Resume
Born in Germany in 1947, Emigrated to the U.S. in 1950, Estonian-American Lives in Chicago, Illinois since 1955.
Education
M.S. Photography, 1972
Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1970-1972, Studied with Aaron Siskind, Arthur Siegel, and Charles Swedlund.
B.A. Design, 1969
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1965-1969, Studied with Joseph Jachna, Robert Siegler, Hans Schaal, Wayne Boyer and Nathan Lerner.
Nord Color Photography Workshop, Nord Corp., Minneapolis, Minnesota, Summer 1972.
Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY, studied with Nathan Lyons and Les Krims, summer 1971.
Center of the Eye, Aspen CO, studied with Jerry Uelsmann and Paul Caponagro, summer 1970.
Kalamazoo Institute for the Arts, Kalamazoo, MI, studied with Aaron Siskind and Joseph Jachna, summer 1969.
Lane Technical High School, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois, 1961-1965.
Teaching Experience
Chicago State University, Department of Art and Design, Chicago, IL, 1972 – 2007. Initiated photography instruction in the Art Department of CSU to include 12 new courses.
2007 – date Emeritus Professor of Art
1984 – 2007 Professor of Art/Photography
1989 – 1995 Department Academic Advisor
1979 – 1984 Associate Professor of Art
1975 – 1979 Assistant Professor of Art
1972 – 1975 Instructor of Art
Beverly Art Center, School of the Arts, Chicago, IL, Adult and Children’s Photography Teacher, 1973 – 2008
Olive Harvey, Chicago City College, Chicago, IL, 1984
Employment and Professional Activities
Eugene S. Pike House Foundation Board of Directors, a 501(c)3, established to “Save the Pike House”, 2023-date.
Walter Burley Griffin Society of America, Charter Board Member, 2008-date
Ridge Historical Society, Chicago, Board of Directors, 1999-date.
Ridge Historical Society, Chicago, Historic Buildings Committee, 1995-date; Chairman, 2021-date.
Beverly Area Planning Association, Photographic Services, 1983-date.
Midway Review Magazine, Chicago, IL, Photographer, 1984-1985.
Chicago Southwest Area Cultural Arts Council Member, 1983-1985.
Illinois Arts Council, Visual Arts Advisory Panel, 1983-1985.
Illinois Arts Council, Exhibition Development Panel, 1984-1985.
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc, Art Department, Chicago, IL, Photographer and Lab Technician, 1970-1974.
Captain, Signal Corps, US Army Reserves, 305th PSYOP Bn, 1972-1980.
Society for Photographic Education, 1972-date.
University of Illinois at Chicago, Lab Assistant in the College of Art and Architecture, 1967-1969.
Books Published
A Field Guide to the Griffins in America, photographs by Mati Maldre, edited by George Shutack, Walter Burley Griffin Society of America, Saint Louis, MO, Draft 2007.
Walter Burley Griffin in America, photographs and essay by Mati Maldre, essay by Paul Kruty, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, cloth 1996, paperback 2001.
The Chicago Bungalow photographs by Mati Maldre, edited by Dominic Pacyga and Charles Shanabruch, Arcadia Publishing for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, 2001.
The Griffins in Australia and India, photographs by Mati Maldre, edited by, Jeffery Turnbull and Peter Navaretti, Melbourne University Press, Australia, 1999.
Grants and Fellowships
Chicago Architecture Foundation Exhibition Grant for Walter Burley Griffin in America, 1996.
Graham Foundation for the Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Grant awarded to the University of Illinois Press for the publication of Walter Burley Griffin in America, 1996.
National Endowment for the Arts, Design Arts, Individual Project Grant for the photographic documentation of Walter Burley Griffin’s Australian work, 1992.
Graham Foundation for the Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Individual Grant for the photographic documentation of Walter Burley Griffin’s Australian work, 1992.
Graham Foundation for the Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Individual Grant for the photographic documentation of Walter Burley Griffin’s American Work, 1988.
Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship, photography of Chicago beach houses, 1985.
Chicago State University Foundation Faculty Research Grant, 1977, 1981 and 1983.
Illinois Humanities Council Project Grant, for Animated Film: Economic Roles of Woman as Depicted in Popular Print Media, 1976.
Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Assistance Grant, 1971 and 1972.
