{"id":3011,"date":"2020-01-14T16:23:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T22:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/art\/?page_id=3011"},"modified":"2025-10-04T14:33:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T19:33:21","slug":"mhepworth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/art\/mhepworth\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matt Hepworth<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Associate Professor <\/span>of Interactive Design<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u2010 Director of Graphic Design<\/span>
\n\u2010 Design Internship Coordinator<\/span>
\n\u2010 Primary Design Advisor<\/span><\/p>\n

Office: <\/strong>Potter Hall 202B<\/span>
\nEmail:<\/strong><\/span> mhepworth@
\nmissouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Matt Hepworth is an Associate Professor at Missouri Western State University (MWSU), teaching Interactive Design, User Experience (UX) Design, Graphic Design, and Digital Illustration. Before arriving at MWSU, he taught Graphic Design, Introduction to Art History, and Digital Photography.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In addition to his 10th year of teaching at MWSU, Matt served in the design industry as a Senior Designer and Illustrator for 12 years, involved in art direction, commercial and fine art illustration, front-end design and development, identity and print design, technical writing, usability testing, user-centered design, and 3D modeling. A recipient of regional, national, and international awards, recent work includes fine art mixed media and illustration, non-profit business consultation and design service, and K-12 professional development. Design service includes higher education and national corporations, including CenturyLink, Microsoft, Moz, Volkswagen, Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Washington State University. <\/span><\/p>\n

Pedagogically, he believes that integrating interdisciplinary design collaboration and reflective practice prepares students to become inveterate design thinkers and strategists. Having met his wife in New Zealand, he enjoys traveling, photography, biking, cooking, culinary experiences, concept creation and modeling, and writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Courses<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Course #:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCourse Title:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 120<\/span><\/td>\nTwo-Dimensional Design<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 129<\/span><\/td>\nDesign Software Applications<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 315<\/span><\/td>\nIllustration I<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 333<\/span><\/td>\nTypography<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 344<\/span><\/td>\nUser Experience (UX) Design<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 349<\/span><\/td>\nInteractive Design I<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 375<\/span><\/td>\nIllustration II<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 449<\/span><\/td>\nInteractive Design II<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 450<\/span><\/td>\nIndependent Study<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 475<\/span><\/td>\nIllustration III<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 488<\/span><\/td>\nFinal Portfolio<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 493<\/span><\/td>\nArt & Design Internship<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART 494<\/span><\/td>\nSenior Seminar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADM 615<\/span><\/td>\nDigital Compositing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADM 640<\/span><\/td>\nInteractive Design (UI\/UX)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Education<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
M.F.A.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nSavannah College of Art and Design<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B.A.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nEastern Washington University<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Fall 2025, Office Hours<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
M\/W:<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n9:00 AM \u2013 10:00 AM<\/span><\/td>\n*<\/span><\/strong> In-Person and Zoom<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T\/R:<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday:<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n9:00 AM \u2013 10:00 AM<\/span><\/td>\nBy Appointment Only<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*<\/span><\/strong> Students<\/strong>: Please email 1-2 days in advance to schedule an office appointment, and identify whether to meet in person or virtually via Zoom. Scheduling is determined on a first-come, first-serve basis, and scheduled appointments reserve time ahead of other people. <\/span><\/p>\n

Zoom:<\/strong> A password will be provided or available upon request when meeting virtually. It is required to reserve an appointment by<\/span> email<\/a>, preferably 1-2 days in advance. <\/span><\/p>\n

Advising:<\/strong> Office hours are subject to change during academic advising. Academic advising is only offered during the assigned advising dates.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Selected Juried Exhibitions<\/span><\/h3>\n

International and National<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • “A Thousand Shades of Green,” <\/span>
    \n\u00a0<\/span>Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Let’s Get Visual,” <\/span>
    \n\u00a0<\/span>Covet Art Gallery, Oceanside, CA<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Horizon: Contemporary Approaches to the Land,” <\/span>
    \n\u00a0<\/span>ArtLink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Chroma,” <\/span>Art Fluent Gallery, Boston, MA<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Materiality Matters,”<\/span>
    \n\u00a0Umpqua Valley Arts, Roseburg, OR<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “The Four Elements \u2013 Earth, Air, Fire, Water,”<\/span>
    \n\u00a0MVA Gallery, Bethlehem, PA<\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u201cPath of Totality Exhibition,\u201d<\/span>
    \n\u00a0Main Street Arts Gallery, Clifton Springs, NY<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “SAGE 13th Annual National Juried Exhibition,”<\/span>
    \n\u00a0SAGE Exhibition Gallery, Sheridan, WY<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Still: Beauty In The Ordinary; In The Stillness,”<\/span>
    \n\u00a0Art Fluent Gallery, Boston, MA<\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u201cThe Schwa Show Exhibit (2022),\u201d<\/span>
    \n\u00a0Emerge Gallery & Art Center, Greenville, NC<\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u201cThe Schwa Show Exhibit (2020),\u201d<\/span>
    \n\u00a0Emerge Gallery & Art Center, Greenville, NC<\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u201cReal People: 20th Anniversary Exhibit,\u201d<\/span>
    \n\u00a0 Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Room For One,” Napoleon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “June Group Exhibit,” Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Small Works,” Main Street Arts Gallery, Clifton Springs, NY<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Unconventional: An Exhibition of Unusual Materials &\u00a0 \u00a0Found Objects,” <\/span>d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Figure That! 2nd Annual Exhibit,”<\/span>
    \n\u00a03 Square Art Gallery LLC, Fort Collins, CO<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Paying Tribute to the Muse,”<\/span>
    \n\u00a0Vanessa Lacy Gallery, Kansas City, MO<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Positive\/Negative,” East Tennessee State University,<\/span>
    \n\u00a0Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Equality Matters\u2013 Conversations on Gender and Race,”<\/span>
    \n\u00a0William Woods University, Mildred M. Cox Gallery, Fenton, MO<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Light and Shadow,” William Woods University, <\/span>
    \n\u00a0Mildred M. Cox Gallery, Fenton, MO<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “Souvenirs of Summer,”<\/span>
    \nCenter for Art and Education, Charleston, SC<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Regional<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    • “Perspectives: MWSU Biennial Faculty Art Exhibition,”<\/span>
      \n\u00a0Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO<\/span><\/li>\n
    • “The Beauty of Our Beasts, Friend of the Shelter,”<\/span>
      \n\u00a0Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO<\/span><\/li>\n
    • “AKMA Membership Exhibition,”<\/span>
      \n\u00a0Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO<\/span><\/li>\n
    • “Nine :: Biennial Faculty Art Exhibition,”<\/span>
      \n\u00a0Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO<\/span><\/li>\n
    • “St. Joseph Arts Society Annual Fundraiser,”\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
      \n\u00a0Paradox Theatre, St. Joseph, MO<\/span><\/li>\n
    • “MWSU-AKMA Biennial Faculty Exhibition,” <\/span>
      \n\u00a0<\/span>Potter Gallery, St. Joseph, MO<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>
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