Matt Wilt
Associate Professor
Area of Expertise: Ceramics
Matt teaches all levels of ceramics at ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ, incorporating a broad-based, interdisciplinary
approach to the material. Diversity within the discipline is explored through function,
sculpture, two-dimensional imagery as surface development, and the vessel as sculpture.
Matt received his Bachelor's degree in Ceramics and Art Education from Penn State
University and his Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University, Athens. His work
in mixed media integrates cast ceramic forms with wheel thrown and hand built elements.
The resulting objects often refer to the ceramic tradition of functional devices,
but have become more visually ambiguous, while incorporating a variety of non-clay
materials. The synthesis of the biological with the mechanics of the manmade world
continues to be a prevailing theme.
Matt has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards. He has received two Pennsylvania
Council on the Arts Grants, an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, and the Evelyn Shapiro
Foundation Fellowship. His artwork can be found in the collections of the Crocker
Museum of Art in Sacramento, the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco, Arizona State University’s
Ceramic Research Center, the Hand Art Center of Stetson University, the Kennedy Museum
of American Art, and numerous other public and private collections. He has been an
invited lecturer and visiting artist at universities and art schools across the United
States, including Tyler School of Art, Indiana University, University of Alaska, Northern
Arizona University, and Penland School of Crafts. His work is exhibited and published
nationally and internationally.
Office: Saisselin 103
518-580-5037
Email: mwilt@skidmore.edu
BA, Penn State University
MFA, Ohio University, Athens
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