Matvey Slavin, also known as MatWay (

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: Матвей Александрович Славин) born on

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(modern day

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) is a German

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He lives and works in

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. He is a member of the artist duo

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''Maman bekam unerwarteten Nachwuchs.''
Hamburger Abendblatt, 11 May 2012, p. 17. Retrieved 14 March 2021 and founder of

Popdada Enfants Terribles also Nana ET Matvey
, Website of the artist duo, Retrieved 16 August 2015. is an artist duo consisti ...

Education

He studied in 2006-2011 at

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences The Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg) is a higher education and applied research institution located in Hamburg, Germany. Formerly known as ''Fachhochschule Hamburg,'' the ''Hamburg U ...

, in 2011-2015 at

University of Fine Arts of Hamburg The ''Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (HFBK Hamburg)'' is the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg. It dates to 1767, when it was called the ''Hamburger Gewerbeschule''; later it became known as ''Landeskunstschule Hamburg''. The main build ...

among others by visiting prof.

Markus Vater Markus Vater (born 1970 in Düsseldorf) is a German visual art, artist. He studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and the Royal College of Art, London. From 2012 to 2016 he had been teaching at the Royal College of Art in London. In 2014 he had a ...

and in 2013-2014 at

Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. History The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di Sa ...

by prof. Daniel Richter.

Work grants

In 2014-2015 he became work grants at ''Künstlerhaus''

Meinersen Meinersen is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated between the rivers Oker and Aller, approx. 12 km west of Gifhorn, and 25 km southeast of Celle. The Municipality Meinersen includes th ...

with a scholarship of the ''Foundation Bösenberg'' (1 year), in 2016 at ''Künstlerhaus im Schlossgarten in

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'' (6 months) and in 2018 at ''Katholische Akademie''

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(3 months).

Exhibitions (selection)

Solo and duo exhibitions (selection)

* 2008: ''Matvey Slavin: Die Elbe von der Speicherstadt bis Blankenese'' Kultur-Forum Altona, Hamburg, Germany * 2011: ''Matvey Slavin: Hamburger Landschaften'' Galerie Kunst-nah, Hamburg, Germany * 2012: ''Duo: Mensch und Ware'' –

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, Hamburg, Germany * 2017: ''Matvey Slavin: Fiction Factory'' Galleri kunstmix, Copenhagen, Denmark * 2018: ''Matvey Slavin: Image Hunter'' Katholische Akademie Schwerte, Schwerte, Germany * 2018: ''Matvey Slavin: Image Hunter'' Galleri kunstmix, Copenhagen, Denmark * 2019: ''Duo: Open Up'' Galerie subject-object, Berlin, Germany * 2020: ''Duo: Greifbar'' BLAA Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark Group exhibitions (selection) * 2008: ''wandsbektransformance. Die Gegenwart des Kolonialen'' Kunsthaus Hamburg, Germany * 2008 ''Russische Variationen'' with

Andrej Krementschouk Andrej Krementschouk (russian: link=no, Андрей Кременчук, ''Andrei Krementschuk''; born 2 May 1973 in Nizhny Novgorod, Gorki, Soviet Union) is a photographer who is based in Leipzig. His first book, ''No Direction Home,'' received s ...

a.o. Landdrostei, Pinneberg, Germany * 2009: ''Cartel21'' Fabrik Gängeviertel, Hamburg, Germany * 2010: ''Zeitgenössischer Mythos'' Kunsthaus Speckstrasse, Hamburg, Germany * 2011: ''Antlitz, Bildnis, Conterfey'' Frappant, Hamburg, Germany * 2012: ''Die Bionale - Zwischen Ackerbau und Hochkultur'' Galerie der HFBK, Hamburg, Germany * 2012: ''Ideen von Landschaften'' Jenisch Haus – Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte an der Elbe, Hamburg, Germany * 2012: ''Zeitgeist'' Fabrik der Künste, Hamburg, Germany * 2013: ''Sommerausstellung – Künstler der Galerie'' Kunsthaus Müllers, Rendsburg, Germany * 2013: ''Norddeutsche Realisten in Hohwacht'' Kunsthaus Müllers, Rendsburg, Germany * 2013: ''Norddeutsche Realisten – Bestandaufnahme'' Künstlerhaus Meinersen, Germany * 2014: ''Zimmer Frei'' Museet på Koldinghus, Kolding, Denmark * 2014: ''Xzibit - Die Ausstellung'' Projekthaus, Hamburg, Germany * 2014: ''Acchrochage'' with

Hans Grundig Hans Grundig (February 19, 1901 – September 11, 1958) was a German painter and graphic artist associated with the New Objectivity movement. He was born in Dresden and, after an apprenticeship as an interior decorator, studied in 1920–1921 ...

Lea Grundig Lea Grundig (Dresden, 23 March 1906 – 10 October 1977, at sea) was a German painter and graphic artist. Life Lea Langer was born in the old central heart of Dresden, where she grew up as part of the city's Jewish community. Her father was ...

