Matt Haywood

Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1985, Matt Haywood draws from both memory and imagination, creating paintings that are both psychological and optical explorations.

The artist received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, in Illinois, and has additionally studied at the International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, in Umbria, Italy.

Exhibitions of Haywood's work include: Beautiful World, Where Are You at Shallow Bath, in Los Angeles (2026); Chromatic Voyages at Gallery A1, in Los Angeles (2025); Matt Haywood: Candles, Flowers, Land and Time at One Trick Pony Gallery, in Los Angeles (2024); Over the Rainbow at Cohle Gallery, in Paris, France (2024); Matt Haywood: Palm Arcade at My Pet Ram, in Santa Barbara, California (2022); Search Party at My Pet Ram, in New York City (2022); Dance Pole Picket Line at Last Projects, in Los Angeles (2022); The Street and the Shop, presented by Neue House, in Los Angeles (2022); Bad Guy Art at Gallery ALSO, in Los Angeles (2021); Emergent Matter at Garash Galeria, in Mexico City, Mexico (2019); Doll House vs. Punk House at Serious Topics, in Los Angeles (2019); Dice Theory at Uqbar Gallery, in Berlin, Germany (2019); Matt Haywood: Rose Theater at O' Project Space, in Los Angeles (2018); and Dragent at Durden and Ray, in Los Angeles (2018).

Haywood has been interviewed and featured in print by Art Maze Magazine. He lives and works in Los Angeles, California.