Date:  September 30, 2022  |   Photography: Rett Peek  |  

His Art | Reinterpretations of contemporary art in the form of earthenware with bone charcoal and graphite surfaces.

Arkansas Inspiration | His colleagues and students. “As a faculty member in the school of art at the University of Arkansas, I’m surrounded by exceptional artists and thinkers. I can’t help but be energized by them.”

Creative Must-Haves | A deadline. “I can spend months shuffling through ideas and deciding where to start. However, once I feel the pressure of the deadline I can really concentrate, and things start to fall into place in the studio.”

Favorite Color | “Charcoal black forever! Honestly though, I look at color a lot, and I find a constant challenge in translating the color from my sources into textures and forms that will ultimately be black in all the works I produce.”

On Exhibit | Mathew recently presented a new body of work in Rome, Italy. In 2023, he will have exhibitions in Tulsa at 108 Contemporary and in Denver at David B. Smith Gallery.

Find His Work | Learn more about Mathew at mathewmconnell.com or follow along on Instagram (@mathew_mcconnell).