Matt SesowCareer history · 1966–2026
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1990s

65 records: every exhibition, article, broadcast and milestone. Each one opens its own page with photos, press and sources.

19932 records
  1. 1993Several of the experimental shorts made in this period were shotTV, film & talks
  2. 1993His first short film, "Seize the Day," is completed in 1993TV, film & talks
19946 records
  1. 1994Begins painting in 1994 — self-taught, with no formal art trainingMilestones
  2. 1994Nightmares about the 1975 airplane accident stopped after beginningMilestones
  3. 1994Origin story: began painting after meeting a woman who shared a houseMilestones
  4. 1994Paints in his home and studio at 1851 Columbia Road NW #603Milestones
  5. 1994Starts selling work immediatelyMilestones
  6. Oct 28Washington City Paper — “Psychotic Reactions” by Dave NuttycombePress
19957 records
  1. 1995Launches personal website to sell paintings and films onlineMilestones
  2. 1995Sells paintings at the Georgetown Flea Market, Washington, DCMilestones
  3. 1995Short film screened at “Options ’95”TV, film & talks
  4. 1995Signed a five-year contract for exclusive representation with an artMilestones
  5. 1995Sold 14 paintings in one afternoon on the streets of GeorgetownMilestones
  6. 1995Stopped wearing prosthetic “electric hand” approximately one yearMilestones
  7. 1995Travelled to and painted in Mexico and BelizeMilestones
199611 records
  1. 1996Chris Butler Gallery, Branford, CTExhibitions
  2. 1996First Group Exhibition — "State of the Union" gallery, Washington, DCExhibitions
  3. 1996Folk Art Finder — Winter 1996Press
  4. 1996Georgetown Arts Fair, Washington, DCExhibitions
  5. 1996Kaleidospace Featured Artist, Los Angeles, CAAwards
  6. 1996Lectures at Georgetown UniversityTV, film & talks
  7. 1996Raw Vision #17 — Winter 1996–97Press
  8. 1996Short film "The Box" wins Best Experimental Film AwardAwards
  9. 1996Short film screened at Washington Filmmaker Showcase, Washington, DCTV, film & talks
  10. 1996Wins Kaleidospace Screening Room filmmaker's contestAwards
  11. Aug 15Short film — “Fugazi at Fort Reno,” 12 minutes of PXL-2000 toy-cameraTV, film & talks
199722 records
  1. 199724th Annual 2D Competition, Finalist, San Jose Art League, San JoseAwards
  2. 1997Across the Tracks, Works Gallery, San Jose, CAExhibitions
  3. 1997Art Review Magazine — Fall 1997Press
  4. 1997Art Salon, Outsider Art Fair, Milwaukee, WIExhibitions
  5. 1997Aud Art, Wall Street, New York City, NYExhibitions
  6. 1997Beverly Kaye serving as first art agent and representativeMilestones
  7. 1997Featured in "Creating Internet Entertainment"Press
  8. 1997Folk Art magazine, Museum of American Folk Art, New York CityPress
  9. 1997Institute of Contemporary Art, "Salon des Refuses," San Jose, CAExhibitions
  10. 1997Raw Vision #19Press
  11. 1997Sacred Earth Gallery, Woodbridge, CTMilestones
  12. 1997"The Sadist" DVD — cover art by Matt Sesow, All Day EntertainmentTV, film & talks
  13. 1997Short film — "Best of PXL This VI", Finalist, Los AngelesTV, film & talks
  14. 1997Short film — Citadel Film Festival, San Jose, CATV, film & talks
  15. 1997South Bay Artists Collective, Kismet Gallery, San Jose, CAExhibitions
  16. 1997Teaches English as a second language in the evenings at the publicMilestones
  17. 1997Travels and paints in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and SingaporeExhibitions
  18. 1997Working as software engineer at Netscape in Silicon ValleyMilestones
  19. 1997Works Gallery, San Jose, CAExhibitions
  20. JanFolk Art Finder — article feature by Beverly Kaye, Vol. 18 No. 1Press
  21. MarNew York City Gallery Guide — March, April, May, June, and July 1997Press
  22. Jun 26Live online interview — “Independent Artist Chat” with Matt SesowTV, film & talks
199815 records
  1. 199834th Annual Member's Competition, Finalist, San Jose Art LeagueAwards
  2. 1998Folk Art magazine, Museum of American Folk Art, New York CityPress
  3. 1998"Galleries in Motion," lecture series on Outsider Art, Madison, CTTV, film & talks
  4. 1998Member of the Rosebud Artist CooperativeMilestones
  5. 1998Raw Vision #21Press
  6. 1998Short film screened at WPA/Corcoran Museum Project Space, WashingtonTV, film & talks
  7. JanThe Hartford Courant — Hartford, CT, January 1998Press
  8. Jan 21Hartford Courant — outsider-art library series (1998)Press
  9. FebVery Special Arts, Area Artists, Washington, DCExhibitions
  10. Mar 1Short film screened at DC Showcase, Bethesda Cinema Draft HouseTV, film & talks
  11. Sep"SESOW (1994–1998)," one-man show, San Jose Art LeagueExhibitions
  12. Oct 25Online interview on About.com Fine Arts guidePress
  13. NovDeparts November 1998 for Peace Corps service in the Solomon IslandsMilestones
  14. NovSan Jose Mercury News — November 1998Press
  15. Dec 1Earliest surviving copies of his web pages (Internet Archive, December 1998)Milestones
19992 records
  1. 1999Brutarian Magazine #28 — "Beyond Raw"Press
  2. 1999Returns from Peace Corps — begins focusing on painting as potentialMilestones

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