MATT LIVELY BIO
Matt Lively earned a BFA in Sculpture from VCU in 1993 and has exhibited nationally and internationally in numerous solo,juried and group exhibitions as well as public art installations around Virginia.  He teaches at the Virginia Commonwealth University, the Virginia Museum Studio School, and the Visual Arts Center of Richmond.  Lively is on the Board of 1708 Gallery, is a contributing founding member of Ink Tank Lab, and serves as Art Director of short films and Producer of the documentary "Death".  Matt Lively's work is in collections in the U.S, Canada, Europe, Australia and China. 
Lively was the 2012 recipient of the Theresa Pollak Prize for Excellence in the Arts.