Hi there, I'm Matt!

I’m an artist based in Columbus, Ohio, working from Studio 314 at the 700 Bryden Artist Studios in Olde Towne East. Opening my studio was a thoughtful step toward building a more meaningful artistic life—one that exists beyond the screen and social media.

I work in acrylic, colored pencil, oil pastel, and vintage collage, with a lifelong fascination for preserving the beauty and stories of the past. I’m drawn to forgotten ephemera—letters, postcards, catalogs, photographs, and other remnants of everyday lives that might otherwise disappear.

Through collage and mixed media, I give these discarded pieces new life, combining their history with my own paintings. I’m especially moved by the idea that these objects were once held by people whose lives and stories may now be forgotten. Though I may never know who they belonged to, I like to imagine that something of their memories lives on in the finished work.

If you’re in the area, I’d love for you to 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 

2024 Madi Task - Single Album Art “Old Wives Tales”

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