MORELAB - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Artist
• Founder and Lead Artist
• Founder of Rebar

Matthew Passmore is an artist who thinks about cities. He is an urbanist, conceptual artist, curator, teacher and public space advocate operating in a global context. Best known as the original founder of the Rebar Art & Design Studio, Matthew has generated the creative concepts for many popular Rebar projects, including PARK(ing) Day, an annual worldwide art event he has led since its inception in 2006. In 2014, Matthew formed MoreLab, a new creative endeavor focused specifically on public art projects, museum exhibitions and innovative public spaces. Recently completed projects include Urbanauts, an 18-month artist fellowship at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, exhibitions at Make It Louder Beijing, the 2012 Istanbul Design Biennial, and Kaleidoscape, a three-year social sculpture project at the Berkeley Art Museum. Matthew regularly speaks nationally and internationally on topics related to contemporary art and design. His most recent lectures include the Urban Forum in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan, the keynote address at the EcoMobility Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the closing keynote at the World Bicycle Forum in Medellin, Colombia, and the keynote address at the 100% City Forum in Riga, Latvia. Matthew has taught a variety of courses at the San Francisco Art Institute and the California College of the Arts (CCA). He currently serves on the Berkeley Civic Arts Commission, in Berkeley, California. Download full CV [PDF].