Hi there, I'm Matt!

I'm an artist based in Columbus, OH working from my studio in the 700 Bryden Artist Studios in Columbus's Olde Town East neighborhood. I recently opened my studio after a long and thoughtful realization that being an artist online and sharing my work on social media is NOT enough to fullfill my artistic life. 

I create my art using acrylic paint, colored pencil, oil pastels, and vintage collage. I've had a lifelong obsession with preserving the past and retaining the beauty of a former age.  Combing through piles of vintage ephemera in various antique stores and resale shops it becomes immediately apparent how quickly we discard personal effects; letters, catalogs, post-cards, etc. as if they have little value. But, in truth these items tell the story of a person’s life; their interests, where they traveled, who they befriended, which makes it that much more tragic that these items often end up being lost forever.

Through the use of collage I am able to breathe new life into these forgotten images, further enhancing their beauty with the use of mixed media to incorporate my own paintings.

It makes me sad to think that the hands and fingers that once held these materials are long gone and the people they belonged to are likely forgotten. But, even though I don’t know who they were I like to think their memories are somehow preserved in the finished pieces.  

If you're in the area, please come visit me at Studio 314!

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Email: mmo556@gmail.com
Website: www.matthewmorganartwork.com
 

Education

BA 2005 Liberal Arts wtih focus in Business Administration, DePaul University, School for New Learning
1991 - 1995 BA in Music, Vocal Performance pursued, Capital University Conservatory of Music

Exhibitions

2023 Solo Show, Wanderlust Studio, Columbus, OH (April)

2010 Spring SmARTshow, Flat Iron Artist's Association, Chicago, IL (March)
2010 “Now You See It, Now You Don't”, Flat Iron Artist's Assoctiation, Chicago, IL (February)

2009 Holiday SmARTshow, Flat Iron Artist's Association, Chicago, IL (December)
2009 “Art On Track”, SALVO/Chicago Transit Authority/FIAA, Chicago, IL (October)
2009 Fall SmARTshow, Flat Iron Artist's Association, Chicago, IL (September)
2009 “Salute”, Flat Iron Artist's Association, Chicago, IL (July)
2009 Wicker Park Fest, Wicker Park Chamber of Commerce/FIAA, Chicago, IL (June)
2009 Bucktown Garden Walk, Bucktown Chamber of Commerce/FIAA, Chicago, IL (July)

2009 “Escape From The Cubicle: Art of the 9 to 5” Bucketworks/Why Not? Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (May)
2009 Gilda's Club Art Auction, Gilda's (Radner) Club of Chicago/FIAA, Chicago, IL (May)
2009 Holiday SmARTshow, Flat Iron Artist's Association, Chicago, IL (February)
2009 “Critical Mass” Bike Winter Art Show, Flat Iron Artist's Association, Chicago, IL (February)

2008 Holiday SmARTshow, Flat Iron Artist's Association, Chicago, IL (February)
2008 Fall Art Festival SmARTshow, Flat Iron Artist's Association, Chicago, IL (September)
2008 smARTshow, Flat Iron Artist's Association, Chicago, IL (June)
2008 Art at the Jo, Justinian Academy, Chicago, IL (May)

2007 “My Favorite Things” Show, High Risk Gallery, Chicago, IL (November - December)
2007 Mimi's Organic Exchange, High Risk Gallery, Chicago, IL (October)

Commissions

2026 Haley Gerken - Pickle painting/collage

2009 Diann S, Chicago, IL - pet portrait
2008 Angela R, Chicago, IL - child's room animal portraits
2008 Cindy B, Chicago, IL - pet portrait
2007 Nancy G, Chicago, IL - pet portrait
2007 Lauren M, Chicago, IL - pet sketches

Former Gallery Representation

2023 -2026 Wanderlust Studio, 1599 South 4th Street, Columbus, OH 432072007 - 2009 

2007-9 Flat Iron Artist's Association, Gallery 203, 1579 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60622