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John "C R A S H" Matos

October 11, 1961, Bronx, NY

1981   
Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT

1982   
Fashion Moda, Bronx, NY

1983   
Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam
51X Gallery, NYC

1984  
Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam
"CRASH & DAZE", Sidney Janis Gallery, NYC

1985   
Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam

1986   
Sidney Janis Gallery, NYC
Jus de Pomme Gallery, NYC
Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam

1987  
"CRASH!", Manhattan Borough President
David N. Dinkins Municipal Bldg., 1 Centre St., NYC

1988   
Sidney Janis Gallery, NYC

1989   
Tamara Bane Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Hokin Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL
"CRASH", B5 Gallery, Monaco

1990   
"CRASH & DAZE", Gallery Structure, Montpellier, France       
 Hokin Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL
 "CRASH & DAZE", Black and White in Color Gallery, Bronx, NY

1991   
Galerie Michel Gillet, Paris, France
"CRASH", Galerie Artcade, Nice, France

1992   
"New Paintings by CRASH", Sidney Janis Gallery, NYC
"John "CRASH" Matos : New Works", C'an Isidro, Ibiza, Spain
"CRASH Superheroes", Martin Lawrence Modern, NYC

1993   
"CRASH", Through Express Part I, ( Retrospective )
MEXI-CARTE Museum, Austin Texas, June 11-July 10
Taller Puertoriqueno, Philadelphia, PA., Oct. 15-Dec. 10
Hostos Arts Gallery, Eugenio Maris de Hostos Community,
College of the city of  NY, Bronx, NY           
Gallery Cotthem, Zottegem, Belgium
CRASH & DAZE, Deux Peintres New Yorkais, Galerie de la Cathredrale,
Monaco Villa

1994   
"CRASH, Works on Paper", The Hobbs Gallery, Boston, MA          
"CRASH", Mary Anthony Fine Arts, New Hope, PA
"CRASH/DAZE, Recent Works", York College, City University of New York
Jamaica, Queens

1995   
"CRASH, The Villains", Mary Anthony Galleries, SOHO, NYC
 Gallery Cotthem, Knokke-Zoutte, Belgium

1996   
Dorothy Blau Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Fl

1997   
Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, SOHO, NYC
"CRASH", 2nd Floor Limited, New Orleans, LA
New York-New Works: John "CRASH" Matos, Galeria Las Palomas,
Gaucin, Spain

1998   
"CRASH / DAZE", Enrico Coveri, Florence, Italy
"CRASH, Verticals and Horizontals", Mary Anthony Galleries, NY
"CRASH", Vail/Giesler Contemporary Art, Des Moines, IW
"CRASH, The Exhibition", The Masterpiece Gallery, Birmingham, MI


1999   
CRASH and DAZE: On the Express Train  1977-1999
Palais Liechtenstein, Reldkirch, Austria
CRASH and DAZE: On the Express Train  1977-1999
GroBmarkthallen Munich, Germany
American Graffiti: CRASH & DAZE
Musee D’Art Moderne et D’Art Contemporian, Nice, France

2000  
“CRASH, The Timetable”, Galerie BLU, Pontiac, MI
Dorothy Blau Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL
“Graffiti Indoors”, AZ/NY Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ
VIPS International, Rotterdam, Holland

2001  
CRASH, Fine Arts and Artists, Washington, D.C.
“Breaking Curfew”, CPOP Gallery, Detroit, MI
“Installation”, PROSPER, NY
INT./EXT.  Eastwick Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Collaborations: CRASHE ONE”, TRIIAD, Paris, France
“Post-Graffiti New York”, Crash-Toxic, Veranneman Foundation
Kruishoutem, Belgium

2002  
 “ The Power of CRASH”, Art Link International, West Palm Beach, FL
 “CRASH, Notes from the Westside”, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France
KAWS & CRASH, MADEgallery, Vancouver, BC
CRASH, “The Train Paintings”, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France
CRASH, “BARRIOS”, Hostos Art Gallery, Hostos Community College/CUNY,
Bronx, NY

2003   
100 Small Paintings, RECON @ San Francisco, CA
CRASH, “BARRIOS”, ArtLink International, Lake Worth, FL
CRASH, “BARRIOS”, Karolyn Sherwood Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa
“Protocol, CRASHE ONE”, the LAB101, Los Angeles, CA

2004   
“POP, BOOM, CRASH”, Animation and Fine Arts Gallery, NC
“CRASH, Recent Paintings”, PROSPER, Tokyo, Japan
CRASH/HERVE DiROSA, “Collaborations”, Galerie Speerstra, Paris
CRASH, Fender Stratocaster 50th Anniversary, Fender Museum, Corona, CA

2005   
“Second Skin”, New paintings by CRASH, Wooster Projects, NY
“Second Skin”, Paintings by CRASH, Sponsored by STUSSY, Tokyo, Japan
2006
“The Lucky Strike Diaries”, Speestra Gallery, Paris, France
“Collision I and II “, with Jahan Loh,The Esplanade, Singapore
“CRASH”, Lehmann/Leskiw Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada

2007
“Kaleidoscope”, Wooster Projects, NY
CRASH, Galerie Onega, Paris, France
CRASH, Art Link International, West palm Beach, FL
DCC “Crashes” MOCAD, Museum of Contemporary Art-Detroit, Detroit, MI

2008
“Crash”, Lafayette College, Williams Art Gallery, Easton, PA
“Crash, The Art of the Line”, Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland
“Crash & Sharp”, Galerie Onega, Paris, France

2009
“Unfinished Business”, Joshua Liner Gallery, NY
“Crash, Betances 1973-82”, Addict Galerie, Paris, France
“Crash”, Los Angeles Art Show, FADA, Los Angeles, CA
CRASH / DAZE, AdHoc Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"CRASH by CRASH", La Galerie Helenbeck, Nice, France
 
2010
Planned retrospective exhibition, Walsh Art Gallery, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
 















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