Bio

Matthew Cortez is an artist, curator, and scholar at the intersection of practice and theory. With a BA in Art History, Theory, and Criticism, from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) he is exhibiting artworks, curating exhibitions, and authoring contemporary scholarship. He is currently the Director of the 30th Anniversary at SAIC’s SITE Galleries. He is currently organizing special programming and is Editor of SITE Galleries: 30 Years of Student-Led Art, Exhibitions, and Archives to be published in spring 2025 by SAIC.

Cortez has exhibited at several institutions including SAIC Galleries, Northwestern University, & Indiana University Northwest. In his role at SITE Galleries he has curated five exhibitions on SAIC’s campus in Downtown Chicago. Recently he presented on his curatorial projects as a part of the Midwest Art History Society Conference at the University of Chicago.