Biography
Matt Long received his MFA in Ceramics from Ohio University in 1997 and his BFA in Ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1995. After receiving his MFA, Matt went on to become a Teaching Lab Specialist, adjunct faculty, and Visiting Assistant Professor at The University of Florida in Gainesville for six and a half years. In 2005, Matt moved to Oxford, Mississippi, to join the art faculty at The University of Mississippi. Currently, he is a Professor of Art and the Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Art at The University of Mississippi.
Matt has become a well-known workshop presenter, teaching workshops and lectures at over 40 universities, colleges, and art centers both nationally and internationally.
His work earned him the NCECA emerging artist award in 2000 along with many juried awards and purchases into prestigious permanent collections. He has been featured in every serious ceramic art publication including Ceramics Monthly, Studio Potter, Art and Perception and Clay Times, including being featured on the cover of the world’s most widely read ceramics magazine in 2004, Ceramics Monthly.
His work can be seen in many national and international shows, as well as at his main representer, Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, Montana.
Courses Taught
- Art 340 Beginning Ceramics
- Art 341 Art 341
- Art 342 Handbuilding
- Art 343 Intensive Wheel Throwing
- Art 398 Special Topics in Art
- Art 441 Advanced Ceramics
- Art 442 Clay and Glaze Calculation
- Art 541 Pottery and Ceramics
- Art 542 Ceramic Material Research & Development
- Art 641 Pottery and Ceramics
- Art 692 Professional Practices
Education
B.F.A. Art, Kansas City Art Institute (1995)
MFA Ceramics, Ohio University Main Campus (1997)