Artist: Matt West | Location: Swannanoa, NC
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Artist: Matt West | Location: Swannanoa, NC
Swannanoa, NC
Matt was born on Long Island New York, and his family lived in California for several years before settling in rural Denver, North Carolina where he spent his teens. Upon graduation Matt moved to Asheville, North Carolina to study at University of North Carolina's Asheville campus. After receiving his BFA in Sculpture he went on to earn his MFA at Clemson University. Matt worked as an artist and fabricator for ten years out of his private studio in S.C. In 2009 Matt moved back to western North Carolina to a mountainside in Swannanoa to teach Sculpture and Ceramics at his alma mater. Matt has had a passion for being outdoors his entire life, spending countless hours kayaking the headwaters of southern Appalachian rivers over the past two decades. This love of the rivers he has traveled is an inspiration for his current "Watersheds" series.
Artist Website
mattwestmade.com