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Matt Lively
Growing up in Richmond, Virginia, Matt knew at an early age that art was in his future. "I was seven or so and my parents
let me stay up late one night and watch 'Saturday Night Live.' It had one of those fake commercials - only I didn't know
it was fake - a public service announcement by Father Guido Sarducci on why you should become an artist. The reason - the
average artist wakes up at noon. I wanted to wake up at noon; that's when I decided. My mom didn't like my choice of career,
but I just kept going."
Matt's work has consistently been seen in shows and galleries from the time he was in college getting his BFA at Virginia
Commonwealth University to the present. Lively uses many non-traditional materials and oil and says his style is determined
by the material he is using at the time. "My subjects are simple and the objects are everyday, but the effect is otherworldly,"
says Lively.
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