Art Profile Art : Profile Matt Smith Art Associates Matt Smith is owner and the principal artist of Smith Studios, located in Livingston, MT. After receiving his BFA from Montana State University (MSU) in 1986, Matt accepted a job as the Artist in Residence at The Museum of the Rockies (MOR). Working with paleontologist Jack Horner, Matt created skeletal armatures and life restorations of Montana’s extinct paleo-fauna which are on exhibit at the MOR. During his tenure at the MOR, Matt continued his education in the Department of Biology at the MSU, focusing on biomechanics and comparative anatomy. Matt launched Smith Studios in 1991. His sculptures and skeletal reconstructions are on exhibit in museums around the world, including Japan, Spain, China, and Argentina. Matt’s international experience includes on-site collaborative work with the Chinese and Argentines in the exchange of molding, casting, and ironwork techniques. Matt joins Syncreta Associates to continue developing natural history exhibits. Matt's Profile Accomplished Skills  •  Relevant Exhibit Experience  • Education  • Gallery Accomplished Skills Model making, molding and casting of artwork and specimens Sculpture Fossil preparation and restorations Skeleton reconstruction and articulation Blacksmithing Relevant Exhibit Experience Florida Museum of Natural History Hall of Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life and Land, 2004 X-MEN X2 Movie Cave bear skeleton, 2002 McAlister College, St. Paul, MN Herrerasaurus, Rhynchosaurus, Eoraptor, 2001 Natural History Exhibit Hall, Livingston, MT Dragon Bones, 1999-2001 Evolution and Myth of Bears, 2001 Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, PA Quetzalcoatlus, 2000 Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN Quetzalcoatlus, 2000 American Museum Of Natural History, New York, NY Hall of Ornithischia, 1995 Hall of Saurischia, 1995 Universal Pictures, Los Angeles, CA Jurassic Park, 1992 Kokoro, Woodland Hills, CA Maiasaura, 1989 Los Angeles County Zoo, Los Angeles, CA Bronze-sculpted prairie dogs, 1988 Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT 1987-1991 Azhdarchidae Maiasaura nest/hatchlings Orodromeus adult, juvenile, and hatchlings Champsosaurus American Indian Heritage Foundation, Falls Church, VA Sculpture of Founder, Princess Pale Moon, 1985 Education Biology/Comparative anatomy/Biomechanics classes, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 1988-1992 BFA, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 1986 Gallery Art Profile