Kearns Public Library - Artwork Highlights
[August-December 2020 - 3 Murals & 1 Sculptural Installation]
read : SLCC Globe : SLCC Professor Helps Bring New Life to the Kearns Library

LOOKING BACK  : 

'High Water' Mural at the Central Point Trax Station (2019)
(2200 S 200 W - South SLC - behind the Commonwealth Room.)

Check out my best-hidden mural, titled "High Water" on the back of the Commonwealth Room, or from any UTA Trax train at the Central Point station. Corrugated metal, lightning storms, rain, and other distractions be damned - it turned out to be a really fun project, come hell or high water. Thanks to the City of South Salt Lake, Mural Fest, and The Commonwealth Room for the awesome canvas space!

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Need an adventure map? Here's an interactive map to some of SLC's finest murals. You'll see a few of Matt's along the way : 

Ever surfed the Salt Palace Subway? Well it's looking a whole lot better since last summer!!
Be sure to watch this short video below to see my biggest work to date - this 300 foot mural under SLC's iconic Salt Palace - titled The Salt Palace Subway. (Along 200 West between South Temple and 100 South, SLC.) Completed from concept to finished product in just over 2 week. 6 artists, one unified idea - and community involvement helped pull this project through. Rumored to be among the biggest, if not the biggest in Utah - it's a pretty cool sight to see (and a great underpass to glide by on a skateboard or bike while you take it all in.)

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You can read the media links and catch more about this massive mural below : 

• The Salt Lake Tribune - Dozen of Murals Making SLC a ‘Free Outdoor Museum’
  https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2019/08/18/dozens-murals-are-making/
• The Blocks SLC - Salt Palace Subway Artists Profile : 
  theblocksslc.com/2018/07/200-west-community-mural-artist-profile/​
• The Deseret News 2018 :
  ​www.deseretnews.com/article/900025556/photos-community-colors-local-artists-invite-the-public-to-fill-paint-by-numbers-mural.html
• The Salt Lake Tribune 2018 : 
  https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2018/09/20/artists-tried-capture-the-vibe-of-downtown-SLC/
• The Blocks SLC / Downtown Magazine - In Fashion at Library Square : 
  theblocksslc.com/2018/06/in-fashion-at-library-square/

PREVIOUS SHOWS :
UMOCA
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
20 South, W Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 

Open Sept 21st  - 30th 2018 ​
See Matt's newest pieces - done 'en plein aire' as part of Salt Lake City's #TheBlocks Urban Plein Air competition featuring 20 local artists. Showing at UMOCA is a huge honor, as well as showing alongside some local greats!

The Blocks SLC, 2018 “Urban Plein Air Artists Profile’
https://theblocksslc.com/2018/09/urban-plein-air-in-the-blocks-artist-profile/

Gallery Previews : 

Greetings! Thanks for visiting Monsoon Artworks - the permanent online gallery of studio works from the artist Matt Monson. Feel free to contact Matt for a studio tour, with inquiries, or to arrange an appointment. Take a look through the site, and send any questions, feedback, or just say hello.

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All images copyright of Matt Monson & Monsoon Artworks. Images are kindly asked not to be reproduced without permission. Buy a print - support an artist!!