NORTH DAKOTA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION
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Matthew Norton

Escape
Pen
​January - December 2019

Artist Statement

"I create with my mind and hands because I love to watch a piece emerge from nothing except the confines of my inner thoughts. When I am creating, I lose myself and seem to get taken away for a time. I get taken away from where I am. Currently, I am incarcerated in a Federal Prison for substance abuse. Drawing and other forms of art allow my mind to break free, to escape, so to
speak, even if just for a short while. I plan to continue to pursue and hone my artistic skills upon my release. When I put pencil to paper, I clear my mind then usually start with a simple shape. Once I've started, as the piece is getting laid out, it is constantly in flux, and ever changing. Once complete, I lay ink over my pencil markings. I try to only draw when my emotions are running high and happy. At times that can be tough and a challenge, considering my surroundings. Currently with my creative work, I am really just trying to make something of myself. I have lost years of my life and opportunities found beyond confinement. In part, I am attempting, through my artwork, to regain some of that lost time. I created the black and white line work to ease my own stress and tensions. I wanted to challenge and prove to myself that I was able to create something in hopes that others might, at least for a time, escape through my art and capture their own peace and joy."

Norton was released in the Summer of 2018, and is pursuing a degree in Cyber Security.

Touring Schedule

Bismarck State College Galleries
January 1- February 15, 2019
Taube Museum of Art
February 22 - March 22, 2019
James Memorial Art Center
April 1-30, 2019
Northwest Arts Center
July 1-30, 2019
The Arts Center
November 7 - December 7, 2019
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​Minot State University, 500 University Ave W, Minot, ND 58707 | (701) 858-3242
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NDAGA is sponsored in part with funds from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
  • Home
  • About
    • Member Galleries
  • 2022 Proposals
  • Annual Meeting
  • Exhibitions
    • BisMan Writers Guild
    • Susan Brekke
    • Doug Engberg
    • Jim Falck
    • Lacey Holmen
    • Charles Lee
    • Mitch Melberg
    • Deana Novak
    • Linda Olson
    • Dawson Shafer
    • Jessica Wachter
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • 2020 Governor's Photo Contest
      • Matthew Anderson & Michael Conlan
      • Jamie Azevedo
      • Lino Azevedo
      • Johnathan Campbell
      • David Driesbach
      • Carol Fielhaber
      • Mark Holter
      • Hooshang Khorasani
      • Sharon Linnehan
      • Jennifer & Brian Matthews
      • Roxi Mathis
      • Paul & Dakota Noot
      • Matthew Norton
      • NOTSTOCK
      • Walter Piehl
      • Mack Schroer
      • Dan Smith
      • Suite 1 Artists
      • Beau Theige
      • Erica Thune
      • Avis Veikley
      • Emily Williams-Wheeler
  • Contact
  • Resources