Honors and Awards
Who’s Who in America, Marquis Who’s Who, Inc, Uniondale, NY, 2022-2023
First Place Award for Photography 8th Annual International Architecture Book Awards for Walter Burley Griffin in America, 1997.
Faculty Excellence Award, Chicago State University, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1991, and 1996.
Who’s Who in American Art, R. R. Bowker Co., New York, NY, 1988 to date.
Who’s Who in the Midwest, Marquis Who’s Who, Inc, Chicago, IL 1986 to date.
Purchase Award, Art in Architecture for the State of Illinois Center, Chicago, IL, 1985.
Purchase Award, Light Factory National, Charlotte, NC, 1983.
Purchase Award, Illinois Photographers ’78 and ’82, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL, 1978 and 1982.
Commissions
Beverly Area Planning Association, Chicago, IL, photography and research for a new brochure: Historic Buildings in Beverly Hills and Morgan Park, 2006.
Illinois Historic American Buildings Survey and Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Springfield, IL through Granacki Historic Consultants, 4×5 documentation of the Fred Sklenar House in Burr Ridge, IL prior to demolition, 2005.
Chicago Architecture Foundation and the City of Chicago Department of Housing Commission to photograph and exhibit The Chicago Bungalow, 2000 – 2001.
State of Illinois Art-in-Architecture Commission to document the fabrication and installation of two outdoor sculptures at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 1995.
U.S Department of the Interior, Historic American Building Survey, Jeanette, PA, Photographer, 1990.
Chicago Architecture Foundation and the Beverly Area Planning Association Commission to photograph and exhibit The Architecture of Beverly Hills/Morgan Park, Chicago, IL, 1985-1986.
One-Person Exhibitions (selected)
Mati Maldre: Griffin Architecture in America and Australia, Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. of Australia, Sidney, Australia 2022-2023
The Hetherington Design Dynasty: Photographs by Mati Maldre, Ridge Historical Society, Chicago, IL, 2022
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2017, photographs by Mati Maldre, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL, 2017.
Mati Maldre Photographs 1968-2008, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL, 2008.
Photographs of the Prairie School in Decatur, IL and Monroe, LA, Perkinson Gallery, Millikin University, Decatur, IL, 2007.
Walter Burley Griffin in Elmhurst, Elmhurst, IL Public Library, 2005.
The Prairie School in Beverly: Photographs by Mati Maldre, Ridge Historical Society, Chicago, IL, 2004.
The Chicago Bungalow, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Sante Fe Building Atrium Gallery and touring exhibit 2001-2002.
Walter Burley Griffin in America, MacNider Museum, Mason City, IA, 1999.
Beyond Architecture: Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum), Sydney, Australia, 1998-1999.
Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony in Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia, 1998.
The Griffins in America and Australia, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Buell Gallery, Urbana, IL, 1997.
Walter Burley Griffin in America, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 1996.
Building for Nature: The Architectural Landscapes of Walter Burley Griffin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, And Melbourne University, Australia and touring exhibit, 1992-1996.
The Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1987, and 1996.
The Historic Architecture of Beverly Hills/Morgan Park, Ridge Historic Society, Chicago, IL 1987 and 1995.
Architectural Photography, McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL, 1990.
The Aquarium Series, McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL, 1988.
Beverly Hills/Morgan Park, Vanderpoel Art Association, Chicago, IL, 1987.
Panoramics of Beverly Hills/Morgan Park, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL, 1987.
Beverly Hills/Morgan Park, Chicago Architecture Foundation ArchiCenter Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1986.
The Chicago Bath House Project, Illinois Bell Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1986.
The Aquarium Series, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, 1986.
The Aquarium Series, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL, 1984.
The Aquarium Series, Chicago State University, University Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1983.
Design in Photography, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL, 1980.
Color Separation Photography, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 1978.
Color Photographs, Estonian Cultural Center, Prairie View, IL, 1977.
Experiments With the Human Form, Illinois Institute of Technology, Institute of Design, Chicago, IL, 1975.
Experimental Photography, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL, 1975.
Experiments with the Human Form, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
Your A B C’s: A Photographic Study of Typography, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 1969.
Group Exhibitions (selected)
Beyond the World We Know: Abstraction in Photography, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA, 2019-2020.
