The Flood (2018) 
Beside a garden wall (2018) 
Now Voyager (2018) 
The threshold (2019) 
A face in the crowd (2016) 
Between the lines (2018) 
Force quit (2017) 
Someday all of this will be yours (2018) 
State side (2016) 
The witness (2017) 
Leave the driving to us (2015) 
Woman on the run (2019)
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Artist’s Statement
Through my work I’m aiming to evoke a feeling of hazy nostalgia. To create an atmosphere reminiscent of elusive, lingering dreams. Iconic imagery and found photographs serve as a spring board for me to explore mankind’s foggy past and uncertain future. With watercolor and acrylic paints and layers upon layers of graphite, my work prompts the viewer to analyze the human condition and society at large.
Born in Michigan, Matthew Schommer started learning drawing and painting from his father Dennis at an early age. After studying art at a local college he moved to Chicago to study film and then onto New York to work for Christies auction house and to further his art career. Matthew’s work is exhibited in galleries in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Miami. He currently lives and works in Chicago.