Matt Smithson

Artist Exchange, Exhibiting Artist, Makers Series Featured Artist

Matt Smithson is a painter and printmaker as well as a director focusing in experimental animations.

He holds an MFA from Savannah College of Art & Design in Motion Media and a BA from The College Of Charleston where he focused on painting and printmaking.

He was recognized in 2009 with a Young Gun award from Art Director's Club, and his work was displayed at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York as part of the "Why Design Now?" Triennial Exhibition.

His painterly and mixed media animation style directly stems from his paintings and drawings. He lives in the woods in Ivy Virginia, making trails and playing in the stream with his kids.

Instagram: @matt__smithson
Twitter: @SmithMattson

Bio courtesy of the artist.

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