About Matt Higgins Art
Matt Higgins born 1987, is an artist and art professor who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pa. MFA - The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 2017 BFA - West Chester University 2011 Matt Higgins born 1987, is an artist and art professor who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pa. The majority of his undergraduate studies and early work were graphic design but eventually painting became the artist's primary medium. Along with maintaining a regular studio practice, Matt teaches design and drawing courses at the university level in Philadelphia. His work is part of nu...Read More
Matt Higgins Art
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Featured Pieces
Fold, Contemporary Abstract Collage Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Collage has always been a part of the artist's work. The idea of reusing, recontextualizing, and even resurrecting parts of the painting. From an economic standpoint the materials ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Vinyl
Fault Line, Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting is a bold and tactile abstract composition rendered in oil and mixed media on muslin fabric, a choice that adds a distinctive, almost raw texture to the surface. The mu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Muslin, Mixed Media, Oil
Two Sailboats, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This vibrant painting captures an abstracted seascape at sunset, rendered with bold, impasto brushstrokes and vivid, contrasting colors. The scene features two sailboats gliding acro...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
Paradise, Contemporary Text Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting is part of the Paradise body of work, a series that explores the layered and often contradictory meanings of the word itself. Boldly inscribed with the word “PARADISE,”...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil, Wood Panel
Velocity Bloom, Contemporary Abstract Painting by Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large-scale oil painting on a wood panel bursts with kinetic energy and bold color, dominated by a vivid red background that envelops and contrasts with dynamic strokes of blue,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Breeze, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting was created using a combination of gestural mark-making with oil crayon and blue vinyl paint on canvas. The expressive lines draw inspiration from both graffiti tagging...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Crayon
Petals and Stripes, Contemporary Still Life Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting is a vibrant, mixed-media exploration that merges the energy of abstraction with the familiarity of still life. At its center is a vase of five large, loosely defined p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Euphoria In Bloom, Contemporary Gestural Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting is a bold and expressive abstract composition created with a combination of oil and acrylic on canvas. It gives off vibrant energy, primarily featuring a palette of pas...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Linger In Warmth, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Linger in Warmth is a minimalist abstract painting composed of undulating, flame-like shapes in a vivid tangerine orange, set against a flat, soft pink background. The composition pl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cosmic Blossoms, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cosmic Blossoms is a vibrant and expressive oil painting that continues the artist’s ongoing exploration of floral, plant life and landscape motifs set against surreal, dreamlike lan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Slow Down Peony, Contemporary Text Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting builds on Higgins’ Slow Down series, which began in 2021. Through an ongoing exploration of the relationship between text and image, Higgins creates works that communic...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Way Out There, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting was created using layered washes of black acrylic as a backdrop, with bold applications of oil paint and oil sticks worked energetically across the surface. It depicts ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
