Matt Coors

Matt Coors was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned a B.F.A. in Fine Arts from the University ofCincinnati in 2002, went on to help his brother Paulfound the independent Cincinnati art gallery Publicoin January of 2003, and spent the next three and ahalf years helping to run the gallery. He iscurrently pursuing a Master's degree in Visual Art atthe University of California, San Diego, and can oftenbe found reading, playing his guitar, or cooking upideas for works of art that reference animals,vestigial superstitions, and the Kraken. For themoment, the Kraken sleepeth.

Work

Where It Came From 2005acrylic on wax-cast pumpkin, shelf12” x 10” x 10” (shelf installed at height of 75”from floor)

Here Be Dragons (detail)2005ink and latex paint on mylar30” x 50”

The End of the World2005acrylic on carved balsa wood, enamel on foundbranches, latex paint on wall72” x 84” x 60”