Matthew Lawrence                                                    

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Education

Rhode Island College
BA, Anthropology (2004)


Employment

Not About The Buildings
Providence, RI (2006-2010)
Founder of a literary events and library advocacy organization.  Responsible for 
all aspects of web development, photography, copywriting, and event planning.  


Brown University Bookstore
Providence, RI (1999-2008)
Merchandise buyer and mail order specialist at a university bookstore.  Duties 
included hiring and scheduling staff, buying, merchandising, mail order, website 
maintenance, copywriting, and product photography.


Writing

Providence Daily Dose
Providence, RI (2007-2010)
News and events writer for award-winning local blog.


Carnal Nation
San Francisco, CA (2009-2010)
East coast correspondent for a popular California-based website that "strives 
to inform and entertain without being pornographic or offensive."


Providence Monthly
Providence, RI (2005-2007)
Writer of monthly art column, occasional features writer and fashion stylist.



Curatorial

World of Queercraft (2009)
An eight-artist exhibit at of queer-themed art at Craftland, a Providence 
store/gallery.

Uptown Top Rankin (2008-2009)
An occasional apartment gallery located in a quiet Providence neighborhood.

Pet Fashion Week (2008)
A dog-themed video festival shown at New York's third annual Pet Fashion 
Week.  Curated with Jason Tranchida.

The Library Show (2007)
An eleven-artist exhibit at Providence's Firehouse 13.  Designed to replicate 
a library, the show also incorporated work by high school students and sixteen 
nights of programming.


Radio

BSR (2005-2010)
Programmer for The World's Slowest Dance Party and The Pop Chart, two 
shows at a Providence community radio station.


Video

Who's Wearing The Hat Now? (2009)
A video tour of Providence, Who's Wearing The Hat Now? is an interactive 
project that screened as part of the Without You I Am Nothing show at Chicago's 
Green Lantern Gallery.


Man Does Not Create.  He Discovers. (2004)
Video about celebrity and queer identity, which screened at the Homo-A-Gogo 
Festival in Olympia, Washington.