Matthew Girson has been exhibiting his work locally, nationally, and internationally since the mid-1990s. Aside from paintings and drawings, he has exhibited sculpture, sound art, and video. In 2006 he launched his perfume Blanc: A scent in ab•scent•ia and his signature typeface, Central Scotoma. In 2014 he adapted the letters between poets Nelly Sachs and Paul Celan into a theatrical production called Dear Poet, All Light which was performed in the Chicago Cultural Center. Upcoming exhibitions are planned for the Riverside Arts Center (Riverside, IL), the Suburban (Milwaukee, WI), and the Gallery at the Burren College of Art (Ballyvaughan, Ireland). In addition, he teaches painting, drawing, and seminars on contemporary art at DePaul University in Chicago.