Juror: Matt Lively
Matt Lively earned a BFA in Sculpture from VCU in 1993 and has exhibited nationally and internationally in numerous solo, juried and group exhibitions. Having taught at VCU and the Virginia Museum Studio School, he currently operates his own classes "Painting Outside with Matt Lively". Lively is on the board of 1708 Gallery, co-founder of the award winning collaborative environmental sculpture duo, Lively/Harper, is a contributing founding member of Ink Tank Lab, serves as Art Director of short independent films, Producer of the documentary "Death", and is organizer of community projects and involved with several, including Mending Walls and Artists of Hope. Matt Lively's work is in collections in the U.S, Canada, Europe, Australia and China and was a recipient of the Theresa Pollak Prize for Excellence in the Arts. || mattlively.com