Matt Baumgardner

Matthew Clay Baumgardner (born February 5, 1955) is an American contemporary artist and National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship winner whose work is featured in multiple public and private collections including the Gibbes Museum of Art and the Greenville Museum of Art in Greenville, SC. After graduating with an MFA from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982, he was a fixture for over three decades in New York City's art scene.

Since leaving New York for Travelers Rest, SC in 2006 he has been featured in numerous magazines, newspapers and online articles some of which focus on his art and others on his home and studio.