His work has been exhibited around the world including The Packing Plant in Nashville, Tennessee 2018, Jeju Yeon Gallery in Jeju-do, Korea 2016, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio 2012, Art Academy of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio 2011.
He is currently acting as the director & cofounder of Funeral in Brooklyn, New York, educator at the University of Cincinnati, collaborator at Children of Radical Change, curator at Us by Us, typographer at Bad Type Club. Outside of work he spends his time writing, working on his home, messing with vintage mopeds, or playing music.
Contact:
Available for commissions, collaborations or inquiries.
info(at)mattscottbarnes(dot)com
Education:
MFA - Graphic Design
Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA)
2017
BFA — Graphic Design / Print Making
Western Kentucky University (WKU)
2007
Recognition:
(8.13.2024) Cargo Newsletter (CN333): Us by Us
(01.02.2022) AIGA’s Eye on Design: Vacation
(11.11.2021) The Brand Identity: Ephemeral
(10.12.2021) Cargo Newsletter (CN207): Portfolio Site
(07.30.2021) The Dieline: Vacation
(05.07.2021) Creative Boom: Ephemeral
(05.04.2021) The Dieline: Occo
(04.30.2021) Evernote Design: Spaghetti Directory
(04.01.2021) Maxibestof: Pursoma
(04.01.2021) SiteinspireInstagram: Pursoma
Involvement:
Funeral
Jetskis
Chrch
Us by Us
Bad Type Club
Spaghetti Directory
Inspiration Pulls
Are.na
Spotify
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