Bernhard Heisig Bernhard Heisig (31 March 1925 – 10 June 2011) was a German painter and graphic artist. Long-time director of the Leipzig Academy (Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst; 1961–64, 1976–87) and a leading figure in East Germany's Leipzig School ...

Janosch Janosch (, born as Horst Eckert on 11 March 1931) is a German children's author and illustrator. Biography Janosch was born as Horst Eckert in what was then Hindenburg (now Zabrze, Poland) in Upper Silesia to a family of mixed German and Poli ...

Marcel Marceau Marcel Marceau (; born Marcel Mangel; 22 March 1923 – 22 September 2007) was a French actor and mime artist most famous for his stage persona, "Bip the Clown". He referred to mime as the "art of silence", and he performed professionally worldw ...

a.o. Galerie Rose, Hamburg, Germany * 2014: ''Chill Out'' Hengevoss-Dürkop, Hamburg, Germany * 2015: ''Sommerausstellung'' with

Udo Lindenberg Udo Lindenberg (born 17 May 1946) is a German singer, drummer, and composer. Career Lindenberg started his musical career as a drummer. In 1969, he founded his first band Free Orbit, and also appeared as a studio and guest musician (with Micha ...

a.o. Galerie Halbach, Celle, Germany * 2016: ''Farben des Winters'' Museen im Kulturzentrum und Kunsthaus Müllers, Rendsburg, Germany * 2017: ''Remix #1'' Galleri kunstmix, Copenhagen, Denmark * 2017: ''Spurensuche'' Kunstverein Schwedt, Schwedt/Oder, Germany * 2017: ''Remix #2'' with

a.o. Galleri kunstmix, Copenhagen, Denmark * 2017: ''Sommer in Hamburg'' Galerie des Hotels Grand Elysée, Hamburg, Germany * 2018: ''Remix #3'' with

a.o. Galerie kunstmix, Copenhagen, Denmark * 2018: ''Remix #4'' Galleri kunstmix, Copenhagen, Denmark * 2019: ''Friluftsmaleri i Glyngøre - Syv kunstnere fortolker Salling'' Museum Salling, Glyngøre, Denmark * 2019: ''Remix #5''

o.a. Galleri kunstmix, Copenhagen, Denmark * 2019: ''Remix #6''

u. a. Galleri kunstmix, Copenhagen, Denmark * 2019: ''Kunst im August'' Galere subject-object, Berlin, Germany * 2020: ''By og land'' Galleri 2132, Roslev, Denmark * 2020: ''Ohne Einschränkung: Kunst'' Galerie subject-object, Berlin, Germany * 2020: ''Art of Giving'' SIRIN Copenhagen Gallery, Copenhagen * 2020: ''Lebenszeichen'' Katholische Akademie Schwerte, Germany * 2020: ''20 x Testimony'' Kunsthal Vejle, Denmark * 2021: Efter-billeder I, JANUS - Vestjyllands Kunstmuseum, Denmark
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Publications

2012: ''Enfants Terribles'' Text: Till Bräuning. Publisher: Bräuning Contemporary, Hamburg, Germany . 2014: ''Enfants Terribles - Kinder der Louise B.'' Text: Friedrich Holtiegel, Joachim Voß. Publisher: Kunstverein Barsinghausen, Germany . 2015: ''Zeitbilder – Matvey Slavin.'' Text: Belinda Grace Gardner. Publisher: Irmgard Bösenberg, Meinersen, Germany . 2015: ''Matvey Slavin – Katalog Hamburger Landschaften.'' Text: Matvey Slavin. Publisher: Akademiker Verlag, Germany . 2015: ''Footwork'' Text: Kerstin Hengevoss-Dürkop, John Czaplicka, Matthias Schatz. Publisher: Galerie Hengevoss-Dürkop, Hamburg, Germany . 2017: ''Aus der Natur - Nana ET Matvey + Maike Gräf'' Text: Friedrich Holtiegel. Publisher: Kunstverein Barsinghausen, Germany . 2018: ''Matvey Slavin: Image Hunter.'' Foreword: Peter Klasvogt Text: Stefanie Lieb. Publisher: Katholische Akademie Schwerte, Germany . 2019: ''Copenhagen Open Air: Matvey Slavin.'' Text: Tom Jørgensen. Publisher: kunstmix. Copenhagen, Denmark . 2020: ''101 kunstnere 2020/2021'' Text: Nana Bastrup. pp. 180–181 Publisher: Frydenlund. Frederiksberg, Denmark .

References

External links

Official website
with comprehensive image database, biography, literature list and timeline {{DEFAULTSORT:Slavin, Matvey 1987 births Artists from Hamburg Contemporary painters Living people German male painters 21st-century German painters 21st-century German male artists University of Fine Arts of Hamburg alumni