Artist Bio :Matt is a Utah-based artist from the Guthrie Artist Studios - located in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. These historic studios have inspired many of the city's notable artists, and have served as home base to Matt's creative work since 2009. Matt has now created over 15 large public artworks for communities across Utah - from Boulder to Logan.
Matt’s expressive illustrative style not only evokes feeling, it pops with color, characters, nature, and storylines that keep the viewer returning to the art again and again.A sense of place, community, and of home, is found frequently in Matt's work.
Resume Brief
In 2019, Matt was awarded the bid for the interior / exterior art at Salt Lake County’s new public library in Kearns - and with the help of his team of 10 local artists, Matt finished up the murals and sculptural work between August and December of 2020. This was an intensive art project and among Matt's largest works to date - consisting of 3 large murals and an outdoor sculptural installation.
In 2021, Matt undertook several new murals at places such as the VOA Homeless Youth Shelter in Salt Lake City, a new 130’ jellyfish mural in South Salt Lake, two new elementary school murals in Bountiful and Boulder, Utah, a large commission for the County Mayor, as well as a 28’ tall raven mural up at Brighton Ski Resort.
In 2022, Matt completed a new 75’ mural in Logan’s Olsen Park, a 65’x30’ mural on Midvale’s historic Main Street, a 40’ mural at an Ogden community center, and commissioned works for Zions Bank, Quotient, and the law firm of Mayer Brown LLP.
His signature SLC original painting hangs in the Center for the Arts at Salt Lake Community College, as well as a variation of that work which hangs at the entrance of the legendary Red Iguana restaurant. In addition, Matt has a couple smaller original works that hang in collection at the University of Utah, and pieces in private collections across the globe.
ARTIST CURRICULUM VITAE :Public Art Displays, Installations & Murals :
Gallery Showings & Public Bids :
Media & Press :
Education :
Matt’s expressive illustrative style not only evokes feeling, it pops with color, characters, nature, and storylines that keep the viewer returning to the art again and again.A sense of place, community, and of home, is found frequently in Matt's work.
Resume Brief
In 2019, Matt was awarded the bid for the interior / exterior art at Salt Lake County’s new public library in Kearns - and with the help of his team of 10 local artists, Matt finished up the murals and sculptural work between August and December of 2020. This was an intensive art project and among Matt's largest works to date - consisting of 3 large murals and an outdoor sculptural installation.
In 2021, Matt undertook several new murals at places such as the VOA Homeless Youth Shelter in Salt Lake City, a new 130’ jellyfish mural in South Salt Lake, two new elementary school murals in Bountiful and Boulder, Utah, a large commission for the County Mayor, as well as a 28’ tall raven mural up at Brighton Ski Resort.
In 2022, Matt completed a new 75’ mural in Logan’s Olsen Park, a 65’x30’ mural on Midvale’s historic Main Street, a 40’ mural at an Ogden community center, and commissioned works for Zions Bank, Quotient, and the law firm of Mayer Brown LLP.
His signature SLC original painting hangs in the Center for the Arts at Salt Lake Community College, as well as a variation of that work which hangs at the entrance of the legendary Red Iguana restaurant. In addition, Matt has a couple smaller original works that hang in collection at the University of Utah, and pieces in private collections across the globe.
ARTIST CURRICULUM VITAE :Public Art Displays, Installations & Murals :
- ‘Unity in Community’ Mural | Ogden, Utah | 40x10’
- 'The Migrant and the Moon' Mural | Old Town Midvale, Utah | 65x30’
- Logan City Public Mural at Olsen Park | Logan, Utah
- 'Golden Hour' original artwork for Zions Bancorp Tech Campus | Midvale Utah
- Boulder Elementary Mural | Boulder, Utah | 75’x24’ - Donated
- Brighton Mountain Resort Mural | Brighton, Utah | 18’x28’
- 3 Creeks Confluence Bridge | Art Panel | Glendale, Utah
- VOA Homeless Youth Mural | VOA SLC 9th South & 4th West | SLC | 55x6’
- Oak Hills Elementary Mural | Bountiful, Utah | 12x10’ - Donated
- Mural Fest 2021 | 'Towards the Light' | Bonwood Bowl, South Salt Lake | 130’x10’
- Kearns Public Library (3 murals & 1 installation) | 4275 W 5400 S | Kearns, Utah | $127,000
- Facebook Data Center (Lobby Artwork) | Eagle Mountain, Utah | 12’x8’ - $17,500
- The Salt Palace Subway Mural | 200w Underpass from S Temple to 100s | SLC | 300x14’
- High Water Mural | 2100 South Central Point Trax Station | SLC | 36x22’
- Mountainscape Mural | FICE / Guthrie Alleyway (200s & 200e) | SLC | 18x12’
- The Red Iguana II | SLC Triptych Custom Reproduction - lobby | SLC
- SLC Triptych | SLCC Center for the Arts | SLC
- The University of Utah | Student Residential Center | SLC
Gallery Showings & Public Bids :
- Public Art Bid Winner - Midvale Main Street Mural | 2022
- Public Art Bid Winner - Logan City Mural at Olsen Park | 2022
- Public Art Bid Winner - Facebook Utah Tech Center Lobby Artwork | July 2019
- Public Art Bid Winner - South Salt Lake Mural Fest | May 2019, 2021
- Public Bid Winner - SL County Kearns Library | February 2019
- Finalist - SL County Kearns Library | December 2018
- UMOCA | September 2018 | Urban Plein Air Show - Sponsored by The Blocks SLC
- Super Top Secret | September 2018
- Public Art Bid Winner - 'The Salt Palace Subway' | August 2018 | A new 300-foot mural below the historic Salt Palace in downtown Salt Lake City.
