Matthew Buckingham was born in Nevada, Iowa in 1963, and currently divides his time between his home in New York City, teaching in Sweden, and installing exhibitions nationally and abroad. He works across the media of film, video, writing, drawing, and print. Recent solo shows include Play the Story (2007) at the Camden Arts Centre, London; Time Lines (2005) at Kunstverein und Kunstmuseum, St. Gallen, Switzerland; and Currents 94: Matthew Buckingham (2005) at the St. Louis Art Museum. He has also participated in several prominent group shows including Mapping the City (2007) at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; The Nam June Paik Award 2006 at the Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, Cologne, Germany; and Post No Bills (2005) at White Columns, New York. Buckingham recently completed a residency at Artpace in San Antonio and will be re-presenting his show Play the Story at the Des Moines Art Center beginning January 25, 2008.

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