Matt Kinney b.1970 in Georgetown, Massachusetts. He attended Pratt Institute and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts where he graduated earning his Diploma in 1998. He moved to the Hudson Valley in 2003 and has been creating work in and around the region ever since while exhibiting in Hong Kong, Mainland China and beyond.
Kinney is a sculptor and painter. His work primarily deals with ideas on waking trance and ancient Animistic views. His sculptures are hand carved from wood and stone, cast in metal and integrate found objects to create works that are familiar yet transformed, to create a tapestry of perception. His work is always connected to drawing. His oil and acrylic paintings often incorporate animal imagery, to keep their spirit alive.
Matt's work has shown recently with a solo show in China at Boxes Art Museum, Dongguan and in the USA, New York City for his inaugural solo show with Robin Rice Gallery, Manhattan. Atlas Gallery, Newburgh, NY and Hudson Beach Gallery, Beacon, NY and in China at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou; Sabaki Space, Guangzhou; Boxes Art Museum, Shunde. He has participated in group shows at Krause Gallery, New York , NY, Glenlily Grounds, Newburgh, NY, Ethan Cohen Gallery, Art Miami, Miami, , NY, More Art G-Park, Xiamen, Fujian, China; Marc Straus, Art Central Hong Kong, China; Glenlily Grounds, Newburgh, NY; Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY; Space Create, Newburgh, NY; Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY; Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY; Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York, NY; Scope Miami, FL; Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, Woodstock, NY; and Matteawan Gallery and Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, NY. Kinney has participated in artist residencies most recently in 2025 at Boxes Art Museum, Dongguan and 2019, Boxes Art museum, Shunde, China. His work has been reviewed in The Highland Current, Chronogram, Cool Hunting and The New York Times.