In Her Own Right: Marion Mahony Griffin, Elmhurst History Museum, Elmhurst, IL, 2016-2017.
A Lasting Vision: Photographs from the Institute of Design 1970-2001, Anne Neri Kosstiner, editor, Illinois Institute of Technology, Crown Hall, Chicago, IL, 2015.
2014 International Architecture Biennale 2014, Photographs of Walter Burley Griffin’s Australian Incinerators, US Pavilion, Venice, Italy, 2014.
The Collectible Moment: Photography in the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA, 2006.
Taken by Design: Photographs from the Institute of Design, 1937 – 1971, The Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Hall, Chicago, IL, 2002.
Selections from the Midwest Photographers Project, Chicago Museum for Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago, IL, 1998.
Prairie School: Design Vision for the Midwest, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1995.
Midwest Photographers Project, The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago, IL 1994
Chicago’s Hidden Treasures: Architecture in the Neighborhoods, American Institute of Architects Chicago, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois and the Chicago Cultural Center, 1993-94
Prairie School Architects: The Illinois Connection, I-SPACE Gallery, 230 W. Superior Street, Chicago, IL, 1994.
Midwest Photography Invitational I, II, III, & VI, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI, 1974-1993.
Fish Tales, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ, 1989.
US Biennial, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 1988.
Institute of Design 50th Anniversary Alumni Exhibit, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 1988.
Lenscapes, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL, 1988.
International Winter City, University of Akron, Akron OH, 1987.
Current Works, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, 1987.
Chicago Photography Now, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 1987.
Shadow, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1986.
Midwest Photographers, Society for Photographic Education Touring Exhibit, Chicago, IL, 1985-1986.
Inaugural Exhibition, State of Illinois Center, Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1985.
Naked, Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, Boulder, CO, 1985.
International Juried Art Competition, Mussavi Gallery, New York, NY, 1985.
Contemporary Trends in Photography, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Race Street Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, 1985.
Alternatives 82 & 84, Ohio University Touring Exhibits, Athens, OH. 1982-1985.
Color Contrasts, Carl Soloway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH 1984.
Water, Blue Sky Gallery, Oregon Photographic Society, Portland, OR. 1984.
A Year in Chicago’s Grant Park, The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago, IL, 1984.
Expanded Vision, Ponderosa Corporation Collection of Contemporary Photography, Touring Exhibit, Dayton, OH, 1983-1984.
Center of the Eye, Center for the Visual Arts, Aspen, CO. 1983.
Back Yards, County College of Morris, and Brookline Community College, Manmouth, NJ, 1993.
Unrestricted Color & Photographic Illusion, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 1982 & 1983.
Light Factory National, Light Factory Workshop, Charlotte, NC. 1982 & 1983.
The Friends of Photography, Carmel, CA, 1981 & 1982.
Foto Vision 81 and Foto Vision 82, Foto Gallery, New York, NY, 1981 & 1982.
Illinois Photographers ’78 and ’82, Illinois State Museum Touring Exhibits, Springfield, IL, 1978 & 1982.
Perceptions, Parsons School of Design and SOHO Gallery, New York, NY, 1981.
The Magic Silver Show, Murray State University, Murray, KY, 1981.
Photography, Smile for the Birdie, The Junior Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1978-1981.
Four Photographers, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL, 1980.
Eccentric Images, Converse College, Spartanberg, SC, 1980.
Freshworks, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Touring Exhibit, Richmond, VA, 1979-1980.
Explorations in Instant (Polaroid) Photography, Facets Multi-media Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1979.
New Photographics, Central Washington State University, Ellensburg, WA, 1979.
Survey of Illinois Photography, Lakeview Museum, Peoria, IL, 1978.
Arcchitectural Photography, Four Man Exhibit with Harold Allen, Lopez & medina, Richard Nickel and Mati Maldre, Curated by Victor Sorell, Park Forest Art Center, Park Forest, IL, 1978.
Altered Image, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1978.
The Chicago Photographer, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, 1978.
Celebration of Sight, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 1977.
First Light and Light II, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA, 1975 and 1977.
Stills in Chicago, Three Man Exhibit, N.A.B. Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1976.
Illinois Images, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, 1976.
Radius 500 and Radius 76, Burpee Museum, Rockford, IL, 1975 & 1976.
