24 Pearl Street / Provincetown, MA 02657 (252) 292­6100 / philiplm26@gmail.com PHILIP MATTHEWS / Poet, Curator, Yogi EXPERTISE

Poetry and writing Collaborative curation Music, piano and voice Performance Social practice Hospitality Visual art Queer advocacy Technology and art lab Cross­disciplinary projects Art administration Project organization Yoga and meditation Teaching and workshops Listening and empathy

EXPERIENCE

Writing Fellow, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA Oct 2016­Apr 2017

­ One of four poets out of 320 selected by a jury of prominent national writers ­ Create new poetry from site­specific rituals at Cape Cod and the Atlantic Ocean ­ Development of the Petal project (see Poet / Artist below)

Assistant Curator of Public Projects, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, MO May 2011­Sep 2016

Assistant Curator of Public Projects, Dec 2015­Sep 2016 Programs Coordinator, Nov 2012­Dec 2015 Lead Gallery Assistant, Jun­Nov 2012 Gallery Assistant, May 2011­Jun 2012

­ Research, develop, present ideas for curatorial projects to Director of Public Projects ­ Manage and coordinate public projects including artist projects, seasonal collaborations,

and interpretive programs ­ Work with Director of Public Projects to generate the creative vision of the department ­ Work interdepartmentally and collaboratively to place artist­driven thinking and

community­directed action at the center of projects that engage diverse publics ­ 9,000 square feet across six galleries and growing annual budget ­ 200 collaborators in three years ranging from Pulitzer Prize­winning composer David Lang,

internationally renowned poets Claudia Rankine and Bhanu Kapil, leading cultural institutions such as Ballroom Marfa, winner of Rupaul’s Drag Race Raja (Sutan Amrull), game developers­in­residence Rampant Interactive

­ Curatorial portfolio includes video­poetry exhibit, workshops to counter systemic racism for bodyworkers and poets, meditation series, climate change science colloquy

Poet / Artist, 2009­Current

­ Practice rooted in Petal, poetic consciousness who undergoes performative acts as a gender­queer body in rural landscapes; process documented through photography and writing

­ Wig Heavier than a Boot , exhibition of photographs, poems, video with photographer David Johnson, The Beverly, St. Louis, Nov 2016­Jan 2017

­ Petalbombing, performance, Paul Artspace, St. Louis, Oct 2015 ­ The Hands, installation and performance, Woolen Mill Gallery, Reedsburg, WI, Jul 2015

­ And bone branch sea, exhibition of photographs, poems, ritual objects with photographer Carly Ann Faye, The Enamel Project, St. Louis, Apr­May 2014 Yoga / Meditation Instructor, 2014­Current

­ Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) 200 Hours ­ Graduated from Urban Breath Yoga Teacher Training Program, St. Louis, May 2015 ­ Experience includes traditional yoga classes as well as hybrid yoga / poetic experiences ­ Yoga classes for Saint Louis Art Museum staff, Jul­Aug 2016 ­ Seven­part class series for the chakras, for intimate groups in my home, Feb­Apr 2016 ­ The chakras described as petaled, the chakras an access point, installation and

performance at Granite City Art and Design District, Granite City, IL, Dec 2015 ­ Meditation organized for Dia de los Muertos on Cherokee Street, St. Louis, Nov 2014

Junior Writer­in­Residence, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Aug 2011­May 2013

­ Taught creative writing workshops including poetry, creative nonfiction, poetic sequence and photography

­ 2012 Outstanding Instructor Award from Women’s Panhellenic Association EDUCATION

Washington University in St. Louis, MFA Poetry Aug 2009­May 2011

­ Academy of American Poets University & College Prize, Editor of Arch Literary Journal Tulane University, BA English, Music minor, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude Aug 2005­May 2009

­ Senior Excellence Award, Academy of American Poets University & College Prize, Chamber Choir, Tulane Men’s Chorus, Tulane­Newcomb Choir, Intern for Saints & Sinners Literary Festival, Creative Writing Teacher for Lambeth House Retirement Community

MANUSCRIPTS

1,000 Petals, book of fragments, poems, and rituals, in progress Depleted \\ Amphibian, book of poetry, draft in circulation Communicating by Distant Light, chapbook of poetry, draft in circulation Three Presences, zine with photographer David Johnson, fort gondo productions, 2015

RESIDENCIES / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Wormfarm Institute, Reedsburg, WI, Jun­Aug 2015

­ Six­week artist's residency on working organic farm ­ Rituals and performances as Petal in agricultural landscape and community, exploring

fluidity of language and gender

Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference, Minneapolis, Apr 2015 ­ Attended specifically to research platforms and trends in video­poetry and video­essay ­ Led to organization of exhibit at Pulitzer Arts Foundation

Contemplative Astronomy Workshop, Shambhala Mountain Center, CO, Sep 2014

FLOAT, organized by The Luminary, St. Louis, Aug 2014 ­ Week­long workshop at Black River, MO with visual artists, curators, writers, political

activists, photographers, journalists ­ Explored roles of shared leadership and radical optimism in cooperative collectives

Yoga Intensive, Agama Yoga, Koh Phangan, Thailand, Dec 2011­Jan 2012

­ Month­long introductory course to Tantra Yoga ­ Asana, pranayama, meditation, lectures on yoga history, philosophy, and application

PUBLICATIONS / FEATURED PRESS

Poetry featured in: Grimoire, 2016; White Whale Review, 2016; Please Hold Magazine, 2015; The Laurel Review, 2014; Tammy, 2014; Denver Quarterly, 2013; Assaracus, 2012; Zone 3, 2012; The Tusculum Review, 2012; Sonora Review, 2011; among other journals Stefene Russell, “Telling St. Louis Stories with Scent at the Pulitzer,” St. Louis Magazine, June 24, 2016 Introduction and Video­poetry Essay for Ellipsis Exhibition Catalogue, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, April 15­July 2, 2016

Willis Ryder Arnold, “Pulitzer Arts Foundation Debuts New Work by Noted Author Claudia Rankine and John Lucas,” St. Louis Public Radio, April 15, 2016

Willis Ryder Arnold, “Events in Ferguson Touch Pulitzer Arts Foundation Closing Night,” St. Louis Public Radio, August 21, 2014

STL TV for Marfa Dialogues / St. Louis , Part 1 and Part 2, July 29, 2014

Interview on KDHX 88.1, Literature for the Halibut, April 14, 2014 Jessica Baran, “Art Needs Drag,” Hyperallergic, February 4, 2014

STL TV for Reset , Part 1 and Part 2, January 13, 2014

Interview on KDHX 88.1, Literature for the Halibut, November 11, 2013

READINGS / LECTURES

Chainlink Reading Series, St. Louis, Jun 2016 “She Do the Pulitzer in Different Voices,” @PulitzerArts, Apr 2015 Fort Gondo Poetry Series, Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, St. Louis, Sep 2014 Midwest Mayhem Sponsored by KDHX 88.1, City Museum, St. Louis, May 2014 The Hinge, St. Louis, Oct 2013 Blank Space, St. Louis, Sep 2012 Hungry Young Poets Reading Series, St. Louis, Jul 2012 Firecracker Press, St. Louis, Mar 2012

REFERENCES

Available upon request