Matthew Fields

Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Matthew Fields is an emerging African American laborer, Artist and Arts Educator.

In 2015, Matthew began his undergraduate career at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). It was here that he was instilled with the rich history of African American Culture and the under recognized history of African American art world. In 2017 Matthew earned an opportunity to participate in two inaugural groups orchestrated by the Alliance of HBCU galleries and museums, to introduce minority students to the world of art conservation and preservation. In 2018, he was invited to speak on a diversity and inclusion panel at the American Institute for Conservation Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas. A week later Matthew makes his way to Washington D.C. to begin a 10 week internship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum(SAAM). In 2019, Matthew received his bachelors degree from UAPB and was accepted on a partial Scholarship into the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) low residency MFA program. 

Upon completing his Graduate studies and developing his thesis framework in the summer of 2021, he officially emerges as a professional artist and an art educator. That brings us to today, where Matthew Fields has just completed his Third year as Faculty at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Has had his first solo exhibition as an emerging professional artist at the Arts and Science Center of Southeast Arkansas; And has embarked on the next stage of his educational journey by pursuing a PhD at the Institute for Doctoral Studies in Visual Arts (IDSVA).

Featured Image: Matthew Fields- Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Fine Artists