Born in Virginia, 1987. Currently living in Chico, California. They/them.
EDUCATION
2023 anticipated, MFA candidate, Studio Arts, Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, ME
2021 Ceramic Materials Workshop, Mendocino Arts Center, Fort Bragg, CA
2020 BFA, Craft & Material Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2018 Fine Woodworking Certification, Krenov School of Fine Woodworking, Fort Bragg, CA
2018 Woodworking Workshop, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, ME
2017 Fine Woodworking Certification, College of the Redwoods, Fort Bragg, CA
2016 Construction Technology Certification, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA
2006 Savannah College of Art & Design, Atlanta, GA
2004 Kempsville High School, Virginia Beach, VA
POSITIONS HELD
2022 Technical Assistant, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
2020 Instructor, A Workshop Of Our Own, Baltimore, MD
Production Assistant, Alex Marshall Ceramics Studio, Chico, CA
2019 Technical Assistant, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Instructor, Visual Arts Center, Richmond, VA
2018 Studio Monitor, Virginia Commonwealth University Woodshop, Richmond, VA
2017 Instructor, Heartmoor Farms, Louisa, VA
SOLO & JOINT EXHIBITIONS
2020 We Live Here Now, Juried, 2-person exhibition with Jacob Troester, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA
2019 First Friday, Invitational, 68 Home, Richmond, VA
Hink Works, Invitational, Rosewood Clothing Co., Richmond, VA
2018 Untitled, Invitational, Alchemy, Richmond, VA
Body Work, Juried, Iridian Gallery, Richmond, VA
2017 Big Soft, Invitational, Leisure Gallery, Denver, CO
2006 Untitled, Invitational, Ipanema, Richmond, VA
2005 Untitled, Invitational, Harrison Street, Richmond, VA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Tender Presence, Gallery 2052, Chicago, IL; Alma’s, Richmond, VA; Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
Possibly Perwinkle, Zand Head and Friedman Galleries, Portland, ME
2021 NSFW, Spoke Art, Invitational, San Francisco, CA
Vessel, Hashimoto Gallery, Invitational, San Francisco, CA
Vase, Alma’s, Invitational, Richmond, VA
Moleskine Project, Spoke Art, Invitational, San Francisco, CA
2020 New Moon, Invitational, The Valley, Taos, NM
2019 Norfolk’s Original Indie Comics Expo, Invitational, O’Connor Brewing Co., Norfolk, VA
2018 The Factory, Studio Two Three, Invitational, Richmond, VA
Sink/Swim Press Show, Invitational, Black Iris, Richmond, VA
18+ Group Show, Invitational, Recspec Gallery, Austin, TX
Fine Furniture Exhibition, Invitational, The Highlight Gallery, Mendocino, CA
Friends Show, Invitational, North Coast Gallery, Fort Bragg, CA
2017 Mid-Winter Exhibition, Invitational, Town Hall Gallery, Fort Bragg, CA
Damaged City Art Show, Invitational, Hole in the Sky Collective, Washington, DC
Fine Furniture Exhibition, Invitational, The Highlight Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2016 Mid-Winter Exhibition, Invitational, Town Hall Gallery, Fort Bragg, CA
2004 Untitled, Invitational, 2-person exhibition with Stewart Harding, 11:11 Gallery, Atlanta, GA
AWARDS & HONORS
2020 Magna Cum Laude, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2019 William H. Muir Scholarship for Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME ($3000)
2018 Peachtree Scholarship in Craft, VCUarts, Richmond, VA ($400)
Allan Eastman Scholarship in Craft, VCUarts, Richmond, VA ($1600)
William R. Gaines Scholarship in Craft, VCUarts, Richmond, VA ($3500)
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship Tuition Scholarship, Rockport, ME ($1410)
Third Place, International Woodworking Fair, Atlanta, GA ($350)
Peter Mich Scholarship for Women in Woodworking, Fort Bragg, CA ($3500)
2017 David Welter Scholarship, The Krenov Foundation, Fort Bragg, CA ($3000)
2016 Construction Technology Scholarship, Humboldt Builders Exchange, Eureka, CA ($800)
2015 Construction Technology Scholarship, Humboldt Builders Exchange, Eureka, CA ($800)
Sam Maloof Woodworking Scholarship, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA ($300)
Brian Hamill Woodworking Scholarship, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA ($300)
PRESS
Speer, Robert. “Art Duet”, Chico News & Review, November 10, 2020. https://chico.newsreview.com/2020/11/10/art-duet/
Fox, Farrah. “Mattie Hinkley”, Handyma’am Goods, February 1, 2019, https://handymaamgoods.com/blogs/features/mattie-hinkley
Jay, Shannon. “Minding the Curve with Mattie Hinkley”, Popscure Media, January 26, 2019, https://popscuremedia.com/2019/01/26/mattie-hinkley/
Wachter, Meg. “Got a Girl Crush On: Mattie Hinkley”, Got A Girl Crush, July 8, 2015, http://www.gotagirlcrush.com/archive/got-a-girl-crush-on-mattie-hinkleyi-want-to-show
Peterson, Taylor. “Mattie Hinkley”, Dialogue Magazine, Issue 06, Spring 2019, pp12-23.
FEATURED WORK
Byrd, Danielle Rose. The Handcarved Bowl. Blue Hills Press, 2021.
Fine Woodworking Magazine, March 2019, Issue 275.
Crude Intentions, Anthology Press, July 2019, p6.
Universal Slime, October 2018, Issue 6, pp9-10.
SERVICE
2021-Present Social Media Manager, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA
2020-Present Organizer, Raffle Rousers Scholarship Fundraising Committee
2018-Present Member, The Krenov Foundation Scholarship Committee