Magic Machines, Western Association of Art Museums Touring Exhibit, 1974 – 1975.
Photo Media USA, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 1971.
Published (selected)
Walter Burley Griffin Society of Australia, News Update 78, March 2023, Launch of Mati Maldre: Griffin Architecture in America and Australia Online Photo Exhibition.
The Griffin Newsletter, Walter Burley Griffin Society of America, St. Louis, MO, “Mati Maldre Photographs”, Fall/Winter 2022-23.
The Villager, The History of BAPA – Part 1, Page 1, Longwood Drive Photo, Beverly Area Planning Association, Chicago, IL, January 2023
The Villager, A Neighbor You Should Know: A portrait of Renowned Photographer Mati Maldre, Beverly Area Planning Association, Chicago, IL, November 2022.
Beverly Review, RHS to Present Series as Part of Hetherington Exhibit, Chicago, IL, October 26, 2022.
The Villager, RHS Reopens for Visitors, Beverly Area Planning Association, Chicago, IL, September 2022.
Beverly Review, RHS Sets Celebration for Two Milestones, Chicago, IL, September 14, 2022.
AIA Guide to Chicago, 1st ed. 1993, 2nd ed. 2004, Harcourt Brace, San Diego, CA., 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL. Alice Sinkevitch is the editor of the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd editions. Laurie McGovern Petersen is the editor of the 4th edition. All 12 photographs in the Beverly Hills/Morgan Park section by Mati Maldre in all editions, plus 2 misc. photos in each edition.
Marquis Millennium Magazine, Uniondale, NY, 2022-2023.
Looking Back-Looking Forward: Vintage Images, Black and White Magazine, Ross Periodicals, Novato, CA, No. 38, April 2020.
Beyond the World We Know: Abstraction in Photography, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA, 2020.
The Groundbreakers: Women Who Changed Architecture, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, NY, 2019.
Walter Burley Griffin: The Architecture of Newman College Australia, by Jeffrey Turnbull, Vivid Publishing, Melbourne, Australia, 2018.
On His Own: Walter Burley Griffin’s First Two Houses, by Paul Kruty, Walter Burley Griffin Society of America, St. Louis, MO, 2017.
A Lasting Vision: Photographs from the Institute of Design 1970-2001, Anne Neri Kostner, Illinois Institute of Technology Press, Chicago, IL, 2015.
Rock Crest/Rock Glen: Mason City, Iowa, edited by Paul Kruty, Walter Burley Griffin Society of America, St. Louis, MO, 2014.
ONE:TWELVE, Issue 008, Vol 004, Spring 2014, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Griffin in Grinnell, by Paul Kruty and Daniel Strong, Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, 2011.
Poetic Spaces: Creating the Total Work of Art, by C.J. Hurley, Style 1900 Magazine, Lambertville, NJ, Spring 2010.
Atlas of 20th Century Architecture, Phaidon Press, London England, Spring 2010.
Marion Mahony and Millikin Place, by Paul Kruty and Paul Sprague, Walter Burley Griffin Society of America, St. Louis, MO, 2007.
www.WBGriffinSociety.org, St. Louis, MO. 25 photographs in all parts of the website, 2006 – present.
The Collectible Moment: Photography in the Norton Simon Museum, Gloria Williams, Editor, Yale University Press, Pasedena, CA, 2006.
Chicago: Metropolis of the Mid-Continent, by Irv Cutler, Southern Illinois Press, Carbodale,1984 – 2005.
The Invisible Architect , Chicago Reader, Chicago, IL, Vol 34, No. 52, September 23, 2005.
Chicago Architecture and Design, by Jay Pridmore and George A. Larson, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, NY, 1993 & 2005.
Chicago Sun-Times Book Review of Walter Burley Griffin in America, by Lee H. Bey, March 25, 2001.
Historic Illinois, Modest Bungalow Makes Metropolitan History, by Joseph C. Bigott, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Division of Preservation Services, Springfield, IL, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2001.
Chicago Tribune Tempo, Bungalow: Chicago’s Sweetest Home Gets its Due, by Blair Kamen, 2001.
Chicago Tribune, Celebrating and Exploring the Chicago Bungalow, Critics Pick by Blair Kamen, Oct 12, 2001.
