MATTHEW DEAN

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

From the age of 18 Matthew enrolled into Salisbury Art College, where he concentrated his skills on several courses relating to fine art and design. Accepting a place at Bournemouth Arts University, he went on to complete a degree in film and animation.

Leaving BAU Matthew went on to studied stop motion animation at the University of West England, where he engaged with an intensive course under the guidance of tutors brought in from Aadmen and other production houses in Bristol.

Moving back to Wiltshire, Matthew started working with Salisbury Art Centre where he produced an animation courses for young filmmakers, building up a good relationship with the SAC.

This lead on to Matthew working with art funded projects where he found himself working in animation, film, postproduction and theatre.

Matthew had been producing community-based project for over 20 years and now spends his time running his online gallery, Studio53, bridging the creative gap between the artist and clients. The rest of his time is spent on his own artwork, drawing and painting abstract landscapes.