emotions in “The Faces Within”, Bondo, Wyszpolski, Easy Reader News, February 1, 2017, http://www.easyreadernews.com/144901/pre-post-election-emotions-faces-within/
“ST-ART Me Up, Hollywood Style”, SallyAnn Miller, Finding Sally, Feb 1, 2017, https://sallyannmiller70.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/start-me-up-hollywood-style/
“Coverage: stARTup Art Fair LA Tour with Cartwheel Art”, Andrea LaHue, Cartwheel Art Magazine, Jan 31, 2017, http://www.cartwheelart.com/2017/01/31/coverage-startup-art-fair-tour-with-cartwheel-art/
“stARTtup Art Fair Los Angeles, 2017”, Kristine Shomaker, Art and Cake blog, Jan 29, 2017, https://artandcakela.com/2017/01/29/startup-art-fair-los-angeles-2017-photo-essay/
“Randi Matushevitz: Moment Between Moments”, Youube.com, Dec 18, 2016 https://youtu.be/JYjDHV4rYHE
“Randi Matushevitz: The Meaning of Life” Shana Nys Dambrot, Huffingtonpost,
Dec. 10, 2016, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/randi-matushevitz-the-life-of-meaning_us_584baeb3e4b0151082221b90?
“Studio Visits: Where the Magic Happens”, Art and Cake, Sept. 5, 2016
https://artandcakela.com/2016/09/05/studio-visits-where-the-magic-happens/
Katie McGarigle, ” Randi Matushevitz: Exploring the transience of 21st century life through esoteric imagery”, Art and Cake, June 26, 2016
Geena Davis,” Randi Matushevitz: Artist Profile”, Diversion LA, May 1, 2016
http://diversionsla.com/?s=Randi+Matushevitz
Steve Bornfeld, “Reality and Duality”, The Review Journal, Neon, May 28, 2010, p.34-5.
Gina Yenser, “Randi Chaplin”, Call Back News, Vol 37/Issue 8, October 2007, p.19
“ Randi Chaplin kicks off the 702 Series,” Call Back News, Vol. 36/No. 3,February 9-22, 2007, p.3
Schmidt, Amy, “The Center of Our Art World: Vegas artists make their presence known with the ‘702 Series’ ”, Nevada Public Radio’s Southern Nevada Cultural Guide, 2006-2007. Vol. IV p.20
Narizi Terza en Roberta Martin Arte Contemporaneo, Chaplin e Iniesta, December 8, 2001, ch. 5 plus salelital
Stella Sidi, "Pinceladas y otros conidemtos" , FM LLAMA 100.3, Lunes de 20 a 21 hs., December 6, 2001.
Einspruch Franklin, "Randi Chaplin asks ‘What is Love?’" The Gables Gazette. March 10,1999
Florida’s History Benefits FIU’s Hospitality Program, Tropical Tribune. January 29, 1997 p.5
Gates, Jessica. "Artist’s Work A Close Study". The Ledger. September 10, 1997
Kartofel, Graciela. "Renelio Marin", Art Nexus. N0.35 August‑October 1999