Rene Matić
Rene Matić | |
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| Born | 1997 (age 27–28) Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Education | Central Saint Martins (BA, 2020) |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Known for | Photography; film; installation |
| Awards | Turner Prize nominee (2025) |
Rene Matić (born 1997, Peterborough) is an artist based in London. Their practice encompasses photography, film, and installation, engaging with subcultures, identity, faith, family, and the liminal spaces of Britishness.[1][2] In 2025, they were nominated for the Turner Prize.
Early life and education
Matić was born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire to an English mother and an English-born Irish-Saint Lucian father.[3] Matić graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2020.[4]
Selected work and exhibitions
Matić’s photographic series flags for countries that don’t exist but bodies that do (2018–ongoing) weaves together intimate portraits, political ephemera, and club culture as a site of queered identity and resistance.[5]
Solo and duo exhibitions include upon this rock at South London Gallery (2022), which featured sculptural work, film about the artist’s father, and photography exploring British skinhead subculture and diasporic family history.[6]
Awards
They are nominated for the 2025 Turner Prize and were awarded the Spirit Now London Acquisition Prize at Frieze Art Fair London, with works acquired by The Hepworth Wakefield permanent collection.[7][8] Matić is the second-youngest artist to be nominated for the Turner Prize.[9][10]
References
- ^ Sherwin, Skye (26 September 2022). "Artist Rene Matić: 'This story is about what, if anything, saves us'". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Rene Matić's photography explores family, belonging and queerness". Art Basel Stories. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Petersen, Leanne (2022). "Rene Matic". Art Montly. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Harvey, Eleanor (28 April 2025). "Central Saint Martins graduate Rene Matić has been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2025". UAL. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Hudek, Anthony (25 February 2021). "Rene Matić". Frieze. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "RENE MATIĆ: upon this rock". South London Gallery. 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Rene Matić is nominated for the Turner Prize". 1854 Photography. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Bronwyn Katz and Rene Matić Win the Spirit Now Acquisition Prize". Frieze. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Nelson, George (23 April 2025). "This Year's Turner Prize Shortlist Includes an Iraqi Refugee and the Youngest Nominee in Years". Artnews. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Glynn, Paul (23 April 2025). "'Extraordinary world-views': Turner Prize nominees revealed". BBC. Retrieved 17 August 2025.