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Baltimore Magazine — AVAM solo exhibition listed as “must see”

Baltimore Magazine — AVAM solo exhibition listed as "must see" (May 2016)

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With vibrant color, raw detail, and a unique perspective, the exhibit features more than 150 original artworks, including paintings honoring the first 100 U.S. soldiers killed in the Iraq War, alongside others inspired by fantastical birds and Sesow’s own life.
Jessica Kim Cohen with Amy Mulvihill, Baltimore magazine, “The Launch: Best Events, May 2016”

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Baltimore magazine, “The Launch: Best Events, May 2016” (archived May 5, 2016) · Internet Archive copy · saved copy, full text
The listing at baltimoremagazine.com (still online, October 2026)
The exhibition: “Matt Sesow: Shock and Awe,” American Visionary Art Museum

Research notes

Matt on Facebook, May 2, 2016: “Thrilled to find out my solo coming up at the American Visionary Art Museum made the list of ‘Our nine musts from this month’s calendar of events’ in Baltimore magazine.”
The magazine printed the run as May 27, 2016 – June 4, 2017, the closing date this chronicle uses.

Where this record comes from

history.sesow.com (live, 2026-10-03)

Cite as: Sesow, Matt. “Baltimore Magazine — AVAM solo exhibition listed as ‘must see’.” Matt Sesow Career Chronicle, 2016. history.sesow.com/e/2016-baltimore-magazine-avam-listed-must.html. Accessed [date].

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