- Gateway Art Shop Project | Spring/Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Winter 2020
- Cannella's Restaurant | Fall-Winter 2017
- The Gallery at Library Square - Main Library SLC | Mar-April 2017 | 'Sleeping Giants' - works by the artist Matt Monsoon
- Church and State, SLC | Dec 2016
- Avenues Street Fair, SLC | 2014 - 2017 (People's Choice & 2nd Place Winner)
- FICE Gallery, SLC | 2014, 2016, 2017
- Nostalgia Coffee, SLC | May 2015 Solo Show titled "Mercury in Retrograde"
- SLCC Presidents Art Show, SLC | 2014-2016 (2nd Place Winner)
Media & Press :
- The Ogden Standard Examiner 2022 | New Mural Highlights Ogden Community Center
- The Logan Herald Journal, 2022 | Art in the City : Three Murals Painted as Part of Logan Art Plan
- Millcreek & West Valley City Journals 2022 | Granite School District students collaborate on a mural highlighting community
- The Salt Lake Tribune, 2021 | Utah's 'Largest Collection of Street Art' Will Gain 10 New Murals in May
- KSL News 2021 | New Mural Tour Aims to show Salt Lake's Creative Reality
- Visit Salt Lake, 2021 | West of Conventional Mural Tour
- Utah Business, 2021 | Visit Salt Lake Unveils New Mural Tour
- The Salt Lake Tribune 2021 | Three old streams bring one sparkling new attraction to Salt Lake City’s west side
- Salt Lake Arts Council 2021| 3 Creeks Confluence Park Artist Previews
- The Salt Lake Tribune 2021 | Photos: South Salt Lake gains several new murals, which bring art ‘to the street level’
- 15 Bytes | Artists of Utah 2021 | Brooklyn Ottens and Matt Monsoon’s “Towards the Light”
- Salt Lake City Arts Council 2021 | New Murals Completed at Homeless Resource Centers by Roots Art Kolllective and Matt Monsoon
- Building Salt Lake - 2021 | "Officials Looking to Art to Activate Dead Space"
- The SLCC Globe 2020 |SLCC Professor Helps Bring New Life to the Kearns Library
- The Salt Lake Tribune 2019 | Dozen of Murals Making SLC a ‘Free Outdoor Museum’
- The Blocks SLC 2019 | Salt Palace Subway Artists Profile
- The Blocks SLC, 2018 | “Urban Plein-Air Artists Profile"
- The Deseret News 2018 | Community Colors : Local Artists Invite Public to Fill Paint By Numbers Mural
- The Salt Lake Tribune 2018 | Artists Try to Capture the Vibe of Downtown SLC
- SLC Downtown Magazine - 2017 | In Fashion at Library Square
- SLUG Magazine, 2014 | ‘Gods, Heroes and Monsters’ Art Exhibit
- PBS, 2014 - Downtown SLC's Garden Stroll
- Park City Record 2018 | SLCC Team Gives Christian Center of Park City a Makeover
- Deseret News 2015 | A Behind the Scenes Look at SLC Macy's Iconic Candy Window Displays
- KRCL 90.9FM, 2017 | RadioActive Broadcast on ‘Local Made Holidays in SLC’
- Salt Lake Magazine, 2012 | “A Sweet Return”
Education :
- Utah State Univ. Fine Arts Scholarship | 1997-1998
- Univ. of Utah, Bachelor of Arts : Marketing + Design | 2000 -2004
- Guthrie Studios Resident Studio Artist | 2009 - Present
- Assistant Professor at Salt Lake Community College | Visual Merchandising & Display | 2009 - Present