Choice, Walter Burley Griffin in America, Review by E. Weiss, Tulane University, Sept. 2001.
Chicago Magazine, Primetime Galleries, 2000.
Metropolis, Bring Chicago Home, New York, NY. 2000.
The Reader, Rebuilding an Architect, Chicago, IL, Dec 15-22, 2000.
The Globe Gazettte, Exhibit Features Photos of Griffin’s Work, Mason City, IA, March 8, 1999.
Beyond Architecture: Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin, by Anne Watson, Powerhouse Press, Sydney, Australia, 1998.
Arts and Crafts Design in America, Chronicle Books, Archetype Press, Washington, DC, 1998.
Chicago Sun Times, A Prairie Star in His Own Right, by Lee H. Bey, Nov. 30, 1998.
The Villager, Mati Maldre Continues Work, Beverly Area Planning Association, Chicago, IL, Nov. 1998.
Illinois Historic Journal, Walter Burley Griffin in America, by Edward Russo, Lincoln Library, Springfield, IL, 1997.
Chicago Sun Times, Walter Burley Griffin in America, Review by Lee H. Bey, Dec. 15, 1996.
Chicago Tribune, Walter Burley Griffin in America, Review by M. W. Newman, Dec. 8, 1996.
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Walter Burley Griffin in America Review by Jane H. Clarke, Art Institute of Chicago, Vol. 55, No. 4, Dec. 1996.
Choice, Walter Burley Griffin in America, Review by P. Kaufman, Boston Architecture Center, July-August, 1996.
Illinois: A Geographical Survey, by Irv Cutler Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque, IA, 1996.
The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, The Prairie School, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1995.
Building for Nature: Walter Burley Griffin and Castlecrag, Castlecrag, NSW, Australia, 1994.
Reflections No. 9 portfolio on Walter Burley Griffin in America, The Journal of the School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, 1993.
Chicago Architecture and Design, by George Larson and Jay Pridmore, Harry N. Abrams, New York, NY, 1993.
Historic Illinois, Chicago’s Ridge Historic District, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Division of Preservation Services, Vol. 16, No. 4, Dec. 1963.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion, by William Storrer, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 1992.
Midwest Photography Invitational VI, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI, 1990.
The Chicago Tribune Home, Chicago, IL, Sunday, May 4, 1990.
The Chicago Times Magazine, From Wright’s Second Banana to Crocodile Griffin, Razzmatazz, Laurie Gottlieb, Editor, September & October 1988.
Hands on Chicago, by Ken Heise, Bonus Books, Chicago, IL, 1987.
The Milwaukee Journal, Alverno’s Chicago Photographs Well Worth a Look, by James Auer, March 1987.
The Villager, Photographer’s Perspective: Discussions with Mati Maldre, Beverly Area Planning Association, Chicago, IL, April 1987.
Views of Chicago Lakefront Beach Houses Illinois Bell Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1986.
The Chicago Tribune, Photographs Capture Special Beauty of City’s Far Southwest Side Secret, by Paul Gapp, The Arts, May 4, 1986.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation Newsletter, by Ellen Skerret, May-June 1986.
The Villager, Beverly Area Planning Association, Chicago, IL, April Center Gate, 1986, May 1986, June 1986.
Midway Review Magazine Portfolio, Chicago, IL, 1984.
Center of the Eye, by Alex Sweetman, Center for the Visual Arts, Aspen, CO, 1984.
Lituanus, English Language Quarterly of the Arts and Sciences Portfolio, Chicago, IL, Spring 1983.
Photography: Smile for the Birdie, Exhibit Catalog and Teachers Guide, The Junior Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1980-1981.
Illinois Photographers ’78 & ’82, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL, 1978 & 1980.
Star Newspaper, Photographers Preserve Architectural Landmarks, Park Forest, IL, February 26, 1976.
Treja Varti (Three Gates) Portfolio, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Arts Quarterly, Ann Arbor, MI, No. 60, 1977.
Radius 500 and Radius 76, Burpee Museum, Rockford, IL, 1975 & 1976.
First Light, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA, 1975.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Photographs, Chicago, IL, 1975.
Magic Machines, Western Association of Art Museums Touring Exhibit, 1974 – 1975.
