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MATTHEW DEAN

Artistic Journey

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Draw In The Land

From the age of 18 Matthew enrolled into Salisbury Art College, where he concentrated his skills on several courses relating to fine art. Accepting a place at Bournemouth Arts University, he went on to complete a degree in film and animation.​Leaving BAU Matthew went on to studied stop motion animation at the University of West England, where he engaged with an intensive course under the guidance of tutors brought in from Aadmen and other production houses in Bristol.

​Moving back to Wiltshire, Matthew started working with Salisbury Art Centre where he produced animation courses for young filmmakers, building up a good relationship with the SAC. This lead on to Matthew working with art funded projects where he found himself work either with animation, film, postproduction and theatre. Matthew has been producing community-based project for over 20 years.

Matthew now uses his time running his gallery, Studio53. Spending his time bridging the creative gap between the artist and clients. The rest of his time is spent on his own artwork, drawing, and painting abstract landscapes.

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This Wiltshire artist walks the wide chalk landscapes, making quick. Sketches of trees or hills that catch his eye, working on them in his studio to create abstracted but evocative contemporary takes on the traditional landscape view. He’s keeping alive the spirt of Constable, who also painted Salisbury and Stonehenge.

Jonathan Jones 

Guardian - Saturday 13 September 2025

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POST EXHIBITION 2004 - 2025

Salisbury Hospital (solo exhibition) Salisbury 2025​

Salisbury Museum (solo exhibition)  Salisbury 2025

 

Studio53 Draw a Line (solo exhibition) Salisbury 2025

Black Swan Arts Open  (mixed exhibition) Frome 2024

Chapel Art Studios  (mixed exhibition) Andover 2024

 

White Chalke Gallery  (mixed exhibition) Devises 2024

Studio53 Collaboration (solo exhibition) Salisbury 2022

Studio53 Transition (solo exhibition) Salisbury 2022

Exhibitions from 2011 to 2018

  • Messums Gallery Tisbury – VSAT (Veronica Stewart Arts Trust) July 2018

  • Lace Wing Gallery Salisbury 2017

  • Studio53  Tinder Box (solo exhibition) Salisbury 2016

  • Studio53 Time Trace  (mixed exhibition) Salisbury 2016

  • Studio53  VSAT (Veronica Stewart Arts Trust) - (mixed exhibition) Salisbury 2016

  • Fisherton Mill Gallery  (mixed exhibition) Salisbury 2015

  • Studio53 Shape Shift (joint exhibition) Salisbury 2015

  • Salisbury Arts Centre (mixed exhibition) Salisbury 2014

  • Forest Arts Centre (mixed exhibition) Salisbury 2014

  • Studio53 Liner (joint exhibition) Salisbury 2014

  • Studio53 Viscous (solo exhibition) Salisbury 2013

  • The Affordable Art Fair in Chelsea London 11th – 14th April 2013

  • The Affordable Art Fair in Edinburgh Scotland 19th Nov - 4th Dec  2012

  • ​The Affordable Art Fair in Manhattan New York 2- 7 October 2012

  • Darcy’s Gallery Cheltenham figurative work 2012

  • The Salisbury Arts Centre (mixed exhibition) homegrown project 2011

Exhibitions from 2004 to 2010

  • The Yard (mixed exhibition) Salisbury 2009 and  2010

  • New Forest Arts Centre (solo exhibition)) 2009

  • Hourglass Arts (solo exhibition) Burgate, Hampshire December 2008

  • Darcy’s Gallery (solo exhibition) Cheltenham-  figurative work 2008

  • Scream Gallery (mixed exhibition on avi format for Sony Bravia and Scream) London Burton Street 2008

  • Fordingbridge Festival (mixed exhibition) 2007

  • Leaden Hall (mixed exhibition) Salisbury 2007

  • 53 The Barn Studio (mixed exhibition) Salisbury 2007

  • Claire’s Gallery  (mixed exhibition) Birmingham 2007

  • Salisbury Library Animal magic (solo) 2006

  • Hour Glass Restaurant and Gallery (solo) Fordingbridge-  figurative work 2006

  • Darcy’s Gallery (mixed exhibition) Cheltenham-  figurative work 2006

  • Hour Glass Restaurant and Gallery (solo) Fordingbridge- figurative work 2005

  • Darcy’s Gallery (mixed exhibition) Cheltenham- figurative and animal work 2005

  • The Barn Gallery (solo) Odstock, Salisbury- figurative work 2005

  • Salisbury Library (solo) animal work 2004 

  • Escape Bar and Art (internet art Gallery) London, Brixton 2004

  • Lace Wing Gallery Salisbury 2004

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