MATTHEW H. McLEOD



SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Formal Education: SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, Dallas, TX
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, May 1987

Art Education:
July 2005 Professional Oil & Acrylic Mike Svob
Painting Workshop Canmore, AB Canada

January 1988 to Art Instruction Arkansas Arts Center
January 2002 Basic Painting Staff Instructor
Basic Drawing Staff Instructor
Intermediate Drawing David Bailen
Figure Painting Kevin Kresse
Figure Drawing Dominique Simmons
Figure Painting Kevin Kresse
Figure Drawing Don Ginsler
Figure and Portrait Painting Kevin Kresse
Figure Sculpture Kevin Kresse

Fall 1988 Impressionist Painting Barry Thomas, Barry Thomas Studio
Fall 1989 Little Rock, AR
Summer 1998



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

August 2003 to Taught adult painting/drawing classes and children’s art classes
Present 4ARTSAKE ART ACADEMY- Little Rock, AR

July 2006 Taught three-day, adult painting workshop
4ARTSAKE ART ACADEMY- Little Rock, AR

May 2006 Displayed work along with Heather Mainord in a group exhibition
Local Colour Gallery – Little Rock, AR

May 2006 Displayed work in group exhibition
Local Colour Gallery – Little Rock, AR

November 2005 Displayed work along with Tonya McNair in an in-home exhibition
Homes of Mallory Jewell and Margaret Strickland – Little Rock, AR

November 2005 Displayed work in group exhibition
Local Colour Gallery – Little Rock, AR

August 2005 Conducted a half-day oil painting instructional seminar
Pine Bluff Art League – Pine Bluff, AR

July 2005 to Organized and led a figurative study group to work with nude and draped models
Present 4ARTSAKE ART ACADEMY- Little Rock, AR

May 2005 Displayed work in solo exhibition
Local Colour Gallery – Little Rock, AR

April 2005 Displayed work in group exhibition
Local Colour Gallery – Little Rock, AR

October 2004 Displayed work along with Laura Laser in an in-home exhibition
Homes of Mallory Jewell and Margaret Strickland – Little Rock, AR

June 2004 Displayed work in solo exhibition
Local Colour Gallery – Little Rock, AR

May 2004 Taught adult plein air painting workshop
Outdoor locations – Little Rock, AR

November 2003 Displayed work in solo exhibition
Local Colour Gallery – Little Rock, AR

October 2003 to Taught adult plein air painting class and figurative study group
November 2003 4ARTSAKE ART WORKSHOPS – Little Rock, AR

September 2003 Organized and coordinated a 12-week drawing class with Mary Ann Stafford
4ARTSAKE ART WORKSHOPS – Little Rock, AR

July 2003 Organized, coordinated and attended three-day figure drawing workshop with Kevin Kresse
4ARTSAKE ART WORKSHOPS – Little Rock, AR

July 2003 Organized, coordinated and attended three-day portrait painting workshop with Henry Wingate
4ARTSAKE ART WORKSHOPS – Little Rock, AR

April 2003 Organized, coordinated and attended three-day painting workshop with Doug Gorrell
4ARTSAKE ART WORKSHOPS – Little Rock, AR

March 2003 Organized, coordinated and attended three-day figure painting workshop with Kevin Kresse
4ARTSAKE ART WORKSHOPS – Little Rock, AR

January 2003 Founded 4artsake Art Workshops to provide visual arts instruction

January 2000 Founded 4artsake, Inc. and developed 4artsake.com to sell artwork online

May 1995 Displayed work as part of group exhibition
ARKANSAS REPERTORY THEATRE


GALLERY ASSOCIATIONS



Blue Moon Gallery Gallery 26
718 Central Ave. Hot Springs, AR 2601 Kavanaugh, Little Rock, AR

Cerulean Gallery Greg Thompson Fine Art
6609 A Hillcrest Ave. Dallas, TX 3923 Oakwood Road #10, Little Rock, AR






CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

December 2005 “Simply Red” Arkansas Aids Research Foundation live auction – Little Rock, AR

September 2005 “A Fair to Remember” Arkansas Youth Hostice live auction – Little Rock, AR

May 2005 “Arte Diem” Our House gallery sale – Little Rock, AR


May 2004, 2005 “Pulaski Heights Picassos”, live auction – Little Rock, AR
And 2006

March 2004 and “Art to Remember” Arkansas Alzheimer’s Association live auction – Little Rock, AR
March 2005

February 2004 “Eggshibition XIII” Youth Home Inc. silent auction – Little Rock, AR

January 2004 and “Splatters” Centers for Youth and Families silent auction – Little Rock, AR
January 2005

December 2004 and American Cancer Society live auction – Little Rock, AR
December 2005


INTERESTS Drawing, painting, sculpting, photography, sports, music, writing and reading


REFERENCES Available upon request