Matt Barnes
Currently acting as the director & cofounder of Funeral in Brooklyn, New York, educator at Parsons New School of Design, curator at Us by Us, and typographer at Bad Type Club.
- Role
- Partner Creative at Funeral
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matt Barnes
Born Nashville, Tennessee, 1983. He attended Western Kentucky University’s Bachelor in Fine Arts program for Graphic Design 2003-07, Vermont College of Fine Arts’ Masters of Fine Art for Graphic Design 2015-17. His work has been showcased in publications such as Graphic Magazine (Korea) 2021, Visual Strategies for the Apocalypse (Wordshape) 2019, GD USA 2017, Monthly Design magazine (Korea) 2015, UC.Quarterly 2014.Q2 and 2013.Q4, Print Regional Annual 2011. His work has been exhibited around the world including The Packing Plant in Nashville, Tennessee 2018, Jeju Yeon Gallery in Jeju-do, Korea 2016, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio 2012, Art Academy of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio 2011. He is currently acting as the director & cofounder of Funeral in Brooklyn, New York, educator at Parsons New School of Design, curator at Us by Us, typographer at Bad Type Club. Outside of work he spends his time writing, working on his home, messing with vintage mopeds, or playing music.
Experience
Partner Creative
Dec 2018 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US
Education
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Graphic Design
2016 — 2018
Western Kentucky University
Graphic Design BFA, Graphic Design
2004 — 2007
Skills
- Logo Design
- Illustrator
- Creative Direction
- Graphic Design
- Typography
- Branding & Identity
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