Compton’s Encyclopedia, 10 Photographs for the Article on Photography, Chicago, IL 1974.
Student Independent, Student and Faculty Portfolio, Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 1971.
Photo Media USA, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 1971.
Lectures and Presentations (selected)
Photographing Architecture and a View Camera Demonstration. Ridge Historical Society, Chicago, IL, 2022.
SmART Talk, Photographing the Chicago Bungalow, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL, 2002.
Chicago Stories, The Chicago Bungalow, WTTW, Channel 11 TV, Chicago, IL, Oct. 15, 2001.
Photographing the Chicago Bungalow, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago, IL, 2001.
Photographing the Chicago Bungalow, Ridge Historical Society, Chicago, IL, 2001.
City of Dreams: The Collaboration of Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin, Film Australia, National Interest Program, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
Architectural Photography and Walter Burley Griffin’s American Work, Charles MacNider Museum, Mason City, IA Gallery Talk, Kinney-Lindstrom Gallery, July 7, Slide Lecture, Salsbury Room, July 8, 1999.
Walter Burley Griffin in America: Photographs by Mati Maldre, KIMT Channel 3, CBS Affiliate Camera Interview, Mason City, IA, July 7, 1999.
Walter Burley Griffin in His Own Right, WILL-TV 12, National Public TV, Central Educational Grant, Distributed by PBS, On Camera Interview, Aired WILL-TV 12, Urbana, Nov. 11, 1998; WTTW-TV 11, Chicago, Nov. 30, 1998; KETC-TV, Saint Louis, MO, February 14, 1999.
Architectural Photography and the Documentation of Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin’s American Work, Prairie Arts & Crafts Conference, Millikin University, Decatur, IL, 1997.
Walter Burley Griffin in America, Guest on The Afternoon Magazine, Hosted by Celeste Quinn, WILL-AM, National Public Radio, Urbana, IL, 1996.
Diverse Architecture of the Twin Communities of Beverly /Morgan Park, Chicago Architectural Foundation, 1995.
Photographing the American Architecture of Walter Burley Griffin, Walter Burley Griffin Society of Australia, Castlecrag (Sydney Area), Australia, November 1992.
Photographing Architecture, University of Melbourne, Australia, December 1992.
Architecture of Walter Burley Griffin in the Beverly Area, Tour Host and Talk for the Council General of Australia and the Australian Prime Minister’s Party, Beverly Area Planning Association, Chicago, IL, 1989.
Architectural Photography of Mati Maldre, Vanderpoel Art Assoc. and the Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL, 1987.
Historic Architecture of Beverly Hills/Morgan Park, Southwest Senior Citizens Group of the Chicago Commission on Human Resources, Chicago, IL, 1986.
Color Separation Photography, The Art Institute of Chicago, Woman’s Board, Chicago, IL, 1993.
Color Separation Photography by Mati Maldre, Columbia College, Chicago, IL, 1978.
Photography by Mati Maldre, Estonian Cultural Center, Prairie View, IL, 1977.
Economic Roles of Woman as Depicted in Popular Print Media, an Animated Film Shown at the Woman and Work Conference at Chicago State University, Chicago, IL, 1976.
The Paint-In, Image Union, WTTW-TV 11, Animated and Live Footage Film of Children Painting a Mural, College Art Association, National Conference, Chicago, IL 1976.
Work in the Collection
Australian National Museum, Canberra, Australia
Australian National Library, Canberra, Australia
National Capital Planning Authority, Canberra, Australia
Melbourne University, Parkville, VIC, Australia
Walter Burley Griffin Society of Australia, Sydney, Australia
National Gallery of Canada, Quebec, Canada
Musee des Beaux – du Canada, Montreal, Canada
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY
Norton Simon Museum, Ponderosa, CA
Pasadena Museum of Art, Pasadena, CA
University of California, Riverside, CA
Humbolt Arts Council, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA
Louisville Photographic Archives, Louisville, KY
Ponderosa Corporation, Dayton, OH
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
Kalamazoo Institute for the Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
Light Factory Photo Workshop, Charlotte, NC
Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
State of Illinois Center, Chicago, IL
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
City of Chicago Landmarks Commission, Chicago, IL
University of Chicago Archives, Chicago, IL
Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Levy Organization, Café Chicago, Sears Tower, Chicago, IL