Matt Wilt

Fuel, c. 2015

7 x 12.5 4.5

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Matt Wilt earned his Bachelor's degree in Ceramics and Art Education from Penn State University. After completing undergraduate school, Matt worked for two years at Boston Valley Terra Cotta, an architectural terra cotta restoration firm in Buffalo, New York, where he began to work more extensively with plaster molds and imitative glaze surfaces.

Matt completed his Master of Fine Arts degree at Ohio University, in Athens. He was then awarded The Evelyn Shapiro Foundation Fellowship through The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While working as a Resident Artist at The Clay Studio (1995-1999), Matt continued to show nationally and internationally and taught at several universities and art schools, including the University of Pennsylvania, Moore College of Art & Design, and Arcadia University. Wilt is currently a professor of art at Skidmore College.

Artist Statement

I strive to combine objects and forms from the diverse culture and society in which I live, the United States of America in the 21st century. Initially, this approach resulted in vessels derived from street trash such as mufflers and styrofoam cups, buoy forms on the Delaware River, and the urban architecture of Philadelphia. I am conscious of the connecting threads that link the many disparate elements of history, culture, and what it is to be human.

Donated by Marsha Gold

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