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Oct 1, 2018 • Caitlin Burns
A lecture by the artist will be held on Oct.1 in the University Commons Great Room beginning at 4:30 p.m. with a reception to follow. Arcadia Exhibitions is pleased to present "Carole Loeffler: Make What You Need," an exhibition of ten, new text-based fabric works in the Rosedale Gallery,...
Apr 19, 2018 • Caitlin Burns
A gallery talk by the artist will be held on April 19 in the Harrison Gallery beginning at 4 p.m. with a reception to follow. Arcadia University’s Art Research Collaboration (ARC) Exhibition Program is pleased to present “abbey ryan: the light / the shade,” an exhibition of recent paintings on...
Jan 4, 2018 • Jen Retter
On Nov. 30, Adjunct Professor of Art and Design Krista Profitt ’11 discussed her artistic trajectory in “Watching You, Judging You,” a lecture that capped off her Alumni Spotlight exhibition, “Krista Profitt: Savers, Shavers, Mansplainers.” Profitt earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in...
Nov 27, 2017 • Caitlin Burns
A gallery talk by Shelley Langdale, associate curator of prints and drawings, Philadelphia Museum of Art, will take place on Dec. 6 in the Arcadia University Art Gallery beginning at 6 p.m. with a reception to follow. Arcadia Exhibitions is pleased to announce “Living Rocks: Benton Spruance and...
Oct 6, 2017 • Caitlin Burns
A lecture by the artist,“Watching You, Judging You,” will be held on Nov. 30 in the University Commons Great Room beginning at 5:30 p.m. with a reception to follow in the Harrison Gallery. The Arcadia University’s Art Research Collaboration (ARC) Exhibition Program is pleased to present, “Krista...
Apr 5, 2017 • Caitlin Burns
After being accepted into the Conservation Center for Arts and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)’s 2016 Philadelphia Stewardship Program last spring, the Arcadia University Art Gallery has been awarded a $2,000 matching grant to improve the storage of the permanent art collection. This is the first time...
Oct 27, 2016 • Caitlin Burns
Get ready to see the art exhibition that hits the runway when Studio Art Foundations students present the 10th annual Wearable Sculpture Show on Monday, Oct. 31, at 4:30 p.m. in the Commons Great Room. This year more than 50 Studio Art Foundations students will debut wearable art work in a fashion...
Oct 7, 2016 • Caitlin Burns
The Arcadia University Exhibitions Program is pleased to present “David Guinn: Before the Wall, Mural Sketches and Designs” on view in the Great Room Lobby of the University Commons from Oct. 10, 2016 to Jan. 8, 2017. This exhibition focuses on paintings and drawings on paper created by David...
Sep 28, 2016 • Caitlin Burns
Arcadia University’s Art Research Collaboration (ARC) Exhibition Program is pleased to present a new installation by Jesse Vincent ’11 for the fifth annual Alumni Spotlight Exhibition. On view in the University Commons Art Gallery through Jan. 16, 2017, “Other Than a Memory” combines video, sound,...
Jul 27, 2016 • Caitlin Burns
The Conservation Center for Arts and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), one of the largest nonprofit institutions for art preservation in the country, has selected Arcadia University to participate in its 2016 Stewardship Program. Sponsored by the William Penn Foundation, CCAHA’s Philadelphia...
Matthew Borgen is a native of Akron, Ohio. He studied drawing at The University of Akron where he was awarded a BFA in 1998.
After a year spent living and working in Chicago, He received a scholarship to continue his studies at the University of Minnesota where he earned his Masters in Fine Arts in 2002.
Since moving to Philadelphia, PA in 2003 Borgen has focused on creating drawings, videos, installations, and digital prints that deal with the relationship between nostalgia and history through imagery derived from popular culture sources. He has exhibited nationally, including solo exhibitions at The Urban Institute for Contemporary Art in Grand Rapids, Mi, The 621 Gallery in Tallahassee, FL, and The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, NJ in addition to presenting his work throughout the greater Philadelphia area.
He is currently the Exhibitions Coordinator for Arcadia University. In addition he is an Adjunct Professor in the foundations curriculum and also teaches the course The Artist and the Exhibition: Gallery Practicum.
Hometown
Akron, OH
Home Country
United States of America
University of Akron 1998
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Drawing
University of Minnesota 2002
Masters of Fine Arts, Major in Painting