Thursday, October 4, 2007

Featured Artist-Matt Mays



Local artist Matt Mays recent paintings in plastic " An Infinite Series of Accidental Events are now on view and available at Covet. Matt Mays was born in Sydney, Australia and grew up on a tobacco farm in Appomattox, Va. He earned a BFA in Illinois and has studied at The Art Students League in NYC. Matt completed a ten year apprenticeship with painter Hans Hoffman. Matt's work quickly brings to mind such luminairies of Abstract Expressionism as Willem De Kooning and Jackson Pollack. His work is owned by all types of folks, including legend Willie Nelson, The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, and Google. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Love his work.Is there any early stuff for sale?