| 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 |